Garda Recruitment Stage 3 (2018 Campaign)

SHIELDSRED · 15-10-2018 6:03pm

Well, I got interview and form B etc at the beginning of September. I had to pick a date between the last 2 weeks of September. So really you could minimum 2 weeks to prepare.

Hope this helps.

Henry2006 · 15-10-2018 7:59pm

Cathyc125 wrote: »

Has anyone got a date for the physical yet?

I believe the physical is after the medical in this campaign, in 2016 it was before

Cathyc125 · 15-10-2018 9:10pm

Henry2006 wrote: »

I believe the physical is after the medical in this campaign, in 2016 it was before

At stage two in the induction the guard the physical was before the medical this year

Lets hope · 16-10-2018 9:26am

Cathyc125 wrote: »

At stage two in the induction the guard the physical was before the medical this year

They might change it up because there is quiet few failures in the physical.
But i did the medical few months before physical.

Uweir32 · 17-10-2018 1:47pm

I’m filling in my form b, I was told you had to put in details of your first cousins but I can’t see mention of cousins on the form itself just aunts and uncles

Elliot192 · 17-10-2018 1:55pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’m filling in my form b, I was told you had to put in details of your first cousins but I can’t see mention of cousins on the form itself just aunts and uncles

First cousins only come into it when you enter Templemore. Think it's only the ones that live in Ireland too.

dubj · 17-10-2018 4:24pm

Elliot192 wrote: »

First cousins only come into it when you enter Templemore. Think it's only the ones that live in Ireland too.

Hi just wondering did they post this form out to you? I just booked in for my stage 3 yesterday and I can’t find a copy of the sheet they gave us leaving the stage 2 exam which outlines what we need to bring to interview. Would you have this by any chance?

Uweir32 · 17-10-2018 4:25pm

dubj wrote: »

Elliot192 wrote: »

First cousins only come into it when you enter Templemore. Think it's only the ones that live in Ireland too.

Hi just wondering did they post this form out to you? I just booked in for my stage 3 yesterday and I can’t find a copy of the sheet they gave us leaving the stage 2 exam which outlines what we need to bring to interview. Would you have this by any chance?

They email it to you in a couple of days,

bottar1 · 18-10-2018 9:26am

What do people usually wear to the interview? Suit or nice shirt & pants?

Got my date now, currently jogging & doing park runs, lots of gym work for physical, and starting to prep answers for competencies for the interview.

Beep test & Interview are my only fears going forward... !!!

Elliot192 · 18-10-2018 9:51am

bottar1 wrote: »

What do people usually wear to the interview? Suit or nice shirt & pants?

Got my date now, currently jogging & doing park runs, lots of gym work for physical, and starting to prep answers for competencies for the interview.

Beep test & Interview are my only fears going forward... !!!

Suited and booted but I've seen lads in shirt, tie and trousers.

bottar1 · 18-10-2018 11:23am

Elliot192 wrote: »

Suited and booted but I've seen lads in shirt, tie and trousers.

Thanks.

Red59 · 18-10-2018 12:32pm

Does anyone know how long the medical/fitness tests are on after the interview ?

bottar1 · 18-10-2018 4:05pm

Red59 wrote: »

Does anyone know how long the medical/fitness tests are on after the interview ?

I would also like to know this. I've already started prepping for fitness because I'm fearing the beep test, I'd say it wouldn't be too long, I hear you get the interview results after about 2 weeks, so then after that, a month or two??

Anyone have any idea?

foam · 18-10-2018 4:26pm

bottar1 wrote: »

I would also like to know this. I've already started prepping for fitness because I'm fearing the beep test, I'd say it wouldn't be too long, I hear you get the interview results after about 2 weeks, so then after that, a month or two??

Anyone have any idea?

I'm from the 2017 campaign. I did my interview in November and didn't have the physical until July so the wait could be months. The process can be very slow.

Lynch93 · 18-10-2018 7:15pm

I just got my invite for my interview a couple days ago and booked a date. Do they email me out form B and or anything else needed? Tried finding answer here and just see people are filling it out but not sure where you get it. Thanks

SHIELDSRED · 18-10-2018 7:51pm

Lynch93 wrote: »

I just got my invite for my interview a couple days ago and booked a date. Do they email me out form B and or anything else needed? Tried finding answer here and just see people are filling it out but not sure where you get it. Thanks

They will email it to you through PAS. That and familiraistion material.

stephenjmcd · 18-10-2018 10:29pm

Any idea what OOM they're on. Still up to 350 is it ?

Uweir32 · 19-10-2018 8:05am

Ladies... what did you wear to your interview? Dress or trousers be grand?

RabbitHeart18 · 19-10-2018 10:34am

Uweir32 wrote: »

Ladies... what did you wear to your interview? Dress or trousers be grand?

I wore a trouser suit but you'd be grand in a dress/skirt as long as you look smart. That said, all the women I saw wore trousers.

S_e_a_n · 19-10-2018 1:31pm

Hi, just wondering if someone would know about this, Form B states they can contact my employer in advance of interview, not really ideal for candidates who may but be successful and then their employer knowing they are looking to leave,, my references are separate and I'd rather they didn't contact my employer, can I just tick the box for refusing this , would it go against me? Also if Aunts and Uncles separate from their partners years ago do I still need to include their ex partner

Carles Puyol · 19-10-2018 2:07pm

S_e_a_n wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if someone would know about this, Form B states they can contact my employer in advance of interview, not really ideal for candidates who may but be successful and then their employer knowing they are looking to leave,, my references are separate and I'd rather they didn't contact my employer, can I just tick the box for refusing this , would it go against me? Also if Aunts and Uncles separate from their partners years ago do I still need to include their ex partner

Pure speculation but I woudn't say it would look good. Then again, they do ask you for permission to contact them where as they don't ask permission to contact the rest of your referees.

I spoke with my employer and told her it was something that I was considering and that it wouldn't effect my current contract (which is true). I understand not wanting to let them know but if you think they'd be reasonable about it at all I'd just have a quiet word with them.

Also, it's just aunts and uncles, not their partners.

S_e_a_n · 19-10-2018 8:59pm

Yeah was thinking the same thing. My boss is pretty descent so will do no harm hopefully, ah okay so even if they married I can leave them off the form only put my relatives on it?

FIVE.0 · 19-10-2018 9:39pm

S_e_a_n wrote: »

Yeah was thinking the same thing. My boss is pretty descent so will do no harm hopefully, ah okay so even if they married I can leave them off the form only put my relatives on it?

It won't look bad if you don't want them to contact your current employer, it would be common for people not want perspective employers not to contact their current employer.
It will be your local station that contact all your reference, if your other references are solid then won't matter. If there is a problem with any of your other references (their reference is too vague, they refuse to give you a reference or the local sergeant came to find that you don't know your reference too well and it's not a true reflection on your character they will ask you in your local interview to give you another reference.
Ticking that box won't make a difference to your application.

Blood relatives only, no need to include the people married into your family.
Hope that helps.

S_e_a_n · 19-10-2018 10:30pm

Perfect, thank you very much

mright123 · 20-10-2018 6:05pm

Hey guys, I would really appreciate if someone could give me a rough answer to this. What OOM has been called for stage 3 so far? This is my first campaign and I'm quite unfamiliar with how long it generally takes. My OOM is 700 and I am wondering how long would I be waiting around to be called to interview. I am fairly confident that they will reach my OOM as they said that they were recruiting 800 in this campaign. Lastly, I also saw previous comments earlier on in this forum, where other candidates said that if you 'pass stage 2 your guaranteed an interview'. If that is true. Cheers.

Oruam · 20-10-2018 11:56pm

Hey, has anyone had issues filling in the Form B? When I write long addresses in the blanks, they don't fully appear on the page. Adjusting the width or lenght of the cell or the row doesn't help

originalhobo · 21-10-2018 4:55pm

Anyone that's done their interview so far, does the interview panel ask for multiple answers on the same competency, and if so, which ones?

I have my interview next week but I'm unsure about how many answers to prepare for each.
Any advice would be appreciated

Uweir32 · 21-10-2018 9:59pm

originalhobo wrote: »

Anyone that's done their interview so far, does the interview panel ask for multiple answers on the same competency, and if so, which ones?

I have my interview next week but I'm unsure about how many answers to prepare for each.
Any advice would be appreciated

I’ve only got one main example for each one so I hope that’s prepared enough to not need more lol - im very concerned about the motivation to be a garda question, is it still an example based question do ya reckon?

arainagusime · 21-10-2018 10:02pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’ve only got one main example for each one so I hope that’s prepared enough to not need more lol - im very concerned about the motivation to be a garda question, is it still an example based question do ya reckon?

You need more than one example. I gave 2 for each and passed but got asked for 3 on one competency because 2 I provided perhaps weren't that strong or relevant.

SHIELDSRED · 21-10-2018 11:37pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’ve only got one main example for each one so I hope that’s prepared enough to not need more lol - im very concerned about the motivation to be a garda question, is it still an example based question do ya reckon?

I strongly advise having 2 minimum. Have 3 really. They will always ask to give an example of a time you made a tough decision and after your finished they will ask for another time.

Be able to intertwine them and all focused on the Garda role and how they would help you in the role.

Carles Puyol · 23-10-2018 3:21pm

3 weeks now and nothing! Considering how fast we've been progressing I thought we'd have heard about stage 4 by now. Hopefully we can get the physical and medical done this side of Christmas.

RabbitHeart18 · 23-10-2018 5:55pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

3 weeks now and nothing! Considering how fast we've been progressing I thought we'd have heard about stage 4 by now. Hopefully we can get the physical and medical done this side of Christmas.

To be honest I'menjoying the break! The aptitude test and interview took up so much time, I'm enjoying working on my fitness without having to stress about it! Considering that the next intake isn't until January anyway, I'm happy to have a bit more time to prepare

Carles Puyol · 23-10-2018 9:02pm

RabbitHeart18 wrote: »

To be honest I'menjoying the break! The aptitude test and interview took up so much time, I'm enjoying working on my fitness without having to stress about it! Considering that the next intake isn't until January anyway, I'm happy to have a bit more time to prepare

I wouldn't mind enjoying Christmas properly though:o

Polly26 wrote: »

Hey
Just wondering roughly how long people were waiting for their stage 3 results?

Iirc it was a few days after the block of interviews for your cohort ends. I got mine a week later but some people were waiting 2-3 weeks.

Kilnap61 · 24-10-2018 8:30pm

Carles Puyol wrote: »

3 weeks now and nothing! Considering how fast we've been progressing I thought we'd have heard about stage 4 by now. Hopefully we can get the physical and medical done this side of Christmas.

Hi thankfully passed stage 3 in September this year. Just wondering if anyone else who was interviewed in September has been called for the physical or medical yet. Appreciate any updates. Thanks.

Uweir32 · 25-10-2018 10:20am

SHIELDSRED wrote: »

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’ve only got one main example for each one so I hope that’s prepared enough to not need more lol - im very concerned about the motivation to be a garda question, is it still an example based question do ya reckon?

I strongly advise having 2 minimum. Have 3 really. They will always ask to give an example of a time you made a tough decision and after your finished they will ask for another time.

Be able to intertwine them and all focused on the Garda role and how they would help you in the role.

I’d mine yesterday and I don’t know if it a good or bad indication but I wasn’t asked for second or third examples. I was asked supplementary questions on my examples but not for new ones altogether

bottar1 · 25-10-2018 10:46am

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’d mine yesterday and I don’t know if it a good or bad indication but I wasn’t asked for second or third examples. I was asked supplementary questions on my examples but not for new ones altogether

Sounds like a good thing, you probably had hit the minimum marks for the competencies that they didn't need to go into another example? Were your examples very well thought out, did you write them out before-hand, detailed etc?

Uweir32 · 25-10-2018 1:52pm

bottar1 wrote: »

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’d mine yesterday and I don’t know if it a good or bad indication but I wasn’t asked for second or third examples. I was asked supplementary questions on my examples but not for new ones altogether

Sounds like a good thing, you probably had hit the minimum marks for the competencies that they didn't need to go into another example? Were your examples very well thought out, did you write them out before-hand, detailed etc?

I’d done competency based interviews many times and was never asked for different examples that’s why this had thrown me off thinking I’d need several examples. Yes I had the whole scenario of the examples wrote and our learnt.

bottar1 · 25-10-2018 2:18pm

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’d done competency based interviews many times and was never asked for different examples that’s why this had thrown me off thinking I’d need several examples. Yes I had the whole scenario of the examples wrote and our learnt.

Sounds like you did well then, wishing you the best in your results.

If you have any tips they would be greatly appreciated, have mine in just under 2 weeks and plan on prepping my answers this weekend!

I'm not too nervous about the interview! Just the prep!

Uweir32 · 25-10-2018 2:21pm

bottar1 wrote: »

Uweir32 wrote: »

I’d done competency based interviews many times and was never asked for different examples that’s why this had thrown me off thinking I’d need several examples. Yes I had the whole scenario of the examples wrote and our learnt.

Sounds like you did well then, wishing you the best in your results.

If you have any tips they would be greatly appreciated, have mine in just under 2 weeks and plan on prepping my answers this weekend!

I'm not too nervous about the interview! Just the prep!

My advice is to use honest examples. They will grill you on them and it’ll become obvious if your spinning a yarn

farrelly90 · 25-10-2018 9:42pm

Does anybody know what OOM they are on for the interviews?

bottar1 · 26-10-2018 9:45am

farrelly90 wrote: »

Does anybody know what OOM they are on for the interviews?

I'm mid 400's and have a date for mine.

Koccy89 · 26-10-2018 11:11am

farrelly90 wrote: »

Does anybody know what OOM they are on for the interviews?

I think someone in the 500s has been called too

Mrletsdothis · 26-10-2018 4:02pm

Hey,

I have my interview coming up and I'm still waiting on an official leaving certificate results document; I currently only have a photocopy. I ordered from examinations.ie... does anyone know if I don't receive the document on time can I submit it after the interview?

SHIELDSRED · 26-10-2018 4:17pm

Mrletsdothis wrote: »

Hey,

I have my interview coming up and I'm still waiting on an official leaving certificate results document; I currently only have a photocopy. I ordered from examinations.ie... does anyone know if I don't receive the document on time can I submit it after the interview?

Yes, there is a small window after that you can submit outstanding documents. But should you pass the interview they wont forward your name unless it's all in.

Make sure you say it to them on the day at reception when u go upstairs.

Linenbasket · 26-10-2018 4:44pm

Mrletsdothis wrote: »

Hey,

I have my interview coming up and I'm still waiting on an official leaving certificate results document; I currently only have a photocopy. I ordered from examinations.ie... does anyone know if I don't receive the document on time can I submit it after the interview?

I emailed them when I ordered my results and just asked if they could send them out asap as I had an interview. They arrived the following day. Brilliant service from them.

Linenbasket · 26-10-2018 4:45pm

farrelly90 wrote: »

Does anybody know what OOM they are on for the interviews?

I'm in the 500s and have been called for interview.

traceyf933 · 26-10-2018 6:39pm

Hey
Had my interview recently so waiting to hear. I cant tell how it went but feel it could have gone better.
When they asked me the competencies its like the time flew and they just stopped me asked me the outcome and moved on to asking another q about a different example in a different situation or else just go on to the next competency. I gave generally two examples. didnt get many if any probing/follow up qs and I am wondering what this could mean? I also the vibe they were a bit funny with me but could be just reading in to it too. Any advice??

Polly26 · 26-10-2018 7:20pm

traceyf933 wrote: »

Hey
Had my interview recently so waiting to hear. I cant tell how it went but feel it could have gone better.
When they asked me the competencies its like the time flew and they just stopped me asked me the outcome and moved on to asking another q about a different example in a different situation or else just go on to the next competency. I gave generally two examples. didnt get many if any probing/follow up qs and I am wondering what this could mean? I also the vibe they were a bit funny with me but could be just reading in to it too. Any advice??

Hey ya I had the same experience as you at my interview, but I did come away positive on the day. Felt it could have went better like I had planned but it wasn’t overall terrible. I have been overthinking it since and been negative.. Wish we had the results..ðŸ™ˆ

Oruam · 26-10-2018 8:09pm

Guys, let's just wait and see the results, anything we can think or say is just suppositions, and it doesn't help. The more you think over it is simply over-thinking. It won't change how it went.

rossd92 · 30-10-2018 12:12am

Hey guys, i have my interview next week and feel my examples of competencies are possibly not enough? how do they ask for them, if ye are allowed explain? Do they just say tell me a time when you showed resiliency or whatever competency or are they more specific?

Garda Recruitment Stage 3 (2018 Campaign)

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