Principal Officer competition 2022

APparently

Congratulations @softskills that is amazing to have reached the next stage. I wonder how many they took from the last Higher PO panel, and whether they will bother calling any more to interview in the future.

softskills

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119832741#Comment_119832741

I need to email PAS (to ask about a change of time for the interview due to a clash) so I will ask this info.

DaDoRonRonRon

Has anyone else been contacted about clearance or with an offer? Last update seems to be that they were at 19 for Dublin on 18/10. Moving very slowly.

Pat_Mc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119857807#Comment_119857807

I e-mailed PAS on Monday but still no response...

APparently

God this panel is moving painfully slow.

Pat_Mc

I was 21 on OOM and just got contracted by clearance. :-)

@APparently @DaDoRonRonRon @Bowiegal

Bowiegal

Fantastic news @Pat_Mc Congratulations and great to see it moving again 🙏🏻

APparently

Oh brilliant @Pat_Mc well done. Fingers crossed this is an indication that the panel is going to move a bit before the end of the year.

Wooder79

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119862784#Comment_119862784

@Pat_Mc congrats, that's great news!

May Day

I was contacted a few weeks ago with clarity on consideration for particular assignment etc and the whole thing took about 2 weeks from start to confirmed official assignment! Once it moved it raced!!

softskills

Congrats @Pat_Mc Wishing you every success.

Great to hear about the pace once the clearance process starts @May Day Have you started in your new role?

May Day

No . Have to work out notice but they would have been happy for me to start the next day!

BlitheSpirit

Any further progress recently with the panel?

While I'm a good bit down the list yet, I contacted PAS recently to ask about progress. There was almost 20 less ahead of me than a couple of months ago which suggests some have been appointed to regional locations, or otherwise gone off the panel.

martian1980

Hi, that’s really interesting - thanks for mentioning. I’m on the panel too but well down the list. Would you mind giving us an idea of roughly where you are on the list and how many they said are ahead of you?

Bowiegal

I’m 23 and was contacted for clearance yesterday.

BlitheSpirit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119935791#Comment_119935791

Don't want to be too specific but I'm in the 50s and less than 30 ahead of me on Dublin panel. That was before most recent movement. Not sure at what point in the process people are taken out of the panel numbers.

Congrats @Bowiegal !

APparently

That's brilliant @Bowiegal . Great to see panel moving a little. Let us know how long clearance takes and if you are happy with your new department.

softskills

Great news @Bowiegal Wishing you every success.

I didn't make the POH panel. Did ok in most sections at interview (better than PO in some) but fell down on the specialized knowledge where I was asked about banking specifics that I didn't know.

Bowiegal

Thanks @BlitheSpirit @APparently @softskills Am staying in my current Department so will let you know how long it takes.

APparently

That is a pity @softskills but you still have this panel. I'm surprised at them asking you questions about banking considering they would have been recruiting for Taoiseachs and DPER and not just Finance. Intersting to see how many they put on a panel. Although they took so few off the last Higher panel.

Palofmine

I’m on this panel and got a message from publicjobs earlier seeking expressions of interest from candidates on the PO 2022 panel to be considered for a vacancy in a particular department. It lists off some information on the role and the skills which the ideal candidate would possess and asks for people to apply by a date in January. The skills are all what you would have demonstrate through the regular competencies - is it appropriate that they handle the panel in this way? I can understand doing location-based expressions of interest but should the next person on the list not be approached for that role?

softskills

Yeah, I did wonder about this also. I guess IR is not for everyone so maybe that is their rationale in putting it out there. That said, I was struck by the same thought as you that it was a bit irregular to ask for EOI out of order.

Palofmine

I’d agree that IR can be tricky and may not be for everyone but there’s few handy roles at PO level and plenty of people working these kind of jobs without having been specialists. The desired skills listed aren’t specialised and if I was next on the list I wouldn’t be happy about this. I feel that everyone on the panel has already successfully competed to be where they are and there shouldn’t be another competition/interview to be done in order to get placed.

PhoenixParker

IR is Irish Rail?

The job probably isn't civil service, it's public service hence the EOI option vs just assigning someone.

Palofmine

IR is referring to industrial relations

BigBooTz

Any movement on the panel?

DaDoRonRonRon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120113628#Comment_120113628

I'm mid 40's on the panel and just got the email re clearance....definitely moving again

BlitheSpirit

Goods news @DaDoRonRonRon - well done. Let us know how it progresses.

Is that for Dublin? If so, it's moved on a good bit since end Nov.

softskills

I was just thinking that @BlitheSpirit . Last I remember was @Bowiegal at #23 in November.

Radial

Thanks for posting the update @DaDoRonRonRon and good look with the appointment when it happens.

Good to see the panel moving, gives hope to those of us who are positioned in the 70's.