TaurenDruid wrote: » We'd have no way of knowing that? They're AP positions, so generally based in civil service buildings, most of which will be in Dublin 2, some in Dublin 1 - Baggot Street to Marlborough Street to the Four Courts to Dublin Castle. And with some further outside the city centre, more likely if you were assigned to an agency.
derailed wrote: » Its just the etray and if you get through that you progress to the final stage interview. You do not need to repeat the original aptitude tests anymore.
Ravelleman wrote: » Congratulations. Interviews are rarely as bad as they seem and in Civil Service competitions they are one of many factors. Even if you find yourself on the back foot, the weight of experience, tangible achievements and properly engaging with the questions, despite wanting to talk about something else, will shine through.
derailed wrote: » Totally agree. Had 2 weeks to reflect on interview and more positives came through as time passed on which included experience, getting highlights of career across in 40 minutes and engagement with questions with no significant blanks or pauses. Came on back of a strong internal AP interview which on hindsight was not as challenging as this semi structured competency based version hence early self criticism. Just a few other points. From my experience and that of several other candidates I know of the opening 5 minutes is led by the Chair who will talk through your application and career followed by an intro where you highlight the areas of experience you are most proud of followed by the four key competency areas asked by the other board members in order with supplementary questions. The specialist knowledge competency is generally examined throughout along with drive and commitment. During interview I was also asked about challenges for managers, underperformance, things I might have done differently and prioritisation as a manager in terms of future hybrid working models. Appreciate though these types of questions can vary from board to board but format broadly the same.
Awkwardstroke wrote: » Excellent guidance and handy info for those facing the last stage of this process. One question, in earlier stages (video interview &?the Etray) there was just a pass/fail process yet I am curious as to what % of final interview candidates get on a AP panel? Any insights or rumours on this would be great.
derailed wrote: » Up until this batch outside of this forum, I know of 8 candidates who reached final interview stage with 6 being placed on a final panel and getting an eventual posting with 2 others falling short on the analysis/decision making area so if that is a measurement to a degree, the success rate is 75%.
Nekro Man wrote: » Video interview done today, can't see myself wanting to watch it back any time soon :pac:
The Student wrote: » Same here. Best of luck with it.
Nekro Man wrote: » And you. Didn't think they'd get to me, my OoM wasn't great from the first round but I'll throw my hat back Into the ring
PJKileen wrote: » I'm preparing my video questions now. I feel Ive an awful lot of repetition - Is this just me or do I need to go back to drawing board?
bph1505 wrote: » Went through each positions (7) and stuck to indicating 1. Position and what work needed to be managed 2. Budget ie what your spending or monitoring 3. Staff levels ie reporting to you and not unimportant who you were reporting to. You will find very little spare time out of three minutes to get into too much detail. Be factual. They want to know you have experience.
crinkley wrote: » Just getting ready to do my interview questions, I notice that questions 1 and 3 ask for an overview and give one specific example. I'm struggling with time and getting everything in, were peoples overview very high level or did you simply use the one example they ask for to meet the competencies
Longfordgal wrote: » Hi all, just completed my video shortlisting interview this evening , I feel it went ok I guess. I wonder if we pass this stage, are we given a new OOM then before the next stage? And also, any ideas on expected wait time for results folks? (2 to 3 weeks im kinda thinking) Thanks in advance & good luck all
Kennyrach wrote: » Just finished video interview phew it wasn't too bad. Using the fantastic tips from here I prepped script on laptop and then recorded on my phone. I finished in time bar question 2 but what I didn't say was already covered before the time ran out. I think I did enough in the narrative I gave. Thanks for the tips, tricks and invaluable advice from here and the very best of luck to everyone.
crinkley wrote: » just finished mine too with 2 secs, and 8 ecs on the last two questions to spare, I'm sure I talked 100mph. I also love the option to review your interview, ah that sounds like complete torture!!
mariagirl wrote: » hi, if successful at getting through video interviews, how much notice and practice time do we get to do the e tray..thanks
derailed wrote: » I was notified of video shortlisting result on April 16th, then received etray familiarisation material on April 20th with a four day window to complete the exercise between April 26th and 29th. Then received etray result on May 11th before interview on the following week and final results on June 2nd. All moves quickly but for Stage 3 etray you will have up to a week to become acquainted with the process and definitely look at some of the previous posts on this thread for guidance.
