New 2021 Assistant Principal in the Civil Service

DavidM1234 · 24-03-2023 9:32am

Hi all, I too got my clearance email. I was number 7 on the Open and 4 in the InterD.

palinbone · 24-03-2023 10:00am

Congrats Sean and David.

katie1920 · 24-03-2023 11:57am

Hi wondering if people on this thread would know how many people are left to be placed on the 2021 AP panels. Results for the first batch for 2022 AP are out now and wondering how quickly they will start making offers? Many thanks in advance

CK_82 · 24-03-2023 3:56pm

Congrats to everyone, got my clearance email yesterday too.

Was 3 on the Open

My understanding is that Batch 4.1 is small and is from rescheduled interviews/cancellations and for Dublin only.

Must be close to exhausting the 2021 comp, will call the 2022 Batch 1 soon.

Bergamo22 · 26-03-2023 12:34pm

Congrats Sean and David. Let us know where you are going.

sodacake1968 · 27-03-2023 3:22pm

Does anyone know how far down the cork panel they have gone

seanf88 · 29-03-2023 8:11am

Hey All,

Got offered Dpt of Health on the InterD panel.

DavidM1234 · 29-03-2023 2:11pm

Congrats Sean. I got offered Dept of Justice on InterD panel.

seanf88 · 29-03-2023 2:19pm

Congrats David, are you inclined to take it up?

Reader65 · 29-03-2023 4:08pm

Congrats all

Bergamo22 · 30-03-2023 12:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120414236#Comment_120414236

Sean have you accepted the allocation.

I am starting on the 24th April

seanf88 · 30-03-2023 1:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120419216#Comment_120419216

Hi Bergamo,

Yes, I accepted yesterday afternoon, just waiting for Health HR to contact to confirm start date etc

DavidM1234 · 30-03-2023 4:58pm

Yes. I accepted yesterday. PAS have been in touch to say I'm through the clearance process and my new Dept. wiĺl be in touch shortly with start date and location.

seanf88 · 30-03-2023 5:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120420421#Comment_120420421

Great stuff, congrats again David

countyireland12345 · 06-04-2023 9:49am

Congratulations to those placed in recent weeks. Out of interest, what was your original OOM after Stage 1/the online tests? Would be good to know to gauge when I might be called myself.

JWMUI1985 · 06-04-2023 3:49pm

Hi All, hoping someone can help or point me in the right direction. I have an interview and strategic exercise next month for an APO role. Would anyone have copies of the strategic exercise so I can practise or know of similar ones online.

Any help is appreciated 👍

NewChick2_23 · 05-05-2023 11:48am

Hi all,

I'm new to civil service and have been going through the clearance process. I'm now assigned to a department and I was wondering does anyone know how departments are assigned? Is there one HR department for the entire civil service or one per department. Just wondering how random it is or if I've been chosen for the department based on my experience. I'd like to think the latter because it is where I thought I'd end up. Anyone any knowledge or thoughts do let me know!

Thanks

Conqueror · 05-05-2023 3:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120558346#Comment_120558346

No, entirely random. Unless it's a competition for specific streams, all staff are generalists and are expected to be able to slot into any Department.

The National Shared Services Office is the general HR for the Civil Service (https://www.nsso.gov.ie/en/corporate-information/what-we-do/), but every Department will have its own local HR to deal internal HR issues.

TaurenDruid · 06-05-2023 7:35am

And every local HR department, if I'm not mistaken, will have grown in size over the years since the NSSO was founded with the express objective of centralising HR function, streamlining things and introducing efficiencies, so local HR departments could be shrunk or done away with altogether. 😀

NewChick2_23 · 12-05-2023 11:18am

Thank you!

Babinda · 08-06-2023 6:38pm

Hi All,

First time poster here. This thread is amazing!

I placed 343 on the general OOM back in 2021. I'm external and outside Dublin. I have been invited to the next stage - video interview and must complete it by end of next week. I don't have the questions yet though.

My question is if there is any point following through at this stage. Does the whole thing expire at the end of July this year? I know they opened another AP competition in 2022 but my understanding is that it was only for select counties. I've been called for Kerry. It does not seem realistic that they would get through the whole process in such a short space of time? It seems strange for them to call people this late in the day from the original OOM.

Vologda69 · 08-06-2023 7:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120691968#Comment_120691968

Nothing to lose. I got a score of 120 and ranked in the 430s nationally. Regret not putting Dublin down, as people on lower scores have already been called.

prop forward · 12-06-2023 4:36pm

Definitely worth going for it as when I got Cork in April I asked was July finite if I did not take first choice in interd. I was advised once vacancies are identified PAS will proceed beyond July. They could not say when exact closing off would be. There attitude was candidates are waiting along time and if they arrive at their OOM around time frame they will proceed. You would not have been called unless if you are successfull, time is allocated to interview. Best of luck.