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NEW 2016 Open and Interdepartmental Assistant Principal in Civil Service competition.

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    #2132
    ammg
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭ammg


    CorkBhoy wrote: »
    Interviewed this week - bit of a mix between the form and fairly open policy type questions. My reaction on leaving was that it was quite straightforward. If I was naive I'd say I flew it but I'd be concerned that I was too low-key or summit. Time will tell; anyone know when the interviews for this batch are done?
    Did mine yesterday. Don't know what to make of it. Wait and see


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    #2133
    CorkBhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭CorkBhoy


    ammg wrote: »
    CorkBhoy wrote: »
    Interviewed this week - bit of a mix between the form and fairly open policy type questions. My reaction on leaving was that it was quite straightforward. If I was naive I'd say I flew it but I'd be concerned that I was too low-key or summit. Time will tell; anyone know when the interviews for this batch are done?
    Did mine yesterday. Don't know what to make of it. Wait and see

    Tell me about it...


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    #2134
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,203 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    CorkBhoy wrote: »
    Interviewed this week - bit of a mix between the form and fairly open policy type questions. My reaction on leaving was that it was quite straightforward. If I was naive I'd say I flew it but I'd be concerned that I was too low-key or summit. Time will tell; anyone know when the interviews for this batch are done?

    You a Civil Servant already?


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    #2135
    CorkBhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭CorkBhoy


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    CorkBhoy wrote: »
    Interviewed this week - bit of a mix between the form and fairly open policy type questions. My reaction on leaving was that it was quite straightforward. If I was naive I'd say I flew it but I'd be concerned that I was too low-key or summit. Time will tell; anyone know when the interviews for this batch are done?

    You a Civil Servant already?

    Yeah, so have done plenty before. Still none the wiser re judging them.


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    #2136
    ammg
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭ammg


    CorkBhoy wrote: »
    Yeah, so have done plenty before. Still none the wiser re judging them.

    Sounds familiar


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    #2137
    AhAnne
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭AhAnne


    A


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    #2138
    ThumbTaxed
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭ThumbTaxed


    Is there another competition on now or when is the next one?


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    #2139
    tea and coffee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,828 ✭✭✭tea and coffee


    ThumbTaxed wrote: »
    Is there another competition on now or when is the next one?

    This is still the 2016 one. Next one will likely be announced next spring or so, imo. This gives them enough time to get next panel into place just in time before this one expires


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    #2140
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,203 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    ThumbTaxed wrote: »
    Is there another competition on now or when is the next one?

    So you can boycott it?


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    #2141
    NoNamesWork
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭NoNamesWork


    Anybody know what number this panel is at these days?


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    #2142
    SpinningDizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭SpinningDizzy


    NoNamesWork wrote: »
    Anybody know what number this panel is at these days?

    Mid 50s


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    #2143
    Killer K
    Registered Users Posts: 645 ✭✭✭Killer K


    SpinningDizzy wrote: »
    Mid 50s


    Did you get your offer today Spinningdizzy?


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    #2144
    SpinningDizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭SpinningDizzy


    Killer K wrote: »
    Did you get your offer today Spinningdizzy?

    Why yes I did, how did you guess!


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    #2145
    Killer K
    Registered Users Posts: 645 ✭✭✭Killer K


    SpinningDizzy wrote: »
    Why yes I did, how did you guess!

    Lol. Congratulations. Your nervous wait is over!


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    #2146
    ThumbTaxed
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭ThumbTaxed


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    So you can boycott it?

    Your funny.

    No I have now realised that it is better to fail miserably and come 999th on that panel than be top ten in an open panel. The back door loser competition


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    #2147
    SpinningDizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭SpinningDizzy


    Killer K wrote: »
    Lol. Congratulations. Your nervous wait is over!

    Now the real fear starts...


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    #2148
    NoNamesWork
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭NoNamesWork


    ThumbTaxed wrote: »
    Your funny.

    No I have now realised that it is better to fail miserably and come 999th on that panel than be top ten in an open panel. The back door loser competition

    This thread is great for updates on the progress of the panel but I think my favourite bit is reading these intermittent ramblings. I very much enjoy them and this weird bitter character you've created is hilarious, good work.


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    #2149
    sodacake1968
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭sodacake1968


    ThumbTaxed wrote: »
    Your funny.

    No I have now realised that it is better to fail miserably and come 999th on that panel than be top ten in an open panel. The back door loser competition

    Just curious but what would your recruitment process be


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    #2150
    CP30
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭CP30


    How has anyone who has done the batch 3 interviews found it?

    I contacted PAS today and they reckon the results will be out in 2 weeks time which seems fairly quick!


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    #2151
    NoNamesWork
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭NoNamesWork


    Do you think they'll get far into Batch 3? How many did they call for Batch 3 interviews? It seems like they called it before they even appointed anyone from Batch 2 so they must anticipate a lot of vacancies coming down the line.


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    #2152
    CP30
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭CP30


    I am confident that if it's Dublin that you have selected coupled with the fact that there is over a year left for the panel to run that you will get a job out of it.

    There is only 7 days of interviews for batch 3 with what looks like 2 boards per day and let's say they interview max of 7 people each a day that would work out at 98 people being interviews.


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    #2153
    NoNamesWork
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭NoNamesWork


    If I recall correctly the interview pass rate was about 60-70% in batch 1 and 2 so if that correlates batch 3 may end up as about 60-70 people. That would be a total number of paneled applicants across the 3 at approx 340 (I think!). I know some are regional and may not get offers and some will turn offers down but its still a lot of jobs from 1 AP competition which is nice given the extended period of f*ck all competitions.


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    #2154
    CP30
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭CP30


    Well it doesn't seem that far fetched that in 2 years they would need 340 APs tbh


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    #2155
    harrupminute
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭harrupminute


    CP30 wrote: »
    Well it doesn't seem that far fetched that in 2 years they would need 340 APs tbh

    Is it certain that all Dublin batch 2 will be appointed /offered before batch 3 get offers? And was the same true for batch 1 vs 2, as in did they fully exhaust 1 before starting on 2? I am still waiting on batch 2 and progress looks good from what i hear. After all the waiting it would be frustrating if PAS bumped some in batch 3 ahead (based on higher interview scores for example). Though obviously i wish those doing batch 3 all the best!


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    #2156
    Elvis Lennon
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Elvis Lennon


    harrupminute wrote: »
    Is it certain that all Dublin batch 2 will be appointed /offered before batch 3 get offers? And was the same true for batch 1 vs 2, as in did they fully exhaust 1 before starting on 2? I am still waiting on batch 2 and progress looks good from what i hear. After all the waiting it would be frustrating if PAS bumped some in batch 3 ahead (based on higher interview scores for example). Though obviously i wish those doing batch 3 all the best!

    No, they will exhaust batch 2 before starting on batch 3.


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    #2157
    CP30
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭CP30


    I would of thought they would exhaust all of batch 2 first.

    When I get my ranking for batch 3 will that be based solely on the interview?


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    #2158
    ammg
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭ammg


    Does this panel not expire in October 2018


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    #2159
    harrupminute
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭harrupminute


    CP30 wrote: »
    I would of thought they would exhaust all of batch 2 first.

    When I get my ranking for batch 3 will that be based solely on the interview?

    Yes mine was for batch 2. From memory they give you the qualifying score and your mark on each competency. The tests simply determine how quickly you are called for interview. Dont think they factor at all after that.


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    #2160
    NoNamesWork
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭NoNamesWork


    Yep Panel expires end Oct 2018.

    340 APs is just from this competition, there's also AP highers that were appointed (some of those wouldn't have been APs before I guess) and internal appointments in departments would be more again.


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    #2161
    JD1763
    Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭JD1763


    Only around 20 AP1 appointments have been made unless more have received offers in last two weeks


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