Clerical Officer 2020

Harchester wrote: »

Has anyone started in Customs over the last few weeks? How are you finding it? Starting in a few weeks myself, anyone else starting in April?

Congratulations and good luck to you. What was your OOM.

Hi all, just an update on how long the panel will stay open. I emailed Pas last week to ask and have just received this reply:

“There is no set end date for this panel as of yet. Typically, panels remain active for 12-18 months, this panel has been active since June 2020.”

I hope this is good news for some of you! I’m next in line for a position in my county so I’m feeling a bit more confident now that I’ll be reached before the panel ends!

I just got a notification that I have been placed in the courts service in Dublin. Absolutely delighted. Thanks to everyone in this forum for their help and advice over the course of the campaign!

Saz1984 wrote: »

Hi does anyone know if any of the AGS positions are WFH?

Also is it possible to get a mortgage as a single person once probation is done? Or is the salary for clerical too low?

As a new start CO you'd likely be in the office quite a bit as you'll need to be trained and for them to get a sense of you. You might get one day a week WFH after a few weeks. It will vary by exactly where your placed.

Times the salary by 3.5 and see if that's enough when you add your 10% deposit. Assuming point two* on the scale thats €26,195 x 3.5 = 91682 + 10% is approx 101K. Wee bit more with the scheduled pay increases outside of increments.

*You'd be on point two after the years probation.

Anyone thats taken up the customs jobs in Dublin are they all port based so far or any in the airport or dmc?

I finished OOM54 in Dublin after interview. I was advised today I will begin 2 weeks training on 19th April. Thanks for all the advice on here. I found it all to be really helpful and accurate.

Good luck to everybody still waiting on news/interviews etc.

Icbaby wrote: »

Also as an FYI know what BCC stands for and does. It seems to be a trick q they throw at people at the end of an interview and it’s so random many people don’t know it.

I had my interview today and I got asked that! I was expecting it from reading it here

Tracy Mc wrote: »

What oom are you in for Wicklow. Good luck in your interview.

Thank you! Fingers crossed all goes well.

No OOM yet. There hasn’t been any mention of it in correspondence.

clericaltattoo wrote: »

Hi all,

I was recently assigned a position in an INTREO centre and just have one concern. I am quite heavily tattooed and conscious that while my tattoos were hidden during the interview, they will be immediately visible when I begin working.

I have no issues wearing long sleeves year round if I have to in order to cover my arms, but I do have tattoos on my knuckles, hands and palms. Will this cause me any trouble in the long run, perhaps at the end of my probation or when the time comes to apply for promotion etc?

It might not help during promotion depending on who you get on an interview panel but in all other respects I wouldn't worry about it. We had a CO, made up to EO whose department lobbied to keep on promotion who was very heavily tattooed on the arms and his casual dress style did nothing to hide them.

clericaltattoo wrote: »

Hi all,

I was recently assigned a position in an INTREO centre and just have one concern. I am quite heavily tattooed and conscious that while my tattoos were hidden during the interview, they will be immediately visible when I begin working.

I have no issues wearing long sleeves year round if I have to in order to cover my arms, but I do have tattoos on my knuckles, hands and palms. Will this cause me any trouble in the long run, perhaps at the end of my probation or when the time comes to apply for promotion etc?

I would not worry about it. Maybe 10 years ago would've been an issue, but now it's definitely not. The culture and the view on tattoos have changed. I've worked in retail for 8 years, I remember when I started there was a girl who had tattoos and was asked to cover them. After 8 years, when I was leaving the company, half of the staff had tattoos and no word from HR. So do not worry. Before tattoos had a bad reputation, now it is an excepted form of art on your body. I've seen a cashier in a bank with a tattoo on her wrist and she was not hiding it. So don't worry.

Does anyone know in general how long the vetting takes? I'm being considered for the Department of the Taoiseach and there shouldn't be any issues with my vetting. Does it just depend on the person looking after it? I submitted it on Monday evening but just want a better idea of how long it may take. My location is Dublin, I was in Batch 21 and my oom was 28 after the interview in case anyone is wondering.

imagusaran wrote: »

Does anyone know in general how long the vetting takes? I'm being considered for the Department of the Taoiseach and there shouldn't be any issues with my vetting. Does it just depend on the person looking after it? I submitted it on Monday evening but just want a better idea of how long it may take. My location is Dublin, I was in Batch 21 and my oom was 28 after the interview in case anyone is wondering.

Thanks for sharing this. Sorry I can't answer your question re vetting but I am also in batch 21 OOM early 40s, so this definitely gives me some hope! Best of luck!!