MFPM wrote: » Hey, I had an interview too, it was tough enough, I had prepared examples but sometimes the way the questions are posed, it's difficult to work examples in. I actually was glad it was on Zoom, slightly less nervous than being in the room. Good luck anyway, sometimes our own analysis of these situations can be worse than it actually was.
Blueskies2019 wrote: » Fingers crossed you did well enough to get an offer! Which county were you called for?
Vologda69 wrote: » Apparently Cork hasn't even got out of batch 1 for people who sat tests 17 months ago. What a joke
Murzo wrote: » I did my interview ages ago and I've done a fair few interviews in PAS but this EO interview was by far the toughest. I found them unwilling to accept your answers and kept pushing for a different perspective. Still passed it.
Username265 wrote: » Its worse than that. They're barely out of batch 1.1 Friend of mine told me a week or two ago that the most recent person placed was number 1 in batch 1.2. I'm very high up in 1.2 as well but I'm not holding my breath to get a placement. I was interviewed nearly a full year ago at this stage.
enfant terrible wrote: » Do they ask for different examples than the ones already given in the compentencies sheet? Not sure I could think of any more, already found it hard to think of examples for every compentancy question 🙂
MFPM wrote: » The competencies don't change, they may not feel that an example you give is deals adequately with the competency and they may push for another or sometimes they take an example you give and break it down in detail, what did you do, how did you do it etc.
Gillouise wrote: » I was asked for 2 examples for each competency and then a third for delivery of results. They also asked me what Department I would choose given the choice and specifically what section in that Department and how would I go about influencing that decision.
little mrs wrote: » Did interview yesterday and got results today...... Passed!! Really thought I had failed. Shocked.
MFPM wrote: » That's brilliant, well done - I passed mine too! I assume given that the results are out so quickly means there must be posts available?
little mrs wrote: » Oh brilliant. Well done. Hopefully won't be too long. What County are you in for? I'm Longford.
westhamlady wrote: » Any chance of interviews coming up for Kerry
MFPM wrote: » Longford too! I had Leitrim down too and that would be easier for me.
little mrs wrote: » Ah great. What Oom are u?
little mrs wrote: » OOM 4
westhamlady wrote: » is this campaign over now ?
Abcdefg1234567 wrote: » Does anyone know how long the clearance process generally takes?
