Clerical Officer 2023 (Nationwide)

Mine was less than a week before I got my assignment to Revenue. Then got an email this Monday to accept/Decline the position. Supposed to start within 4 weeks of accepting the position.

I imagine its different for everyone depending on where they are in the country and how many departments there are in that county.

My one seem to take a bit longer than usual. 🤷‍♀️

Very good stuff!

Hi all, I have an interview next week if anyone has any tips. Never done an interview for this before. Thanks 😊

Just wondering if anyone has recently been offer position with Garda area from this panel. Thanks

yes, they’re usually pretty fast replying too

Hi just got an email for expression of interest in an interview how long after the date is it before I’d be likely to be called for interview

Hi, is anyone here waiting to get clearance for Co Longford😊

Currently in clearance and it's taking so long! Thought everything was going to be order when they got the reference from my previous employer and would ask to contact my current employer this week, but have turned around today and asked to contact two of my other previous employers and get a character reference from when I volunteered somewhere two years ago. Just really wanted everything sorted ASAP as Christmas is coming up

PAS has received the reference from my current employer, so just wondering how likely it is I’ll get an official offer/start date this week?

Anyone know how there getting on in Kildare was 16 away from an interview the end of November

hwy, hope you don’t mind me jumping on the thread. I interviewed on the 15th and in the 18th they wrote to me to say that I passed the interview. I haven’t heard anything since. Does anyone have an idea as to how long I might be waiting. FYI it was the C/O position

Thank you and would you mind telling me how long between successful interview and being assigned?

Passed my interview 5 months ago. So I've now been waiting for placement 5 months and counting.

Tbh this wait has left a very bitter taste, as it has led to some damaging knock on consequences personally.

Hi, I passed interview in June , still waiting to get email to proceed with clearance..for Co Longford. Every time I phoned , I ve been told in the next 2 weeks and still nothing.

That’s awful carry on out of them 😞😞

@aaron5250

Hi, does anyone know what civil service departments are in Mahon, Cork, please? The only one I know of is the CSO. Thanks.

Hi lads, probably a silly question, but do you send the clearance form, Garda vetting and ID documents back to the clearance mailbox which sent me out the details initially?

Also, after this is done, what are the next steps? References or something else? Applying in Dublin

Could you share the contact phone number please.

They have reached 230 in the order of merit for Limerick for an interview and have reached 19 in the order of merit for Clare for interview.

Any update on Mayo?

EDIT: TLDR 4 or 5 and make a matrix of competencies vs example to identify weak spots, also you need to have many examples in case of questions that seem to refer to the same example you already used.

LONGFORM:

4 or 5 examples will do, I prepared cards with the STARR example on one side (the second R is for "and this demonstrates that I have this and this and this skill") and the competencies' sub-headings linked to the example on the other side. I am visual so I also colour coded them to get a quick cue of which competencies i was stronger or weaker in, and it worked.

At a course the tutor advised us to prepare a spreadsheet matrix with examples on the y axis and the competencies on the x axis, and to tick all the boxes where an example was relevant for a competency. That way you know which competency you need to add examples to, and which examples are stronger because the prove more competencies in one go.

Either method works, because the give you the same insight into the quality of your examples and help you to pick which ones to use first and which ones to leave in case you get a question and you realise that you already used the example that fit it. Believe me, it happens all the time.

Also remember, interview boards are humans too, they sometimes ask dumb questions, insist too much on something, or ask questions in a dumb way that's difficult to understand. Don't be afraid to ask for clarification, it will just make you look smart and in control.

Sorry for the long post, I received a lot of training and had very good results, so since I'm here I may as well spread the love.

Has anyone applied for the Donegal region or work in this region? there seems to movement as they calling people for interviews. What kind of questions do they ask?

Any update on Westmeath or Roscommon?