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AP (Tax Specialist) Revenue - Open Comp 2018

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    #272
    BobCat123
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭BobCat123


    Email issued this morning for online tests to be completed by May 18th


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    #273
    Rog32
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Rog32


    Any advice/tips for the online tests??
    Thought it would have been interviews next.


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    #274
    delricyo
    Registered Users Posts: 447 ✭✭delricyo


    Rog32 wrote: »
    Any advice/tips for the online tests??
    Thought it would have been interviews next.

    First time I can remember online tests for a tax specialist role. Probably just to get the numbers down to a manageable number for the next stage


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    #275
    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    Rog32 wrote: »
    Any advice/tips for the online tests??
    Thought it would have been interviews next.

    Last year it was video recording before interview stage. No aptitude test.


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    Dublinboard
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dublinboard


    Hi all
    Has anyone completed the tests yet? What are they like and how many questions do we need to do in the 12 mins? I heard there are 15 questions in 12 mins but am unsure?


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    #277
    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    37 questions in the numerical and 49 in the verbal
    Most people won't get them all answered it says in the instructions.
    I


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    #278
    Rog32
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Rog32


    Did you get many of the questions answered? Sounds like loads of questions!!


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    #279
    monkeylover10
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭monkeylover10


    Anonire wrote: »
    37 questions in the numerical and 49 in the verbal
    Most people won't get them all answered it says in the instructions.
    I

    Thanks, have you done these before? If so, are they similar to Revenue EO or AO questions?


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    #280
    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    The seem very similar monkey.

    Rog I think i got most of the numerical done but not sure about the verbal maybe about 30 of those.


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    #281
    Rog32
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Rog32


    Thanks, Are the questions straightforward in the numerical and verbal tests?


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    #282
    Dublinboard
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dublinboard


    I have no idea of what the questions are like. Has anyone taken the test yet? This is the first time I have taken one of these tests!


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    #283
    Sprites
    Registered Users Posts: 236 ✭✭Sprites


    There is a link to practice assessments in the e mail sent last week.

    That should give you an idea of what to expect.


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    #284
    johnlyons839
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭johnlyons839


    Hi All,

    Can someone please let me know if for the examples for numerical reasoning it gives you the solutions after you complete the practice test.


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    #285
    BMHOPE
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭BMHOPE


    johnlyons839 wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Can someone please let me know if for the examples for numerical reasoning it gives you the solutions after you complete the practice test.

    No unfortunately, it just tells you how many you got right or wrong in the practice ones. The actual test done but not dusted , I don't think, was over thinking the answer, could not find info in tabs etc. Although I do think it was more straight forward than last revenue internal AP competition. I don't know how many questions I got done, not enough I would say, that 12 mins is quickest of your life, roughly 15 seconds to read find and answer question. At least over with now, at least the language and questions were straight forward, even if I would need an hour ideally to answer them. Brain is fried. 🀯


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    #286
    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    BMHOPE wrote: »
    No unfortunately, it just tells you how many you got right or wrong in the practice ones. The actual test done but not dusted , I don't think, was over thinking the answer, could not find info in tabs etc. Although I do think it was more straight forward than last revenue internal AP competition. I don't know how many questions I got done, not enough I would say, that 12 mins is quickest of your life, roughly 15 seconds to read find and answer question. At least over with now, at least the language and questions were straight forward, even if I would need an hour ideally to answer them. Brain is fried. ��

    Felt the same way just could not see the answers on the verbal so I didn't know if it was cannot say from the info or cannot say because of myself. I skipped a good few as also didn't know was it better to not answer or to give a wrong answer.


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    #287
    johnlyons839
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭johnlyons839


    Thanks for feedback.Is the actual test similar to the practice tests whereby they are using the tabs whereby you have to scroll to correct tab which the questions actually relates.


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    Sprites
    Registered Users Posts: 236 ✭✭Sprites


    johnlyons839 wrote: »
    Thanks for feedback.Is the actual test similar to the practice tests whereby they are using the tabs whereby you have to scroll to correct tab which the questions actually relates.

    Yes, that's the exact format in the actual tests


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    #289
    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    Results are out goodluck everyone


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    #290
    ammg
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭ammg


    I wonder what the next stage will be?


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    BobCat123
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭BobCat123


    ammg wrote: »
    I wonder what the next stage will be?

    I imagine it will be online interview questions like last year


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    Dublinboard
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dublinboard


    BobCat123 wrote: »
    I imagine it will be online interview questions like last year

    Might there be additional online testing such as a role play or other online tests?


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    #293
    BobCat123
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭BobCat123


    Dublinboard wrote: »
    Might there be additional online testing such as a role play or other online tests?

    Revenue don’t normally do any additional tests except the ones we just did. Although with the current climate,they may introduce further ones


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    paydembills
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭paydembills


    Can you imagine how horrific a full remote interview would be!!


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    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    I'd say maybe online video similar to last year.

    Agree a full remote interview would be awful but if needs must.


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    Dublinboard
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dublinboard


    Anonire wrote: »
    I'd say maybe online video similar to last year.

    Agree a full remote interview would be awful but if needs must.

    What sort of video do you guys anticipate? Sorry totally new to this


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    jw_sweetman
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭jw_sweetman


    Anonire wrote: »
    I'd say maybe online video similar to last year.

    Agree a full remote interview would be awful but if needs must.


    Was it an asynchronous video assessment like the one for Revenue AO?


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    nazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭nazzy


    The video assessment was three or four pre determined questions and you had to record your three minute answer for each one. It was a tight deadline - given on a Thursday and due by Monday. And at that stage, no forms had been submitted.


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    Anonire
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Anonire


    nazzy wrote: »
    The video assessment was three or four pre determined questions and you had to record your three minute answer for each one. It was a tight deadline - given on a Thursday and due by Monday. And at that stage, no forms had been submitted.

    Had forgotten it was a quick turnaround.

    Jw very similar to the ao this year, different questions but the same set up except you only got one attempt at each recording last year. And as nazzy said no forms had been submitted prior to the video assessment.


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    Dublinboard
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Dublinboard


    Anybody know when we will hear about next stage? Wanted to take the weekend off!


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    delricyo
    Registered Users Posts: 447 ✭✭delricyo


    Dublinboard wrote: »
    Anybody know when we will hear about next stage? Wanted to take the weekend off!

    If I were a gambling man, I'd bet that they wont be issuing any more stages this side of the bank holiday. I want the weekend off too!


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