PSNI Recruitment - Stage 2 - The Assessment Centre

Shield

The Assessment Centre comprises of 3 role plays, 1 situational interview and 1 written exercise. You are NOT permitted to post details of ANY of the above, but you ARE permitted to let others know how you got on, how you found it, and so on.

MAKEPEACE

Good luck to everyone with ac centres this week. I'm not what you would say looking forward to it but hey second time round should be better hopefully

PapaYankeeGirl

MAKEPEACE wrote: »

Good luck to everyone with ac centres this week. I'm not what you would say looking forward to it but hey second time round should be better hopefully

Hey,

Im sure you have probably posted the answer to this questions before but here goes,

Did you fail the AC or just not score high enough merit wise? PM the answer if you want to keep it shushty.

Thanks

PS sooooooooooooooo scared iv failed the AC

carlty888

MAKEPEACE wrote: »

Good luck to everyone with ac centres this week. I'm not what you would say looking forward to it but hey second time round should be better hopefully

I'm up on Monday. Third attempt for me. I'm starting to get a little nervous about it now. Actually, I'm bricking it! :eek::eek::eek:

Recruitment (in my mind) all boils down to the A/C. I'm fairly confident about passing vetting and medicals. I know that I can still trip up here, but for me, the A/C's really the make or break stage of the whole process.

Best of luck to everyone else putting themselves through the mill this week. Hopefully we'll all see each other on the other side (meaning Hotel Garnerville, not the afterlife).

carlty888

I'm still not so sure if I like the forum being split. I'm gonna miss the C13ers. It's like being at school and having some of your friends moved to a different class.

stephen142

yeah same, i liked the big post. but i guess this will get ok, eventually.

Maura2145

carlty888 wrote: »

I'm still not so sure if I like the forum being split. I'm gonna miss the C13ers. It's like being at school and having some of your friends moved to a different class.

Your so right! maybe they'll come visit...

inspector71

did mine on friday there.

Wasn't as nervous as I was for the IST.
Think it's easier to be prepared for the A/C.

It's pretty hard to guess how I've done, I think the only way I can describe my performance on the days is, I didn't let myself down (i think).

I found it relaxing to look at the activity out the window while doing my situational interview

MAKEPEACE

PapaYankeeGirl wrote: »

Hey,

Im sure you have probably posted the answer to this questions before but here goes,

Did you fail the AC or just not score high enough merit wise? PM the answer if you want to keep it shushty.

Thanks

PS sooooooooooooooo scared iv failed the AC

I passed ac for 13 I've reapplied have to do it all again.

neoruss

I have my a/c near end of July.
What are the so called buzz words that i've heard of.
I think they were in the other long thread but it takes so long trawling through this.
cheers

tfitzgerald

they are on your green sheet that was sent out with your IST results.

Resillience
Diversity
Problem solving
Personal responsibility
customer/community focus
team working
cant remember the 7th one

i know these with thanks to pyg:):)

neoruss

No not them.
They are the attributes (think thats how you spell it) they are looking for and what they mark you on.
I thought there where some other like 'buzz' words that are a good thing to include in your answers.

Shield

neoruss wrote: »

No not them.
They are the attributes (think thats how you spell it) they are looking for and what they mark you on.
I thought there where some other like 'buzz' words that are a good thing to include in your answers.

Seriously, are you asking for people to tell you what words to use in the situational interview? How will you know when to use these "buzz" words if they exist? Why not be yourself and word your answers naturally and as they come to you?

given1

a/c in 10 hours time, more nervous than i was for my first a/c:eek:gd luck to lady v, carlty888 and anyone else doing theres tomoro, hope everyones all fired up and ready:)

alanbelfast

Hey given lady v carlty etc etc...........Best of luck for tomorrow, I'm sure ya will knock em dead!
Rem' keep your cool and remember what competencies they are looking for in certain roleplays. I found it better if you can demonstrate all the competencies in all the role plays if possible!

Good night folks x

given1

alanbelfast wrote: »

Hey given lady v carlty etc etc...........Best of luck for tomorrow, I'm sure ya will knock em dead!
Rem' keep your cool and remember what competencies they are looking for in certain roleplays. I found it better if you can demonstrate all the competencies in all the role plays if possible!

Good night folks x

cheers alanbelfast, much appreciated!!

doug-26

Good luck to all you AC'ers tomorrow, given, carlty, lady vi etc, i'm sure you'll do well!!:D Mine's still another while away, such a looooong drawn out process this is!

JVB

Hi folks, this forum split is like being separated from your friends at school because you were having too much fun together Me no like!

Good luck to those attending AC's this week. I'll be dipping in-and-out of the other forums too. Looks like my work/skive ratio is going to get worse (or better )

Speak soon.

deanomcf

hey, just found this thread whilst stumbling through the net for advice on the A/C, i kno its not premited to go in to specifics but anyone know much about the written test, will it jus b situational questions? no details obviously! is it true that the pass mark for the testing was lowered due to poor results?!? been reading through sum statistics on other threads, 8000 aplicants for 240 jobs, crazy! also PSNI, how does age effect my chances, at only 19 i appeared 2 easily b the youngest at my stage one test! ne help would be very much appreciated!! Dean

p.s any qucik replies wud b gr8 as my a/c is in 2 days!

given1

deanomcf wrote: »

hey, just found this thread whilst stumbling through the net for advice on the A/C, i kno its not premited to go in to specifics but anyone know much about the written test, will it jus b situational questions? no details obviously! is it true that the pass mark for the testing was lowered due to poor results?!? been reading through sum statistics on other threads, 8000 aplicants for 240 jobs, crazy! also PSNI, how does age effect my chances, at only 19 i appeared 2 easily b the youngest at my stage one test! ne help would be very much appreciated!! Dean

p.s any qucik replies wud b gr8 as my a/c is in 2 days!

aye involves situational questions, as far as i know they did lower the age due to poor results from 52 til 50! theyre recruiting 440 altogether i think, 220 roman catholic and 220 non roman catholic! age isnt a barrier im only 19 and have a medical for c 13 coming up in a week!

deanomcf

sweet well good luck 2 ya, if u reach the last stage will ur age not decrease ur chances of bein in the top 440?

Shield

deanomcf wrote: »

hey, just found this thread whilst stumbling through the net for advice on the A/C, i kno its not premited to go in to specifics but anyone know much about the written test, will it jus b situational questions? no details obviously! is it true that the pass mark for the testing was lowered due to poor results?!? been reading through sum statistics on other threads, 8000 aplicants for 240 jobs, crazy! also PSNI, how does age effect my chances, at only 19 i appeared 2 easily b the youngest at my stage one test! ne help would be very much appreciated!! Dean

p.s any qucik replies wud b gr8 as my a/c is in 2 days!

Here's a quick reply: READ THE FORUM CHARTER.

Use txtspk one more time, and I will delete your posts, and ban you from the forum.

You have been warned.

deanomcf

sorry force of habit!

carlty888

Haha. PSNI, you're fairly cracking the whip on the old testspeak!

I had my A/C yesterday. Aaaaarrrggghhhh!!!! :eek: I'm glad it's over.

Can't go into the specifics (for obvious reasons), but I think (hope ) I covered all the bases.

Only gotta wait 6 weeks for the results now. Consensia stated that the PSNI had requested that they take the full 6 weeks to send them out. Ah well, patience is a virtue. Or so they say.

alanbelfast

I am In - Yipppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Good luck to everyone with the ac results. Over the moon and yes I am considering running out inthe streets saying I'm in I'm in hehe.

PapaYankeeGirl

alanbelfast wrote: »

I am In - Yipppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Good luck to everyone with the ac results. Over the moon and yes I am considering running out inthe streets saying I'm in I'm in hehe.

Well done my friend!!!!!, 4 weeks and 6days till the old AC results for me!!!!! Pray for me please!!!!!!

PS, get out in the street and shout it loud!!!!!!!

PapaYankeeGirl

carlty888 wrote: »

Haha. PSNI, you're fairly cracking the whip on the old testspeak!

I had my A/C yesterday. Aaaaarrrggghhhh!!!! :eek: I'm glad it's over.

Can't go into the specifics (for obvious reasons), but I think (hope ) I covered all the bases.

Only gotta wait 6 weeks for the results now. Consensia stated that the PSNI had requested that they take the full 6 weeks to send them out. Ah well, patience is a virtue. Or so they say.

Yeah 6 weeks!!! BUMMER!!!! They didnt state if it was working weeks so i assume its just 6 bog standard weeks!!!! 6 weeks from my ac takes me to my 19th birthday!!!:cool:

carlty888

PapaYankeeGirl wrote: »

Yeah 6 weeks!!! BUMMER!!!! They didnt state if it was working weeks so i assume its just 6 bog standard weeks!!!! 6 weeks from my ac takes me to my 19th birthday!!!:cool:

They said 42 days, so that's your "6 bog standard weeks"!

MrsGeneHunt

carlty888 wrote: »

They said 42 days, so that's your "6 bog standard weeks"!

Considering they did take the full whack for IST results, I am assuming they will take the full time for AC results. Nightmare, considering my AC isnt til August, it will be Sept before I hear

Its probably to give them some breathing space, and to hell with all us watching for the postman!!

When you get a letter after your AC is it your score?

carlty888

MrsGeneHunt wrote: »

When you get a letter after your AC is it your score?

Afraid not. It just tells you if you've passed or failed . You will have to wait until October when your A/C scores will be posted out with a breakdown of how you performed in the A/C.

JVB

MrsGeneHunt wrote: »

I've been wondering about that myself, what happens if you cant bring it to a solution in 5 minutes.

With the role plays it is how you meet the competencies being assessed. Try and reach an agreement in the 5 mins but if you don't, don't stress too much. As long as you've stuck to what you set out to do, taking into account the 'customers' needs you'll be ok. Remember, each competency is assessed more than once, so it's not all or nothing on just one role play.

Hope this makes sense

carlty888

JVB wrote: »

With the role plays it is how you meet the competencies being assessed. Try and reach an agreement in the 5 mins but if you don't, don't stress too much. As long as you've stuck to what you set out to do, taking into account the 'customers' needs you'll be ok. Remember, each competency is assessed more than once, so it's not all or nothing on just one role play.

Hope this makes sense

Thanks JVB. That's what I was hoping to hear.

As I said before, I was confident that I had covered the competencies that were being tested. The role-player just seemed to be a talker and kept going back to some things that we had already discussed and agreed on.

Roll on the results!

deanomcf

cool, well i hope it all goes well for you, seems strange everyone having things at different times and getting results etc! not your run of the mill interview, eh?

alanbelfast - do u mean ur in to the actual police, or just passed everything and in the running for a job, either way good luck and congratulations but just curious!

carlty888

deanomcf wrote: »

cool, well i hope it all goes well for you, seems strange everyone having things at different times and getting results etc! not your run of the mill interview, eh?

alanbelfast - do u mean ur in to the actual police, or just passed everything and in the running for a job, either way good luck and congratulations but just curious!

He's in. Starting 3 August. Yeah..... I hate him too! :D I'd swap places with him in a flash.

goodcopbadcop

MrsGeneHunt wrote: »

Considering they did take the full whack for IST results, I am assuming they will take the full time for AC results. Nightmare, considering my AC isnt til August, it will be Sept before I hear

Its probably to give them some breathing space, and to hell with all us watching for the postman!!

When you get a letter after your AC is it your score?

11 weeks I waited on AC results. I could do 6 standing on my head

alanbelfast

deanomcf wrote: »

cool, well i hope it all goes well for you, seems strange everyone having things at different times and getting results etc! not your run of the mill interview, eh?

alanbelfast - do u mean ur in to the actual police, or just passed everything and in the running for a job, either way good luck and congratulations but just curious!

Hi

I have passed everything and been given my start date for SOT(student officer training).

Thanks for the congrats

alanbelfast

Hi

As far as I am aware and have been told, 50 per cent of the points goes on if you resolved the issue and the rest on showing the competencies and method.
Just like JVB said though, You are tested many times for certain competencies so try and demonstrate them in every role play. This is NOT a requirement but I found it good practise in case you missed out on previous role plays or written and situational exercise.

carlty888

alanbelfast wrote: »

Hi

As far as I am aware and have been told, 50 per cent of the points goes on if you resolved the issue and the rest on showing the competencies and method.

That's really not what I want to be hearing!

I felt that all the issues within the roleplays had been properly resolved, but the five minutes ran out before I could formally fininsh the discussion. I hope this doesn't go against me. I guess it's down to the markers interpretation of whether the issue has been satisfactorily put to bed.

It's now been two days since I attended the A/C and already I'm startin to crack up waiting for the results. :eek: This is not good.

alanbelfast

carlty888 wrote: »

That's really not what I want to be hearing!

I felt that all the issues within the roleplays had been properly resolved, but the five minutes ran out before I could formally fininsh the discussion. I hope this doesn't go against me. I guess it's down to the markers interpretation of whether the issue has been satisfactorily put to bed.

It's now been two days since I attended the A/C and already I'm startin to crack up waiting for the results. :eek: This is not good.

Don't worry carlty

It's ok if you have resolved it but not formally closed the conversation.
I only formally finished 2 of mine!

So don't let that be worrying you in the slightest. If they see you made good effort and kept calm and displayed the competencies then you will be flying.

PapaYankeeGirl

carlty888 wrote: »

That's really not what I want to be hearing!

I felt that all the issues within the roleplays had been properly resolved, but the five minutes ran out before I could formally fininsh the discussion. I hope this doesn't go against me. I guess it's down to the markers interpretation of whether the issue has been satisfactorily put to bed.

It's now been two days since I attended the A/C and already I'm startin to crack up waiting for the results. :eek: This is not good.

I hate waiting too. Im resisting waiting for the postman and keep telling myself i have another 4weeks and 5days to wait!!!!! :rolleyes:

alanbelfast

Listen peeps you really need to chill. I too was as bad as your both feeling right now. It almost sent me insane !! I then took time out from the forum as I was checking it every minute, Laptop came to the loo and all sorts lol. Try keep it out of your mind and then someday their might be a nice surprise on the front door.

As the old cliche goes ' best things come to those who wait'
Not much of a comfort I know but honestly you will make yourselves ill with worry etc.

carlty888

PapaYankeeGirl wrote: »

I hate waiting too. Im resisting waiting for the postman and keep telling myself i have another 4weeks and 5days to wait!!!!! :rolleyes:

We kinda noticed. :D

We still expect a daily update. The forum just wouldn't be the same without it!

carlty888

alanbelfast wrote: »

Don't worry carlty

It's ok if you have resolved it but not formally closed the conversation.
I only formally finished 2 of mine!

So don't let that be worrying you in the slightest. If they see you made good effort and kept calm and displayed the competencies then you will be flying.

What's done, is done. It's too late to start worrying about it now. I'll just have to wait (patiently :mad:) until October for the feedback forms to come out.

This forum's like a bug that's hard to get rid of. I'll still be popping in fairly regularly to find out how others are doing. My next major rant will be around the time the pass/fail letters come out (end of August I think).

deanomcf

im litterally just home from my a/c, not really sure how it went to be honest but i actually enjoyed it! met a few decent folk although every1 seem too shy/nervous 2 talk! its 6 weeks and counting but i plan to put it out of my mind untill it comes! easier said that done though!

JulieBelfast84

I have my A/C on friday. I am so nervous, this is my first time gettin to this stage. Last time I failed my IST by two marks, and this year passed. My friend failed this year by 2 marks then got a letter saying she had passed because they lowered the entrance mark. Fingers crossed for friday and good luck everyone else who is about to do their assesment centre.

JulieBelfast84

deanomcf wrote: »

im litterally just home from my a/c, not really sure how it went to be honest but i actually enjoyed it! met a few decent folk although every1 seem too shy/nervous 2 talk! its 6 weeks and counting but i plan to put it out of my mind untill it comes! easier said that done though!

Can I ask you how long it lasted? and was there much waiting time between the role plays, situational interview etc?

PapaYankeeGirl

JulieBelfast84 wrote: »

Can I ask you how long it lasted? and was there much waiting time between the role plays, situational interview etc?

Mine started at 9am and i was out by 12pm

I had no time to wait in between it was just one after the other. There were 11 or 12 of us and we were split into groups of 3. My group did everything first so thats why i hadnt time to sit around:)

JulieBelfast84

Thanks

Wasn't too sure what time I would get finished, hopefully ill be one of the first groups to go then. Good luck with yours. Is this your first time too?

DustyMan

I can't believe it! :eek:
I just came back from holiday and there was a letter waiting for me from Consensia stating that 'a review of candidate numbers ....has resulted in candidates with a score of 50 and 51 ..now progressing to the Assessment Centre.'
I got 50, so I've got a date now for the AC.

PapaYankeeGirl

JulieBelfast84 wrote: »

Thanks

Wasn't too sure what time I would get finished, hopefully ill be one of the first groups to go then. Good luck with yours. Is this your first time too?

Everyone does the written part together, then all the role plays coinside with each other, the interviews are conducted 3 at a time(in separate rooms)

2nd time doing IST
1st time doing AC

All the best:D

Any other questions just ask:)

chatterbox08

I had my AC last Thursday. Personally I found the situational interview the "nicest" part of the day. Its more relaxed I think. The interviewers are really nice too. I thought I was a little pushed for time in the written exercise. Not too sure how I performed in the Role plays, but I did manage to get it wrapped up before the 5 mins was up eacht time. Now its just back to the waiting game...