NEW 2020 Assistant Principal Officer Competition

Tomjim

could you use the same example in two different questions in the online presentation?

Awkwardstroke

I personally wouldn’t! Ideally competencies should be different IMHO!

Tomjim wrote: »

could you use the same example in two different questions in the online presentation?

Cheeseplant

Tomjim wrote: »

could you use the same example in two different questions in the online presentation?

I suppose it would depend on the example.
E.g: you could say you were a PM for one and talk about the leadership of that role amd then in another competency talk about how you performed this role in addition to your normal role and how you managed deliverables or how you analysed the data and made specific recommendations.

Cheeseplant

Those that have gone through Etray; how long between invite and completion time? I presume we will get invite in the next few days??

starringme

Any idea how many people applied to this comp in the first place and have been whittled down by passing stage 2? There was no OOM in Friday's email (which actually made me think I just passed the minimum score, wasn't being called - I had to email them).

Cheeseplant

starringme wrote: »

Any idea how many people applied to this comp in the first place and have been whittled down by passing stage 2? There was no OOM in Friday's email (which actually made me think I just passed the minimum score, wasn't being called - I had to email them).

no idea unfortunately.

Mbwb

starringme wrote: »

Any idea how many people applied to this comp in the first place and have been whittled down by passing stage 2? There was no OOM in Friday's email (which actually made me think I just passed the minimum score, wasn't being called - I had to email them).

There is no OOM for stage 2 or stage 3 (etray). if you qualify by meeting the mininum score required (eg 41 for stage 2) you go through to next stage, etray. You won't receive another OOM until you are placed on the panel (stage 4 interview). Hope this makes sense!

Cheeseplant

When does the testing window for the current video interviews close?

sunny7700

Cheeseplant wrote: »

When does the testing window for the current video interviews close?

Tues 27th April!!!

extendormove

Are you being recorded when you are completing the etray?

BobCat123

Anyone know what’s the lowest OOM they’ve now called for stage 2? Thank you

derailed

BobCat123 wrote: »

Anyone know what’s the lowest OOM they’ve now called for stage 2? Thank you

A friend of mine has been called to Video Interview with a score of 101. Not sure if PAS have gone any further down from that on OOM.

derailed

Just got message from PAS about Stage 3 Familiarisation Material with a testing window for the etray exercise between Monday next, April 26th and Thursday April 29th at 1pm. Can't open link to briefing document even by copying and pasting to another window- anyone having the same problem? EDIT: Can open document now. Best of luck everyone.

CLS23

Can anybody tell me if the Etray is multiple choice like previous competitions or you write the emails yourself?
Thanks

Nicole2020

CLS23 wrote: »

Can anybody tell me if the Etray is multiple choice like previous competitions or you write the emails yourself?
Thanks

You write the emails yourself as if you’re spending 90 minutes in the role.

extendormove

Just a quick question re the online interview -

- Are you asked to introduce yourself / tell us about yourself at the start of the interview or is it literally just the three questions we were sent that you answer?

Orchid1

Hi all, how long generally until people hear back after stage 2?

Orchid1

extendormove wrote: »

Just a quick question re the online interview -

- Are you asked to introduce yourself / tell us about yourself at the start of the interview or is it literally just the three questions we were sent that you answer?

It goes straight into the 3 questions

Tomjim

Orchid1 wrote: »

It goes straight into the 3 questions

as part of answering the 3 questions have people provided an introduction to the question they are answering or is it straight to the answer?

Orchid1

Tomjim wrote: »

as part of answering the 3 questions have people provided an introduction to the question they are answering or is it straight to the answer?

I guess it depends on what you want to say and how long it will take you. I went straight into answering the question as time is fairly limited

John_odonoghue

There are a number of aptitude practice packages available for very reasonable money.

It is well worth investing in a year's subscription and make a practice schedule.

Those who have left school/college recently especially if they have been doing something maths related would fly through what are essentially basic maths problems. However if you have left school some time ago and don't regularly have to perform ratio or percentage calculations, these relatively simple problems can take more time than they give you.

Also the comprehension questions are not really testing your reading capability. They are assessing your ability to critically understand a text and only give answers that contained in the text (and not in your understanding of the topic being discussed).

DOM85

For those of you who have completed the 3 minute video interview do the 3 questions appear in the same order as in the familiarisation information. Thanks

*Gaijin*

DOM85 wrote: »

For those of you who have completed the 3 minute video interview do the 3 questions appear in the same order as in the familiarisation information. Thanks

Yes.

starringme

What are you being marked for in the etray? Is it a score on each competency and what's the marking system (like is it 3 out of 5 you have to get)? Tia

HelloPeeps

starringme wrote: »

What are you being marked for in the etray? Is it a score on each competency and what's the marking system (like is it 3 out of 5 you have to get)? Tia

This is how the results from the etray arrive:

The maximum score in each competencies is 5 and the qualifying score is 3.
Your score in each competency is as follows:

Leadership
your score: x
Analysis & Decision Making
your score: x
Management & Delivery of Results
your score: x
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
your score: x
Drive and Commitment

Charles14

Anyone do the etray opened today? Is there a time limit on the tutorial?

Awkwardstroke

Anyone have an IT issues with the Video interview part? I have been trying the practice questions yet getting error messages near the end of each one.

I emailed the support people on this yet the other tests (webcam, mic & connection all came up fine)

billyhead

Awkwardstroke wrote: »

Anyone have an IT issues with the Video interview part? I have been trying the practice questions yet getting error messages near the end of each one.

I emailed the support people on this yet the other tests (webcam, mic & connection all came up fine)

I used my phone and it worked okay.

Tomjim

mine worked fine last night

Awkwardstroke

I will try a different WiFi signal with the phone as a last resort...as it looks better through a webcam (I think).

Tomjim wrote: »

mine worked fine last night