Executive Officer in the Civil Service 2018 (Dublin)

Crunchymomma

Sinus pain wrote: »

What is the starting rate for executive officer? There seems to be a few figures knocking around the internet and I’m unsure which one is correct

Will be 29316 from Oct 1st

Sinus pain

Cool that’s great thanks

carnie

Through to the next stage whatever it is

n!ghtmancometh

Placed in the early 200's. Message says they are taking up to 641 for round 2 in the first batch. Best of luck everyone.

Pickysue

Does that mean anyone who placed outside the 600s won’t be called to the next stage ever?

partay pooper

Pickysue wrote: »

Does that mean anyone who placed outside the 600s won’t be called to the next stage ever?

Yes it is so confusing!!

linpoo

Pickysue wrote: »

Does that mean anyone who placed outside the 600s won’t be called to the next stage ever?

They usually do it in batches. So first 600 now then in a few months or so they will call the next 600 and so forth.

FenFlynn

I think I'm out then, over 1600, no way they'll get through that far. Well done and Best of luck to those got through.

carnie

Pickysue wrote: »

Does that mean anyone who placed outside the 600s won’t be called to the next stage ever?

Those outside 641 won't be called just yet. They will whittle down the numbers from the first lot.

FenFlynn

n!ghtmancometh wrote: »

Placed in the early 200's. Message says they are taking up to 641 for round 2 in the first batch. Best of luck everyone.

That's great results. Congratulations!

whatlliwear

HI,
Does anyone know what the total score was?
I just want to know what percentage I got..
As usual it's all very unclear..

ESMITH29

Pretty confused. Didn't fall within the 600 or so bracket but does that now mean I didn't get it? I'm well over the qualifying score, but the wording of the message isn't exactly clear.

Pickysue

Oh that’s good so.. am only just outside the cut off point..Thanks

Skip13

Pickysue wrote: »

Does that mean anyone who placed outside the 600s won’t be called to the next stage ever?

No they normally do batches so depending on where you are in the OOM (order of Merit) you'll be called later. The panel will open in April 2019 (the last panel for EO closes then) so they will call people over 642 in the next few months or even next year.

partay pooper

FenFlynn wrote: »

I think I'm out then, over 1600, no way they'll get through that far. Well done and Best of luck to those got through.

Don't dispair I was over 3k the last time, got called a called for second round 8 months later. The E-Tray did me in.

PawneeRanger

137

Not too bad I guess.

Sinus pain

I did very well I don’t want to put my oom in here but I’m well under 40 in both comps

Rewind

I placed 1,500 or something. Fairly confused/annoyed as I didn't realise it was for placement. Assumed it was a two stage process with a verbal/numerical reasoning aspect. Then again there was no real way if studying for it. Ah well. Best of luck to the rest of ye. And congratulations who made it though.

MaserGreat

Can anyone recommend any ways to pull in better scores in the tests? I’m well over the qualifying but still ended up in the 1100’s. Feeling very disheartened, would just like to improve for future competitions

SomeSayKos

MaserGreat wrote: »

Can anyone recommend any ways to pull in better scores in the tests? I’m well over the qualifying but still ended up in the 1100’s. Feeling very disheartened, would just like to improve for future competitions

I'm in the same boat.... hard luck!

Sinus pain

I did well and I pictured myself in the EO role and answered the questions as an EO and not as the role I’m in now, but I answers the questions about myself honestly. But the exams may f*ck me up!

ESMITH29

MaserGreat wrote: »

Can anyone recommend any ways to pull in better scores in the tests? I’m well over the qualifying but still ended up in the 1100’s. Feeling very disheartened, would just like to improve for future competitions

I was told by someone who used to work in PAS that if there's an answer that seems almost too obvious and one that might also be right, but involved you thinking into a fair bit, it's probably best to pick the first one. Don't be disheartened, there's just a very high calibre in and the score difference between 1100 and 641 is most likely very small.

rockmongrel

How did people's scores relate to their place? I got 590 in the assessment and placed around 1400, fairly baffled especially since the qualifying score was less than 400. Though I suppose the must have been a lot of applicants.

EarlyStorms

The Questionnaire is usually my weakest part so its not great for me that's its now the key to the next stage. I did get my best score in one of those so far so I might get called in the next batch or so.

PawneeRanger

rockmongrel wrote: »

How did people's scores relate to their place? I got 590 in the assessment and placed around 1400, fairly baffled especially since the qualifying score was less than 400. Though I suppose the must have been a lot of applicants.

I got 664 and placed 137

FenFlynn

PawneeRanger wrote: »

I got 664 and placed 137

That's really impressive, really no idea how they assess. Will have to try again next year.

PawneeRanger

FenFlynn wrote: »

That's really impressive, really no idea how they assess. Will have to try again next year.

It's an awful way to assess people really.
The tests are much worse for me.

italodisco

Sinus pain wrote: »

I did very well I don’t want to put my oom in here but I’m well under 40 in both comps

Congratulations, that's an excellent result.

Lynnington3

Placed 1099 and feeling a bit delflated. Will they definitely call the next 600 after the first batch?

plibige

Just to make some people feel better, i'm in the late 3000's! So there was massive interest and a huge number made qualifying standard. I haven't a clue what i did wrong either but i clearly don't have the nack for these job place situational tests