Garda Recruitment 2022/2023

Just got an message on public jobs there about stage 1. Sure you will all get it shortly if you haven’t yet

Was thinking about buying that career services stage 1 course. Not sure tho, what’s everyone else thinking?

Appreciate the insight, my own partner is in the job coming up to 3 years and has similar views to yours. I’m surprised my partner is still in the job to be honest cause if i’m honest it sounds like it has more cons than pros. Still dying to go for it myself though as I feel if i dont, i’ll always regret it. Ps. I’m currently 7 years into a good secure job with a decent salary and in a job where i’ve had 4 promotions. So I’m taking 1 hell of a gamble myself

Hard shout, I was similar situation to yourself, I suppose I was lucky in a sense too that I had an industry I could go back into quite easily. I still do not regret trying it out, in fact I think I am glad I did do it. Also from what you are saying, I think you would either get back in with your company or be employable again in that industry. I suppose it is time you do not get back if it does not work out.

Like the regular has defiently more cons going for it than pros! However, if you make tracks to get off the regular unit into something else, you could end up with a nice job, but there are no timelines for getting off the regular, some get off it quickly, some are 10 years on it, some entire careers. Like, not all days are bad either you can have a grand day on the regular or you could have what one lad on my unit had, I think he was on public office duty for about 5/6 tours in a row, you could see the stress in the lads face on tour number 4. For people not fimilar in small/medium size stations, there might be one member doing public office, which includes public counter, radio, telephone, logging calls on C&C, looking after custody records/prisioners and taking complaints if members of the public report at counter (might have missed a few other jobs).

I suppose you'd nearly be better to have a chat with a member if you know any, each member will have different options. My intention with my post is not to turn people off joining. I just want to say to people have a good understanding about all the aspects of the job before commiting to it.

Hi lads how’s it going.

I was just doing a bit of study there and read that the numerical test is to be done with the calculator on the laptop.

That you’re not allowed to use a handheld one or roughwork paper.

Can anybody confirm this for me?

Its going to change my study approach now because I was using both a hand held calculator and a notepad for the material that I have.

She also highlighted a strong interest in the latest Garda recruitment campaign, with over 10,000 applications received.

Was the deadline date extended for applications?

No I didn’t hear anything about an extended deadline either.

I was talking to a neighbour last night though and he got his test day for the 21st of April.

Wondering has anyway else got their date?

I haven’t got my one yet.

Yeah same here, well we’ll probably get a date this week considering it’s the 10th.

Yeah doing the career services course there it’s okay but tight to finish time wise.

But I’m told that’s the way it’s made.

How are you finding it?

Boom, update regarding tests

Prob be handy to have that or career services atleast that or do the practice material they sent out, I’ve not used the practice material they sent out yet so no idea how good or bad it is

Hi lads, has anyone been given a specific date or time in-between the 19th-25th or is it a case of just sitting the assessment whenever suits yourself in between that time period? Thanks!

Best of luck to ya all! This is the moment we’ve been waiting for.

Yeah just completed the tests there.

self assessment was fine very same as career services.

verbal was fine well drilled for that too.

I found the numerical tricky now started well but it got tough nothing I could do so I threw in a few guesses and finished okay the end.

Did ya go with the onscreen calculator or a physical calculator after?

It's just a box for the camera that comes up and tells you to scan the room and show your desk pretty simple and only takes a minute, you also have to show your ID in the screen for a few seconds just hold it up to the camera. I used a calculator and rough work page but it says you can only take them out at the numerical stage.

I can't remember if it specifically said that but I did it anyway

Yeah career services was very good.

I did a couple of courses and I had Garda IP too but career services was the best.

I just said I’m going to do it and get it out of the way instead of thinking about it all week.

The maths was all graphs , percentages how much diesel cars were burning for a company all stuff we had covered but as someone pointed out there the questions get harder if you get a few right so it’s going to be different for everyone.

I was flying at the start then it got very hard.

Was feeling more confident about the numerical part of the test than any other part but the reviews left by a few of you guys already has me nervous about it now.