Alan1473 wrote: » This is brilliant news, no movement for Clare since I sat the supervised tests in February 2019 - I thought it was over though I was placed high also. I wonder how many they interviewed for Clare starting off?
sallydolly40 wrote: » Hi Nuala Guy in last page said they had interviewed up to 7 in order of merit. When I last asked about Limerick they had interviewed up to 30 on open panel and didnt plan on interviewing more at that time. If you mean actual job placements I dont know. Have you done the interview? I dont think they will interview anymore now if closing panel early. With inter departmental. internal panels and mobility they could fill vacancies without having to even use does waiting on call.
NualaBNuala wrote: » Placed in the 40s after sitting the supervised tests. Batch 1:1. Placed in the mid -teens for Clare after supervised test. I read somewhere that even if you have an interview they would allocate you a new OoM but I don't understand how this works. Do they not place people in jobs after being successful in this stage? I guess I am left depending on Clare now. I was told that there will be retirements later this year in both Lim and Clare but with the panel ending what does that mean for those of us left waiting.
seems pointless thinking I will be called since the slow pace and September is not far off given the slow pace.
NualaBNuala wrote: » seems pointless thinking I will be called since the slow pace and September is not far off given the slow pace.
sallydolly40 wrote: » Best thing to do with any of these competitions is do the stages etc and forget about it until if/you hear back. Outside of Dublin there is not that many jobs from EO level when you factor in the location and internal promotion, inter departmental and mobility. If you got offered garda station you then have a long wait to even start. The age demographic of civil service is high though so should see a high amount of retirements in the coming years whether that results in jobs opening is another matter. The money is not great and pension benefits are not as appealing for new entrance. I would not recommend joining the civil service to any of my kids. There is better options available. I am old so it suits me. Dont like these tests though my brain is slowing down with age. If nothing comes of it you will get another campaign soon Nuala. Nail them tests and if you top few you will get a job. What department would you like to work for
Murzo wrote: » I haven't been on boards in a while. Is this panel expiring in September? It's only been in existence for such a short period and now with Covid and social distancing why would they go to the bother of creating a new panel? How are they going to logistically run tests?
mdwexford wrote: » It’s absolute bull**** of the highest order. The expense of putting these panels together is massive. Why the hell would they finish early when this panel has plenty of people who scored well and spent money and put in a lot of time and effort to place highly. With restrictions putting another panel in place will be far more hassle than previously. I’m genuinely baffled, whoever came up with this idea is brainless. This panel should run for at least another year until this is all over.
gilberto_eire wrote: » I hope the panel is disbanded. The stage one was a complete joke. A questionnaire that doesn't have any right or wrong answers, only the collective reasoning of those who set it. And then they didbt make people repeat it in stage two so if groups did it together they weren't punished.
Thanks for that. It’s a shame they didn’t let us know one way or another. I presume it was 1 or two on the panel as they said I am third in mayo but hopefully we will get placed somewhere soon 🀞ðŸ»
Maestro85 wrote: » I suppose this is as good a time as any but I really do think if enough of us emailed the Minister for Rural Affairs and our local TDs that there would be a chance that they will restore the original panel expirary date. There is so many of us on here that are literally a few places away and have held out this long for it. Certain counties are going to see retirements in October as well. In all likelihood there will be a recruitment embargo coming and we will all be waiting longer than the last competition for another panel. There isn't anything to lose by sending an email and there is strength in numbers. So I am asking all the posters on this thread to give it some serious consideration.
Maestro85 wrote: » I suppose this is as good a time as any but I really do think if enough of us emailed the Minister for Rural Affairs and our local TDs that there would be a chance that they will restore the original panel expirary date.
Granuailelass wrote: » It is strange how so few have been placed in Mayo in this last year compared to other counties. have they stopped placing people because of Covid-19?
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