PSNI Recruitment - Stage 1 - The Initial Selection Test

Cashflow

No, still no word on his AC date, the letter said something about it being due to follow at a later date.

hereshoping

think i will be stalking my postman over the next few days then... ahhh! I did mine first week in march i think it was one of the first sessions ... fingers crossed!!!! Ill be running home tonight!

Cashflow

Bear in mind that the IST is the first step in a very VERY long process. I refer to my earlier point that its best just forgetting about it,as you will just torment yourself during the next 12 months if you constantly think about it.

Fatony

done mine as early in march as it gets, no sign of anything yet..

MrsMikeLowrey

Cashflow wrote: »

Bear in mind that the IST is the first step in a very VERY long process. I refer to my earlier point that its best just forgetting about it,as you will just torment yourself during the next 12 months if you constantly think about it.

You are exactly right, although I could do with taking that advice, as waiting for the call for C15 is killing me!

Ive just had my IST today and they still said results wont be out to end of april/start of may...surely to god if they're starting to come out already there's no chance it'll take that long??

Quite a strange mix in my session this year... alot of women this time, and alot of very young looking people, and alot of rather old looking people, didn't really seem to be a middle ground!

And despite it being the same test as last year it was still fierce! I decided this year not to stress myself out with practice tests and that and just go with the flow...got more answered this time, got all of part A done with about a second to spare! And only guessed 4 or 5 in part B but still, more than I got done last year

0607

I think someones telling porkies ....

Bubbles34

0607 wrote: »

I think someones telling porkies ....

Was thinkin that myself.............I wonder?

B182

I can see ppls views but has no reason to lie he's not saying he passed but his mate musta scored high they just sent them letters out ie maybe anyone who scored 65-78 are def in

Bubbles34

chunkerz wrote: »

I can see ppls views but has no reason to lie he's not saying he passed but his mate musta scored high they just sent them letters out ie maybe anyone who scored 65-78 are def in

I know...........was just wondering.

Cashflow

Yeah because I'm sure that the people who post on these boards represent everyone who took the IST. You tool, its a very very small cross section of the 9000 people; less than 1%, so don't accuse me of telling "porkies" when all I was doing was relaying information that I felt might be helpful to your lot waiting on your results.

And its spelt wonder.

0607

Ohh, I hope Im a useful tool, like a multifunctioning one - maybe then i could open soup cans with my ear?
I didnt say your name, which means I didnt accuse you of anything.

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I've a question for people who did the test last year, and passed. Did you ALL get two seperate letters? One to tell you you'd passed, and then one weeks later tell you your AC date? serious question, Id like to know if its common practice.

grad10

0607 wrote: »

I've a question for people who did the test last year, and passed. Did you ALL get two seperate letters? One to tell you you'd passed, and then one weeks later tell you your AC date? serious question, Id like to know if its common practice.

Yes.

The person in question probably scored exceptionally well hence why getting his/her results early.

Bubbles34

Cashflow wrote: »

Yeah because I'm sure that the people who post on these boards represent everyone who took the IST. You tool, its a very very small cross section of the 9000 people; less than 1%, so don't accuse me of telling "porkies" when all I was doing was relaying information that I felt might be helpful to your lot waiting on your results.

And its spelt wonder.

Cashflow this is obviously directed at me.........(you commented on my spelling).......I never mentioned any names, or what I was "wondering" about.......or did I start name calling (lol) was just "head scratchin" out loud. Never meant to offend.:D

0607

grad10 wrote: »

Yes.

The person in question obviously scored exceptionally well hence why getting his/her results early.

Class, so they send you out a letter mega quick because you scored so ''exceptionally'' well, just to tell you to wait on another letter with an AC date....lol

grad10

0607 wrote: »

Class, so they send you out a letter mega quick because you scored so ''exceptionally'' well, just to tell you to wait on another letter with an AC date....lol

They have somewhere in the region of 9000 letters to get through. So I'm guessing they send out some pass letters early to lighten the workload. No matter if you get your pass letter a week after the test or 6 weeks after, you still have to wait on another one to get your AC date. But obviously there won't be 9000 of those, approximately only 2000.

Don't think there's any need to make an issue of this, everyone will get a letter eventually.

Congrats to your mate cashflow.

crazylegs28

Fatony wrote: »

I thought that all the ISTs would have been all finished before they send out all the letters or maybe they are all done??

yeah me too, surely they have to get everyones results to find an average before they decide on who passes or not?

grad10

crazylegs28 wrote: »

yeah me too, surely they have to get everyones results to find an average before they decide on who passes or not?

Yes, as far as I am aware they can't set a pass mark until all IST's are completed. I must stress I obviously don't know specifics here, but I'm guessing any people who have scored full marks or only got a few incorrect answers, going by the pass mark of 55/78 last year, will almost certainly have passed. Hence the talk of people receiving early pass letters, like I said before, probably to get through the list of people waiting on their letters a bit quicker.

This can sometimes backfire as I have a friend who got a pass letter from the IST, a few campaigns ago now, only to get another one saying actually you've failed, they hadn't anticipated the pass mark being higher than they estimated. But that probably hasn't happened since if they learnt from it.

Bubbles34

Oh no way.............imagine gettin a pass letter..........the joy.........only to get another one saying.............opps.......sorry, you havent passed. Kick in the stones or what?

grad10

I know! Gutting. But like the whole recruitment process, if at first you don't succeed, pick yourself up and try again!

Only a few weeks now until the majority of letters start coming through :eek:

Bubbles34

It will be nice to know one way or the other. The nature of the tests really leave you in the dark for a few weeks. "Have I done well......have I not?" Aw well..........we will soon know.

BoutYe

grad10 wrote: »

This can sometimes backfire as I have a friend who got a pass letter from the IST, a few campaigns ago now, only to get another one saying actually you've failed, they hadn't anticipated the pass mark being higher than they estimated. But that probably hasn't happened since if they learnt from it.

I do recall something along those lines happening. Or am I remembering the time people who were told they had failed were sent letters later telling them they had passed because too many people failed to hit the target?

unistudent2009

I know people who have had a fail letter but then get another letter a few weeks later telling them that they had actually passed! The whole issue of pass marks just show poor organisation. Surely, with a professional recruitment service, they should know not to send out letters until all results are in and standardised! Maybe that's just the logical thing to do though!

Bubbles34

unistudent2009 wrote: »

I know people who have had a fail letter but then get another letter a few weeks later telling them that they had actually passed! The whole issue of pass marks just show poor organisation. Surely, with a professional recruitment service, they should know not to send out letters until all results are in and standardised! Maybe that's just the logical thing to do though!

Here Here !

beca

unistudent2009 wrote: »

I know people who have had a fail letter but then get another letter a few weeks later telling them that they had actually passed! The whole issue of pass marks just show poor organisation. Surely, with a professional recruitment service, they should know not to send out letters until all results are in and standardised! Maybe that's just the logical thing to do though!

maybe they arent actually sending them out till all results are in and are sending them like they did last year. ie A) youv failed or you passed and your AC date is: XX/XX/XX

why send out 9000 and then a further 2000 when in past years its only been 1 letter. Deloitte are tight when it comes to money, hence why it has been the same IST for 3/4 years

0607

beca wrote: »

maybe they arent actually sending them out till all results are in and are sending them like they did last year. ie A) youv failed or you passed and your AC date is: XX/XX/XX

why send out 9000 and then a further 2000 when in past years its only been 1 letter. Deloitte are tight when it comes to money, hence why it has been the same IST for 3/4 years

So they DID only send out 1 letter last year if you passed, like they always have in the 7 years Ive been doing the test ?

ie. You passed we'd like to invite you to an assessment centre on (date/location) ??

beca?

beca

0607 wrote: »

So they DID only send out 1 letter last year if you passed, like they always have in the 7 years Ive been doing the test ?

ie. You passed we'd like to invite you to an assessment centre on (date/location) ??

beca?

well last year it was only 1 letter, i never heard mention of 2 letters being sent out to people who passed before! EVER! so i would says there is not much wind to the report of an IST result this early. also, why would they bother to drip feed the results? that would only encourage people to ring up and ask about their result (ie ME) lol

if they sent 2 they there would be 9000 and then 2000 for the AC dates and times, totalling 11000 letters, and an extra 2000 letters would not be in their budget this year of all years


and, only people iv heard of doing 2 letters like that is the english forces but thats because they have tens of thousands of application forms to mark. guy who sent his application to english force same day as me got a letter to say, due to high numbers, we cant mark yours til summer time, next day i got letter to say you passed and a letter will follow when we know how many have passed and can sort out AC's

0607

beca wrote: »

well last year it was only 1 letter, i never heard mention of 2 letters being sent out to people who passed before! EVER! so i would says there is not much wind to the report of an IST result this early. also, why would they bother to drip feed the results? that would only encourage people to ring up and ask about their result (ie ME) lol

if they sent 2 they there would be 9000 and then 2000 for the AC dates and times, totalling 11000 letters, and an extra 2000 letters would not be in their budget this year of all years

Exactly right.

beca

0607 wrote: »

Exactly right.

i hope iv got a lucky streak of being right! well.. at least for the first 55 questions on the IST anyway waiting is doing my head in (especially with false rumours floating about)

when did you do yours?

grad10

beca wrote: »

maybe they arent actually sending them out till all results are in and are sending them like they did last year. ie A) youv failed or you passed and your AC date is: XX/XX/XX

why send out 9000 and then a further 2000 when in past years its only been 1 letter. Deloitte are tight when it comes to money, hence why it has been the same IST for 3/4 years

Guys.. I have a confession.. I was so convinced I had received 2 letters last year.. just read your recent conversation so decided to go hoke all the old letters out.. to find that actually I did only get one! Said I passed and AC date on same letter. Think I might have got confused because last year I had to change my AC date and therefore got a rescheduling letter later on. Or else I was getting mixed up with the AC pass letter and having to wait for further correspondence after that! Anyway so sorry for all the confusion!

I still don't think we can assume this is the case for everyone, but your right, it may well be. To be honest it doesn't really matter, we could sit here and second guess who, why, how many, and when, get letters, but it's not gonna make a difference to whether we individually pass or fail and when we're gonna get told! So I'm just gonna keep my mouth shut from now on and just sit back and keep waiting! Lol