Garda Recruitment Stage 3 (2018 Campaign)

RabbitHeart18 · 24-09-2018 5:55pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

This is what’s confusing me there’s 8 competencies is there not

Nope, just 5. Listed out in the familiarisation material for stage 3.

bottar1 · 25-09-2018 10:19am

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Nope, just 5. Listed out in the familiarisation material for stage 3.

Would you be able to PM us those 5? If we haven't got a date yet we don't get them yet. Would be nice to know for those of us higher in the OOM numbers.

Uweir32 · 25-09-2018 4:37pm

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Uweir32 wrote: »

This is what’s confusing me there’s 8 competencies is there not

Nope, just 5. Listed out in the familiarisation material for stage 3.

I have my date for interview but can’t find the familiarisation material is it the papers given to us at stage 2 or via email? Cheers

Coconut21015 · 25-09-2018 4:38pm

I have my interview in October but haven't received the competencies yet. Could someone on her pm me with them if they have the link please? Would be very grateful.

Uweir32 · 25-09-2018 4:59pm

Coconut21015 wrote: »

I have my interview in October but haven't received the competencies yet. Could someone on her pm me with them if they have the link please? Would be very grateful.

I’m the same I’ve re read the email 2/3 times to see if I’ve missed them

Elliot192 · 25-09-2018 5:16pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’m the same I’ve re read the email 2/3 times to see if I’ve missed them

No there aren't. Some of the comptencies changed in 2016. That's why the link someone posted lists eight. It includes the old competencies from 2014.

justshane · 25-09-2018 5:55pm

Hey folks, I've my interview next month and keen to get everything in order for it. I called PAS today to enquire about form B,? I was told it's in my invitation for an interview message on the website but can't see it? Any suggestions?

Goldfish bowl · 25-09-2018 6:13pm

justshane wrote: »

Hey folks, I've my interview next month and keen to get everything in order for it. I called PAS today to enquire about form B,? I was told it's in my invitation for an interview message on the website but can't see it? Any suggestions?

Yeah, I'm the same boat as you. Don't seem to have form B on the invitation

FIVE.0 · 25-09-2018 6:20pm

Elliot192 wrote: »

No there aren't. Some of the comptencies changed in 2016. That's why the link someone posted lists eight. It includes the old competencies from 2014.

They are the exact same as the ones in the link that i posted apart from problem solving (which would come under judgment and decision making anyway) and serving the public. And to be honest, you would probably want examples for them anyway. Hope that helps.

Elliot192 · 25-09-2018 6:42pm

Goldfish bowl wrote: »

Yeah, I'm the same boat as you. Don't seem to have form B on the invitation

If the link to Form B is not in your invitation (the word Form B is the link) or if you didn't get a separate email with a link to Form B then you'll just have to get back on to PAS and maybe send them a screen shot of your PAS inbox and your invitation/notification/Form B link emails. Same deal with the interview familiarisation materials. The word familiarisation is the link.

pedrigo · 25-09-2018 9:45pm

Does anyone know if the Form B is handed in before the interview to be solely used for vetting at a later date or does the interview board have the information on it available to them during the interview?

Elliot192 · 25-09-2018 9:53pm

pedrigo wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Form B is handed in before the interview to be solely used for vetting at a later date or does the interview board have the information on it available to them during the interview?

The interview panel will have your PAS application form with your employment/education history in front of them. You give your Form B to a member of AGS HRM who will go through it with you and tell you if you need to get any additional information.

leheaven · 25-09-2018 11:19pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Had my interview today. Went fine, it's more like a conversation about your experiences to date and the 5 competencies. Just know them and you'll do grand!

Thank you

leheaven · 25-09-2018 11:23pm

Elliot192 wrote: »

The interview panel will have your PAS application form with your employment/education history in front of them. You give your Form B to a member of AGS HRM who will go through it with you and tell you if you need to get any additional information.

I’ve been filling mine out on word (form

so do I print it out and bring on the day? Or do I print it off and fill in by hand. I read the material and it says no hard copy would be taken.

Elliot192 · 26-09-2018 12:25am

leheaven wrote: »

I’ve been filling mine out on word (form so do I print it out and bring on the day? Or do I print it off and fill in by hand. I read the material and it says no hard copy would be taken.

That's strange. Maybe they've changed the procedure for the 2018 interviews? Do you have to email the Form B? We had to type the answers in to Form B and print off a copy to hand to the HRM official on the day of the interview. But I would follow whatever instructions you've been given by AGS to the letter.

Carles Puyol · 26-09-2018 8:05am

leheaven wrote: »

I’ve been filling mine out on word (form so do I print it out and bring on the day? Or do I print it off and fill in by hand. I read the material and it says no hard copy would be taken.

You need 4 things on the day.

1. Completed Form B (not by hand - it says so on the first page of document) with passport photo with name and DOB on back. This must be a hard copy.

2. Original birth cert (and a photocopy).

3. Original Leaving Cert results (and a photocopy).

4. Photo ID (passport/driving license).

Nothing else is required. If some info is incomplete/incorrect on From B you will be given 7 days to send it in by email.

I don't know what the procedure is if you forget one of the four things required.

It's worth noting that eircodes are required for Irish addresses in Qs 8 (aunts and uncles).
I did not have those and had to get back onto a few of them. They can also be found using the eircode finder.

leheaven · 26-09-2018 9:09am

Elliot192 wrote: »

That's strange. Maybe they've changed the procedure for the 2018 interviews? Do you have to email the Form B? We had to type the answers in to Form B and print off a copy to hand to the HRM official on the day of the interview. But I would follow whatever instructions you've been given by AGS to the letter.

Ok, thanks. I’m going to go through it all later again just to be sure. Hate to get there and have it wrong.

bottar1 · 26-09-2018 1:57pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

You need 4 things on the day.

1. Completed Form B (not by hand - it says so on the first page of document) with passport photo with name and DOB on back. This must be a hard copy.

2. Original birth cert (and a photocopy).

3. Original Leaving Cert results (and a photocopy).

4. Photo ID (passport/driving license).

Nothing else is required. If some info is incomplete/incorrect on From B you will be given 7 days to send it in by email.

I don't know what the procedure is if you forget one of the four things required.

It's worth noting that eircodes are required for Irish addresses in Qs 8 (aunts and uncles).
I did not have those and had to get back onto a few of them. They can also be found using the eircode finder.

Thanks for that, I didn't think the eircodes were mandatory. I'm only missing about 2 from my 20 or so relatives on the list so I'll track those down!

leheaven · 26-09-2018 2:00pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

You need 4 things on the day.

1. Completed Form B (not by hand - it says so on the first page of document) with passport photo with name and DOB on back. This must be a hard copy.

2. Original birth cert (and a photocopy).

3. Original Leaving Cert results (and a photocopy).

4. Photo ID (passport/driving license).

Nothing else is required. If some info is incomplete/incorrect on From B you will be given 7 days to send it in by email.

I don't know what the procedure is if you forget one of the four things required.

It's worth noting that eircodes are required for Irish addresses in Qs 8 (aunts and uncles).
I did not have those and had to get back onto a few of them. They can also be found using the eircode finder.

Thanks for that. I know what I need to bring on the day but I’d seen someone say they had to hand over form B. I was basically looking for clarification so I’m all sorted now.

lealor17 · 26-09-2018 3:59pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

Yes I got an email on Friday to book

Excellent. Good luck! Can I just ask are you in the first 130 that are being called or have they moved on in the numbers?

RabbitHeart18 · 26-09-2018 7:54pm

bottar1 wrote: »

Thanks for that, I didn't think the eircodes were mandatory. I'm only missing about 2 from my 20 or so relatives on the list so I'll track those down!

Just to add, I was in there today and I asked about eircodes and was told they aren't mandatory unless the address is very vague. I assume they follow up if they need clarification. One less thing to worry about!

Carles Puyol · 26-09-2018 8:38pm

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Just to add, I was in there today and I asked about eircodes and was told they aren't mandatory unless the address is very vague. I assume they follow up if they need clarification. One less thing to worry about!

That would make sense actually as the majority of my relations live in rural areas.

bottar1 · 27-09-2018 8:40am

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Just to add, I was in there today and I asked about eircodes and was told they aren't mandatory unless the address is very vague. I assume they follow up if they need clarification. One less thing to worry about!

Ah fair enough, I have very detailed addresses for the ones I don't have, but If I have time I'll try to get them. I got all the ones I could from the eircode finder.

foam · 27-09-2018 2:09pm

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

Just to add, I was in there today and I asked about eircodes and was told they aren't mandatory unless the address is very vague. I assume they follow up if they need clarification. One less thing to worry about!

Yeah they will email you if they require any further details.

Coconut21015 · 27-09-2018 5:27pm

For the interview have I to fill out a form apart from the b form? Like with my competencies and their examples? Or am I completely wrong here

Carles Puyol · 28-09-2018 8:31am

Coconut21015 wrote: »

For the interview have I to fill out a form apart from the b form? Like with my competencies and their examples? Or am I completely wrong here

Just the form b. Although it would probably help a lot were you to write out sample answers to the competencies.

Hearns2017 · 28-09-2018 11:15pm

Just wondering what numbers got called for October? I’m early 400’s just wondering when I might be called... very excited and nervous!!

arainagusime · 29-09-2018 10:16am

So worried I failed interview. I was asked for 3 examples for one competency and gave 2 good ones and was able to answer all follow up questions. But for the third example i was asked to provide, i gave 1 irrelevant answer and one weak answer when prodded.. Then panel member ran out of time. If any kind person from a previous campaign would PM me I would appreciate it.

the rest of the interview went well and they mentioned several times there is ovelap in answers.

I hope that overlapping answers count? Meaning if one panel member runs out of time but hears you say something relevant to his or her competencies they would give you the points?

bottar1 · 01-10-2018 8:56am

arainagusime wrote: »

So worried I failed interview. I was asked for 3 examples for one competency and gave 2 good ones and was able to answer all follow up questions. But for the third example i was asked to provide, i gave 1 irrelevant answer and one weak answer when prodded.. Then panel member ran out of time. If any kind person from a previous campaign would PM me I would appreciate it. the rest of the interview went well and they mentioned several times there is ovelap in answers.

I hope that overlapping answers count? Meaning if one panel member runs out of time but hears you say something relevant to his or her competencies they would give you the points?

Three examples? Well ****! I've only ever heard of them asking two, jaysus. I better prepare a third..

arainagusime · 01-10-2018 9:39am

bottar1 wrote: »

Three examples? Well ****! I've only ever heard of them asking two, jaysus. I better prepare a third..

Yes, best to over prepare but don't panic. I certainly didn't need 3 examples for *every* competency. And it is important to have strong examples that stand up to further questions than to have many examples, I'd say. I don't want to compromise the interview process by elaborating further.

If I do fail I am nearly certain I would pass next time because I think I was very close. I definitely prepared well for this interview and know my experiences directly relate to being a garda.

Again - does anyone know anything about picking up marks for examples given in a different competency?

I hope I pass..........Jesus the wait is killer

bottar1 · 02-10-2018 11:23am

arainagusime wrote: »

Yes, best to over prepare but don't panic. I certainly didn't need 3 examples for *every* competency. And it is important to have strong examples that stand up to further questions than to have many examples, I'd say. I don't want to compromise the interview process by elaborating further.

If I do fail I am nearly certain I would pass next time because I think I was very close. I definitely prepared well for this interview and know my experiences directly relate to being a garda.

Again - does anyone know anything about picking up marks for examples given in a different competency?

I hope I pass..........Jesus the wait is killer

Good luck man. Wishing you the best.

Carles Puyol · 02-10-2018 4:00pm

Interview results are out.

Absolutely over the moon, jumped over 100 places and into lower single digits oom. Best of luck to all ye! Only 2 stages left - getting very close now.

CZ 453 · 02-10-2018 4:04pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Interview results are out.

Absolutely over the moon, jumped over 100 places and into lower single digits oom. Best of luck to all ye! Only 2 stages left - getting very close now.

First off. Congrats.
Have we any idea of how many failed the interview?
I take it it wasn't the entire 900 from Batch 1 got to interview?

RabbitHeart18 · 02-10-2018 4:29pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Interview results are out.

Absolutely over the moon, jumped over 100 places and into lower single digits oom. Best of luck to all ye! Only 2 stages left - getting very close now.

I passed too!!! Cried with relief, really thought I blew the interview.
I dropped a few places again but still good oom, so I'm over the moon. Hope everyone else here gets good news too.

MrNightOwl · 02-10-2018 4:29pm

Just got word I failed. Absolutely gutted. My OOM was in double digits for the first two stages. I even did an interview prep course. I put a lot if work in. The board absolutely grilled me on the day. Asked for 3 examples for each competency and probed all my answers. I used all the buzz words and kept my cool. I can't understand what I did wrong. Hopefully the feedback will give some indication where I went wrong. Just have to try again next year.

RabbitHeart18 · 02-10-2018 4:55pm

MrNightOwl wrote: »

Just got word I failed. Absolutely gutted. My OOM was in double digits for the first two stages. I even did an interview prep course. I put a lot if work in. The board absolutely grilled me on the day. Asked for 3 examples for each competency and probed all my answers. I used all the buzz words and kept my cool. I can't understand what I did wrong. Hopefully the feedback will give some indication where I went wrong. Just have to try again next year.

I'm so sorry.
I know it's no consolation, but at least you'll have the experience to draw on next year.

arainagusime · 02-10-2018 5:01pm

I passed, OOM improved by a lot. I really feel for anyone who didn't pass. I was convinced I failed on one of the competencies. I had told myself the following, when bracing myself to fail - "Good. More time to get better," a phrase borrowed from an inspirational podcaster and ex navy seal. I thought to myself how one year is not long in comparison to a career. Also, the PSNI opened recruitment yesterday. So just keep on keeping on. Get super fit. You will probably be in the first round of interviews again next year.

mezzac95 · 02-10-2018 5:02pm

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

I passed too!!! Cried with relief, really thought I blew the interview.
I dropped a few places again but still good oom, so I'm over the moon. Hope everyone else here gets good news too.

I passed too! Absolutely shocked I swore i failed the interview. Now I need to get ready for the fitness!

RabbitHeart18 · 02-10-2018 5:17pm

mezzac95 wrote: »

I passed too! Absolutely shocked I swore i failed the interview. Now I need to get ready for the fitness!

I came out feeling great and by the time I got home I had convinced myself I hadn't done enough.
Think I'll be running with a spring in my step tomorrow

MrNightOwl · 02-10-2018 5:40pm

Congrats everyone who passed. It's a great achievement to get this far. If you don't mind, could you maybe talk about how specific they were with the competencies? Like, did they say 'can you tell me about a time you had to use your interpersonal skills to solve a problem'? In my interview, they honed in on specific sub-headings within each competency, like, 'tell me about a time you had to use your LISTENING SKILLS to resolve a problem'.

Carles Puyol · 02-10-2018 5:46pm

Any one know if our oom can change from now on with only the physical and medical left? I've been up and down like a yo-yo, changing over 100 places after stages 2 + 3.

Only real concern I have left is the eyesight test. I think I'm right on the verge and would really not like to have to drop 5 grand on that lasek.

RabbitHeart18 · 02-10-2018 5:47pm

MrNightOwl wrote: »

Congrats everyone who passed. It's a great achievement to get this far. If you don't mind, could you maybe talk about how specific they were with the competencies? Like, did they say 'can you tell me about a time you had to use your interpersonal skills to solve a problem'? In my interview, they honed in on specific sub-headings within each competency, like, 'tell me about a time you had to use your LISTENING SKILLS to resolve a problem'.

It's hard to say because I had quite a few general kind of questions. I have a healthcare background so when I answered with a competency based on that for say, resilience, they then asked me more detailed questions relating to that experience if that makes sense.
I wonder if your competencies were a bit vague and if they were trying to lead you?
I know for one of mine, I definitely didn't give them what they wanted and they reframed the question.

My guess would be that every interview panel is going to be different and slightly subjective so a lot of it could be luck. I felt a good connection with my board and we had a bit of a laugh (probably at my expense), so who knows how much of an impact that had?

Sorry if this isn't very helpful, Im sure someone else might have a more insightful response.

RabbitHeart18 · 02-10-2018 5:51pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Any one know if our oom can change from now on with only the physical and medical left? I've been up and down like a yo-yo, changing over 100 places after stages 2 + 3.

Only real concern I have left is the eyesight test. I think I'm right on the verge and would really not like to have to drop 5 grand on that lasek.

Honestly, no idea.
I wear glasses as well, so mildly concerned about that too. My OH had a student who apparently wore jam jars (his words), so I'm trying not to worry too much. :L

arainagusime · 02-10-2018 5:55pm

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

It's hard to say because I had quite a few general kind of questions. I have a healthcare background so when I answered with a competency based on that for say, resilience, they then asked me more detailed questions relating to that experience if that makes sense.
I wonder if your competencies were a bit vague and if they were trying to lead you?
I know for one of mine, I definitely didn't give them what they wanted and they reframed the question.

My guess would be that every interview panel is going to be different and slightly subjective so a lot of it could be luck. I felt a good connection with my board and we had a bit of a laugh (probably at my expense), so who knows how much of an impact that had?

Sorry if this isn't very helpful, Im sure someone else might have a more insightful response.

I agree with this. I felt more "grilled" during my weakest competency. They try to ask you the same question a different way if you aren't giving them enough to assign points.

My advice is to go over the competencies and sub headings and know what example you will put there with specifics like situation, task required of you, what you actually did and why and the result of your actions.

The same example can sometimes fit multiple categories especially when you attempt this exercise for every subheading, but it is a very thorough way to prepare and will keep you on topic during the interview.

Carles Puyol · 02-10-2018 6:07pm

@MrNightOwl

Tbh I think we probably have to a little bit careful in how much information we divulge when talking about the interview. I've heard before this place, among other social media sites, is monitored for people doing that. I have no idea if that is true but I certainly won't be risking it anyway.

All I say is how I prepared, which is pretty much what the above posters said anyway. Prepare at least 2 strong examples for each competency. Think about what they're looking for and use your experience to show them you have that. Also think about how each competency relates to the job.
But all in all, don't stress yourself out. It's a lot more like a conversation. Have plenty to say about everything and you should do fine. They will ask you questions you don't expect, but don't panic. There's no perfect answer anyway, and they just want to see that you are a competent candidate.

If you do fail, it's not the end by any means, they're recruiting like mad atm and if anything it's a real show of resilience if you apply again after being turned away before.

Tomohawk85 · 02-10-2018 6:52pm

Passed the interview, congratulations to everybody else on here who did. I would say to anybody who failed to be undeterred and try again. This was not my first time to apply!

MrNightOwl · 02-10-2018 7:05pm

I suppose I'm a bit annoyed because I didn't get to give that first general response. They were specific from the beginning. So all those nice scenarios I'd learned off became useless to a degree because they weren't focused enough on their angle of questioning. Ah, sure I'll know more when I get the feedback. This bloody stings.

Henry2006 · 02-10-2018 9:50pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

Interview results are out.

Absolutely over the moon, jumped over 100 places and into lower single digits oom. Best of luck to all ye! Only 2 stages left - getting very close now.

Fantastic very well done

User2206 · 03-10-2018 11:36am

Hey, I’ve just received my stage 2 results and placed in the 700’s (delighted to have passed) can anyone from this batch confirm wether an OOM of this high has been reached for interview yet?

thanks

userunkown · 03-10-2018 11:44am

User2206 wrote: »

Hey, I’ve just received my stage 2 results and placed in the 700’s (delighted to have passed) can anyone from this batch confirm wether an OOM of this high has been reached for interview yet? thanks

First 350 have had interview or have dates

Garda Recruitment Stage 3 (2018 Campaign)

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