Administrative Officer 2015 open competition

Thisisit90

Cakerbaker wrote: »

They called 115 first. I'm not sure how many were put in that panel but they obviously exhausted it as they then called another 50 which included me. I was number 20 on the second panel and was appointed. Not sure how many others were appointed.

Did they call 115 or 15 first?

Cakerbaker

They called 115 first after the aptitude tests. Then when they appointed everyone off the panel they created from the 115 they still had vacancies so called another 50. I don't know how many were on the first panel after the 115 were interviewed.

Edit: just to add, the numbers appointed from last years competition wouldn't really give any indication of the numbers that may be appointed from this years one as it will just depend on the number of AO vacancies different departments have now and that come up during the year that the panel is valid for.

Emmal14

Cakerbaker wrote: »

They called 115 first after the aptitude tests. Then when they appointed everyone off the panel they created from the 115 they still had vacancies so called another 50. I don't know how many were on the first panel after the 115 were interviewed.

Edit: just to add, the numbers appointed from last years competition wouldn't really give any indication of the numbers that may be appointed from this years one as it will just depend on the number of AO vacancies different departments have now and that come up during the year that the panel is valid for.

Oh absolutely! No just curious to hear how it progressed! Thanks for sharing!

The_Conductor

The other point is the unprecedented number of people who turned down offers- this alone accounted for how fast they flew through the first cohort on the panel (and how they're now calling the 3rd batch).

Emmal14

The_Conductor wrote: »

The other point is the unprecedented number of people who turned down offers- this alone accounted for how fast they flew through the first cohort on the panel (and how they're now calling the 3rd batch).

3rd batch? Are you referring to the current panel

northernline

Is anyone else beginning to lose patience / sleep / hair over the lack of info?

Veledan22

Yes, the lack of communication is a bit frustrating. I wouldn't even have known that that they had started making offers to people if I hadn't read about it here.

Emmal14

northernline wrote: »

Is anyone else beginning to lose patience / sleep / hair over the lack of info?

100%!!! I would say PAS look at my emails and say jesus this one again

Thisisit90

Does anyone know if all the jobs are dublin based?

Slydice

Thisisit90 wrote: »

Does anyone know if all the jobs are dublin based?

Short answer: I don't know.

That's just for this competition though.

Long answer:
- not all AOs work in Dublin
- AO jobs outside Dublin might or might not be part of this competition
- AO can apply for transfers to jobs outside Dublin
- Depending on where and what job, transfers for AOs outside Dublin might or might not be under heavy demand

I'd say best chance would be to give em a quick ring. They probably don't get a straight forward question like this often and I'd say it probably won't be annoying to talk to you about it and I'd say they would. They are usually very friendly people in publicjobs.

Emmal14

Thisisit90 wrote: »

Does anyone know if all the jobs are dublin based?

I know that I read somewhere originally that most of the jobs were in the greater dublin area!

Veledan22

Has anyone heard of someone outside of the top 30 on the panel being made an offer?

:Keith:

Veledan22 wrote: »

Has anyone heard of someone outside of the top 30 on the panel being made an offer?

I'm in the high 30s and haven't heard anything yet if that's any help.

trebormax

:Keith: wrote: »

I'm in the high 30s and haven't heard anything yet if that's any help.

Helps for info, not so much for confidence haha.

Another week, another nail-biting wait for updates

:Keith:

Just received an email that I'm under consideration for a position in the Department of the Taoiseach. So close to the 40s now.

Omnishambles99

:Keith: wrote: »

Just received an email that I'm under consideration for a position in the Department of the Taoiseach. So close to the 40s now.

Fair play , arguably one of the best depts to get into congrats !!

Emmal14

:Keith: wrote: »

Just received an email that I'm under consideration for a position in the Department of the Taoiseach. So close to the 40s now.

Congratulations! That is fantastic!

Veledan22

:Keith: wrote: »

Just received an email that I'm under consideration for a position in the Department of the Taoiseach. So close to the 40s now.

Congratulations

trebormax

:Keith: wrote: »

Just received an email that I'm under consideration for a position in the Department of the Taoiseach. So close to the 40s now.

Congrats! That's great news!

Emmal14

God i need info! My boss is driving me nuts so severely impatient right now

trebormax

Emmal14 wrote: »

God i need info! My boss is driving me nuts so severely impatient right now

Yeah the wait is horrible. Especially since we don't have the final number.

Emmal14

trebormax wrote: »

Yeah the wait is horrible. Especially since we don't have the final number.

Completely agreed!

northernline

Congratulations to all those now under consideration for positions!

I'm a first-timer to civil service competitions, could anyone tell me the process once this happens?

trebormax

northernline wrote: »

Congratulations to all those now under consideration for positions!

I'm a first-timer to civil service competitions, could anyone tell me the process once this happens?

Welcome to the party

Do you mean entire process, or just the selection once you are on the panel?

northernline

trebormax wrote: »

Welcome to the party

Do you mean entire process, or just the selection once you are on the panel?

The selection once on the panel!

Emmal14

Great question northernline I too as a non civil servant am curious!

trebormax

northernline wrote: »

The selection once on the panel!

From my experience (experience only..), PAS will move down the order of merit as each department/office requests a candidate. Could be one or two, or could be bulk for new or expanding departments as we hope this year.

The exception is where a department requests a specific skill or qualification. Then they may skip the queue so to speak to find a good match.

If PAS reach your number in the lifetime of the panel (12 months) they will contact you to say what department it is and advise on what you need to do for final clearance etc. This would usually be your current employer as a reference and providing any other info required. They may also double check info like if anything came up on the garda clearance etc.

If everything checks out you should receive a formal offer from the department who asked for you, at least that's what happened last time. At this point you can accept and sing "waaayo im an AO"

So far what we know is that they seem to be at or around the 40 mark as of earlier this week, and that a few departments have active, with policing authority being mentioned most that I've heard.

Edit; I hear they read boards too so be nice everyone

Emmal14

trebormax wrote: »

If everything checks out you should receive a formal offer from the department who asked for you, at least that's what happened last time. At this point you can accept and sing "waaayo im an AO"

So far what we know is that they seem to be at or around the 40 mark as of earlier this week, and that a few departments have active, with policing authority being mentioned most that I've heard.

Edit; I hear they read boards too so be nice everyone

Thanks so much for the info! In your experience how long did clearance take? As per an email I got from PAS yesterday they are calling people in the 40's. So fingers crossed for everyone!

northernline

Thanks Emmal14 and trebormax, you're absolute ledges for sharing your experience / info!

Emmal14

northernline wrote: »

Thanks Emmal14 and trebormax, you're absolute ledges for sharing your experience / info!

We should all share info it's only beneficial! Like it's not as if we are competing against each other! This thread has helped me hugely.

northernline

Emmal14 wrote: »

We should all share info it's only beneficial! Like it's not as if we are competing against each other! This thread has helped me hugely.

Plus some people seem to be much better at extracting information from the PAS than I am!

northernline

I called on Friday and they said that they'll probably be getting in touch with me this coming week!

trebormax

northernline wrote: »

I called on Friday and they said that they'll probably be getting in touch with me this coming week!

Ah that's brilliant. Plus you can fill us in on what happens haha.

Emmal14

northernline wrote: »

I called on Friday and they said that they'll probably be getting in touch with me this coming week!

Thst's fantastic! Do you mind me asking what number you are?

northernline

Emmal14 wrote: »

Thst's fantastic! Do you mind me asking what number you are?

I'm in the 40s, so they're working their way down the panel pretty quickly!

Emmal14

northernline wrote: »

I'm in the 40s, so they're working their way down the panel pretty quickly!

Fair play! Great news for you! I have a long wait ahead so at 103. That is even if I get called! Really wish i had been able to prep properly for the interview and that it wasn't so different from a private sector one! That's where I fell down! Desperately trying to keep my head in my current job but it's tough!

trebormax

Emmal14 wrote: »

Fair play! Great news for you! I have a long wait ahead so at 103. That is even if I get called! Really wish i had been able to prep properly for the interview and that it wasn't so different from a private sector one! That's where I fell down! Desperately trying to keep my head in my current job but it's tough!

106 here, hi5. Maybe we will be in the same department if they get that far haha.

Its tough keeping focus alright.

Emmal14

trebormax wrote: »

106 here, hi5. Maybe we will be in the same department if they get that far haha.

Its tough keeping focus alright.

Hi5 back at ya! Ye that could possibly happen alright!

northernline

Got an email yesterday, being considered for Public Expenditure and Reform!

Emmal14

northernline wrote: »

Got an email yesterday, being considered for Public Expenditure and Reform!

Congrats Northernline that is fantastic. Whats your next step?

Veledan22

northernline wrote: »

Got an email yesterday, being considered for Public Expenditure and Reform!

Congratulations

trebormax

northernline wrote: »

Got an email yesterday, being considered for Public Expenditure and Reform!

Congrats! That's a nice department to be in, the reform aspect means you really do get to learn a lot. Nice place to be an AO

Veledan22

trebormax wrote: »

Congrats! That's a nice department to be in, the reform aspect means you really do get to learn a lot. Nice place to be an AO

So just another 70 or so to go before they get near me

Emmal14

Veledan22 wrote: »

So just another 70 or so to go before they get near me

Don't worry your not alone another 60 or so for me!

Veledan22

Emmal14 wrote: »

Don't worry your not alone another 60 or so for me!

Hopefully they will have enough places for all of us at least they seem to making it through the panel pretty quickly.

trebormax

Latest I heard is that PAS are on or about #60 on the panel as of today, but again while generally reliable, this is 2nd hand info so to be taken with a pinch of salt

Emmal14

trebormax wrote: »

Latest I heard is that PAS are on or about #60 on the panel as of today, but again while generally reliable, this is 2nd hand info so to be taken with a pinch of salt

That is a big jump. Fingers crossed it is correct! That would be fantastic

TCO

I emailed PAS and asked. They got back to me just this minute and advised they are currently in the 50s.

trebormax

Looks like that pinch of salt was advisable.

Still, any movement is good movement.

Emmal14

Hopefully the pace continues!