Eircom apprenticeship

focusowner

Endace wrote: »

So this time tomorrow some of us will be finished our first day!!:cool:

Best of luck to all those starting tomorrow cant wait for some feedback from the course

evosteo

best of luck to those starting tomorrow

SmudgeS20K16

qFIGHTINIRISHp wrote: »

well lads i had a call last week to say i wasnt successful. made it as far as the final interview but i'll go no further. gutted to be honest. been a sparks for 12 yrs and was a supervisor for 3. had a feedback call from them this week and i was told that while technically i had everything they were looking for the lack of experience in customer relations is basically what i fell down on. wasnt impressed to say the least. had done a 2 week course in carlow in fibre installation and rrepair during the summer, thought it might help but they seem to be focused on the customer care side of things. i wud have thought upgrading the network to fibre wud have been a priority since the competition is streaks ahead in that dept. anyway best of luck to those who got in, it wasnt an easy process to go through so make the most of it. rant over

Really sorry to hear that. As a girl that has absolutely no experience in the area I was sure I wouldn't get in. I actually feel bad now seeing as you seem to have so much experience in the area. Don't get me wrong, I have over 7 years experience in one to one customer care, and have won awards in the area, but I have zilch in this area! Maybe they should have balanced it a bit more?! Although I suppose they can teach us the installation and all that, sometimes you will either be good with customers or not.

Anyway sorry again to hear that, best of luck with your future endeavours.

And best of luck to all starting today!!

thefinalstage

SmudgeS20K16 wrote: »

Really sorry to hear that. As a girl that has absolutely no experience in the area I was sure I wouldn't get in. I actually feel bad now seeing as you seem to have so much experience in the area. Don't get me wrong, I have over 7 years experience in one to one customer care, and have won awards in the area, but I have zilch in this area! Maybe they should have balanced it a bit more?! Although I suppose they can teach us the installation and all that, sometimes you will either be good with customers or not.

Anyway sorry again to hear that, best of luck with your future endeavours.

And best of luck to all starting today!!

It helps that you are a girl too

brick100

Any feedback on anyones first day? How was it?

ormondprop

Iheard that we will be paid monthly and will have to work a month in hand aswell, please somebody tell me that this is untrue, i cant afford to do two months work before getting paid

SmudgeS20K16

ormondprop wrote: »

Iheard that we will be paid monthly and will have to work a month in hand aswell, please somebody tell me that this is untrue, i cant afford to do two months work before getting paid

Balls!! Would a month in hand not mean we get paid at the end of our first month though?? That's how it used to be in a past job I had anyway but could be different here.

ormondprop

Thats what i heard but i'm hoping its only a rumour, they couldn't expect us to work 8-9 weeks before getting paid especially considering a lot of us might have to relocate and pay a deposit on a new place, a month in hand would be working two months before getting paid the same as working a week in hand is working two weeks before getting paid and then getting your last weeks wages the week after you finish up, hopefully someone just mis heard or mis read something, because i think working a month i arrears is working for a month and getting paid after that month so maybe thats what it is and they just got mixed up

REdDeviL121

I wouldnt think that they woul have people starting in november and then not paying people until after christmas leaving people with nothing! I wouldnt worry about that! Youl get paid at the end of the month!

evosteo

any word yet red?

REdDeviL121

evosteo wrote: »

any word yet red?

No none yet steo! Thanks for asking! Was on to ian and he said whoevers waiting will definitly hear one way or another tomorrow! So tomorrow ill find out whether uts a yeah or not! So ill let yal kno ha!! Heres hoping its a yeah tho ha!

SmudgeS20K16

Ah hope they don't leave us that long waiting for money. It's bad enough that they don't know how long we will be located in Dublin for; so finding a place to stay is hard enough as it is, seeing as we can't commit to a long term lease. Best of luck Red, hope it's a 'yes' after this wait!

No word from anyone that started today yet....... was it that bad??!!

DANNYL87

hi, can anyone tell me what the medical entails?

axiom

still waiting on my medical date .... starting Nov 14th

being that most of the people who were starting 17th seemed to be from down the country, I doubt we'll get much response until the weekend, I'd say they're fairly run off their feet atm sorting work, accomadation and navigating round Dublin ...

very curious myself to hear anything though

brick100

I'm from down the country and I'm startin the 14th of November too.. still havent heard about my medical yet either.. I hope it's soon, I'm dying to get started!!

conorbrowne

hey, i got accepted there last thursday, start date the 14 nov, can neone tell me what the medical entails

SmudgeS20K16

brick100 wrote: »

I'm from down the country and I'm startin the 14th of November too.. still havent heard about my medical yet either.. I hope it's soon, I'm dying to get started!!

Same as. They said it would be this week or next. Going on the process so far I'm not expecting to hear anytime soon. Wouldn't mind knowing what it involves though!!

robertoneill77

hey i found out last week im starting on the 14th of november! delighted wish i had found this earlier!! im not living in dublin and wondering if anyone else is looking for accomodation nearby? i also havent heard about my medical

hillbloom

Is the interest gone out of this thread? Does anyone know did RED DEVIL get accepted. He said he would let us know. I was really hoping he would get an apprentice. How did the medicals go? Good Luck to all.

REdDeviL121

hillbloom wrote: »

Is the interest gone out of this thread? Does anyone know did RED DEVIL get accepted. He said he would let us know. I was really hoping he would get an apprentice. How did the medicals go? Good Luck to all.

Hi sorry im trying to stay away from this as its controling my life at the moment haha!! I gotta call tuesday night telling me that i had a great interview but they still couldnt come up with an answer yet! So they said that i should hear by the end of next week! Although it could stretch out further! Jus really annoyed!! Anyway ill let you kno wen i find out! Thanks and sorry for not posting sooner!

SmudgeS20K16

That's dreadful! Best of luck!!

BlubberyGiraffe

Being paid a backmonth is terrible. To not be paid in 2 months when this apprenticeship was organized months ago is ridiculous.... and their carry on with that chap who has yet to be given a yes/no. It would seem that this wasnt the best organized program.

Congrats to everyone who got a place. I'm sort of glad I bitched out of the practical, it would drive me off the wall not getting paid for 2 months.

Godofhellfire

It might all seem bad but you have to look further then 2 months! I'm looking years down the line and the trade skills, experience etc. that you will learn along the way!

Endm

BlubberyGiraffe wrote: »

Being paid a backmonth is terrible. To not be paid in 2 months when this apprenticeship was organized months ago is ridiculous.... and their carry on with that chap who has yet to be given a yes/no. It would seem that this wasnt the best organized program.

Congrats to everyone who got a place. I'm sort of glad I bitched out of the practical, it would drive me off the wall not getting paid for 2 months.

hey guys ..im also waiting on yes/no ..ian called tuesday to say there doing the last ones this week so hopefully tuesday my blood pressure can take a brake..:(

skully52

hi guys...ive been following this thread the last while and i have to say it has been a stressful few months!!!congrats to everyone that got thru.thankfully i got thru and had my medical yesterday...and am due to start the 14th.has anyone got any accomodation sorted or heard anything about it??

IReallyShouldnt

Hi guys I have my medical tomorrow does anybody know what it entails really worried it might stop me getting the job all our help would be really appreciated

IReallyShouldnt

what did the medical entail???

focusowner

IReallyShouldnt wrote: »

what did the medical entail???

Its a general medical why would you worry ? Blood pressure etc

Eyesight hearing etc did mine 2 weeks ago its very simple

IReallyShouldnt

oh great im just worried as they said its all pending on it and as its the last hurdle suppose am just over thinking it as i really want the jub and dony want anything to mess it up, prob wont be happy till i start, have u started yet??

focusowner

IReallyShouldnt wrote: »

oh great im just worried as they said its all pending on it and as its the last hurdle suppose am just over thinking it as i really want the jub and dony want anything to mess it up, prob wont be happy till i start, have u started yet??

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