Interdepartmental Higher Executive Officer 2020 - (Serving Civil Servants ONLY)

RosieV · 13-05-2021 11:06am

bullet93 wrote: »

Couldn't agree more. I only got mine yesterday and haven't a clue on how to start it. I've never done anything like this in my life.

Same here. I'm not sure where to start...or finish. Or what to put in the middle!

Lemon drop · 13-05-2021 11:07am

bullet93 wrote: »

Couldn't agree more. I only got mine yesterday and haven't a clue on how to start it. I've never done anything like this in my life.

Got mine yesterday too. I’ve never had to do anything like this. That’s exactly my thinking, where do I start or if I’ll bother starting at all. It’s definitely going to eliminate plenty! Then I’m trying to tell myself that this is the last hurdle so give it a shot.

Big Daddy Kane · 13-05-2021 11:18am

After going this far, a practical exercise is definitely no bother to all.

Just practice in advance and sure give it your best shot!

Good luck and maybe let rest of us know how it goes?

suitcasepink · 13-05-2021 12:02pm

This is reflective of how out of my depth I am in this competition but what even is a research report? Are you writing an essay or talking about it in the interview?

pinkelephanto · 13-05-2021 12:29pm

Lemon drop wrote: »

Got mine yesterday too. I’ve never had to do anything like this. That’s exactly my thinking, where do I start or if I’ll bother starting at all. It’s definitely going to eliminate plenty! Then I’m trying to tell myself that this is the last hurdle so give it a shot.

What are the topics? Keep going. the worst that can happen is you don't make it butyou'll kick yourself if you don't try for it

CivilServant91 · 13-05-2021 1:39pm

Do people mind saying what the details are in Stage 3 with the interview and presentation? I passed Stage 2 but didn't make the initial top 100..

bullet93 · 13-05-2021 1:52pm

Lemon drop wrote: »

Got mine yesterday too. I’ve never had to do anything like this. That’s exactly my thinking, where do I start or if I’ll bother starting at all. It’s definitely going to eliminate plenty! Then I’m trying to tell myself that this is the last hurdle so give it a shot.

Did you or anyone find a sample online of this? I can't find anything at all like this!

The_Gardener · 13-05-2021 1:54pm

Finished my stage 2 for Limerick earlier. Relief! This thread has been a great resource, thank you all.

heavy.c · 13-05-2021 2:12pm

The_Gardener wrote: »

Finished my stage 2 for Limerick earlier. Relief! This thread has been a great resource, thank you all.

Can i ask what number you got in stage 1? Im trying to figure out how many got called for Limerick.

Lemon drop · 13-05-2021 3:42pm

bullet93 wrote: »

Did you or anyone find a sample online of this? I can't find anything at all like this!

I can’t find anything to help on line. in fact I’m beginning to think I’ve not understood what I’m being asked to do. I know it shouldn’t be easy but everyone that’s gone the this is a CO/EO, would they have the experience? The only thing is a few of us appear to be in the same boat!

The_Gardener · 13-05-2021 4:18pm

heavy.c wrote: »

Can i ask what number you got in stage 1? Im trying to figure out how many got called for Limerick.

I was in the single digits so not a clue where they stopped, sorry!

RosieV · 13-05-2021 4:23pm

Lemon drop wrote: »

I can’t find anything to help on line. in fact I’m beginning to think I’ve not understood what I’m being asked to do. I know it shouldn’t be easy but everyone that’s gone the this is a CO/EO, would they have the experience? The only thing is a few of us appear to be in the same boat!

Yeah, it's reassuring to know a few others are feeling the same! I definitely feel like I misunderstood it in my panic yesterday so I'll approach it with fresh eyes later and break it down line by line. Remember, this is replacing what was a 90 minute preparation exercise in past competitions, so while there's a bit more to it, I don't think it can be half as complicated or in depth as it first appeared. Also, there's no right or wrong answer, we just need to be able to support ours.

caarp · 13-05-2021 4:55pm

Just did my stage 2 video presentation questions for Wexford. Delighted that's behind me now!

minime21 · 13-05-2021 5:50pm

Well done everyone who has done so well to get this far. I've just completed my video shortlisting, phew, what a relief to have it done now, it's been hanging over me like a tonne of bricks!
Can anybody tell me do we get a new OOM based on our score from the Video Shortlisting (Stage 2)?

Buckfast W · 13-05-2021 5:53pm

minime21 wrote:

Well done everyone who has done so well to get this far. I've just completed my video shortlisting, phew, what a relief to have it done now, it's been hanging over me like a tonne of bricks! Can anybody tell me do we get a new OOM based on our score from the Video Shortlisting (Stage 2)?

You do indeedy

Samjd · 13-05-2021 6:01pm

Lemon drop wrote: »

Got mine yesterday too. I’ve never had to do anything like this. That’s exactly my thinking, where do I start or if I’ll bother starting at all. It’s definitely going to eliminate plenty! Then I’m trying to tell myself that this is the last hurdle so give it a shot.

Sounds like it could favour anyone with access to help......

RC01 · 13-05-2021 6:51pm

Lemon drop wrote: »

Stage 3..... be ready to dedicate loads of time for the practical exercise. I’m genuinely at the point of not following through with stage 3 my brain feels like it will explode.

Is it that bad? Do you do the practical exercise before and submit or is it part of the interview process?

keepkeyyellow · 16-05-2021 10:04pm

Best of luck to everyone doing their stage 3 this week !

Here’s hoping there’s a quick turn around on the results anyway

Vologda69 · 16-05-2021 10:19pm

I served as TCO for seven months in Revenue years ago. Would that service count towards the 2 years service needed for future interdepartmental competitions?

cvb03 · 16-05-2021 10:36pm

Vologda69 wrote: »

I served as TCO for seven months in Revenue years ago. Would that service count towards the 2 years service needed for future interdepartmental competitions?

Yes it counts.

Beeabell · 17-05-2021 10:45am

Vologda69 wrote: »

I served as TCO for seven months in Revenue years ago. Would that service count towards the 2 years service needed for future interdepartmental competitions?

No you would need to be currently serving as a CS with a minimum of 2 years done.

RC01 · 17-05-2021 11:24am

Vologda69 wrote: »

I served as TCO for seven months in Revenue years ago. Would that service count towards the 2 years service needed for future interdepartmental competitions?

If you email PAS they would be best to advise on this. Good luck

ilovethistles · 17-05-2021 11:28am

Vologda69 wrote: »

I served as TCO for seven months in Revenue years ago. Would that service count towards the 2 years service needed for future interdepartmental competitions?

Yes it definitely does count.

Big Daddy Kane · 17-05-2021 11:33am

Hi, does anyone have the (PAS) contact e-mail for this competition?

Thanks

daenis123 · 17-05-2021 12:41pm

Big Daddy Kane wrote: »

Hi, does anyone have the (PAS) contact e-mail for this competition?

Thanks

LargeVolumeRecruitment5@publicjobs.ie

daenis123 · 17-05-2021 12:42pm

daenis123 wrote: »

LargeVolumeRecruitment5@publicjobs.ie

I actually emailed them this morn about the interview that finished 13th May but they’ve no date yet....

keepkeyyellow · 17-05-2021 1:03pm

daenis123 wrote: »

I actually emailed them this morn about the interview that finished 13th May but they’ve no date yet....

No date for the results? Because I emailed them today asking the same time.

I know for the last batch of HEO it only took a week but I don’t know how many they might have been interviewing.

My gut is telling me the end of next week for results.

caarp · 17-05-2021 1:09pm

keepkeyyellow wrote: »

No date for the results? Because I emailed them today asking the same time.

I know for the last batch of HEO it only took a week but I don’t know how many they might have been interviewing.

My gut is telling me the end of next week for results.

Have the results for the first batch of interviews been released already? Is this the second week of interviews? Or are you talking about a previous competition? Sorry, confused!

daenis123 · 17-05-2021 1:21pm

caarp wrote: »

Have the results for the first batch of interviews been released already? Is this the second week of interviews? Or are you talking about a previous competition? Sorry, confused!

Soz—- I may have confused both yourself and KeepKeyYellow. I emailed PAS looking for dates for results of the Stage 2 Video interview. My regions closing date for the recorded one way interview was May 13th. Glad they didn’t interview on Interpersonal Communication Skills ðŸ™„

caarp · 17-05-2021 1:25pm

daenis123 wrote: »

Soz—- I may have confused both yourself and KeepKeyYellow. I emailed PAS looking for dates for results of the Stage 2 Video interview. My regions closing date for the recorded one way interview was May 13th. Glad they didn’t interview on Interpersonal Communication Skills &#55357;&#56900;

Aw, gotcha, no worries. I'd like to know that too myself. I did my stage 2 video on Thursday 13th too. Let us know if you hear anything back from them. I think the results for the first Dublin batch of 339 got their results from stage 2 about 3 weeks after the closing date - not perfectly sure so open to correction here. Maybe somebody from the first Dublin batch could let us know?

Interdepartmental Higher Executive Officer 2020 - (Serving Civil Servants ONLY)

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