Enterprise Ireland Graduates for International Growth- G4IG

scrapsmac

no sweat dude!! Yeah it'd be brilliant if we knew what companies we were matched with, or even given an idea of the sector but I guess it just adds to the surprise.

I did notice that although we were matched with employers, it is at the discretion of the employer to call us for interviews. So fingers crossed we do get interviews!!

Who Knows?

.....and it mentioned something in the email about accepting an offer since it may be your only offer? Should we just be expecting one offer or should we be expecting 2-5 offers from them in the first email? This is a little annoying because the second company could be a dream company and the first one may be ehhhh ya know....?

It would be cool if they said - right, based on all the assessments and your CV, we match you to 5 companies: A, B, C, D & E. Rank these from 1-3 based on preference and they could eliminate offers or suggest them to others?

On average - each company would have 1 successful candiate of 3+ interviews?

Is there any runner up prize if not successful

pootins

scrapsmac wrote: »

I did notice that although we were matched with employers, it is at the discretion of the employer to call us for interviews. So fingers crossed we do get interviews!!

That would be pretty bad form after what we've been through already for no employer to get back to us!

I'm sure we'll know a fair bit more after this session on Thurdsay. I'll be heading along to it anyway, so if you aren't going, I'll let you know about anything you may have missed out on... I think they are recording it anyway and it'll be up on the net a few days after.

stevethewraith

Who Knows? wrote: »

.....and it mentioned something in the email about accepting an offer since it may be your only offer? Should we just be expecting one offer or should we be expecting 2-5 offers from them in the first email?

Ya based on this forum anyway last year candidates got several calls for interviews

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Wow - if we did't get at least one interview, I would be really disappointed!!


Based on last years candidates - would you have any idea on salary ranges? I hate the thought of going through all of this and then they say 'how would you feel about €15,000-€20,000... I know its good experience etc, but..... salary helps? Any thoughts on this?

Do candidates typically stay working with the "selected" companies or are they "let go" after one year?

Cheers.

andrew15

Hey guys, I also got the email for the last 300, which was funny because i thought the interview was a disaster! I was wondering if anybody has heard froma company yet? it is probably a bit soon. also do most of you guys have a second language? I dont but id imagine their are opportunities in England or North America. I am not sure i fancy my chance though! I live in Vancouver so I will only be hoping to do any interviews over the phone! : (

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Didn't hear anything yet - still waiting on "the email". Maybe people attending Thursdays event may be able to ask for more information?

I don't have a second language (have intermediate German but not practiced for a while) so I am hoping it will be an English speaking place.

Are most of you undergraduates or postgraduates or.......?? :rolleyes:

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andrew15 wrote: »

I live in Vancouver so I will only be hoping to do any interviews over the phone! : (

Were you in Ireland for any stage of the assessments or did you do them all from distance?

What area do you specialise in?

andrew15

I went home for the assessment day. the jouney nearly killed me! but I wouldnt be coming back just for an interview. I would hope that at least I could have an informal chat with the company and if they felt I had a great chance of being right for them then I might come home to Interview, I dont feel like that is to unreasonable (at least I hope its not). I have a Masters in Food Business and Development but I dont know if that means I will get paired with a food company or not. how about you guys? undergrads or post? most of the people at my assessment day had masters too

tilda5

The last 300! Has anybody heard anything for there paired company yet? I really hope I get at least one phone call, is a very long process not to hear anything in the end? did anybody ask for feed back from the assessment center? was it good or just generic??
From what i read on EI's website, there is no food companies involved with this program as Board Bia look after that! Also i read somewhere else (can't remember where!) that the wage is different for everybody and it is between the employee and the employer to agree on!
I'm a bit unsure, wondering if anybody can tell me, is the course for the first 6 months, full time or part-time? I know (if successful!) we start work with a company in November, but dose anybody know if we are to fit that around classes or would the course be a more distance learning thing?
Cheers!

stick100

hey guys. was looking on the G4IG website under the company application section and they have until the 4th October to fill out the application form so it cud be drawn out till then for some of us. It also states on that section the max salary figures companies will have to pay the duration of the programme so maybe where you are sent will depend on what your salary will be....if that's the case wudn't mind zone 1!!!!

Serpico11

Good spot Stick100!

It's actually a better salary than I thought it would be.

Though note that this is for 18months and not 12 and a lot of companies probably won't choose to go that high

stevethewraith

But when you take into account that you get a Diploma from Smurfit and all that experience, I know i wouldn't mind taking a hit in the salary department.

xtina89

I got through to the last 300 too. Just curious to know does anyone know how many people applied for the programme and what the cuts were at each stage, 300 seems a lot to still be in the running.

Also would love to know when people start to be contacted by companies...it really is a drawn out process! good luck to everyone!

tilda5

The assessment centre ran for weeks so I would say maybe 600 were call to it, just a guess hard to know exactly. 300 is not too bad, if you think there are 120 places at the moment, that's just under a 1 in 3 chance of getting a job! In a normal interview final round would usually be down to 2/3 people.
I suppose EI are being fair by giving the companies a choice of candidates rather than just placing somebody they think would be suitable. A lot of the companies would be small, so i'm guessing in a lot of cases it would be down to the company seeing the candidate fitting into the organisation as well as their skill set. Also if a company wanted somebody to go somewhere very far away, and the original candidate turned the position down, it gives them more options..

dunnear

Around 1600 applied anyway! I am kinda worried because I have started an internship and reckon I'll lose it due to all the days I'll have to take off. I wonder if many of the companies are based down the country because you would have to relocate then for the 1st 6 months! Anybody get a call yet?

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Anyone at the EI workshop on tips for interviews? Any inside information?

I got a call from EI asking if I had any questions about interviewing? No real insight and said most of it was covered in the email they sent to say you were through to the final 300....

Any offers yet anyone??? :rolleyes:

kunbs

I got the email saying I had got through as part of the last 300. I have been checking emails and mobile phone every other minute checking to see if any company contacts.... but Im in the same boat as everyone else waiting to hear back from the client companies... not sure whether to call/check with EnterpriseIreland... Goodluck Everyone... The wait/anticipation is killing me though!!!

I want this so Bad..

kunbs

I only joined boards cos of this!! hahahaha!! Anyhow ....I wasnt able to attend the workshop on thursday due to bereavement- any tips/information that we need to know pls. I know its going up on the fb page today but it would be nice to get extras from those there live and direct.

Who Knows?

Yeah, I know what you mean. I did contact EI to see what the story was or when "should we expect" some notification.... I was disppointed to learn that there is no guarantee that we will even get an offer/interview. It is at the discretion of the companies now. I thought we would get 1-3 interviews (at least) but this is not the case (supposedly).

At the moment, you have passed the assessment tests and matched with a company or a few companies. EI pass on your details and their feedback on you. The companies review this information and decide whether you would "fit" their company (maybe based on skills, attitude, personality etc). If they think you would be "suitable", they will contact you to arrange an interview.

So I guess....this is where we are all at at the moment. Maybe we will hear from them this week/next week?

Doesn't it start in November??? Cutting it tight!! :rolleyes:

(apologies for spelling errors - Im rushing out the door....)

funsize86

Did anyone else get feedback today? No interviews for me so far...checking my emails and phone constantly...

sallym123

funsize86 wrote: »

Did anyone else get feedback today? No interviews for me so far...checking my emails and phone constantly...

Ya I heard back today, all 3's and 4's so dont know what that means? Middle of the road i suppose

Any sign of the podcast being put up from last thursday. Any1 there have some feedback?

Best of luck all.

kunbs

Yeah I also got my feedback today .. Very Good to know.

@who knows - did EI say we should expect any delay in hearing back from the companies i.e in the next week or this week? *sigh*

Who Knows?

@kunbs.... No EI didn't give any indication about how long we would have to wait - just have to wait for the companies to contact us? It feels like a very 'blind' process since there is a lack of insight on what to expect and when.

Regarding the feedback, is it descriptive or scaled/ranked based on your performance. I didn't get any feedback on this yet. Should hear this week I guess

sallym123

@who knows, ya its ranked from 1 - 5. Over 5 categories, team work....etc.

I presume the feedback we get is the same the companies get. Dont know if the feedback was in regard to the group excercise only or included the 1 on 1 interview too?

hopefully there will be contact from companies soon, get things in motion.

kunbs

@ who knows Oh ok... yeah it is very blind. Thanks.

The feedback is on a scale of 1-5 - 5 being Great and 1 not too great. and if you get 4's you look under the 4 and see what they felt you demonstrated at the assessment center.

miller8721

Got interview with one of the companies, anyone else got anything?

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I got some feedback on the assessment which groupped it as:

Initiative and Achievement
Acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results. Enables outcomes.

Organisational Skills
Organises self to reach objectives. Executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results. Adheres to the plans and expected outcomes.

Communication and Influence
Communicates in a manner that will persuade, convince and influence others, in order to motivate, inspire or encourage them to follow a particular course of action.

Commercial Orientation
Demonstrates theoretical / conceptual understanding of commercial issues relating to growing companies. Able to apply this in a practical scenario and draws on own related experience and knowledge.

Working with People
Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals. Builds a useful network of allies, contacts and relationships and utilizes it to achieve objectives.



I would reckon that this is largely the analysis from the online assessment (but I can't be 100% sure). Maybe they ranked both online and face-to-face and gave us an average? I got mostly 4's... but we'll see what that means 'in reality'?

@miller8721 - congrats! Keep us posted on your progress. Can you tell me teh nature of the company, e.g. food science, IT, medical, etc..... Best of luck with it!

Thanks!

miller8721

I got interview with an IT company. Hope that helps. Hope u get interview soon. Best luck!

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Great - are they based in Ireland or where are they based? Where will you be based when you are successful?