PSNI Recruitment - Stage 1 - The Initial Selection Test

0607

beca wrote: »

when did you do yours?

Done mine on the 2nd of March Beca.

Bubbles34

beca wrote: »

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)

Hmmmmm........I wonder?;)

beca

0607 wrote: »

Done mine on the 2nd of March Beca.

youll be at the start of the letters being recieved, so til i hear word from you, i assume all other stories are farces!!

Bubbles34 wrote: »

Hmmmmm........I wonder?;)

i trust jack daniels telling me i did pass! :pac::pac:

tashamc

I have mine in an hour! :-O

Bubbles34

tashamc wrote: »

I have mine in an hour! :-O

Good Luck!!:D Be sure to come back and tell us how you got on!

tashamc

Bubbles34 wrote: »

Good Luck!!:D Be sure to come back and tell us how you got on!

Will do.. Cheers bubbles..

tashamc

That was shockingly horrid, didn't get either section finished!

fefe5

tashamc wrote: »

That was shockingly horrid, didn't get either section finished!

Dont worry mate, most people dont finish it... its meant to be like that!!! Did you guess the questions that you did not actually have time to answer properly?

You can join the rest of us in the waiting game now...:rolleyes:

tashamc

tashamc wrote: »

Will do.. Cheers bubbles..

fefe5 wrote: »

Dont worry mate, most people dont finish it... its meant to be like that!!! Did you guess the questions that you did not actually have time to answer properly?

You can join the rest of us in the waiting game now...:rolleyes:

guessed bout 8 on section b, completely rang out of time on a, so missed bout five.. Jeeze readin the data sheet was an exam in itself!! No waitin for me, I know I did, soooo bad, oh well poo happens!!

fefe5

well u just never know, just try and forget about it until the results come out and learn from the experience! You might yet get a pleasent wee surprize in the post.

I failed last year by a few marks but it meant this year I knew what to expect and I was semi prepared. Even still, its the sort of test that you come out of and have no idea how you did. Its not like an exam with lots of time for you to go over and check answers or such. The data sheet is certainly a handfull. I would say if you ask anyone who sits the test tho, they will say thats the hardest part. Its the time pressure when your looking for a couple of bits of info...

Just stay positive and see what comes of it though!!

Was this your first time applying?

tashamc

Yip first time..

Bubbles34

Anybody still to do their ist............or do you know of anyone still to do their ist...........wonder are they all done!

tashamc

i only did mine monday & there still going on..

B182

i done mine now 1 month ago so i *should* have a letter within next 2 weeks

yorkiebobbie

Hi guys,

Newbie here

I had mine on the 26th March, so just at the beginning of the waiting game Boooooooooooo

Been told should hear back at the end of April beginning of March...

Hope I did well enough to pass

Odyvek

Same as above newbie.
My test is tomorrow, a little apprehensive but hoping that id do alrite. Heartening to know that the test is speed vs accuracy and its not meant to be fully completed. My current job aptitude test was very similar that way.
Anywhoo wish me luck.

wannabe2010

A colleague of mine just did hers today! I'd say it'll be close enough to the predicted date of the 20th of April before we get any word

fefe5

Well in that case they are running over a month now so there could not be that many days left....I hope!

Its the fact that its also Easter coming up too, thus slowing the results with people taking holidays etc.

Think I can cope to the 20th, just wish the weather would wise up :rolleyes:

MrsMikeLowrey

Well guys, you just all moved one place up the ladder! I just got accepted for C15, so thats me out of this campaign.

All the best to all of you, believe me, all the stressing and hard work that you go through over the next year is well worth it when you get that phonecall! :D:D

Yermucker

Done mine yesterday, honestly i didnt find it that bad, both finished with time to check over them. It wasnt at all what i was led to believe, Ive done much harder ones for other jobs.

Bubbles34

MrsMikeLowrey wrote: »

Well guys, you just all moved one place up the ladder! I just got accepted for C15, so thats me out of this campaign.

All the best to all of you, believe me, all the stressing and hard work that you go through over the next year is well worth it when you get that phonecall! :D:D

Well done to you!..Good luck in the Hotel:)

Bifbert

Yermucker wrote: »

Done mine yesterday, honestly i didnt find it that bad, both finished with time to check over them. It wasnt at all what i was led to believe, Ive done much harder ones for other jobs.

ooooooooohhhhhhh well aren't you brilliant!!!!! Thats a joke by the way. Lucky you, wish I found it easy. Good Luck

B182

well i tired to get my mark but it didnt work , last year i got my mark and asked for a breakdown what i scored in each test and thought since mine is due soon il email and ask maybe they'll give me it and got an email stating

as on day of your test your mark wont be send until late april so sit back ppl :P

Yermucker

Bifbert wrote: »

ooooooooohhhhhhh well aren't you brilliant!!!!! Thats a joke by the way. Lucky you, wish I found it easy. Good Luck

Point is, if anyone else has still to do it, dont believe everything you hear. Its not the worst test ive seen for a job.

tashamc

No, it's feckin worse!

Yermucker

Yermucker wrote: »

Point is, if anyone else has still to do it, dont believe everything you hear. Its not the worst test ive seen for a job.

I know if I hadn't done it before I'd rather go in to it expecting it to be really really tough than thinking it'd be a breeze... I thought it'd be easy my 1st time because I've always been good a maths and that but I've never had any experience at all with aptitude tests or anything, so I found it tough.

I know a fella last year done it was like "aye wise up that was wick easy" etc etc...he failed...by more than me...I laughed so hard, I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it because he was soooo cocky about it and I knew I was probably going to fail, it just felt so good to laugh

Oh and congrats mrsmikelowry, i can only imagine how it feels, good luck at gv!

Yermucker

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I know if I hadn't done it before I'd rather go in to it expecting it to be really really tough than thinking it'd be a breeze... I thought it'd be easy my 1st time because I've always been good a maths and that but I've never had any experience at all with aptitude tests or anything, so I found it tough.

I know a fella last year done it was like "aye wise up that was wick easy" etc etc...he failed...by more than me...I laughed so hard, I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it because he was soooo cocky about it and I knew I was probably going to fail, it just felt so good to laugh

Oh and congrats mrsmikelowry, i can only imagine how it feels, good luck at gv!

Maybe its just the line of work i have been in since leaving school all those years ago, hard tests were par for the course that required actual experience of what the questions asked. The info is all right there in front of you for this one though. Its not cockiness at all, just that i found it very straight forward and doable.

forestgrump

im sure then you'll get your letter of acceptance for the next stage on tuesday.... best of luck although you probably dont need it:D enjoy garnerville!!

heffomike54

Hi guys, I did my IST at the end of March but I was just wondering does anyone know how many people are being recruited in this series of tests? Thanks for all info offered

crazylegs28

forestgrump wrote: »

im sure then you'll get your letter of acceptance for the next stage on tuesday.... best of luck although you probably dont need it:D enjoy garnerville!!

on tuesday?? am i missing something? r the letters coming out?