NEW 2020 Assistant Principal Officer Competition

could you use the same example in two different questions in the online presentation?

Any idea how many people applied to this comp in the first place and have been whittled down by passing stage 2? There was no OOM in Friday's email (which actually made me think I just passed the minimum score, wasn't being called - I had to email them).

starringme wrote: »

Any idea how many people applied to this comp in the first place and have been whittled down by passing stage 2? There was no OOM in Friday's email (which actually made me think I just passed the minimum score, wasn't being called - I had to email them).

There is no OOM for stage 2 or stage 3 (etray). if you qualify by meeting the mininum score required (eg 41 for stage 2) you go through to next stage, etray. You won't receive another OOM until you are placed on the panel (stage 4 interview). Hope this makes sense!

Cheeseplant wrote: »

When does the testing window for the current video interviews close?

Tues 27th April!!!

Anyone know what’s the lowest OOM they’ve now called for stage 2? Thank you

Just got message from PAS about Stage 3 Familiarisation Material with a testing window for the etray exercise between Monday next, April 26th and Thursday April 29th at 1pm. Can't open link to briefing document even by copying and pasting to another window- anyone having the same problem? EDIT: Can open document now. Best of luck everyone.

CLS23 wrote: »

Can anybody tell me if the Etray is multiple choice like previous competitions or you write the emails yourself?
Thanks

You write the emails yourself as if you’re spending 90 minutes in the role.

Hi all, how long generally until people hear back after stage 2?

Orchid1 wrote: »

It goes straight into the 3 questions

as part of answering the 3 questions have people provided an introduction to the question they are answering or is it straight to the answer?

There are a number of aptitude practice packages available for very reasonable money.

It is well worth investing in a year's subscription and make a practice schedule.

Those who have left school/college recently especially if they have been doing something maths related would fly through what are essentially basic maths problems. However if you have left school some time ago and don't regularly have to perform ratio or percentage calculations, these relatively simple problems can take more time than they give you.

Also the comprehension questions are not really testing your reading capability. They are assessing your ability to critically understand a text and only give answers that contained in the text (and not in your understanding of the topic being discussed).

DOM85 wrote: »

For those of you who have completed the 3 minute video interview do the 3 questions appear in the same order as in the familiarisation information. Thanks

Yes.

starringme wrote: »

What are you being marked for in the etray? Is it a score on each competency and what's the marking system (like is it 3 out of 5 you have to get)? Tia

This is how the results from the etray arrive:

The maximum score in each competencies is 5 and the qualifying score is 3.
Your score in each competency is as follows:

Leadership
your score: x
Analysis & Decision Making
your score: x
Management & Delivery of Results
your score: x
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
your score: x
Drive and Commitment

Anyone have an IT issues with the Video interview part? I have been trying the practice questions yet getting error messages near the end of each one.

I emailed the support people on this yet the other tests (webcam, mic & connection all came up fine)

mine worked fine last night