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Garda Control Room Operator/Call Taker competition

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭job seeker


    I got a OOM of 340.. Therefore I did not qualify for the next round. Best of luck to all who got through. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭job seeker


    Hana98 wrote: »
    Is it the end of the line if you don't get called to stage 2?

    Afraid so.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,507 ✭✭✭✭Xenji


    colfah wrote: »
    Does anybody know how many jobs are available in Galway and castlebar areas??

    Castlebar needs about 20-30 staff, they placed a few people from the Clerical Officer Campaign so it could be less.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭empacher


    Finished in the top 300 for galway and dublin. Which means i'll be in stage 2 group 2 for both of those.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭themom


    I applied for Waterford also and got the same OOM for both which is a bit of a coincidence. I wonder would they have piled them together.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭Sharon2017


    Don't forget to book the test slot before they get booked out


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭Waffleturd


    Invited to stage 2, but I definitely won't get the day off. Best of luck to everyone else!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭Sharon2017


    Waffleturd wrote: »
    Invited to stage 2, but I definitely won't get the day off. Best of luck to everyone else!

    Could you not come down with a mystery illness like myself?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭Waffleturd


    Sharon2017 wrote: »
    Waffleturd wrote: »
    Invited to stage 2, but I definitely won't get the day off. Best of luck to everyone else!

    Could you not come down with a mystery illness like myself?
    It's tempting,but next week is actually my first week in a new role, so it wouldn't look too good for me! I wouldn't have any qualms doing that if I was there for a few months.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭JKerova1


    People be wary of putting your OOM up on a public forum like this...I wouldn't.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭mollycasey


    Just got my notification on publicjobs and while it says -

    Thank you for your participation at Stage 1 tests for Call Taker/Control Room Operator. I wish to advise that while you reached the qualifying standard in each test you are not among those to be invited to stage 2, based on the order of merit you achieved.

    Im in cork and the order of merit was 129 and i came in at 132.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭themom


    mollycasey wrote: »
    Just got my notification on publicjobs and while it says -

    Thank you for your participation at Stage 1 tests for Call Taker/Control Room Operator. I wish to advise that while you reached the qualifying standard in each test you are not among those to be invited to stage 2, based on the order of merit you achieved.

    Im in cork and the order of merit was 129 and i came in at 132.....

    How do you know the order of merit for Cork was 129?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭mollycasey


    themom wrote: »
    How do you know the order of merit for Cork was 129?

    There was a link a the bottom of the message with the order of merits for each county and cork was 129.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Cedric87


    I'm currently a civil servant I don't want to leave my role for this if the training takes long unless we get paid a good wage during it. Couldn't afford to leave my job for lower pay during training. anyone have a link to the job information booklet ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭themom


    Oh ok thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭themom


    mollycasey wrote: »
    There was a link a the bottom of the message with the order of merits for each county and cork was 129.

    I don't have that link.Can you see what Waterford was?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭Sharon2017


    Cedric87 wrote: »
    I'm currently a civil servant I don't want to leave my role for this if the training takes long unless we get paid a good wage during it. Couldn't afford to leave my job for lower pay during training. anyone have a link to the job information booklet ?

    I'd also like a copy of the booklet if anyone has it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 alundi


    themom wrote: »
    I don't have that link.Can you see what Waterford was?
    123 for Waterford


  • Posts: 122 ✭✭ Preston Thousands Peacock


    Cedric87 wrote: »
    I'm currently a civil servant I don't want to leave my role for this if the training takes long unless we get paid a good wage during it. Couldn't afford to leave my job for lower pay during training. anyone have a link to the job information booklet ?

    I read somewhere previously that training takes a month full time mon-fri, I am not sure if its paid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭Sharon2017


    Xenji wrote: »
    Castlebar needs about 20-30 staff, they placed a few people from the Clerical Officer Campaign so it could be less.

    Any idea how many Cork need?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭Mcmuffin81


    What was the cut off for Dublin


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭DeanoG14


    Mcmuffin81 wrote: »
    What was the cut off for Dublin

    I can't see this link either. Any chance someone can post the numbers for all regions?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 legs akimbo.


    Cut off
    Castlebar 176
    Cork 129
    Dublin 170
    Galway 206
    Waterford 123


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 323 ✭✭lotusm


    job seeker wrote: »
    Afraid so.

    In order to qualify candidates were required to reach the qualifying standard in each of the three tests

    I passed two but went down on verbal reasoning by 2 marks, can one make an appeal or Im wasting my time ... I was in for castlebar


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭themom


    lotusm wrote: »
    In order to qualify candidates were required to reach the qualifying standard in each of the three tests

    I passed two but went down on verbal reasoning by 2 marks, can one make an appeal or Im wasting my time ... I was in for castlebar

    Honestly I'd say you are wasting your time as there are so many entrants who would have well passed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Cedric87


    Anyone know if the call takers are provided with a uniform ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭Sharon2017


    Cedric87 wrote: »
    Anyone know if the call takers are provided with a uniform ?

    OH god I hadn't even considered that :(

    I hope not!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭themom


    Sharon2017 wrote: »
    OH god I hadn't even considered that :(

    I hope not!

    I would have thought there would be some type of uniform.Ambulance dispatch have uniform.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Cedric87


    I read an article from 2014 the top man in hardcourt street said he wanted to introduce uniforms for civilian call takers. Not sure if it's the case.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭Sharon2017


    Cedric87 wrote: »
    I read an article from 2014 the top man in hardcourt street said he wanted to introduce uniforms for civilian call takers. Not sure if it's the case.

    I'd rather not really as its a clerical job. It wouldn't serve any practicality.


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