Kerry County Council Clerical Officer Campaign 2017

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The expression of interest for this closed today, the next step is the Psychometric online tests.
Does anyone have any idea what type of tests will be given and any examples that we could be practicing??

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Has anyone got any information on when the online tests will be issued?

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Is anyone doing the psychometric tests for this, this week?

Murph29

Yeah, got called for tests next Tuesday in the Brandon. Hopefully something will transpire out of it

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Me too... I heard that some people were also called to do tests this week... if anyone has already done them this week, have ye any advice, was there many questions to answer in the hour and were they very similar to the practice ones we got in the letter?

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If it's anything like Dublin city council you will need a decent calculator...not a scientific one ( too messy)

mersie

Yousef Kind Shingle wrote: »

If it's anything like Dublin city council you will need a decent calculator...not a scientific one ( too messy)

Were the Dublin tests run by Enact ? Wasn't really much information provided on the letter.

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mersie wrote: »

Were the Dublin tests run by Enact ? Wasn't really much information provided on the letter.

Grafton recruitment did it.

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How have people been finding the psychometric tests??

Pad77

Did it this morning time was an issue 😯verbal was a bit tricky I taut. Maths part could do with a calculator. And the last part 52 questions in 5 minutes to do.

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Pad77 wrote: »

Did it this morning time was an issue ��verbal was a bit tricky I taut. Maths part could do with a calculator. And the last part 52 questions in 5 minutes to do.

Yeah, with the clerical checking, thought it was better to finish as many as I could and be reasonably sure they were all right, rather than blindly rushing through all of them - fingers crossed, anyway!

Pad77

I was the same try and do what I did right. I don't think anyone could possibly do the 52 in 5 minutes. Fingers crossed now.

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The numerical was tough too I found in the time we had to do it....
Error checking, no way could you do 52 questions in 5 mins

wheelbarrow12

Lads I'm taking this tomorrow and have been looking at the sample questions on this link: https://www.publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/advice/test/junior/numeric_01.htm

Are they as bad as this? They're a lot more complex than the sample questions they gave us on the hand-out. I'm sunk if they are.

Kerryman79

Just did it today , verbal was easy finished with 2 mins to spare , Maths ok but be quick got 15 done out of the 20 and im sure they are all correct and the checking omfg !!! only managed 28 of the 52 in time but positive they are right , people were in shock outside at 52 in 5 bloody mins -impossible 5.7 secs per question , takes 1 sec to shade the box and another to read the question !!

Murph29

Any news yet? I wonder how many attended the tests last week? Thanks.

Kerryman79

No news as of yet but they did say at least two weeks , from what i know there was 3 separate test days, the adviser from Turas Nua said hundreds had applied , best of luck !

Murph29

Thanks same to you.

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Hopefully we get the results this week.. good luck everyone

wheelbarrow12

Anyone hear back yet? Will be 2 weeks tomorrow for me

Masala

Pad77 wrote: »

Did it this morning time was an issue ��verbal was a bit tricky I taut. Maths part could do with a calculator. And the last part 52 questions in 5 minutes to do.

What??? No calculator alliowed????

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wheelbarrow12 wrote: »

Anyone hear back yet? Will be 2 weeks tomorrow for me

Two weeks today for me, so presumably allow an extra 2-3 days for processing, dispatch from Dublin etc - would certainly expect a reply by Friday at the latest, though.

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Anyone get any results back yet?

wheelbarrow12

Got mine today. Happy enough. Thought I got them all right on verbal but didn't

let myself down a wee bit on Clerical as instead of just ticking the correct answer when I found it, I double-checked against all of them

dorbrogra

wheelbarrow12 wrote: »

Got mine today. Happy enough. Thought I got them all right on verbal but didn't

let myself down a wee bit on Clerical as instead of just ticking the correct answer when I found it, I double-checked against all of them

Well done....did results come by email or post. Was there a minimum requirement for each section or did they just average out the totals? Thanks for any info

wheelbarrow12

came by post today.

You're given the following per section:

1) No of Qs
2) You Attempted
3) Correct
4) Typical

Typical = How many questions the majority of people who take the test typically get correct, for your own comparison

"Please note that all results have already been checked and verified. I cannot give any information regarding the next stage of the recruitment process or if you have been successful or not - that is at the discretion of Kerry County Council, and requests to Enact for same will not receive a reply"

dorbrogra

wheelbarrow12 wrote: »

came by post today.

You're given the following per section:

1) No of Qs
2) You Attempted
3) Correct
4) Typical

Typical = How many questions the majority of people who take the test typically get correct, for your own comparison

"Please note that all results have already been checked and verified. I cannot give any information regarding the next stage of the recruitment process or if you have been successful or not - that is at the discretion of Kerry County Council, and requests to Enact for same will not receive a reply"

Thanks for update ... post not delivered here yet. It's interesting the way they say they cannot give any information regarding next stage.... when the Limerick one was received, there was a minimum you had to reach for each section in order to be considered for next stage and I was three short on error checking.

wheelbarrow12

would LOVE to have been given that information! Was it Enact who did the ones in limerick?

dorbrogra

wheelbarrow12 wrote: »

would LOVE to have been given that information! Was it Enact who did the ones in limerick?

Yea results were clear and you knew if you were moving on to next stage or not. But again there were thousands who applied and only 90 were being sent to interview stage.... so the stakes were high. The company conducting that test was graftonrecruitment.com

An Ciarraioch

Got my results back today also - going by the average, should have done enough to get called for an interview, but given the nature of these things, that could be a few months down the line yet.

starlit

I completed these tests recently and received results. It doesn't state if you are successful enough for interview unsure of what the cut off point is to get to interview stage. Will a letter be sent out whether you be invited for interview or not? Thanks

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starlit wrote: »

I completed these tests recently and received results. It doesn't state if you are successful enough for interview unsure of what the cut off point is to get to interview stage. Will a letter be sent out whether you be invited for interview or not? Thanks

No-one knows, depends on what timetable the Council are operating on, but given at least fifty took the exam on my day alone, they'll definitely have to write out to any interviewees.

dorbrogra

starlit wrote: »

I completed these tests recently and received results. It doesn't state if you are successful enough for interview unsure of what the cut off point is to get to interview stage. Will a letter be sent out whether you be invited for interview or not? Thanks

As per info given in specification they will be calling the 'highest placed' for interview. An application form will be sent to those who place highest and then you will have to demonstrate all the required elements in the application form, i.e. knowledge of county council, teamwork, ict skills, etc. It will be a long process I imagine.

revoke12

Hi Everyone,

I recieved an email specifying I got through to the next stage of the process.
The next stage is an application form and a series of questions regarding how you would do as a team player etc.
It needs to be in for next Friday did any of ye not still receive clarification whether ye got onto a next stage or not?

Thanks

mersie

Hi

Was the email directly from kcc?

revoke12

mersie wrote: »

Hi

Was the email directly from kcc?

No it was from HBS recruitment stating I had qualified for the next round.

2 friends did the exam also and received no email and nothing even saying they didn't get through I thought at least they would email saying people were unsuccessful

cunla

HBS Recruitment are the business end of HSE dealing with the HSE clerical officer comp so if you have also applied for Kerry in that it is probably that rather than Kerry Co Co

revoke12

cunla wrote: »

HBS Recruitment are the business end of HSE dealing with the HSE clerical officer comp so if you have also applied for Kerry in that it is probably that rather than Kerry Co Co

Ur right sorry about that I got the email 2 days after the Kerry county council results so I was wondering

Henwin

Hiya, I too sat the psychometric test in the Brandon hotel for Kerry county council clerical positions. I got the results by post last week. I am relatively happy with them.
I got 31 out of 35 in verbal reasoning, 14 out of 20 in the numerical ability test and 22 out of 52 in the clerical checking test. Time was the main issue. Will we hear back either way if we are successful or not. Is the next round a typing exam or an interview. Any info is appreciated.

wheelbarrow12

Got letter today saying they're only taking top 40 to interview. I was close but not close enough. Said they'd keep all info on file for 2 years.

For the library assistant they said they were evaluating next steps and would get back to me.

revoke12

Dont think i done enough for it i was 5 short on the typical on the first one 2 over on the 2nd one and 10 over and the last test. Id say I defo did not get through you got a letter so today confirming you didnt get through looking forward to seeing mine when I get home dont have high hopes tho.

An Ciarraioch

Just got letter today - 2nd overall for both Clerical Officer and the Library (presumably No.1 was also doubling up). Will check e-mail now for the form, so fingers crossed for the interview.

revoke12

well done to you - I hope I done enough for an interview (unlikely tho).

Henwin

Got the letter today, was placed 68 which I'm very disappointed with as they are only taking 40 to the next stage. Good luck to all those going further.

revoke12

Do you mind me asking your results did you get very high over the typical that people got on each test? I was short 5 on one part of the test but over avergae on the rest so could be my downfall

revoke12

Henwin- Hard look it was well worth doing the test tho. Was it only 40 people so that were called for interview

mersie

Any one heard anything about interview dates ?

ellduderino

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Just got letter today - 2nd overall for both Clerical Officer and the Library (presumably No.1 was also doubling up). Will check e-mail now for the form, so fingers crossed for the interview.

Hi, how did you do in the interview?
I've been placed high(ish)on the panel, just wondering have they started calling yet?

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ellduderino wrote: »

Hi, how did you do in the interview?
I've been placed high(ish)on the panel, just wondering have they started calling yet?

Didn't get any reply yet, either by post or e-mail, so whether that's good or bad depends on whether anyone else got any feedback from their interviews!

barkinkatz13

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Didn't get any reply yet, either by post or e-mail, so whether that's good or bad depends on whether anyone else got any feedback from their interviews!

I was notified on the 7th September that I was placed on the panel after the interviews. No further communication since then.

ellduderino

barkinkatz13 wrote: »

I was notified on the 7th September that I was placed on the panel after the interviews. No further communication since then.

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