Higher Executive Officer 2024

I need focus on getting this application started this weekend. I haven't had a chance to look at the application since it was released or give it much thought. There is quite a lot of effort involved, so I need to get back into the 'headspace' of it all 🧐

There's an internal HEO coming out in my Dept too so that'll be two ongoing applications

Have many of you submitted the form?

When filling in the application form do you adhere to the word count or does it matter if you don't match it ?

the application is pretty lengthy.. do you reckon they want you to hit the word count in the questions or am I over thinking it.. lol

Are you going into specific examples I.e STAR for the competency questions on the form or giving an overview of your experience and role?

2500 characters is not that much at all. Words would be a different story

Quick Question: For question 2 where you fill in details of your experience in the civil service, is it just a line like they have quoted or do you talk about your experience? There are a ton of characters for this part but I've already talked about the roles in the employment history part.

Quick question, i have filled out all my past job history. The question refering do you have 2 years experience i just put down my most recent dept i have been in 3 years as that makes me eligible.

My other job roles were HSE, DEASP dating back 15 years unsure whether to waste my time as they were 9 months temp here and there and its already noted in my job history

I got a text yesterday from publicjobs, it brought back memories of the EO comp and anxiously waiting for the texts to come in 🤣

I opened the application last night. There was a question about whether you had at least two years service. To answer you had to pick from a drop down that had at least two years in Civil service, two years public service or if you selected no you would be eligible.

That makes me think length of service in the public service is counted.

https://www.publicjobs.ie/en/?option=com_jobsearch&view=jobdetails&cid=189011&campaignId=24231106&Itemid=263

Hi all,

I can't find the candidate information booklet for this competition. Can anyone help? Thanks,

I’ll be working on my application today. I had a look over the questions the other day, but I don’t remember that’ being asked 🙈

There's no separate booklet, this is all that's referenced in the application form too.

I finished my application on Friday because I didn't want to be dreading it all weekend. I was waffling away and ran out of space for the last question so had to edit myself down. Not long an EO but if you're not in you can't win.

That was clever. I'm down to the 3 dreaded questions. At least it's only 2500-3000 characters, I initially read it as WORDS! 🤣

You're not alone there!

Same here. Maybe its just me but unless your role is highly specialised I cannot see how many COs or EOs can answer this. Most of us aren't either given an opportunity to develop this or to implement it. I'm taking that they said implementing change to mean a change from on high that we then put into practice the problem being that we'd rarely have any say… we're how to implement that change.