Garda Application Form 2017

Oruam

Hi!
I was wondering, for the application, we're asked to write the address at which we resided during every period of employment or study.

Do they mean the official address of residence (the one you have on your ID, put simply), or also any address at which you stayed for a short period, excluding holiday destinations, of course?

For instance, I lived abroad (still within the EU) for a few months some years ago while on Erasmus, but I didn't register that address officially.
Or other times, I stayed for short periods (like one month) in other regions of my residence country, for some internships.

Should I always write my official address or can I fill the boxes with the actual addresses I lived at, even if for a short time?

MrBlack93

Oruam wrote: »

Hi!
I was wondering, for the application, we're asked to write the address at which we resided during every period of employment or study.

Do they mean the official address of residence (the one you have on your ID, put simply), or also any address at which you stayed for a short period, excluding holiday destinations, of course?

For instance, I lived abroad (still within the EU) for a few months some years ago while on Erasmus, but I didn't register that address officially.
Or other times, I stayed for short periods (like one month) in other regions of my residence country, for some internships.

Should I always write my official address or can I fill the boxes with the actual addresses I lived at, even if for a short time?

Fill it out in its entirety, include every address.
Omission can lead to your application being scrapped.

Oruam

Thanks!

Oruam

I completed my application today, but I've noticed a grammar mistake on my form. Does anyone know if it's still possible to upload it again before the deadline (that is tomorrow, btw)

diddlybo

Oruam wrote: »

I completed my application today, but I've noticed a grammar mistake on my form. Does anyone know if it's still possible to upload it again before the deadline (that is tomorrow, btw)

Yeah you can upload a changed application form.

Oruam

diddlybo wrote: »

Yeah you can upload a changed application form.

Done it. Thanks.

vardy98

Anyone any idea how many applications were submitted for this new recruitment campaign, I no the last campaign, I think it was Sept 2016, there was only 5000 applications submitted but I cant find anything for this one, maybe it's too soon, if someone sees anything could you let me no. Thanks in advance. I'm serious to see how many applied this time.

Oruam

vardy98 wrote: »

Anyone any idea how many applications were submitted for this new recruitment campaign, I no the last campaign, I think it was Sept 2016, there was only 5000 applications submitted but I cant find anything for this one, maybe it's too soon, if someone sees anything could you let me no. Thanks in advance. I'm serious to see how many applied this time.

I'd like to know the number too. Where did you find it the last year?

vardy98

Oruam wrote:

I'd like to know the number too. Where did you find it the last year?

Oruam wrote:

I'd like to know the number too. Where did you find it the last year?

I looked it up on Google and it was on a newspaper sight or somthing like that, but I can't find anything for this campaign unfortunately.

Oruam

vardy98 wrote: »

I looked it up on Google and it was on a newspaper sight or somthing like that, but I can't find anything for this campaign unfortunately.

Maybe it's too soon

Yoop_

vardy98 wrote: »

Anyone any idea how many applications were submitted for this new recruitment campaign, I no the last campaign, I think it was Sept 2016, there was only 5000 applications submitted but I cant find anything for this one, maybe it's too soon, if someone sees anything could you let me no. Thanks in advance. I'm serious to see how many applied this time.

I reckon we'll know by the end of the month. It was around the start of October that they said how many had applied for the September campaign, so maybe in the next couple of weeks? I think it will probably be lower for this campaign.

vardy98

Yoop_ wrote:

I reckon we'll know by the end of the month. It was around the start of October that they said how many had applied for the September campaign, so maybe in the next couple of weeks? I think it will probably be lower for this campaign.

I'd say your right, it is probably a bit early yet to say, I would agree I think it would be less again in this campaign at a guess but I am really interested to see what it is. Hopfully it will come up somewhere soon.

Oruam

vardy98 wrote: »

Yoop_ wrote:

I reckon we'll know by the end of the month. It was around the start of October that they said how many had applied for the September campaign, so maybe in the next couple of weeks? I think it will probably be lower for this campaign.

I'd say your right, it is probably a bit early yet to say, I would agree I think it would be less again in this campaign at a guess but I am really interested to see what it is. Hopfully it will come up somewhere soon.

What makes you think that there are fewer candidates this year?

vardy98

It's just a guess based on, when the recruitment started back in 2013 over 24,000 people applied, the next campaign in December 2015 over 16,500 people applied and then the last campaign in September 2016 only 5,000 people applied. I am unley following the pattern of what I researched and it seems to be going down each time, but that's not to say it will go up again it could but I'm only guessing. I found these figures online.

Oruam

vardy98 wrote: »

It's just a guess based on, when the recruitment started back in 2013 over 24,000 people applied, the next campaign in December 2015 over 16,500 people applied and then the last campaign in September 2016 only 5,000 people applied. I am unley following the pattern of what I researched and it seems to be going down each time, but that's not to say it will go up again it could but I'm only guessing. I found these figures online.

Let's hope so! The fewer, the better.

Anyway, I'm a bit worried about the abstract reasoning test. I hoped we would have been given some mock tests, as for the Army Cadetship competition, but nothing, so far

vardy98

Oruam wrote:

Let's hope so! The fewer, the better.

Oruam wrote:

Anyway, I'm a bit worried about the abstract reasoning test. I hoped we would have been given some mock tests, as for the Army Cadetship competition, but nothing, so far

Exactly the fewer the better is right, the less that apply the better chance we have Hopfully, I'm the same I'm not very good at the aptitude tests, but Hopfully all goes well. Fingers crossed.

Oruam

vardy98 wrote: »

Exactly the fewer the better is right, the less that apply the better chance we have Hopfully, I'm the same I'm not very good at the aptitude tests, but Hopfully all goes well. Fingers crossed.

The aptitude test for the Cadetship wasn't difficult, but I couldn't answer all the questions, and nonetheless I've passed (although I tried it only to see how it was).
So I hope that An Garda's one is similar to that, and not like the ones I've seen on several websites (not related to Garda careers): those are impossible, for the most part!

vardy98

Oh well let's hope the aptitude tests are not too difficult then, is the abstract reasoning the tests with the shapes and sequences? I am OK with that I think the one I hate is the paragraphs and finding the answers.

Oruam

vardy98 wrote: »

Oh well let's hope the aptitude tests are not too difficult then, is the abstract reasoning the tests with the shapes and sequences? I am OK with that I think the one I hate is the paragraphs and finding the answers.

Exactly, the abstract involves shapes

Yoop_

You can find a few free practice tests online. If you Google 'abstract reasoning tests' there's a good few websites with free versions, and many of them have the verbal reasoning tests as well. They're all pretty much the same as the ones we'll have for Stage 1 and 2.

patrickcat

hay people,

Anybody know what the story is with the irish test at stage3 i think? I will be fxxxxed anyway haven't looked at a word of it since i was in school 2009,

Oruam

patrickcat wrote: »

hay people,

Anybody know what the story is with the irish test at stage3 i think? I will be fxxxxed anyway haven't looked at a word of it since i was in school 2009,

Sorry, where did you read that the language test is an Irish test?

Sierra Oscar

patrickcat wrote: »

hay people,

Anybody know what the story is with the irish test at stage3 i think? I will be fxxxxed anyway haven't looked at a word of it since i was in school 2009,

The Irish test at Stage 3 only applies if you are applying through the fluency in the Irish Language Stream.

ALTHEPAL

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

The Irish test at Stage 3 only applies if you are applying through the fluency in the Irish Language Stream.

No it also applies to those who do not meet the minimum entry requirements in ordinary level leaving certificate. So if someone has done foundation irish in the leaving cert, they can avail of the exam with public jobs too

Oruam

ALTHEPAL wrote: »

No it also applies to those who do not meet the minimum entry requirements in ordinary level leaving certificate. So if someone has done foundation irish in the leaving cert, they can avail of the exam with public jobs too

And what about those who already meet the language requirements? Do they have to take some other language test?

ALTHEPAL

Oruam wrote: »

And what about those who already meet the language requirements? Do they have to take some other language test?

No your fine once you meet the entry requirements

Oruam

ALTHEPAL wrote: »

No your fine once you meet the entry requirements

Brilliant!
Thanks pal

ALTHEPAL

Oruam wrote: »

Brilliant!
Thanks pal

No worries mate good luck

Oruam

So Stage 2 will be only Job simulation and report writing exercises, if I got it correctly. And Stage 3 will be the interview, while stage 4 the physical assessment and the medical examination. Am I wrong?

mooju

does anybody know if there is a way of seeing our initial application form we filled out at the start?? I never thought to make a copy and cant even remember the questions asked on it.
Anybody know where we could see a sample one or even let me know what was asked on it if you saved a copy yourself. Thanks

MrBlack93

mooju wrote:

does anybody know if there is a way of seeing our initial application form we filled out at the start?? I never thought to make a copy and cant even remember the questions asked on it. Anybody know where we could see a sample one or even let me know what was asked on it if you saved a copy yourself. Thanks

If you log into your public jobs account. Look at your "applications". You'll see it in there :-)

mooju

Once again Mr Black to the rescue. Thanks a million

mooju

MrBlack93 wrote: »

If you log into your public jobs account. Look at your "applications". You'll see it in there :-)

Was this the only application form we filled out? I thought there was more to the form we filled out for interview purposes at the beginning??
Could be wrong but thought I definitely put work related information in some form

mooju

Never mind couldnt open it in chrome, worked perfectly in explorer. thanks again

mooju

A quick question.
For those who have been through the process and those currently doing out their form B. Are/have you just given the referees contact details or are you also getting a written reference? Is there any advantage of doing this other than speeding along the vetting process if successful??

MrBlack93

mooju wrote: »

A quick question.
For those who have been through the process and those currently doing out their form B. Are/have you just given the referees contact details or are you also getting a written reference? Is there any advantage of doing this other than speeding along the vetting process if successful??

My input is that some people include written references, I personally did not.

The only time they were contacted were by the local sergeant who gave them a brief phone call asking about me. These calls were made within 2 hours of me meeting with the local sergeant.

TBH even if you provided a written reference id still say that your references will be called regardless so there's probably no point in my personal opinion.

mooju

MrBlack93 wrote: »

My input is that some people include written references, I personally did not.

The only time they were contacted were by the local sergeant who gave them a brief phone call asking about me. These calls were made within 2 hours of me meeting with the local sergeant.

TBH even if you provided a written reference id still say that your references will be called regardless so there's probably no point in my personal opinion.

Is it just the references contacted or all previous employers??

MrBlack93

mooju wrote:

Is it just the references contacted or all previous employers??

Just references in my case anyways.