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Garda Recruitment - Stage 1b - Form B
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07-05-2008 6:43pm#1
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- your own personal details
- your addresses - permanent and temporary incl college addresses
- parents details
- brothers / sisters and half-brothers / sisters details
- immediate aunts & uncles details
- details from spouse / partner (if applicable)
- spouse / partners' brothers / sisters / aunts / uncles (if applicable)
- your education and other qualifications
- second-level educational cert received incl subjects and grades
- your employment history for last 10years incl part-time
- various others incl:
ever resigned / dismissed? yes/no? yes-details incl employers details
involved in Garda investigation? yes/no? yes-particulars
charged with crime? yes/no? yes-particulars
suffer from disability? yes/no? yes-particulars
- spare time activities - details
- general
member of political party? yes/no? yes-full details
ever applied before? yes-number and stage reached
- references
1 Garda
1 Educational
2 Personal who've known you for at least 5years
when you take it to the Garda Station ... they will stamp and date it and give the receipt to you as your reference / proof and they will fax a copy to Garda HQ
Hope that helps you
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- your own personal details
- your addresses - permanent and temporary incl college addresses
- parents details
- brothers / sisters and half-brothers / sisters details
- immediate aunts & uncles details
- details from spouse / partner (if applicable)
- spouse / partners' brothers / sisters / aunts / uncles (if applicable)
- your education and other qualifications
- second-level educational cert received incl subjects and grades
- your employment history for last 10years incl part-time
- various others incl:
ever resigned / dismissed? yes/no? yes-details incl employers details
involved in Garda investigation? yes/no? yes-particulars
charged with crime? yes/no? yes-particulars
suffer from disability? yes/no? yes-particulars
- spare time activities - details
- general
member of political party? yes/no? yes-full details
ever applied before? yes-number and stage reached
- references
1 Garda
1 Educational
2 Personal who've known you for at least 5years
when you take it to the Garda Station ... they will stamp and date it and give the receipt to you as your reference / proof and they will fax a copy to Garda HQ
Hope that helps you
Does anyone find it stupid that you have to fill up form b before you get the results for stage 10 -
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- your own personal details
- your addresses - permanent and temporary incl college addresses
- various others incl:
- ever resigned / dismissed? yes/no? yes-details incl employers details
- member of political party? yes/no? yes-full details
- ever applied before? yes-number and stage reached
- references
1 Garda
1 Educational
2 Personal who've known you for at least 5years
Ok, i have tonnes of questions, like how am i supposed to remember the addresses of the places i stayed when i was in college over 10 years ago? And do i include the address of where i lived in Germany (that one 1 do remember)
As for job history, most people who have had more than one job have resigned from a job is it really important?
Then we have previous applications, mine was in 1994 (i think) but i haven't a clue about a candidate number i'm not even sure what year it was
And finally, references, one Garda no problem
One educational, again No Problem
but regarding the Personal reference can i use a retired Garda Supt.?
Thanks in advance for any advice0 -
- your own personal details
- your addresses - permanent and temporary incl college addresses
- parents details
- brothers / sisters and half-brothers / sisters details
- immediate aunts & uncles details
- details from spouse / partner (if applicable)
- spouse / partners' brothers / sisters / aunts / uncles (if applicable)
- your education and other qualifications
- second-level educational cert received incl subjects and grades
- your employment history for last 10years incl part-time
- various others incl:
ever resigned / dismissed? yes/no? yes-details incl employers details
involved in Garda investigation? yes/no? yes-particulars
charged with crime? yes/no? yes-particulars
suffer from disability? yes/no? yes-particulars
- spare time activities - details
- general
member of political party? yes/no? yes-full details
ever applied before? yes-number and stage reached
- references
1 Garda
1 Educational
2 Personal who've known you for at least 5years
when you take it to the Garda Station ... they will stamp and date it and give the receipt to you as your reference / proof and they will fax a copy to Garda HQ
Hope that helps you
Thanks mate!:)0 -
angelfire9 wrote: »Ok, i have tonnes of questions, like how am i supposed to remember the addresses of the places i stayed when i was in college over 10 years ago? And do i include the address of where i lived in Germany (that one 1 do remember)
As for job history, most people who have had more than one job have resigned from a job is it really important?
Then we have previous applications, mine was in 1994 (i think) but i haven't a clue about a candidate number i'm not even sure what year it was
And finally, references, one Garda no problem
One educational, again No Problem
but regarding the Personal reference can i use a retired Garda Supt.?
Thanks in advance for any advice
- College Addresses over 10years ago: Contact PAS to confirm but AFAIK if they only need employment for present back 10years anything over that you might get away with omitting.
- Job History: They ask for the details of the dismissal/resignation and your employers details to confirm ... it's to do with your character as a person whilst in their company ...
- Previous Application: Again as this is also over 10years contact PAS as they would have a file for previous candidates with their info/notes in it...if they don't have your candidate number, you should still say YES you did apply before and the stage you reached. You could include a note to say you don't remember your number and that you contacted PAS and they couldn't find it(if that's the case)
- References: Yes for personal a retired Super would be fine(i had one for mine in Feb last) but they have to be serving members for the Garda reference section0 -
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Yeah you only fill it out once you hear that you're successful at Stage1 but once you know what's involved you can start getting your notes in order so once that brown envelope arrives with the good news you'll have some of the work already done and you can hand it in soon after...
Some people from the last campaign didn't hand it in until after the interview...The sooner it's in, the sooner they start processing it after you get through Stage2 though
cheers kerry 0 -
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- references
1 Garda
1 Educational
2 Personal who've known you for at least 5years
when you take it to the Garda Station ... they will stamp and date it and give the receipt to you as your reference / proof and they will fax a copy to Garda HQ
Hope that helps you
Just wondering with regard to references do you have to get a written one from a garda you know or do they just have to sign the from for you?? (( I know a garda has to sign it at the end of the form but [EMAIL="i@m"]i'm[/EMAIL] asking regarding do you have to get a reference from one??))
Also do check with that garda how they know you??
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The Dude 87 wrote: »Just wondering with regard to references do you have to get a written one from a garda you know or do they just have to sign the from for you?? (( I know a garda has to sign it at the end of the form but [EMAIL="i@m"]i'm[/EMAIL] asking regarding do you have to get a reference from one??))
Also do check with that garda how they know you??
With regards to the 1Garda Reference: You only have to put their name and station down .. they will be contacted/phoned when your FormB is being processed and asked questions like how do they know you; ever had any dealings with you; are you of sound character; etc? I'd imagine those questions would all come back as a positive seen as they would have given you permission to put their name down as a reference (providing they don't have any bad dealings with you in the mean-time :)i.e. )0 -
With regards to the 1Garda Reference: You only have to put their name and station down .. they will be contacted/phoned when your FormB is being processed and asked questions like how do they know you; ever had any dealings with you; are you of sound character; etc? I'd imagine those questions would all come back as a positive seen as they would have given you permission to put their name down as a reference (providing they don't have any bad dealings with you in the mean-time :)i.e. )
Cheers kerry4sam. The reason why I'm asking is because i know a local sergent but I only know him through college. The problem is I'm not going to mention college (advised not to) because I left the course early and I was just wondering when they ring him and ask how he knows me out it will come!!!!
So should I leave him out of it and just ask a garda not known to me to give me a reference???0 -
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The Dude 87 wrote: »Cheers kerry4sam. The reason why I'm asking is because i know a local sergent but I only know him through college. The problem is I'm not going to mention college (advised not to) because I left the course early and I was just wondering when they ring him and ask how he knows me out it will come!!!!
So should I leave him out of it and just ask a garda not known to me to give me a reference???
okay well what i would do is to contact the sergeant in question and ask to meet with him ... have a chat, let him know that you were advised to omit college, ask his honest opinion, would he mind still giving you a reference anyways or would he think it would cause some conflict. I suppose it all stems down to:
- are you including your time in the college course? If not, then how are you accounting for that time?
- have you met him/would you know him/still in contact with him outside of your time in college
(i left my course aswell but included it throughout the entire process and in the interview said somthing along the lines of: it wasn't meant for me; i wanted to try something else instead; it was a phase in my life and I've moved on from there and outline what you have learned/experience gained etc since then) ...0 -
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- your own personal details
- your addresses - permanent and temporary incl college addresses
- parents details
- brothers / sisters and half-brothers / sisters details
- immediate aunts & uncles details
- details from spouse / partner (if applicable)
- spouse / partners' brothers / sisters / aunts / uncles (if applicable)
- your education and other qualifications
- second-level educational cert received incl subjects and grades
- your employment history for last 10years incl part-time
- various others incl:
ever resigned / dismissed? yes/no? yes-details incl employers details
involved in Garda investigation? yes/no? yes-particulars
charged with crime? yes/no? yes-particulars
suffer from disability? yes/no? yes-particulars
- spare time activities - details
- general
member of political party? yes/no? yes-full details
ever applied before? yes-number and stage reached
- references
1 Garda
1 Educational
2 Personal who've known you for at least 5years
when you take it to the Garda Station ... they will stamp and date it and give the receipt to you as your reference / proof and they will fax a copy to Garda HQ
Hope that helps you
Do you have to list your first cousin? Have one in the US who is illegal and don't want to get him in trouble........:(0 -
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They are not looking for you to fill these scenarios with storys of how you saved the day and are some kind of hero.
Some examples below, but with a caveat attached
*TBH you are better off thinking of scenario's that you know and have experience of because it will be easier to talk about and recall.
achieving high standards?
Could be anything, passing a driving test, studying for college exams, preparing for the actual PAS Interview itself.
making balanced decisions?
Dealing with problems in work etc....
working with others? community or work based
Teamwork..... this one is kind of easy to come up with scenario's so need to elaborate
persuading others and taking charge?
Team Leader, Captain of a football team etc,,,
Use examples from your life, trust me this is a much better way to do it, also if you read the scenarios they give a short synopsis including the key values they are looking for, just have a good think about it and you will come up with times when you have used them.
Make sure you have an example of how you would apply all the scenarios to life in AGS.
And have plenty of backups ready, usually its good to have 2 extra just in case.
Final point would be DO NOT LIE, they will sniff it out and unravel you in the interview.
They have interviewed 100's of candidates so they know when your telling lies.
*All the above is just my opinion, but it worked for me.
P.s Sorry about the long post!!!:D
Ok, so i found this post on the general Garda forum regarding Form B but i'm still panicking
Firstly the form has the box under each heading with a, b & c so do we have to provide 3 Examples of each?
1) Preparing to achieve high standards? What the hell do i say? I'm an accountant does passing my exams count? It wasn't exactly difficult to pass them so i can't see how i "Prepared to achieve the high standards" i'm just lucky to have a freakishly good memory!
2) Making balanced decisions
Please tell me its ok to say something like "choosing which creditors to pay when funds are low" cos otherwise i'm clueless here too!
3)Working with others
This should be fine, have loads of experience in dealing with others & the public i just have to figure out how to phrase it
4)Persuading others & taking charge
Think i'm ok with this
Now, at the end where it asks for other info in support of my application would this be where i state that i am married to a cop and daughter of a cop or would that be too much?0 -
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angelfire9 wrote: »Any volunteers to read my examples?
Public speaker example would be an excellent example to give.
Shows that you had a position of respect and that you achieved high standards in public speaking. Go into details of how you prepared your speeches ect...
Or something along those lines.
Hope this helps ya a bit. 0 -
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Public speaker example would be an excellent example to give.
Shows that you had a position of respect and that you achieved high standards in public speaking. Go into details of how you prepared your speeches ect...
Or something along those lines.
Hope this helps ya a bit.
Maybe it was the way i said it on the day but i had something similar to that and it actually lost me my 2marks I held a position on a National Committee representing a province and it entailed public speaking amongst others but it may have been that i just didn't sell it on the day although i did in the prep interview 0 -
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Maybe it was the way i said it on the day but i had something similar to that and it actually lost me my 2marks I held a position on a National Committee representing a province and it entailed public speaking amongst others but it may have been that i just didn't sell it on the day although i did in the prep interview
well even your example is better than the one i used
my 4 examples werent anything special or monumental at all, just basic stuff and examples from my personal life.
PM if ya would like to know kerry what i used. To compare what we used and how we got marked.0 -
well even your example is better than the one i used
my 4 examples werent anything special or monumental at all, just basic stuff and examples from my personal life.
PM if ya would like to know kerry what i used. To compare what we used and how we got marked.
might make for interesting reading doc ... ain't hindsight great
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Ok, i need help! My working with others scenario is 8 years old so i can't really use it, and i haven't a clue what to use in the "persuading others and taking charge" question as i have worked for the last 8 years in boring accounting roles where i was more often than not working on my own. I'm not really involved in any clubs or societies, my main hobbies are reading & cycling, i have a full time job, a 7 year old & a husband who works shifts so my home life keeps me pretty busy, what do i do????
Regarding the "Working with others" one, i do think the scenario back in 2000 is the best i could offer I have stated that it is over 8 years ago do ye think i'll get away with it?
What i've said is this:
"In the Hotel industry I was often been required to work with persons of disability or different languages / traditions, and while it is now over 8 years since I worked in hotels as a Duty Manager I do feel that the skills I learned there have benefited me in my personal and professional life since then, particularly in relation to complaint handling & dealing with difficult situations, for example having to deal with a customer's death on the premises."0 -
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