Eircom apprenticeship

applei · 07-08-2011 12:12PM

Ya it's unusual. I wonder how many have been asked to attend CityWest next week. Has anyone else got a phone interview next week?

higgs23 · 07-08-2011 12:58PM

applei wrote: »

Ya it's unusual. I wonder how many have been asked to attend CityWest next week. Has anyone else got a phone interview next week?

I had mine last week and the woman said there was still hundreds of phone interviews to be done so there is probably a lot having them next week to. I'd like to know how many are attending the assessment day? Just have to wait and see. Good luck next week with your interview.

applei · 07-08-2011 02:31PM

Thanks. I'm telling myself it'll be fine but still am nervous enough about it. I was told it'll be about half an hour long. Did they tell you how long it would be before you'd be notified if you were succesful.

higgs23 · 07-08-2011 03:30PM

They will let you know a vague idea of when you should hear from them. The woman said to me it would be in the next week or two due to the backlog of applicants but I got the call two days after so it was a quick reply. I was worried to but they are polite and easy to talk to.

applei · 07-08-2011 03:45PM

Ok thanks. So are you soon having your assessment in CityWest? Did they touch on anything specific in the interview, although I know all interviews will differ, depending on the applicant.

higgs23 · 07-08-2011 04:28PM

In the morning at Citywest yeah nervous but sure I suppose everyone is a bit. Yeah man someone on this forum mentioned about his and everyone got mad over it so if you track back a bit but like mentioned it will be all about you so once you can sell yourself you will be fine.

applei · 07-08-2011 05:46PM

Sell yourself...that sounds so bad!! I hadn't actually read through all this forum but I'll have a look. Best of luck tomorrow, hope all goes well.

Kromdar · 08-08-2011 02:54PM

anyone for the monday afternoon in citywest? just got a call there...

manormyth · 08-08-2011 04:06PM

Kromdar wrote: »

anyone for the monday afternoon in citywest? just got a call there...

Im this weds there must be a good few left in it. theres info up on the eircom website

higgs23 · 08-08-2011 04:21PM

manormyth wrote: »

Im this weds there must be a good few left in it. theres info up on the eircom website

Mines tomorrow, where is this extra information is it the NEXT STEPS section???? thats the only new section I noticed but that doesn't give any more information than their email.?

manormyth · 08-08-2011 04:49PM

higgs23 wrote: »

manormyth wrote: »

Im this weds there must be a good few left in it. theres info up on the eircom website

Mines tomorrow, where is this extra information is it the NEXT STEPS section???? thats the only new section I noticed but that doesn't give any more information than their email.?

yeah i tink thats what i was looking at not much there i know...the best of luck with 2mro...sould be interesting to find out what will happen!!

manormyth · 08-08-2011 04:49PM

higgs23 wrote: »

manormyth wrote: »

Im this weds there must be a good few left in it. theres info up on the eircom website

Mines tomorrow, where is this extra information is it the NEXT STEPS section???? thats the only new section I noticed but that doesn't give any more information than their email.?

yeah i tink thats what i was looking at not much there i know...the best of luck with 2mro...sould be interesting to find out what will happen!!

evosteo · 08-08-2011 05:32PM

Kromdar wrote: »

anyone for the monday afternoon in citywest? just got a call there...

when did you do the test/ phone interview krom?

ormondprop · 08-08-2011 05:53PM

I've got it on thursday after lunch in the citywest, what are ye wearing to it? Says neat/smart casual

higgs23 · 08-08-2011 06:59PM

ormondprop wrote: »

I've got it on thursday after lunch in the citywest, what are ye wearing to it? Says neat/smart casual

Shirt jeans and shoes I think is smart enough was going to wear slacks but its smart casual so ...........?? whats your take on it?

ormondprop · 08-08-2011 07:13PM

Shirt and shoes anyway, and a toss up between jeans or chinos, hopefully somebody who had it today can tell us what most people wore

Kromdar · 08-08-2011 11:30PM

evosteo wrote: »

when did you do the test/ phone interview krom?

sorry for the delay steo, did the tests on the original closing date, and got the phone interview about 11 days ago. same chaps that did the phone interview, so i assume its still not officially in eircom's hands yet, rather with the recruitment company.

spicymchaggis · 08-08-2011 11:43PM

Kromdar wrote: »

anyone for the monday afternoon in citywest? just got a call there...

Im at the monday afternoon one. Wouldnt mind some feedback from people that do it before then. Never applied for something that went through a process like this before.

Watching · 09-08-2011 12:31AM

higgs23 wrote: »

Shirt jeans and shoes I think is smart enough was going to wear slacks but its smart casual so ...........?? whats your take on it?

I'll be going in Shirt & trousers, without the suit jacket.

Full suit for interview, should it happen.
:cool:

focusowner · 09-08-2011 09:30AM

Watching wrote: »

higgs23 wrote: »

Shirt jeans and shoes I think is smart enough was going to wear slacks but its smart casual so ...........?? whats your take on it?

I'll be going in Shirt & trousers, without the suit jacket.

Full suit for interview, should it happen.
:cool:

Im still awaiting my email confirmation for thurs morning should i ring them ?

arthurpenguin · 09-08-2011 02:10PM

Hey lads just wondering how the other candidates got on yesterday or today? I don't wanna know what you were asked or anything because i know people only get angry

. Just stuff like what most people wear, is it tough, how long does it last etc etc. Thanks lads and goodluck to all who are still in the selection process!

deaglan169 · 09-08-2011 02:49PM

well i havent heard back from eircom as of yet and i applied the first week it was advertised so i can safely say im not going to get a phone interview at this stage, i did however get through to interview stage with BT and had interview this morning very daunting but went well i thought, best of luck to those in the selection process just to get a phone interview means something, 1600 applied in the north so i can only imagine a figure of around 16,000 prob applied here in the south

SmudgeS20K16 · 09-08-2011 04:40PM

I applied on July 25th, did the aptitude tests on July 27th, got a phone call 8 days later on August 4th to say I had a phone interview today.

Just after finishing it (16 minutes in total) and think it went fairly well.
I'd be hopeful to get through to the next round so fingers crossed.

The lady said the next round is a day assessment in Dublin with some hands-on tasks.
Then a one-to-one interview followed by a medical / eye test.
Salary is 19k for first year.
Hours are 8:30 to 5 Mon to Fri, no shift work and the locations are Drogheda, Dundalk, Dublin and Portlaoise.

Good luck everyone!!

Oh and are most of you males or are there any other females getting on successfully??

murphthesmurf · 09-08-2011 05:23PM

I think those of us who haven't had a phone interview can safely say we're out :mad:
I wasn't hoping for much though as I'm 36 and figured this would count heavily against me.
Good luck to the rest of ya.

Geralt · 09-08-2011 06:45PM

Hey All !

Just finished the assesment in assesment centre. All I can say is don't worry and be relaxed and yourself.

As for the dress code: get shirt and jeans - or something similar - and you'll be fine.

BTW you wont need a calculator or any papers

hope it helps

colmbarr1988 · 09-08-2011 08:06PM

well i just had the phone interview today
went well i felt the woman was very easy to talk to
was told that if successful in getting through to the next stage i will hear by phone call if not i will get a email

so fingers crossed
also a friend has an interview over the phone on friday so for those who ar yet to hear back keep the chin up

evosteo · 09-08-2011 10:05PM

colmbarr1988 wrote: »

well i just had the phone interview today
went well i felt the woman was very easy to talk to
was told that if successful in getting through to the next stage i will hear by phone call if not i will get a email

so fingers crossed
also a friend has an interview over the phone on friday so for those who ar yet to hear back keep the chin up

when did you do the online assesment colm?

applei · 09-08-2011 11:04PM

Hey all,

I know people don't like being asked details of interviews etc. but I have one question about the assessment day in Citywest. It says on the Eircom website that one part of the assessment day is an individual "verbal" excercise. Vaguely, what does this entail??

auto spark · 10-08-2011 03:18AM

i got a call back today saying that my apptitude test had been succesful and that i had passed through to the next stage of interviewing which is a phone interview next tues ......... fingers crossed . any tips any1

auto spark · 10-08-2011 03:23AM

murphthesmurf wrote: »

I think those of us who haven't had a phone interview can safely say we're out :mad:
I wasn't hoping for much though as I'm 36 and figured this would count heavily against me.
Good luck to the rest of ya.

dont get yourself down mate , i only got a call today saying that my interview would be tuesday week . there must be thousands applying ....

.who knows what could happen . positive thinking never hurt anyone

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