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Executive Officer in the Civil Service 2018 (Dublin)

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    #302
    CMR23
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭CMR23


    whatlliwear wrote: »
    Does anyone know if the numerical is being counted towards your score this time round?

    I don't think it ever is. Just get the qualifying number correct to move forward and that's all. The other tests determine OOM


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    #303
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    CMReilly wrote: »
    I don't think it ever is. Just get the qualifying number correct to move forward and that's all. The other tests determine OOM

    However, we won't know the exact score needed to pass until after the tests - so best to try and do the best you can.


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    #304
    V1kster88
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭V1kster88


    Just out of mine. Head is wrecked. I was reading the paragraphs in the verbal reasoning but nothing was going in! 🙈 And just as I was about to submit my last task on the Etray the session timed out. Wondering what my chances are now, if any?!


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    #305
    audrey2014
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭audrey2014


    Just out of mine too. It was ridiculously silly. I either completely bombed it or it was actually pretty easy. I'll go with the first one! I got all the maths and English done, and was kinda waiting for stuff to pop in for etray. I dunno what to make of it. First attempt at etray so not too pushed either way


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    #306
    Dublintigger
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Dublintigger


    Hi folks
    I'm I right in thinking that there was no online assessment for this round?
    Dublintigger


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    #307
    audrey2014
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭audrey2014


    Dublintigger wrote: »
    Hi folks
    I'm I right in thinking that there was no online assessment for this round?
    Dublintigger

    There was supervised numerical and verbal tests and Etray


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    #308
    audrey2014
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭audrey2014


    V1kster88 wrote: »
    Just out of mine. Head is wrecked. I was reading the paragraphs in the verbal reasoning but nothing was going in! 🙈 And just as I was about to submit my last task on the Etray the session timed out. Wondering what my chances are now, if any?!

    I think you'll be fine. Once the work you did is accurate you should be ok. Though nobody bloody knows with these things...


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    #309
    Sinus pain
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭Sinus pain


    I think if you haven’t submitted it it doesn’t count


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    #310
    Jakeren7
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭Jakeren7


    Have my etray coming up soon have never done one before. Do you have to write a memo/letter aswell


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    #311
    audrey2014
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭audrey2014


    Jakeren7 wrote: »
    Have my etray coming up soon have never done one before. Do you have to write a memo/letter aswell

    Yes there was a letter. You'll get a practice exam


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    #312
    keepkeyyellow
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭keepkeyyellow


    The verbal was probably the hardest I've ever seen. The numerical was a breeze. E tray was grand - that scheduling thing was a nightmare but I think I got it perfect - wrote out all the sessions and wrote the conditions next to each one and then on the other side linked the ones that should be next to each other and then numbered them all.

    Piece of advice to everyone though - there was this one next to me with like 2 minutes left and she was working away on the numerical with 12 questions left like she had all the time in the world. Should have just guessed them...


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    #313
    linpoo
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭linpoo


    keepkeyyellow wrote: »
    The verbal was probably the hardest I've ever seen. The numerical was a breeze. E tray was grand - that scheduling thing was a nightmare but I think I got it perfect - wrote out all the sessions and wrote the conditions next to each one and then on the other side linked the ones that should be next to each other and then numbered them all.

    Piece of advice to everyone though - there was this one next to me with like 2 minutes left and she was working away on the numerical with 12 questions left like she had all the time in the world. Should have just guessed them...

    That's not correct advice for the numerical. Its better to do 12 and get 10 right than to do 20 and get 10 right.


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    #314
    ESMITH29
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭ESMITH29


    Has anyone who placed outside the first batch of 640 received invitation for the next round or is there any idea when this will be happening? I scored in the early 2000's, so I reckon I'll be waiting a while.


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    #315
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    ESMITH29 wrote: »
    Has anyone who placed outside the first batch of 640 received invitation for the next round or is there any idea when this will be happening? I scored in the early 2000's, so I reckon I'll be waiting a while.

    No, not yet. Not exactly sure when it will be - I don't know if they do the whole process with Batch 1 and then move on to Batch 2, or overlap.


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    #316
    Dublintigger
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Dublintigger


    eimaj18 wrote: »
    No, not yet. Not exactly sure when it will be - I don't know if they do the whole process with Batch 1 and then move on to Batch 2, or overlap.

    No not yet - and I'm in the next batch so hopefully soon. I would guess it will be January 2019 before the next call up - but you never know.


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    #317
    keepkeyyellow
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭keepkeyyellow


    linpoo wrote: »
    That's not correct advice for the numerical. Its better to do 12 and get 10 right than to do 20 and get 10 right.

    Hardly? What you're saying is we're being marked on the questions we attempt only so if I chose to answer 10 out of 40 questions only I'd get 100% instead of 25% because the rest are no answers


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    #318
    linpoo
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭linpoo


    keepkeyyellow wrote: »
    Hardly? What you're saying is we're being marked on the questions we attempt only so if I chose to answer 10 out of 40 questions only I'd get 100% instead of 25% because the rest are no answers

    No thats not what I'm saying. It goes by speed and accuracy


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    #319
    Jakeren7
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭Jakeren7


    Hi

    Anyone any tips for the etray I'm doing mine for the 2016 campaign with interview same day next week.

    Is it a letter or memo you write and is it much like the example etray they send out.
    Thanks


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    #320
    lolo3103
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭lolo3103


    The sample e-tray is not a reflection on the real one at all! The schedule is much more complicated. My advice is to spend 30 mins working on the schedule (you have 40 mins to work on it before you submit), I spent the full 40 mins working on it but I felt that didn't give me enough time to do the letter and any emails or phonecalls after that. So spend your first 30 mins working solidly on the schedule, get that submitted and then spent the rest of your time on the letter, email and phone calls. And don't forget to submit!! Best of luck.


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    #321
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Have the results from the first batch come out yet? Do you have interview dates? I should be in the 2nd batch, so will be interested to hear. As far as I understand, the 2nd batch will be called when all tests and interviews from the first batch are done.


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    #322
    Sinus pain
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭Sinus pain


    No results are not out yet and could be another few weeks


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    #323
    Dublintigger
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭Dublintigger


    eimaj18 wrote: »
    Have the results from the first batch come out yet? Do you have interview dates? I should be in the 2nd batch, so will be interested to hear. As far as I understand, the 2nd batch will be called when all tests and interviews from the first batch are done.

    Hi Eimaj18

    I reckon it won't be until Jan 2019 before the next batch is called.

    Tiggs


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    #324
    Paddy93
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Paddy93


    How many have been called ?


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    #325
    CMR23
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭CMR23


    Paddy93 wrote: »
    How many have been called ?


    Yeah I hear January at the earliest

    The number up to 642 was called for first round


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    #326
    carnie
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭carnie


    eimaj18 wrote: »
    Have the results from the first batch come out yet? Do you have interview dates? I should be in the 2nd batch, so will be interested to hear. As far as I understand, the 2nd batch will be called when all tests and interviews from the first batch are done.

    I was at the last session at the end of October and they said it could be up to 6 weeks before results are out but I don't think she was too sure of the answer. Should be by the end of the month I reckon.


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    #327
    wicklow girl
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭wicklow girl


    Has anyone done a confined eo comp yet with PAS?


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    #328
    Kitkat1995
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Kitkat1995


    Anyone got any sample etrays? like free and online? haven't got to the etray stage yet but would like to start practising


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    #329
    Milenauno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭Milenauno


    CMReilly wrote: »
    Twinning I guess ! Yeah 1254 in the 2018 campaign. First time applying for this.. I ranked 900 for AO last year and the boards thread sometimes people have the same ranking as they have exact same scores in all tests. . Apparently 2016 campaign they have taken in thousands to subsequent stages.
    Have you had your results for AO for 2018 yet? How you ranked this year?


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    #330
    CMR23
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭CMR23


    Milenauno wrote: »
    Have you had your results for AO for 2018 yet? How you ranked this year?


    Hey I did yeah ! 1100s .. worse than last year for sure.. found it felt like I had less time this year .. not a hope for being called but am hopeful for EO batch 2 being called in January or February

    Howd you do?


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    #331
    Milenauno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭Milenauno


    CMReilly wrote: »
    Hey I did yeah ! 1100s .. worse than last year for sure.. found it felt like I had less time this year .. not a hope for being called but am hopeful for EO batch 2 being called in January or February

    Howd you do?
    I did better on AO this year that previous, placed early 200. Not big hope to be called neither but I hope in EO second batch as well


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