*New* Senior ICT Specialist jobs EO and HEO (open)

NotInventedHere

Application forms may be downloaded from

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/customerservice/customerservice/careers/currentcompetitions/

• All sections of the form must be fully completed.
• One copy of the application form must be submitted to
competitions@agriculture.gov.ie by 4pm on 10th November, 2017

KillerShamrock

Yeah going for the EO myself just finishing the application form now, really not a fan of the competencies bit but needs must and all the rest.

SmokeyTheBull

Man there was actually a lot in that EO application, got mine in about an hour before the deadline. Still haven't got like an acknowledgement email yet or anything. Wonder how different not going through PAS will be

Dothehustle

Has anyone heard any thing other than the acknowledgement E-mail

qzy

Not yet!

billyhead

qzy wrote: »

Not yet!

Likewise
Shortlisting is the 1st stage

Zipppy

NotInventedHere wrote: »

Application forms may be downloaded from

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/customerservice/customerservice/careers/currentcompetitions/

• All sections of the form must be fully completed.
• One copy of the application form must be submitted to
competitions@agriculture.gov.ie by 4pm on 10th November, 2017

How come these roles were not advertised on public jobs?

SmokeyTheBull

Zipppy wrote: »

How come these roles were not advertised on public jobs?

I assumed it was because it's being handled by department of agriculture

JHic28

Hi All...

Has anyone heard anything since deadline? Hoping to be still in with a shot!

Thanks

Dothehustle

Nope nothing at all.. All tho I fully expected it to be quite last few weeks.. Hope fully we'll hear something soon

JHic28

Dothehustle wrote: »

Nope nothing at all.. All tho I fully expected it to be quite last few weeks.. Hope fully we'll hear something soon

Thanks for the reply.. hopefully we wont be waiting to long.

Dothehustle

JHic28 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.. hopefully we wont be waiting to long.

Out of interest what grade did u apply for.. I went for heo infrastructure.. Could be different times for each

JHic28

Dothehustle wrote: »

JHic28 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.. hopefully we wont be waiting to long.

Out of interest what grade did u apply for.. I went for heo infrastructure.. Could be different times for each

I went for EO, only just joined the civil service and CO recently.

Fionnger

Hi Folks,

Just seen your thread for EO-ICT Specialist. Got interview dates for EO-ICT Specialist infrastructure. Its anticipated that interviews will take place 23/01/17 Kildare Street. I suppose any one who meets essential requirements on application form will go forward to next stage. I haven't worked in civil service before so don't have any experience with competency based interviews. Just wondering have any of you been through the competency route and how it compares to standard interviews.

Thanks.

qzy

Anyone hear anything about the HEO Competition?

billyhead

qzy wrote: »

Anyone hear anything about the HEO Competition?

Not yet

thelibertyboy

no nothing yet

qzy

I just got an email stating I am "deemed to be eligible to participate in this stream of the competition". Any idea how long it normally takes to progress from here? I have never applied for a State Role before so I have no idea how long things normally take.....

thelibertyboy

qzy wrote: »

I just got an email stating I am "deemed to be eligible to participate in this stream of the competition". Any idea how long it normally takes to progress from here? I have never applied for a State Role before so I have no idea how long things normally take.....

Yeah I just got the same wtf does it mean ur eligible to be elligible? 😜

billyhead

thelibertyboy wrote: »

Yeah I just got the same wtf does it mean ur eligible to be elligible? 😜

Shortlisting is the next stage

thelibertyboy

billyhead wrote: »

Shortlisting is the next stage

Aright so not evening at the interview stage yet I won't get my hopes up

fergald

I got email to say the same. Funny thing was I was on the other panel also and I got offered position but it was not for the location I wanted. Holding out for my location no 1 on panel. But on it 1 year now. If you want Dublin you would get it within a couple of months. Mate 7-8 months.

Wonder if a position will come up department of agriculture newest competition before a position for the public job ones 1 year ago. As they are effectively the same role. Or is it a case of creating more panels

fergald

The whole thing takes months, if not years.

Dothehustle

qzy wrote: »

I just got an email stating I am "deemed to be eligible to participate in this stream of the competition". Any idea how long it normally takes to progress from here? I have never applied for a State Role before so I have no idea how long things normally take.....

I got promoted off the last ICT Eo panel it takes a while. I was placed in the top30 .. the forms where filled in for April done interview in Aug and results in Sept . was place in jan of last year!!
It really depend on what way they do shortlisting.if its exams/interview

doc22

Interview dates out , 3 weeks till mine

blue_blue

doc22 wrote: »

Interview dates out , 3 weeks till mine

EO or HEO?

doc22

blue_blue wrote: »

EO or HEO?

eo

Fionnger

Got offered interview for middle of next week (ICT) Specialists (EO level) open comp. advertised Oct 2017.

Fionnger

If going through PAS, psychometric tests were usually performed before interview stage. I guess its different because Dept. of Agriculture is running competition.

Dothehustle

Fionnger wrote: »

If going through PAS, psychometric tests were usually performed before interview stage. I guess its different because Dept. of Agriculture is running competition.

Only usually do psychometric test if there is a lot of candidates going for it as way to cull the numbers down. It could just be a interview then placed on a pannel
Best of luck anyway

Burgo

Anyone hear the dates for the heo?

billyhead

Burgo wrote: »

Anyone hear the dates for the heo?

Not yet. Shortlisting is next

thelibertyboy

Anyone get a call or email yet?

qzy

thelibertyboy wrote: »

Anyone get a call or email yet?

Nope, nothing yet

emermc

Anyone do their interview yet for EO? I've mine the week after next.

Derco

Burgo wrote: »

Anyone hear the dates for the heo?

I doubt we'll hear anything this month

thelibertyboy

anyone hear anything?

billyhead

thelibertyboy wrote: »

anyone hear anything?

Nope

qzy

Nothing yet

Fionnger

Has anyone heard back from EO-ICT interviews from January?

emermc

I emailed a few days ago and they came back yesterday to say results would be out by the end of February so that's next Wednesday. Fingers x'd for everyone.

emermc

I heard today Ive been placed. Delighted. Anyone else hear yet?

Fionnger

Hi Emermc congrats, I also got confirmation I got placed 6th in order of merit. Is this a good placing as I've never applied for civil service post before?

SmokeyTheBull

Fionnger wrote: »

Hi Emermc congrats, I also got confirmation I got placed 6th in order of merit. Is this a good placing as I've never applied for civil service post before?

Yeah man it's great, it means that there's only 5 people ahead of you. So for the first position available, if those 5 turn it down you will be offered it. As long as there's more than 5 initial positions available you'll be offered a position, and soon probably. They'll call to tell you what and where and ask if you accept.

emermc

Congrats that is great. Is that for development or infrastructure? I'm in the development stream & I'm 21. Hopefully there will be more than 21 jobs over the next 2 years. There are 3 public bodies looking too so hopefully.

Fionnger

emermc wrote: »

Congrats that is great. Is that for development or infrastructure? I'm in the development stream & I'm 21. Hopefully there will be more than 21 jobs over the next 2 years. There are 3 public bodies looking too so hopefully.

Its for infrastructure and I will probably opt for a regional post since I live down the country. I'd say the first posts will be offered in Dublin though.

doc22

What qualifications/experience did you have to get on the various panels? I applied for both and was place on one (dev) 30s. I've a higher dip in IT but no experience in tech

emermc

I've a B.Sc. in IT & a few years programming experience but I've not been working in I.T. for Awhile.

emermc

doc22 wrote: »

What qualifications/experience did you have to get on the various panels? I applied for both and was place on one (dev) 30s. I've a higher dip in IT but no experience in tech

That is probably a decent placement to be honest - They say there are loads of jobs & lots of people retiring over the next few years and the panel will last for 2 years. Also, not everyone will except the offer.

emermc

Congrats Fionnger

Fionnger

emermc wrote: »

Congrats Fionnger

Cheers Emermc, As regards qualifications I came from an electronics test engineer background and worked for an ISP for over 16 years mainly maintaining and building external networks . CCNA , Fibre testing and splicing, etc.