CSO recruiting temp survey staff

wench

The CSO have a new recruitment drive starting today for survey interviewers and supervisors. Closing date will be 2 May, or when quota is met.

https://recruitment.cso.ie/cso_recruitment/

Condatis

From €8.80 per hour and you must provide a car.

LFC5Times

Condatis wrote: »

From €8.80 per hour and you must provide a car.

Can't afford a car on €188 a week, so thats me out.

genie

Has anyone done this before? Are there travel expenses?

Condatis

There's no mention in the application form of travel expenses.

When they recruited for the census there were travel expenses and there was no requirement for car for those living in large urban areas.

embereve

I applied for both jobs and it took me more than 2 hrs to fill out the form. The application was very detailed for the supervisor position - and prob will go to all previous supervisors. Might not even get a chance at interview......

thecommietommy

Condatis wrote: »

There's no mention in the application form of travel expenses.

When they recruited for the census there were travel expenses and there was no requirement for car for those living in large urban areas.

Under the section - Personal Specification it says

1. Essential Requirements


m) hold a current full clean driving licence and have the full-time use of a car;

https://recruitment.cso.ie/cso_recruitment/Docs/Candidates_booklet.pdf

piskins72

Condatis wrote: »

There's no mention in the application form of travel expenses.

When they recruited for the census there were travel expenses and there was no requirement for car for those living in large urban areas.

yes there is on the candidates booklet ... see on page 14 under headquarters

Jellybaby1

If anyone wants to know what it was like for the Census Enumerators in 2011 check out the thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056206652

tannytantans

Has anyone heard back from the cso?

pinkhardhat

I just got an email calling me to an interview in Limerick this Monday coming..fingers crossed...

edenbridge146

Congrats on the interview - well done

I'm on the Dublin panel - but not heard anything yet

pinkhardhat

edenbridge146 wrote: »

Congrats on the interview - well done

I'm on the Dublin panel - but not heard anything yet

Thanks I'll report back Monday PM with a lowdown, Fingers crossed you'll hear soon..I'd given up!

tannytantans

Congrats on the interview! My husband has appleid for it - he was a census enumerator so fingers crossed he'll at least get an interview!

pinkhardhat

tannytantans wrote: »

Congrats on the interview! My husband has appleid for it - he was a census enumerator so fingers crossed he'll at least get an interview!

Thanks I was one too last year so I'm hoping it counts for something. The email I got from them said its to create a 3 year panel, all seems very vague.

one lady driver

Does anyone know if there were only about 50 Survey Interviewer positions going for the whole country?
I would have presumed that the CSO would have been inundated with applicants for the Survey Interviewer position, so i wonder why they felt the need to inform all the 5000 approx census enumerators that did the census job last year that this position was being advertised last month.

edenbridge146

I was a census enumerator last year too, however the CSO did not inform me of this recruitment campaign. I regularly use their site for my studies and noticed they were recruiting for this 3 year panel so decided to apply.

Jellybaby1

one lady driver wrote: »

Does anyone know if there were only about 50 Survey Interviewer positions going for the whole country?
I would have presumed that the CSO would have been inundated with applicants for the Survey Interviewer position, so i wonder why they felt the need to inform all the 5000 approx census enumerators that did the census job last year that this position was being advertised last month.

You can subscribe to their recruitment site www.publicjobs.ie and automatically get sent whatever job information you sign up for. I seemed to have ticked all the boxes and now I get emails for every single government recruitment drive, it just means I don't miss anything.

steph1

I got an email yesterday and have an interview in Ballina on Tuesday afternoon.

pinkhardhat

Had interview yesterday, I was the first one in and could hear the 2 inside trying to sort themselves out before hand!!

Anyways, my interview was just total rundown of the application form, each question related to a "scenario" as they called them and it was just basically elaborating on them.

20-25mins tops.

I was asked how did I feel the public reaction was to the census last yr( I was an enumerator for that) also how would I get someone to do a survey that asks them how much they earn in a year.

Panel will be formed in July, but its mainly to provide sick leave/holiday cover. They were grand infairness but at the same time it was all a bi vague. Like if you make the panel will you ever get work out of them or not.

Anyways fingers crossed something will come out of it and best of luck to everyone who has an interview!
Keep us posted!

Danger Mouse Ahead

Does any1 have a copy of the application form please and thanks

pinkhardhat

When I clicked on submit when I finished my application, it automatically downloaded a .pdf file of what I submitted, Might be worth checking your downloads folder in you "my documents " on your PC.

Danger Mouse Ahead

pinkhardhat wrote: »

When I clicked on submit when I finished my application, it automatically downloaded a .pdf file of what I submitted, Might be worth checking your downloads folder in you "my documents " on your PC.

Your a life saver, found it there. Thanks a million. Have an interview tomorrow and could only remember one question

pinkhardhat

Danger Mouse Ahead wrote: »

Your a life saver, found it there. Thanks a million. Have an interview tomorrow and could only remember one question

Good stuff, it was by pure chance finding my Kindle downloads that I found mine there!
Best of luck, like I said previously it is all about rehashing what you said on that form already. Just a pity I didn't know that Sunday night at home!

embereve

I had my interview last week and they gave me a copy of my application form to refresh my memory. I applied for both positions but didn't make the cut for interview for supervisor. They were quite positive in that they talked about 'when' I go for training rather than 'if'. We'll see..... Said they'd let me know by the end of the month. For anyone going for interview, don't worry they stick pretty rigidly to your application form. And don't forget - only positive experiences about the census!!;)

raglan

I wonder if you are not successful in getting an interview will you be let known. I applied for interviewer job, previously did census 2011 , but have heard nothing yet so am assuming I wasn't picked.

tannytantans

Husband just got an email this morning, for an interview next Thursday so don't give up hope yet

raglan

Got email today for interview, unfortunately it's next week the day I have a hospital appointment. It says time and date can't be changed

edenbridge146

Got an appointment today for an interview next Wed too.
Both me and my husband applied and both got same interview appointment.
So must be more than one interview panel
Good luck everyone

steph1

Has anybody heard anything back yet?

Danger Mouse Ahead

Just got an email saying that I was successful in the interview

edenbridge146

Got a reply - successful in the interview and 4th on the panel

Delighted - lets hope I can get some work now

Danger Mouse Ahead

Congrats, wonder whats the chances of getting any work over the next 3 years :rolleyes:

pinkhardhat

3rd on panel in my area, very tempted to ring that Cork number to see what my chances are...

steph1

2nd on panel fingers crossed for us all

Claretjug

I got notified that i am on the panel, but does anyone know what the chances of getting work are, from previous experience?

steph1

Has anybody started yet?

pinkhardhat

I heard no more about this panel from the CSO, has anyone else?!

Claretjug

Does anyone know if the CSO have taken anybody on for either the position of Survey Interviewer or Field Supervisor since the Panels were set up?

steph1

No and I have heard nothing from them.

pinkhardhat

Ditto..and I don't know anyone else who's heard from them either..was it all a bit of a cod?!

embereve

At this rate the 3 years will be up before we get any work from them :rolleyes:

Tuschinsky

Anyone get called for training?

embereve

I got a call last week for training as backup interviewer, but it is in Thurles and I live in Dublin - really doesn't suit me. Not as if i was actually being offered any work, just the chance to be an understudy. Not a lot to be offered after 10 months!

Tuschinsky

I got the same. I am in Dublin too, everyone going is from Dublin and Cork apparently. I am doing it. I reckon since I went to the trouble of interviewing etc I might as well as otherwise I will be burning my bridges with them. You get paid for the training and expenses are covered so nothing to lose. By the sounds of it you are pretty much guaranteed some work after it, though not sure how much. It is disappointed to be getting so little so late alright.

embereve

You're right to go for the training - I would too except have a confirmation next week and really can't hike off to Thurles. Any other week and I'd probably have gone too. Would be interested to hear if you actually get any work on this survey. Am disappointed that almost a year after making the panel that nothing's come up yet, apart from this. Good luck!

raheal

Hi anyone been called for interview yet for these jobs? have interview on Monday and wondering what questions they may ask?
thanks

weadick

I got in the panel for the next three years. Pretty disappointed as I have a lot of experience in this kind of job.

I'd imagine it would be the same as most civil service interviews which are competancy based so just have a lot of examples ready.

Tuschinsky

The usual interview questions and questions about the examples you gave on the application for dealing with different scenarios.

Condatis

I didn't apply for the panel because of the requirement to have a car.

There was no such requirement when I did the Census in Dublin.

Is access to a car still a requirement for the panel?

Tuschinsky

Yes a car is vital. For the Census you just get assigned one area close to your home for the duration. For this you would be working in a different area every week.