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Executive Officer positions in the Civil Service

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    #32
    ezra_pound
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭ezra_pound


    doovdela wrote: »
    Only seen the odd EO position advertised on its own hopefully they have an overall external EO positions campaign. No sign of an EO one similar campaigns to CO/AO yet?

    There will be one by the end of this week. Keep an eye on public jobs.ie

    PS any eo jobs that you've seen are not civil service jobs.


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    #33
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    ezra_pound wrote: »
    PS any eo jobs that you've seen are not civil service jobs.

    Most of the State Bodies, and state boards- take on EOs all the time (but aren't considered to be civil service). The Irish Medicine board took on 4 recently- that were advertised on publicjobs. Normally- they try to fill them through redeployment first- and only when they can't get existing officers to redeploy- do they open it to the public.


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    #34
    ezra_pound
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭ezra_pound


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    Most of the State Bodies, and state boards- take on EOs all the time (but aren't considered to be civil service). The Irish Medicine board took on 4 recently- that were advertised on publicjobs. Normally- they try to fill them through redeployment first- and only when they can't get existing officers to redeploy- do they open it to the public.

    Yes but they're not civil servants.


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    #35
    The_Conductor
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    ezra_pound wrote: »
    Yes but they're not civil servants.

    Sorry- misread the post....... You're right.


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    #36
    ezra_pound
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭ezra_pound


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    Sorry- misread the post....... You're right.

    That's cool.


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    #37
    Saintly Scholar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16 ✭Saintly Scholar


    Apparently open and interdepartmental competitions will be announced very soon. Will you be applying?


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    #38
    Idjit
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Idjit


    I will indeed, didn't know there was more of them coming. Where did you hear about it OP, any more details to be had?


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    #39
    Saintly Scholar
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    Jade182 wrote: »
    I will indeed, didn't know there was more of them coming. Where did you hear about it OP, any more details to be had?

    I heard about it in work. I am a CO in the CS and the union informed us of both competitions. :)


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    #40
    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    Notice on gradpublicjobs.ie
    Executive Officer

    Executive Officer Campaign will be advertised soon.


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    #41
    Saintly Scholar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16 ✭Saintly Scholar


    This will be the first real opportunity of promotion for Clerical Officers in 6 years.


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    #42
    starlit
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    Fingers crossed!


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    #43
    cmac8
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    Notice on gradpublicjobs.ie


    Executive Officer Campaign will be advertised Friday, 12th December 2014.


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    #44
    Gongoozler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,263 ✭✭✭Gongoozler


    If you're applying as an existing co, do you think that there'll be a part to put that in, or is this completely test based to begin with?


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    #45
    starlit
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    cmac8 wrote: »
    Notice on gradpublicjobs.ie


    Executive Officer Campaign will be advertised Friday, 12th December 2014.

    That's great, one more day to go!


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    #46
    cee_jay
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 7,920 Mod ✭✭✭✭cee_jay


    Competition has been announced, details here:
    http://www.gradpublicjobs.ie/gradpublicjobs/campaignAdvert/14784.htm


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    #47
    Chocolate Teapot
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Chocolate Teapot


    The ad for the executive officer competition is up on public jobs now! Good luck to everyone applying!


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    #48
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    cee_jay wrote: »
    Competition has been announced, details here:
    http://www.gradpublicjobs.ie/gradpublicjobs/campaignAdvert/14784.htm

    I hope they didn't have someone sitting there @ 23.54 to send the e-mail notifications! That poor, poor Nykhal track comes to mind.......

    The e-mail, and information booklet refer to a list of participating Departments- but there doesn't appear to be a list? Anyone see a list anywhere? The wording suggests its limited to specific Departments and/or locations- and it says they're listed- but I don't see any list anywhere?


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    #49
    Gongoozler
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    Crap, just realised that I won't be able to apply for the interdepartmental ones, as I'm in a semi state org. Gah!


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    #50
    cee_jay
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    The_Conductor wrote: »
    I hope they didn't have someone sitting there @ 23.54 to send the e-mail notifications! That poor, poor Nykhal track comes to mind.......

    The e-mail, and information booklet refer to a list of participating Departments- but there doesn't appear to be a list? Anyone see a list anywhere? The wording suggests its limited to specific Departments and/or locations- and it says they're listed- but I don't see any list anywhere?

    The Departments are listed on the application form.


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    #51
    armadillo86
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭armadillo86


    So what are the requirements for applying for this? I see they have listed a degree OR leaving certificate... I have both, just curious about what the numbers applying might be like. Thanks


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    #52
    ezra_pound
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    January 8 th deadline. Here we go!


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    #53
    gazzer
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    Karbolt wrote: »
    So what are the requirements for applying for this? I see they have listed a degree OR leaving certificate... I have both, just curious about what the numbers applying might be like. Thanks

    There are going to be thousands applying for this. Almost 30 thousand people applied for the recent CO competition.


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    #54
    Tabnabs
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    cee_jay wrote: »
    The Departments are listed on the application form.

    What page, please? I must be missing it :confused:


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    #55
    Aglomerado
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    gazzer wrote: »
    There are going to be thousands applying for this. Almost 30 thousand people applied for the recent CO competition.

    In 2005, 11,274 people applied for EO (including me)!

    The table on page 56 of this report gives more details and statistics.

    Best of luck everyone. :)

    Departments are listed here:

    Specialist Irish Stream (Functional Bilingual)
    EO in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    EO in the Central Statistics Office
    EO in the Department of Social Protection
    EO in the Department of Education & Skills/SEC
    EO in the Department of Justice & Equality
    EO in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform


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    #56
    Tarzana2
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    Aglomerado wrote: »
    In 2005, 11,274 people applied for EO (including me)!

    In that case, the number applying now is going to be high if that many applied at almost the peak of the boom.


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    #57
    armadillo86
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭armadillo86


    Does anyone know if the jobs are gonna be based in Dublin or around the country?


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    #58
    mamaheidi
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭mamaheidi


    Hi,

    I just applied for the EO job.... as in I confirmed all my details. It says questionnaire for stage one but I didn't see one (apart from the sheet with my contact details). When I clicked "continue" I just got an email confirmation that I had applied........... ahhhhhhhh

    Any body have to fill in a questionnaire??


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    #59
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    If its the same format as the other competitions- you'll get a message on your noticeboard- a few days after the closing date for the competition- with a link to the online questionaire. Probably be the 2nd or 3rd week in Jan at this stage.


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    #60
    lucat
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭lucat


    Hi all,

    I have gone through the booklet carefully, but I can find no elaboration on what the preliminary screening tests involve. Is it safe to say that it's the standard numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning? If numerical is definitely being tested I might not bother.


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    #61
    gazzer
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    Karbolt wrote: »
    Does anyone know if the jobs are gonna be based in Dublin or around the country?

    The jobs will be filled as is required from individual departments. Its too early to tell what jobs will be filled outside Dublin.


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