HSE/Tusla Assistant Staff Officer Grade IV

julyjane · 20-06-2017 2:48pm #1

This seems to be a new campaign, also through HBS like the clerical officer one. I scored in the 97th percentile for that but haven't heard any more since, it must be just my area.

I am going to go for this one too, albeit in the same areas. Closing date is the 6th of July, I'll have a proper look tonight on the computer. The job spec seems similar to the CO one, just with a bit more responsibility and a slightly higher salary, point 1 is around 26k I think

tweniebaby · 20-06-2017 3:34pm

I've tried applying for this, but for some reason it won't load the page fully. It gets to 25% but I have no option to move on to selecting regions?!?

Mac1993 · 20-06-2017 4:05pm

tweniebaby wrote: »

I've tried applying for this, but for some reason it won't load the page fully. It gets to 25% but I have no option to move on to selecting regions?!?

Did you enter the same phone number in the second box? I had the same issue tell i did that

tweniebaby · 20-06-2017 4:57pm

Mac1993 wrote: »

Did you enter the same phone number in the second box? I had the same issue tell i did that

No I just assumed that the first box was needed, will try this though, thanks

kildareash · 21-06-2017 12:32pm

tweniebaby wrote: »

No I just assumed that the first box was needed, will try this though, thanks

I had the same problem, took me a while to work it out too. It doesn't say you have to enter your number twice. It should be clearer.

trafficlight · 21-06-2017 12:35pm

Im going to go for this too as I scored low (47th percentile) in the other one. Does anyone have any recommendations or advice on how I could get good practice for the online tests?

Guffy · 21-06-2017 1:18pm

Does anyone have a link?

eimaj18 · 23-06-2017 12:20am

gufc21 wrote: »

Does anyone have a link?

http://hbsrecruitmentservices.ie

What's the story with HBS? I'd never heard of them. Are they basically The Public Appointments Service (Civil Service) for the HSE? Are they relatively new?

Lexi747 · 24-06-2017 8:44am

Quick question, do you always start at the lowest point on the payscale ie 26k for this position, or might they offer you a position with a higher payscale? If anyone knows!

Samjd · 24-06-2017 12:43pm

Lexi747 wrote: »

Quick question, do you always start at the lowest point on the payscale ie 26k for this position, or might they offer you a position with a higher payscale? If anyone knows!

Everyone starts on the same payscale I'm afraid, unless you had increments built up from already working at this grade in the public service.

Samjd · 19-07-2017 7:53pm

Practice tests due out tomorrow.

julyjane · 19-07-2017 10:08pm

I wonder will they be like the clerical officer ones or will they be a bit harder to reflect the slightly higher salary?

Samjd · 19-07-2017 10:13pm

julyjane wrote: »

I wonder will they be like the clerical officer ones or will they be a bit harder to reflect the slightly higher salary?

I'd say they will be similar. In the Civil Service exams the CO sample tests were the same as the HEO sample tests. I don't know if the actual tests were similar though.

20-07-2017 12:41pm

Got tha email/text on the practice exams - I hope it's not like the previous ones where there was only one chance to practice

20-07-2017 1:07pm

trafficlight wrote: »

Im going to go for this too as I scored low (47th percentile) in the other one. Does anyone have any recommendations or advice on how I could get good practice for the online tests?

In the pack where you apply there's 2 samples of each type - I hope the timing situation was better in this campaign as the last one wAs very poor compared to the civil service one

dorbrogra · 20-07-2017 1:38pm

Looks like the examples are exactly the same as the clerical officer examples....so not much use really. And there's no maths in this one.

trafficlight · 20-07-2017 2:31pm

no maths... that's something at least

Mishafein · 20-07-2017 2:34pm

aptitude-test.com has some good practice tests, including error checking which is hard to find practice for. I'm just delighted there's no maths portion to this one

julyjane · 20-07-2017 3:52pm

Ah the maths was probably my best one!

kildareash · 21-07-2017 9:24am

Anyone else get the text message but not get the e-mail?

julyjane · 21-07-2017 10:00am

My email went into the "promotions" folder on gmail

trafficlight · 21-07-2017 10:17am

I got an email but no text message!!

eroc79 · 21-07-2017 11:14am

I found mine in a different folder. Normally they arrive in the primary folder but this one turned up in the promotions folder. Maybe yours has been misfiled too

kildareash · 21-07-2017 12:20pm

julyjane wrote: »

My email went into the "promotions" folder on gmail

Thank you. Found it in the promotions folder. I thought I checked all the folders last night, but must have missed it. Panic over

23-07-2017 12:37am

has anyone done the practice test yet, is it once you get to do it or can you do it over and over?

Mishafein · 23-07-2017 9:41am

You can't log out and do them again later, you have to complete it in one sitting, but you can go over the examples again while you're logged in to it, you just press the instructions button and it brings you back to the beginning after each set of questions. Once you've pressed exit or even closed the browser without pressing exit you won't be able to use the link again. I learned this the hard way after doing the grade 3 tests..

eimaj18 · 31-07-2017 1:44pm

Just got an email in relation to this campaign (no text though). They're saying I didn't complete the practice test, which I did. Did anyone else get anything similar? Have tried ringing, no answer yet. Am quite worried, as if my practice test hasn't shown up, will the actual test work?! My confidence in their system isn't huge at the moment!

trafficlight · 31-07-2017 2:06pm

I got the same email but as far as I know even if you had not completed them it wont make any difference in relation to the actual real tests as the practice ones are not counted..

dorbrogra · 31-07-2017 2:21pm

Got the same email and I had done the practice tests, but I kept pressing abort instead of the other option so I guess that might have shown up not completed. Anyway it won't make any difference in relation to getting the real test.

eimaj18 · 31-07-2017 2:21pm

trafficlight wrote: »

I got the same email but as far as I know even if you had not completed them it wont make any difference in relation to the actual real tests as the practice ones are not counted..

Yeah I know what you mean - I know it's not counted. But the problem is that if they haven't received the completed test (be it counted or not), will the same be so for the actual tests?

dorbrogra · 31-07-2017 2:28pm

eimaj77 wrote: »

Yeah I know what you mean - I know it's not counted. But the problem is that if they haven't received the completed test (be it counted or not), will the same be so for the actual tests?

No it wasn't an issue when doing the clerical officer one

claregal1 · 31-07-2017 2:29pm

Got the same email and I had practiced the tests- also it said if you received an email and not a text to contact them, which I did as I did'nt receive a text. They replied back that there was no need to email them as I had recieved the email... sooooooo contradicting !!

There is another chance to practice some other tests, which I have already done so but these tests include numerical , I was under the impression that numerical was'nt to be included in this competition .

dorbrogra · 31-07-2017 2:32pm

claregal1 wrote: »

Got the same email and I had practiced the tests- also it said if you received an email and not a text to contact them, which I did as I did'nt receive a text. They replied back that there was no need to email them as I had recieved the email... sooooooo contradicting !!

There is another chance to practice some other tests, which I have already done so but these tests include numerical , I was under the impression that numerical was'nt to be included in this competition .

This came in latest email I received today.....I think all applicants should have received this

'The Actual Assessment will assess your different reasoning abilities in the following two areas; Verbal Comprehension (16 minutes time limit) and Error Checking (6 minutes time limit). You must undertake each assessment area in one sitting. We recommend you allow at least 30 minutes for the taking of each assessment area, as you will need to take time to read through the instructions and undertake some example questions.'

claregal1 · 31-07-2017 2:34pm

dorbrogra wrote: »

This came in latest email I received today.....I think all applicants should have received this

'The Actual Assessment will assess your different reasoning abilities in the following two areas; Verbal Comprehension (16 minutes time limit) and Error Checking (6 minutes time limit). You must undertake each assessment area in one sitting. We recommend you allow at least 30 minutes for the taking of each assessment area, as you will need to take time to read through the instructions and undertake some example questions.'

Yeah thats what I received also , but when I clicked in to do the Grade IV practice tests, numerical was included in it , which was making me wonder are they going to throw numerical in also if they are putting it in with the practice test.

dorbrogra · 31-07-2017 2:39pm

claregal1 wrote: »

Yeah thats what I received also , but when I clicked in to do the Grade IV practice tests, numerical was included in it , which was making me wonder are they going to throw numerical in also if they are putting it in with the practice test.

It does come across as confusing so I guess the best thing is to be prepared for all eventualities .... I practiced the numerical just in case!

claregal1 · 31-07-2017 2:40pm

dorbrogra wrote: »

It does come across as confusing so I guess the best thing is to be prepared for all eventualities .... I practiced the numerical just in case!

I did too haha!!!!

teaontap · 31-07-2017 8:42pm

If I remember right there were error checking examples on the extra examples given for the Civil service grade 3 tests but it wasn't on the actual tests so maybe this is the same. I definitely need more practice at them, the error checking throws me because of the limited time, I panic haha

crossbeauty · 01-08-2017 8:06am

i dont think there will be numerical in the actual test which comes out tomorrow. In the initial email
we received with the practice links, it said the following in the text of the mail.

"The Actual Assessment will assess your different reasoning abilities in the following two areas; Verbal Comprehension (16 minutes time limit) and Error Checking (6 minutes time limit)."

rsl1976 · 02-08-2017 11:35am

Has anyone got the email yet?

crossbeauty · 02-08-2017 12:05pm

yes, just checked my email. email came in around 11 am.
error checking and verbal

good luck

rsl1976 · 02-08-2017 12:06pm

Just got the text so far. Good luck

claregal1 · 02-08-2017 12:07pm

crossbeauty wrote: »

yes, just checked my email. email came in around 11 am.
error checking and verbal

good luck

Yes , just got the email there ! Will leave it until Sat morning I think when my head is fresher and not bogged down with work !

rsl1976 · 02-08-2017 5:38pm

Just took the test today. Verbal comprehension was not too bad. The error checking was a bit tougher but managed to answer the full 8 (hopefully correctly) on a few of them

uck51js9zml2yt · 02-08-2017 7:20pm

I get my laptop back tomorrow from the repair shop;)

claregal1 · 04-08-2017 2:10pm

Just finished the test- didnt find the verbal difficult at all but I struggled to get more that 7 done in the error in each batch....

eimaj18 · 04-08-2017 7:44pm

claregal1 wrote: »

Just finished the test- didnt find the verbal difficult at all but I struggled to get more that 7 done in the error in each batch....

Thanks for sharing. Hope to do mine at the weekend.

Cherry Blossom · 04-08-2017 7:49pm

Did anyone get an email confirming they completed the tests? I don't know why but I was expecting something to tell me I had completed the tests.

Samjd · 04-08-2017 9:20pm

No just screen saying test was submitted, no email. The tests are the same level as the grade 111 CO without the numerical.

vinegarhill98 · 04-08-2017 9:45pm

Got it done earlier today. Found it very similar to Clerical Officer test but without the numerical.... thought i done really well in that one but got on terrible and thought i got on well today too got it all completed ecept for 3 questions i think so we#'ll wait and see. Good luck all!

trafficlight · 05-08-2017 11:41pm

What format was the verbal, were there a number of tabs with text that you had to navigate through and choose which was relevant to the answer or was there just 1 page of text per question?

crossbeauty · 07-08-2017 9:56am

i've just completed mine, hard to know how it went. Thought the verbal was alright but a few tricky questions, only 1 page of text with questions. No tabs.

Error checking answered most of the 8 in each question.
Will just have to wait and see, the results are out on the 23rd August.

HSE/Tusla Assistant Staff Officer Grade IV

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