Senior ICT Specialist HEO December 2023

Hi, same for myself. Placed in top 10 OOM but have not heard a word since.

Hi All,

Just got results for Batch 2 of the Digital Business Engagement stream. Placed in top 10. Just wondering if anyone knows how many were placed in Batch 1 to get an idea of my actual place in the OOM.

Hi all,

Does anyone know if they've made it past the first 10 OOM? Looking to get an idea of how long the wait might be. Thanks

The vetting has been completed and they have contacted my employer for a reference earlier this week. Presumably this concludes the process and I should be offered something? I've heard nothing all week since my employer (HR) was contacted - should I be expecting an immenent offer??

Hi,

Has anyone got any tips for the HEO ICT interview?

Thanks.

Does anyone know if turning down an offer would exclude an applicant from future competitions?

I reluctantly turned down an offer as the salary wasn't worth the commute, and I was expecting to start a few points up from the minimum which was offered. That wasn't an option nor was negotiation.

I had read somewhere that a candidate had turned down a particular offer, remained on a panel, and then went on to take up a second offer in another dept. I wasn't offered anything. I just got a "no longer interested" message on my profile.

There does seem to be some great opportunities at HEO and AP level when the pay and location is right. It's a shame it didn't work out for me this time. When it came to leaving my current job it meant being out of pocket for a number of years, with an increased workload to go with it.

Though, after such a long process I'm thinking I should've just accepted the offer and gotten in the door at this stage.

I reluctantly turned down an offer as the salary wasn't worth the commute, and I was expecting to start a few points up from the minimum which was offered. That wasn't an option nor was negotiation.

Everyone starts at the lowest scale, unless you're transferring from another government job;

Entry will be at the minimum of the scale and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.
Different terms and conditions may apply if, immediately prior to appointment, the appointee is a serving civil or public servant”.

I'm going to guess if you were going from HEO to ICT HEO, you'd keep the same increment. They won't negotiate, as they don't need to.

I had read somewhere that a candidate had turned down a particular offer, remained on a panel, and then went on to take up a second offer in another dept. I wasn't offered anything. I just got a "no longer interested" message on my profile

The wording below is vague as hell, but I'm guessing the "at its discretion" means the below person probably asked them to be put at the end of the panel.

Should the person recommended for appointment decline, or having accepted it, relinquish it or if an additional vacancy arises the Board may, at its discretion, select and recommend another person for appointment on the results of this selection process.

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I got 40 in the I&O ICT HEO. No idea if the Infrastructure and Operations has it's own panel, or if I'm on the same panel as all of the ICT HEO's. Would anyone here know?

Yeah I did interview and got on on OOM in 20s, just informed today.

Do you know how many vacancies/positions are available for this panel

Sadly no. What number did you get in I&O? I got 40 in the I&O ICT HEO.

I've asked PAS where they are with placements a month ago, and they've said

We are currently allocating requests from all departments for this panel, when we have completed then then we will be contacting candidates in the order of merit regarding the clearance process.

Looking at the "Expression of Interest" Email about the job in Shannon, and it states this panel is due to expire 22 November 2025.

Has anyone applied for the Networks and Cyber Security Senior ICT Specialist in the Civil Service competition advertised earlier this year?

I did and months later I've not heard anything. I applied for this competition before and after a year I got a take it or leave it offer, which didn't suit location wise. It was a new HEO position that seemed interesting enough but on weighing up the salary and commute it wasn't worth it.

Thought I'd go again as I've read that some user's had received secondary offers. I wonder if I'm blacklisted for not taking the offer!

Went for interview in August, got OOM in the 10's a few weeks later.

Nope. I don't imagine hearing anything until 2025.
I know of someone who did the Dec 2023 comp, OOM under 10, was placed in June.
So my number being higher makes me assume, there are others from Dec 2023 still being placed, and when they begin placing people from the June 2024 comp, I will have a longer wait than that person.

Good to know. Which ICT stream is this in relation to? Did you reach out to PAS directly to find this out? Cheers

Cheers. I gave them an email as well. Seems to be positive news so that they're moving fast enough through the OOM. Have you a competition ID? Will be able to tell if they're being treated as separate panels from that. (I presume they are)

Did PAS take long to get back to you?

Cryptic email today said my OOM is now 12. Was 40. Could mean that 28 have been placed?

On the I&O ICT HEO 2024 stream.