Iloverain wrote: » Hi Did anyone here apply for this position? Any idea how many they are looking to take on or how soon they are going to start hiring.
BaaLamb wrote: » It is a bit unclear what job exactly you are referring to? Are these the assistant agricultural inspector jobs on publicjobs.ie or something completely different?
BaaLamb wrote: » Ah ok, an older campaign from earlier in the year then. Have you heard anything back at all?
Iloverain wrote: » I did an interview last week waiting for the result of that now. Just wondering if anyone had any other info on it.
BaaLamb wrote: » Sorry I've no information I'm afraid but I'd like to wish you the very best of luck.
thegreatgonzo wrote: » Yes I got my result today I'm on the panel. Don't have any idea how many jobs or where though. Best of luck to you :-)
Iloverain wrote: » Congrats. Just after seeing I am on the panel too. Down in the 50s tho so won't be expecting to be called anytime soon.
thegreatgonzo wrote: » I'm not far ahead of you in the 40's. They did say at the start of the year they were taking on 200 people across all sectors in Agriculture so you never know, the majority of those jobs might be TAOs
Iloverain wrote: » Ah well done:) yea that would be great if they were😂 I taught that they would be rankings based on your region like they do with the clerical officer. Don't know ehy they asked for preferences of it was going to be a panel for Ireland.
thegreatgonzo wrote: » The mysterious workings of the PAS The competition seems to be going pretty fast though compared to the CO/EO ones though so they might start placing people soon. They talked a lot about factory work to me in the interview so maybe that's where a lot of the jobs will be based.
BaaLamb wrote: » What kind of stuff does a Technical agricultural officer do generally? Do you guys have Ag science degrees? I've applied for one of the Assistant Agricultural Inspectors posts and I hope I'll at least get an interview. However I reckon the world and its mother probably applied and it is possible I may be considered to be overqualified. The advert said you could be placed in Dublin, Wexford, Portlaoise or one of their other local centres. Was this the case for the Tech ag officer posts as well?
thegreatgonzo wrote: » Well I reckoned the world and its mother applied for the TAO too because I was at the agri career fair back in March when they announced the jobs and the Dept stand was absolutely mobbed. I have a level 6 cert in Agriculture but my degree isn't, it did have a lot of animal health modules though so I don't know if they took that into consideration. In my interview they asked me how I'd feel about working in a meat factory and some of the stuff like taking samples post mortem was something I did as part of my degree. I think you could be put doing welfare checks in marts or you could be office based. My qualifications wouldn't have been enough for what you applied for, did you need to have a level 8 knowledge of soil science? We were given no indication of where the jobs were but we were asked to list our preferred locations
BaaLamb wrote: » Yeah you needed a Level 8 and a postgrad qual was desirable. There were several different types of ass ag inspector advertised: chemistry, agriculture, ecotoxicology, ecology and a few more. Hopefully you get a job from the panel now, are you working somewhere already?
thegreatgonzo wrote: » Mid 60's isn't bad considering they brought 130 or thereabouts forward to the supervised test stage.
JohnCash0260 wrote: » They're very slow aren't they? This is going on since April. Did you hear anything yet? Jobs are hard enough to get in the ag sector. You're up against people with experience and PhDs.
thegreatgonzo wrote: » That's fast though compared to the open competitions in the civil service. There are people who applied for that back in 2014 who are only getting called for interview now:D Would be good to know how many did make the panel and how long the panel will be valid for.
Iloverain wrote: » I was talking to a lady in public jobs and she was saying that there is 120 on the panel and it runs for 2 years. She didn't really say much else other than I should have a very good chance in the 50's as she doesn't think they would have interviewed that many people unless they would be taking on the vast majority. If that makes sense
Horti wrote: » Hi all, I did the interview the Friday same as most others I take it and got e mail following week telling me I came 9th on panel but still no job!!! Oh don't you love the public service and its speed!! Yes they gave a lot of time talking about been on factory line...and I applied with a Hort. degree.
Horti wrote: » Yes they gave a lot of time talking about been on factory line...and I applied with a Hort. degree.
BaaLamb wrote: » Oh dear the numbers that applied for the Assistant Agricultural Inspector roles are pretty high for some of the positions including the one I applied for:eek:http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/applications-flood-in-for-departments-agricultural-inspector-jobs/# Goodness knows when they will start calling for interviews!
