2023 Senior Executive Officer: Local Government

flended12

https://www.publicjobs.ie/en/?option=com_jobsearch&view=jobdetails&cid=177958&campaignId=23349710&Itemid=263

Good luck to all

Avdel

Thinking of applying for this competition. Anyone else??

BalboBiggins

How strict are they with management experience in this? Would managing a team of four be enough?

kaykay27

I’m going to apply but I see there is also the staff officer competition open - can you apply for both?

Mr lebowski

Hi Kay,

Where did you see the staff officer job advertised? Is it nationwide? Thanks

CW2022

Is the staff officer on public jobs? Thanks

2021_AP

Going to throw in for this myself, slight payout but could get closer to home

kaykay27

Hi! Wicklow Co co

Cushtie

Got to interview stage on this one last time around. 2020. Didn't make it on to panel Don't think I will go for it this time. Best of luck to everyone applying

CiboC

I'll put myself in for this, is the order of your area preference important or if you list 3 are you considered for all areas equally?

acrowe

Hi it there any good websites to buy the examples for the testing

coolio83

I saw no Staff Officer posts @kaykay27? May I ask where you saw this?

coolio83

Hey all, how did you find the psychometric tests?

CiboC

I thought some of the maths questions were very poorly worded, and I'm sure at least one of the questions didn't have any correct answer listed as an option!

Other than that I thought they were fine, although I don't know why they allowed 40 minutes for the situational awareness test, I did it in far less then that....

StrikingOut

Hey all, I thought it went ok. Better than the practice test! Fingers crossed 🤞

StrikingOut

@coolo83 SO’s are usually advertised on local authority websites

YoungEntrepeneur

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121071756#Comment_121071756

Agreed on the Numerical questions. Found them very tough admittedly. As far as previous threads go though, your overall scoring doesn't see a contribution from the Numerical questions (unless I'm mistaken in that).

flended12

For candidates passing all three assessments, a total score will be formed by taking the candidate’s score from the Verbal Reasoning Assessment and adding this to their score on the Situational Judgement Test.

The Numerical Reasoning Assessment is only used as a qualifier – therefore, while candidates do need to meet a minimum mark on the Numerical Reasoning Assessment, a candidates Numerical Reasoning score will not contribute to their final total score or the subsequent ranking of candidates.

It is envisaged that the Situational Judgement Test will be weighted more heavily than the Verbal Reasoning Assessment, when forming the total score/candidate ranking

Avdel

Im glad someone else thinks the same. Im 100% sure at least one maths questions didn't have the correct answer in the options. Other than that, i thought it was ok.

coolio83

I wonder when we will find out how we did etc? My first campaign. Just wondering if you all are currently serving civil service staff or in private positions?

Wexy86

Found the testing grand, got through them all fairly fast - not sure if that’s a good or bad thing.

First time applying, currently in a private position in a MNC.

Be interesting to see how long this takes to move.

nooneworker

Has anyone heard anything yet?

YoungEntrepeneur

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121101377#Comment_121101377

Nothing yet

coolio83

Does anyone have any idea when we might hear word back?

interested_all

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121121175#Comment_121121175

New to the thread. I found the tests challenging, but similar to others I got through the SJT within about 10 mins (40 mins limit) and took longer on the Numerical (25 mins against a 15 min expected but expect high levels of accuracy). My experience has been that any communications sent out in response to competitions are normally sent on a Friday afternoon.

Avdel

Nothing yet, but I think I read on the competition details that it would be the beginning of Oct for results.

coolio83

Hope we here something this Friday 🙏

Avdel

Anyone hear when we might get the test results?

coolio83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121171696#Comment_121171696

No, not October yet, so possibly Friday week now.

pjordan

Some notifications sent out yesterday eve just before close of business. Good luck to all

scullersky

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121176402#Comment_121176402

What do you mean ? Dud you get your results?