(Aug 17) NEW Interdepartmental HEO comp (Serving civil servants only)

Optiplexy99

I got 1675............
Crappy.... but I am relieved as didn't expect to even pass it.......
So somewhere at least......

Best of Luck to everyone

Optiplexy99

People that are passing where are ye based in the Country if ye don't mind me asking...??


I'm not in Dublin Region - South west region here

Idjit

I got 1100 so probably won't be called to round of supervised testing this time around but still delighted that I reached merit at all!

Kanovara

468 - happy as I was 1148 last year after round 1. Stage 2 results more important!

bronzesheep

Optiplexy99 wrote: »

People that are passing where are ye based in the Country if ye don't mind me asking...??


I'm not in Dublin Region - South west region here

300's - Outside Dublin

Kanovara

Dublin baser! Every one who reaches quail standard will go through to next round

Optiplexy99

Jade182 wrote: »

I got 1100 so probably won't be called to round of supervised testing this time around but still delighted that I reached merit at all!

I got 1675 & was told on message that would be in touch to advise of date for supervised tests

so you will be called too - check the message again

gazzer

357th. I'm thrilled

sinorita

gazzer wrote:

357th. I'm thrilled

356

carnie

sinorita wrote: »

gazzer wrote:

357th. I'm thrilled

356

Fight!!!!

Bumbleton

Hi guys, I placed number 45. I’m in shock because I didn’t do too well in the AO tests the last time they came around!

Does anybody know what the maximum score is in each of the tests?

gerrybbadd

Failed it. Got seriously high marks for verbal and numerical competencies, but was below par on the management scenario. I hate those things. I can never pass them!

Just for the lol's, this time around, I said i'd try answering differently to how I normally would. Made no difference. I don't know what they are looking for in those things!

Aglomerado

Bumbleton wrote: »

Hi guys, I placed number 45. I’m in shock because I didn’t do too well in the AO tests the last time they came around!

Does anybody know what the maximum score is in each of the tests?

8,000 in all 3 sections.

Well done!

IrishPhoenix

gerrybbadd wrote:

Failed it. Got seriously high marks for verbal and numerical competencies, but was below par on the management scenario. I hate those things. I can never pass them!

Me too. Anyone have any ideas how to bring the scores up on these questionnaires?

Niamho_M

144 for me - Thrilled!

I'm in Dublin

Aglomerado

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Failed it. Got seriously high marks for verbal and numerical competencies, but was below par on the management scenario. I hate those things. I can never pass them!

Just for the lol's, this time around, I said i'd try answering differently to how I normally would. Made no difference. I don't know what they are looking for in those things!

Ah I'm sorry gerrybbadd, I failed in exactly the same way last year. I answered more or less the same this year and got through. It's hard to second guess these things.
Moving to a new area earlier in the year might have given me a different spin on things to where I was last year.

love_love

IrishPhoenix wrote: »

Me too. Anyone have any ideas how to bring the scores up on these questionnaires?

The best advice I got is to answer in line with the competencies that they give you in the information booklet. As serving civil servants, we all have different ideas and experiences of what different grades do in the departments we've been in, and we're probably using those to colour our answers, but they all might be very different than what is written in the actual competencies.

pat ticket

Why arent numerical scores inc. For ranking? It was by far my highest score

doncarlos

pat ticket wrote: »

Why arent numerical scores inc. For ranking? It was by far my highest score

Because they think men are much better at numerical tests than women which is absolute nonsense

eimaj18

Got through too! Woo hoo.

It's mad - I did REALLY well in the mgt scenario last competition (I think it was 782/800) but did average this time. Still through, but isn't it mad how much of a variance you can get!

alundi

Hi does anyone know if order of merit is national or regional ?

ParkRunner

Are there already 2 panels setup for Dublin and outside Dublin? I got no mention of location of panel in my results

ParkRunner

Are there already 2 panels setup for Dublin and outside Dublin? I got no mention of location of panel in my results

Optiplexy99

ParkRunner wrote: »

Are there already 2 panels setup for Dublin and outside Dublin? I got no mention of location of panel in my results

you would have picked location preference on your application form


read the information booklet - that gives all the information on regions & the process of the campaign

rootjuse70

I did absolutely awful in the job management scenarios. Previous HEO competition had these types of questions also and I failed that section then too...anybody any pointers? Or info as to how they responded to the questions or what way they distributed the points? My marks in the other two sections were better than people I know who got through. So I am super annoyed to say the least.

I am going to get onto cut-e but I am not expecting anything back from them.

Any info greatly appreciated.

billyhead

I got 1300. Didn't do too bad in the Management part, did excellent in the numerical but only got over the line in the Verbal test. What are the odds of being called to the next round and will it be a wait of about a year?

Optiplexy99

rootjuse70 wrote: »

I did absolutely awful in the job management scenarios. Previous HEO competition had these types of questions also and I failed that section then too...anybody any pointers? Or info as to how they responded to the questions or what way they distributed the points? My marks in the other two sections were better than people I know who got through. So I am super annoyed to say the least.

I am going to get onto cut-e but I am not expecting anything back from them.

Any info greatly appreciated.

Generally i always tend to pass these & do badly on Numerical

I think I pass by looking at bigger picture, common sense & also in parts I suppose really I put down what I know they want/expect to hear.......

I think also possibly our answers can be or might be based on our current experience or what your manager would do in these scenarios also......

Hope that makes sense!!??

Those are the pointers I have... (relative to me only & also to my experience of doing those tests)

love_love

rootjuse70 wrote: »

I did absolutely awful in the job management scenarios. Previous HEO competition had these types of questions also and I failed that section then too...anybody any pointers? Or info as to how they responded to the questions or what way they distributed the points? My marks in the other two sections were better than people I know who got through. So I am super annoyed to say the least.

I am going to get onto cut-e but I am not expecting anything back from them.

Any info greatly appreciated.

I don't know if my advice above would be any use - I know they were very different, but I only scraped by in the scenarios in the EO, and I got 5400 this time, which I'm really pleased with.

Optiplexy99

ParkRunner wrote: »

Are there already 2 panels setup for Dublin and outside Dublin? I got no mention of location of panel in my results

NO panels yet

Interviews to be done before a Panel is formed

billyhead

rootjuse70 wrote: »

I did absolutely awful in the job management scenarios. Previous HEO competition had these types of questions also and I failed that section then too...anybody any pointers? Or info as to how they responded to the questions or what way they distributed the points? My marks in the other two sections were better than people I know who got through. So I am super annoyed to say the least.

I am going to get onto cut-e but I am not expecting anything back from them.

Any info greatly appreciated.

Chin up. Being there before. Just keep applying for every competition your eligible for.