lostinhiding wrote: » Hi, I was asked for permission to contact my current employer for a reference a week ago now and have not heard since, Should I send a query email or does this sound like normal wait times?
BonnieSituation wrote: » I'd leave it for another week. These things take time and don't forget it is a bank holiday week so there's bound to be a few off.
lostinhiding wrote: » that's fair but it's such a long process, i've had watched kettle syndrome since last year!
blondie007 wrote: » I hear that big time. At least you've been interviewed & you're almost there. No one outside of Dublin has been interviewed yet-9 months into a 2 year panel now & we're still waiting for interview dates after getting our etray results-which we also had an extra long wait for. You're nearly there-hang tight. This is the most frustrating panel process ever !!
Blueskies2019 wrote: » Nothing compared to the 2019 Competition... ��
blondie007 wrote: » Really?? How long were you waiting on that ?
EO2019 wrote: » It was 11 months from advertisement before either of my counties reached interview for the 2019 panel. 2 months after etray.
Blueskies2019 wrote: » Got called to the first batch of E-Tray for one of my counties early on in the Competition. Did really well and climbed to a decent OOM. Unfortunately ‘last year’ happened and my number was never reached not even for Interview. For my 2nd county I never even received a new OOM. Very little recruitment on the 2019 comp for some counties. And the process is soo long!
blondie007 wrote: » Apply away & Good Luck to you. I joined the Civil Service when I was 47, they're not ageist at all. My friend was in her late 50's when she started.
EO2020 wrote: » Nothing much PAS can do if departments don’t have vacancies though. DPER are the ones who want the competitions run and set out the criteria/tests etc. so PAS have to work with what they’ve got. Frustrating I know but unfortunately outside Dublin opportunities are low.
Em2157 wrote: » Hi, does anyone know if all of those from batch 1 that made it to interview were interviewed before they move on to batch 2 soon?
LuckyBan wrote: » I applied for the 2019 panel (Meath and Cavan) and was in first batch for etray. I placed OOM 2 for both and was waiting over a year and a half to be called for interview. Passed the interview end of March there and was placed no 4 only to have a message today to say the 2019 panel is now closed. There seems to be so few positions in these counties.
Davis3265al wrote: » Hey everyone, following on from my post yesterday I just received a message about interest in interview for westmeath (im in top 3) after etray. But it states that if I accept this choice then I am knocked of my other counties list (also in top 3). I thought that if you went for interview you stayed on both panels and if you pass you get selected for whichever county comes first?am I wrong in this? Thanks
EO2019 wrote: » I’m in the same predicament! Got called for my number 2 county (I’m top 3 in both also). Really want my number 1 but am a very cautious person so finding it hard to turn down!
EO2019 wrote: » Is the commute much worse? I’m looking at an hour each way for county 2 vs 15 mins for my first choice.
T900i wrote: » I emailed in relation to the next batch for Etray as I was hoping that I would be in it. I’m Dublin 13xx open and 49x in interdepartmental OOM 108. They said they have reached 978 in open and 37? in interdepartmental but couldn’t give a definitive answer to when the next batch would be called for Etray. Hopefully I’ll hear something over the summer.
