froggiegirls wrote: » So 13? If so I should be next ? I was getting worried that they had forgotten about me if they were already at 15 . Phew !
ShellyMCD wrote: » It can’t be long now till they reach you.
Nautilus support wrote: » Hi Everyone, would anyone be able to tell me when the third batch was invited to the next stage? I may be called if there's a 4th one, so just curious as there are another 9 months before this panel expires..
Regularreggie wrote: » Any idea how many fail the presentation? I know roughly half of the 50 called in batch 2 made it to the panel. But I was wondering which was tougher to pass the interview or the presentation
froggiegirls wrote: » No idea how many fail the presentation but I found my marks were much higher in the interview than presentation.
Maralva wrote: » Just out of my presentation. I had a lot of problems filling the docs in the administrator screen. Anyone else?
terminatorX1 wrote: » I had significant lag typing in mine - it was extremely off putting.
froggiegirls wrote: » Can I ask - was the lag in typing into the word doc or the PowerPoint doc or both ?
froggiegirls wrote: » Pas have offered up to no 14 on the Dublin panel
Tangtastic wrote: » Doesn’t that mean congrats are in order?
froggiegirls wrote: » It does indeed lol :-)
Tangtastic wrote: » Aw well done! All the time and effort was worth it. Best of luck with it ; )
Belfry2018 wrote: » Congrats and Best of Luck. If anyone is interetsed in setting up a PO network for nelwy promotoed POs let me know, it would be good to have people in simialr positions to get advice from. I have a few spots to go but nearly there.
everycloud wrote: » I would definitely be interested in being part of a newbie PO network, great idea thanks.
Tr1ckieD1ckie wrote: » About 7 months in as a PO (new entrant to the service)- assigned to a crazy busy unit/department- so happy to share some experiences if that's helpful to others
froggiegirls wrote: » I’d deffo be interested in that
Belfry2018 wrote: » After 7 months is it what you expected? I’m nearly assigned and I’ll set up a group I’d say within the next two weeks for anyone interested. I came from private sector in 2004 to the CS and have been in it since. Hope it’s going well and you like it.
Tr1ckieD1ckie wrote: » It's a great question. I came from an organisation in a similar (but not public) sector so the culture change has not been too dramatic. On the positive note, pretty much everyone I've met has been very welcoming and you get a genuine sense that people wish you well and want to see you succeed in the role. Against that, it's been very pressurised and you're expected to get up to speed and start making an informed and meaningful contribution immediately. Given the scale of operations/budgets, there are deficiencies in the information systems to support decision making and as far as I can see there is limited availability of procedure documentation so you just have to roll up your sleeves, use your situational analysis skills and make the best of it. I was fortunate to have access to the person who was in my role for a long time previously and while I was keen not to be a nuisance to them, on a couple of occasions it was very useful to be able to bounce things off them. I have a good team who've been a huge support however teams seem to be in a constant stage of change with mobility moves and promotions which can be a risk in losing organisational knowledge. Working from home during the pandemic introduces a further challenge which increases the level of social distance- I've 11 in my Unit and I've only met one of them in person. But it's amazing how quickly you get to build a relationship with colleagues when you talk to them every day via video conferencing Finally, I would say work/life balance is a problem with a very significant volume of work coming at you at pace and the need to provide a detailed and reasoned response much faster than you would in other organisations. All in all it's been a positive and rewarding experience albeit pressurised and challenging (assuming I get through my probation ok) with lots of opportunities to make a difference... and you get a lot of latitude to develop and implement plans in your allocated area of responsibility... and if what you propose isn't sensible the powers that be won't be reticent to call this out.
