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Executive Officer Campaign 2019 Mod warning #1682

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    #2042
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Cheers. Although still nervous till get the message that they've reached my place. No way of knowing how many placed already in Westmeath or what batch they on. Emailed PAS but they said cannot realise that info at this time.


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    #2043
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    *release


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    #2044
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,381 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Bobby2004 wrote: »
    Cheers. Although still nervous till get the message that they've reached my place. No way of knowing how many placed already in Westmeath or what batch they on. Emailed PAS but they said cannot realise that info at this time.

    That's unusual, they normally tell you at least how many people are ahead of you, remember there can be some interdepartmental people ahead of you too.

    I emailed PAS recently and they gave me the info.


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    #2045
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Might ring 2mro instead and see what they say. Kind of sick if don't get the position after been relatively high on the panel (was 30) and aced interview. Can't really do much more.


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    #2046
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,381 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Bobby2004 wrote: »
    Might ring 2mro instead and see what they say. Kind of sick if don't get the position after been relatively high on the panel (was 30) and aced interview. Can't really do much more.

    I feel if they are interviewing now it must mean there are positions available. I got invited to clearance exactly three weeks after the interview.


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    #2047
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    What county and how high were ya up the panel. Have a good chance anyway so I won't lose hope but would be nice to get the call sooner rather then later.


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    #2048
    MFPM
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    Bobby2004 wrote: »
    What county and how high were ya up the panel. Have a good chance anyway so I won't lose hope but would be nice to get the call sooner rather then later.

    Longford, though I'd prefer Leitirm but nothing doing there, I was OOM 1 in 1.3 after the interview, when I emailed them, there was one person ahead of me, don't know if they were interdepartmental or from batch 1.2.


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    #2049
    Itchyfeet89
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭Itchyfeet89


    Anyone doing the tests for Senior Executive Officer?


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    #2050
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Itchyfeet89 wrote: »
    Anyone doing the tests for Senior Executive Officer?

    That's a Public Service grade isn't it? It's more akin to AP in the Civil Service.


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    #2051
    Itchyfeet89
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭Itchyfeet89


    Maybe HEO?


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    #2052
    redmgar
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭redmgar


    MFPM wrote: »
    Well done, congrats.
    Can I ask what (not exact detail) sort of thing you used for civil service values? And what sort of standalone questions they asked?


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    #2053
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    To be honest it's all a blur now. I thought I said absolute rubbish but scored 42 in that competency. I talked about different departments and how COVID is a challenge for all of dem in dif ways. I name dropped department of education den so they would ask me a question around that which they did. They asked if you could choose a department to go into and why?


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    #2054
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Study up on gov structure and ministers. I think I rambled a bit on that.


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    #2055
    redmgar
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭redmgar


    Did anyone who did the interview on zoom use paper notes and was it allowed?


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    #2056
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,381 ✭✭✭MFPM


    redmgar wrote: »
    Did anyone who did the interview on zoom use paper notes and was it allowed?

    I didn't use them as I wasn't sure of the protocol but they made no mention of not being permitted to use notes, so it's probably worth having some cue cards near you with some examples if you feel it's useful.


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    #2057
    MFPM
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    redmgar wrote: »
    Can I ask what (not exact detail) sort of thing you used for civil service values? And what sort of standalone questions they asked?

    That's probably the hardest one, particularly if like me you haven't worked in the civil servcie.I found it was the section they spent least time on though and you could be a bit more general than in the other sections.

    I just tried to pull out some aspects of my work that could fit under public service ethos...I worked in education settings recently so I talked about being resilient, trying to deliver a professional service, being adaptive to changing situations (I was able to talk about changes to my work during Covid 19 here).

    Try to use terms/examples that illustrate your committment to being efficient - professional, having respect for people, having accountability and transparency in your work - I saw those terms in one of the booklets.


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    #2058
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    redmgar wrote: »
    Did anyone who did the interview on zoom use paper notes and was it allowed?

    I just asked the interviewers before we began could I have my application form in front of me and they were fine with that.


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    #2059
    brianharr1605
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    fergald wrote: »
    Laois not moving at all, placed 14 after aptitude test over a year now.

    I placed 13 in laois. I emailed them last week and they said they were currently at No.10


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    #2060
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Anyone on here that have been placed in Westmeath or Galway.


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    #2061
    redmgar
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭redmgar


    for the interview, when you receive your results are each competency given a score or is it an overall score?


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    #2062
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Each competency gets a score out of 50


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    #2063
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    redmgar wrote: »
    for the interview, when you receive your results are each competency given a score or is it an overall score?

    I did my interview on a fri few weeks back and got results on the Mon


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    #2064
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    redmgar wrote: »
    for the interview, when you receive your results are each competency given a score or is it an overall score?

    I did my interview on a fri few weeks back and got results on the Mon


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    #2065
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Each competency gets a score out of 50


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    #2066
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    Apologies to readers of the thread my phone is acting up and double posting.


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    #2067
    redmgar
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭redmgar


    Bobby2004 wrote: »
    Apologies to readers of the thread my phone is acting up and double posting.
    Cheers, and a minimum score required for each competency?


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    #2068
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    redmgar wrote: »
    Cheers, and a minimum score required for each competency?

    Ya 20 is the min for pass in each. I think if u do anyway decent interview you'll get the marks. I thought I talked a load of waffle but scored in the 40s in 4 of the competencies.


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    #2069
    November Golf
    Registered Users Posts: 973 ✭✭✭November Golf


    Bobby2004 wrote: »
    Ya 20 is the min for pass in each. I think if u do anyway decent interview you'll get the marks. I thought I talked a load of waffle but scored in the 40s in 4 of the competencies.

    Which 4 competencies did they ask you about? or how did they group the competency questions


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    #2070
    redmgar
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭redmgar


    Bobby2004 wrote: »
    Ya 20 is the min for pass in each. I think if u do anyway decent interview you'll get the marks. I thought I talked a load of waffle but scored in the 40s in 4 of the competencies.
    Cheers, I hate interviews. Did they ask you for a different example of the same competency?


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    #2071
    Bobby2004
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭Bobby2004


    redmgar wrote: »
    Cheers, I hate interviews. Did they ask you for a different example of the same competency?

    The competencies are same for everyone. If u Google competency framework for executive officer you'll get dem. Technically there is 6 competencies but they put the last 2 into 1.


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