Garda recruitment 2017

LD89 wrote:

New campaign just announced

Yes, my wait is finally over for a new recruitment campaign, here's the start to lots of tests and prep....

Starting salary 28000...does that include rent allowance I wonder?

Is anyone else having issues with the the PDF application form you have to download? Whenever I download it, I open it and it just reads:

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I cannot get the form!

likeadoctor wrote: »

Is anyone else having issues with the the PDF application form you have to download? Whenever I download it, I open it and it just reads:

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I cannot get the form!

Download the form. Right click on it and open it on adobe reader. Should work.

Mr.cool212 wrote: »

Download the form. Right click on it and open it on adobe reader. Should work.

Ah. Got it, didn't have Adobe Reader. Thank you!

it says ive downloaded adobe player but it still wont let me complete the form, any suggestions???

As far as I no you still have to have the requirements in the school grades, over a d3 I think in English, Irish and maths and two other subjects at ordinary leval. This is what I think anyway, but I'm up for correction.

Does anyone know if they still do the negative marking on the first assessment?
Thanks!

Application is sent in but moving to UK in June. Think this is a bad idea? I know its ok to travel back and forth for stages but I'm wondering will it make things difficult

deiseman17 wrote: »

I applied in 2016 and past the first stage but withdrew my application after securing a job in the council. will this affect my application this time round? I now feel like its definitely the career choice for me.

No this shouldn't effect your application in the slightest. There is a part on the interview form asking have you previously applied. Answer truthfully and just have a good answer for why you withdrew your application.

deiseman17 wrote: »

Thanks for that MrBlack93! Is there any indication when there will be an intake of new recruits? Kind of excited now for the process to begin.

I can't imagine anyone anyone from this new campaign will taken into the college until at least mid to late 2018.

There's still hundreds of us awaiting from the previous campaigns that need to be taken in first.

Hi guys, just have a question re: the application form. I'm 22 and have only had one job so far, I've worked in McDonald's (I know) for just short of two years now. I lied about two previous employments on my CV when looking for jobs, but I obviously can't do that here.

How bad will this look for me? The employment record also asks that periods of unemployment be accounted for - does this mean "emp number 1" would just be the time between leaving school and acquiring my job in McDonald's? I was in college for two years during this time period before leaving for financial reasons, I'm just confused about how I would fill out a section on how I was unemployed regarding the boxes including post status, name and address of employer etc. Really stuck on this, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Yoop_ wrote: »

Just put in your employment details for your job in McDonald's in the top box as your most recent job, and like you said, from the date you left school to the date you started in McDonald's you just put unemployed. You're still very young and you were in college so I doubt it is anything to be concerned about. Two years continuous work at 22 is good.

So your form will look like:

Emp number 2 (McDonald's)
Emp number 1 (unemployed)

Also, as a side note: nothing at all wrong with working in McDonald's

Thank you so much for the response! So would I leave post status blank, still write the period in months, and leave blank the name and address of employer sections?

Again, thanks so much for the quick response, that's so reassuring to hear.

Ellawr wrote: »

Thank you so much for the response! So would I leave post status blank, still write the period in months, and leave blank the name and address of employer sections?

Again, thanks so much for the quick response, that's so reassuring to hear.

Whatever you do don't lie you'll be found out just tell the truth and you'll be grand once you pass the first two stages and can prove you have the compencies/skills to be a guard none of that will matter best of luck with it.

Hi guys need a bit of help, their is a part on the application form that asks you to put down all the areas you volunteered in, at the moment I only ever done one thing. I feel silly putting down one thing and feel they won't even look at me. I'm only 18 and had not had the time to do anything because of my leaving cert and a course I have just completed. Will this affect my chances. Any advice very very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.