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CiboC · 15-01-2019 11:22am

I just finished all the round two tests now.

I appear to be a bit of an outlier to most, being a male approaching 50, but I got through the first round....!

The second set of tests were grand, ordinary humans are obviously not meant to ever get to the end of the letter blocks in test 3.

For the rules test I found it easier to go in reverse - look at the questions and then scan the rules text to pick out the answer. Doing it this way left me with about 6 minutes at the end to review all the answers again.

olearydc · 15-01-2019 12:19pm

Good idea about going in reverse - - I did part 2 last Sunday and that tactic seems so logical now you say it

As for approaching 50 - that was me a few years back:)

Best of luck all

15-01-2019 12:57pm

Got the email, passed Stage 1 and have until 23:59 tonight to do Stage 2, ugh!

AssaultedPeanut · 15-01-2019 3:22pm

336699 wrote: »

Got the email, passed Stage 1 and have until 23:59 tonight to do Stage 2, ugh!

Good luck. Give yourself a good 2 hours to complete so you can have a little break. The 30 questions section is mind-numbing. But at least it's not timed.
(The other two sections are timed but don't take too long)

The Mig · 15-01-2019 5:11pm

Just completed stage 2 there myself

empacher · 15-01-2019 5:13pm

done stage 2 there. few weeks now to wait for results.

Clever8619 · 15-01-2019 7:04pm

Really good informative thread. I've done both tests. Parts more difficult than others like many aptitude tests.

Just wondering if you were to pass stage 2 what is stage 3? What does it entail and any idea where the medical requirements could be found?
Regards.

TallGlass · 15-01-2019 7:19pm

Clever8619 wrote: »

Really good informative thread. I've done both tests. Parts more difficult than others like many aptitude tests.

Just wondering if you were to pass stage 2 what is stage 3? What does it entail and any idea where the medical requirements could be found?
Regards.

Retesting of S2 I would imagine, in controlled environment.

071Class · 15-01-2019 7:45pm

Clever8619 wrote: »

Really good informative thread. I've done both tests. Parts more difficult than others like many aptitude tests.

Just wondering if you were to pass stage 2 what is stage 3? What does it entail and any idea where the medical requirements could be found?
Regards.

Stage 3 is doing similar tests, but in a controlled environment where they can ensure that it was you doing the first set of tests in Stage 2, so in theory, the results should be broadly similar in both tests. Also, I believe the miniSTAAT becomes a full STAAT in Stage 3 i.e. 9 tests as opposed to 3 tests in the miniSTAAT. MiniSTAAT is used to weed out individuals before they use the full STAAT, according to OPC.

Clever8619 · 15-01-2019 9:04pm

Anyone any idea of the medical requirements? Where I could find them? Many thanks in advance.

t8010789 · 15-01-2019 9:41pm

Can anybody recall the letter you search for on the final wall of letters?

15-01-2019 9:45pm

t8010789 wrote: »

Can anybody recall the letter you search for on the final wall of letters?

T and the first letter of each line

15-01-2019 9:54pm

AssaultedPeanut wrote: »

Good luck. Give yourself a good 2 hours to complete so you can have a little break. The 30 questions section is mind-numbing. But at least it's not timed.
(The other two sections are timed but don't take too long)

Just finished the tests.

Yeah, the 30 SJT questions were painful, I thought I’d never get to the end.
The RAAT was grand, it’s just a verbal reasoning test and I’ve done loads of them in preparation for the Civil Service aptitude tests.
The miniSCAAT is designed so that the majority of people won’t finish it, really checking how you deal under pressure (the time constraint).

Pretty happy with them!

bizidea · 15-01-2019 10:14pm

Miniscaat was fine didnt finish the raat so not sure how it went

15-01-2019 10:22pm

bizidea wrote: »

Miniscaat was fine didnt finish the raat so not sure how it went

It doesn’t matter if you don’t finish the timed tests. What’s more important is that what you did answer was correct. Your score will be compared to a norm score anyway and the majority of people don’t finish timed tests.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 15-01-2019 11:26pm

Just finished stage two testing. After the first part of The Scaat section, I just selected random letters for part 2 and 3. Only way to get it all done as didn’t even get halfway through the first bunch of letters.

Effects · 16-01-2019 12:06am

You aren't meant to finish all the rows.
You lose marks for getting things wrong in the scaat tests so part 2 and 3 are probably a lost cause.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 16-01-2019 12:16am

Effects wrote: »

You aren't meant to finish all the rows.
You lose marks for getting things wrong in the scaat tests so part 2 and 3 are probably a lost cause.

Ah no I’m they look at it as me being fast and quick off the mark. I rarely chose quantity over quality but did this time so fingers crossed

empacher · 16-01-2019 12:35am

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Ah no I’m they look at it as me being fast and quick off the mark. I rarely chose quantity over quality but did this time so fingers crossed

you are clueless

Willie Stroker 1976 · 16-01-2019 12:37am

empacher wrote: »

you are clueless

Thats what she said

Daz_ · 16-01-2019 12:37am

empacher wrote: »

you are clueless

Tounge in cheek , surely ?!...

Willie Stroker 1976 · 16-01-2019 12:47am

empacher wrote: »

you are clueless

Get a sense of humour. I’d say you’d be some crack in the mess room

Del.Monte · 16-01-2019 8:19am

This whole thread belongs in AH. :rolleyes:

Hilly Bill · 16-01-2019 10:47am

empacher wrote: »

you are clueless

Most likely get fast tracked into management then.

dashcamdanny · 16-01-2019 1:20pm

336699 wrote: »

It doesn’t matter if you don’t finish the timed tests. What’s more important is that what you did answer was correct. Your score will be compared to a norm score anyway and the majority of people don’t finish timed tests.

Who told you this?

16-01-2019 1:23pm

I wish Id sorted a mouse for that last test, would have been quicker, using the laptop touch pad didn't make it easier.

Paul_Mc1988 · 16-01-2019 7:08pm

1874 wrote: »

I wish Id sorted a mouse for that last test, would have been quicker, using the laptop touch pad didn't make it easier.

Wouldn't worry i didn't finish any of the letter tests. Came close in the first and second though. just made sure i was consistent and accurate. Just a waiting game now.

idnkph · 16-01-2019 7:42pm

I can't find this job anywhere... Is it not advertising now?

Clever8619 · 16-01-2019 7:48pm

idnkph wrote: »

I can't find this job anywhere... Is it not advertising now?

Applications closed yesterday buddy.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 16-01-2019 10:43pm

https://youtu.be/v-XROuDmDL4

Off topic, but seeing as we are waiting around, some Cool video’s, POV of a trainer driver. He has some other cool videos on his channel.

Jdelaney93 · 16-01-2019 11:10pm

Done the stage two tests on the 03/01/19, playing the waiting game now. Anyone hear anything ?

lledlledlled · 16-01-2019 11:34pm

Jdelaney93 wrote: »

Done the stage two tests on the 03/01/19, playing the waiting game now. Anyone hear anything ?

Not yet, but the test only closed yesterday. I presume everyone will hear at much the same time, when they've had a chance to digest the results. At a pure guess, I'd say a week or so.
Never know, maybe the computer can spit the results out quicker...

17-01-2019 12:03am

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Who told you this?

That’s how all psychometric tests work. These tests are generally designed by occupational psychologists, I have a little experience in the field, especially analysis of results etc

dashcamdanny · 17-01-2019 12:05am

lledlledlled wrote: »

Not yet, but the test only closed yesterday. I presume everyone will hear at much the same time, when they've had a chance to digest the results. At a pure guess, I'd say a week or so.
Never know, maybe the computer can spit the results out quicker...

CIE are notoriously slow at this sort of thing.

You could be waiting months , even more...

prinzeugen · 17-01-2019 12:19am

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

https://youtu.be/v-XROuDmDL4

Off topic, but seeing as we are waiting around, some Cool video’s, POV of a trainer driver. He has some other cool videos on his channel.

If only it were that simple! Here is a short training video from the UK.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WlCaSDgvFiE

Drivers need to learn every inch of the line. Speed limits, signal numbers & what they relate to, geographical stuff (gradients, nearby locations, landmarks, bridges etc).

Then you have the ups and downs. (On the East coast route in the UK you go up to London and down to Edinburgh)

lledlledlled · 17-01-2019 12:20am

dashcamdanny wrote: »

CIE are notoriously slow at this sort of thing.

You could be waiting months , even more...

I understand the application is back open in six months time. Presumably they'll have progressed some of the initial applications by then?
Do you mean waiting months or more for actual appointments, or this could be the wait time to hear back from the Stage 2 tests? If the latter, that would be slow by any measure.

Clever8619 · 17-01-2019 1:00am

lledlledlled wrote: »

I understand the application is back open in six months time. Presumably they'll have progressed some of the initial applications by then?
Do you mean waiting months or more for actual appointments, or this could be the wait time to hear back from the Stage 2 tests? If the latter, that would be slow by any measure.

Open again in 6 months? No chance. Applicants in this cycle in the 5 figures. It will take a long time to exhaust that panel.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 17-01-2019 6:37pm

Got an invitation to attend the training center in inchicore for next week. Have to confirm attendance before 17:00 tomorrow !

They sent many practice tests and theres quite a bit in them !

CiboC · 17-01-2019 6:39pm

Me too....!

dar100 · 17-01-2019 6:43pm

Brilliant lads, congrats. Im away all next week, not that i have been sent an email. I wonder if they are doing it in batches? Cant see everyone turning up together

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Willie Stroker 1976 · 17-01-2019 6:44pm

Well done. Did they contact by email?

dar100 · 17-01-2019 6:44pm

CiboC wrote: »

Me too....!

Its #metoo

AssaultedPeanut · 17-01-2019 6:47pm

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Well done. Did they contact by email?

Yep it was an email at 18:11 today for me. Worded in such a way that makes you think you didn't get it at first. That was an emotional Rollercoaster

Willie Stroker 1976 · 17-01-2019 6:48pm

AssaultedPeanut wrote: »

Yep it was an email at 18:11 today for me. Worded in such a way that makes you think you didn't get it at first. That was an emotional Rollercoaster

Lol well done. I’ll be refreshing my emails now for the night

AssaultedPeanut · 17-01-2019 6:50pm

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Lol well done. I’ll be refreshing my emails now for the night

Thank you. Hope you hear back soon

CiboC · 17-01-2019 6:54pm

AssaultedPeanut wrote: »

Worded in such a way that makes you think you didn't get it at first.

I thought it was just the way I read it!

Willie Stroker 1976 · 17-01-2019 6:58pm

Out of curiosity, of you 3 guys who got the invite to the training centre in Inchicofe next week, how long ago did you guys finish stage 2?

CiboC · 17-01-2019 7:02pm

I did the first test on Monday, and the other two on Tuesday morning so pretty close to the deadline!

IanVW · 17-01-2019 7:03pm

CiboC wrote: »

I did the first test on Monday, and the other two on Tuesday morning so pretty close to the deadline!

Did you all choose Dublin as depot of choice?

keredern · 17-01-2019 7:05pm

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Out of curiosity, of you 3 guys who got the invite to the training centre in Inchicofe next week, how long ago did you guys finish stage 2?

I started the two timed tests at 11pm on the Tuesday, 60 minutes before the deadline!!! :eek:

I got the 'congratulations' email too! (at 18.13)

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