The Assistant Principal competition 2022 has gone live on PublicJobs.ie today.
Link is here: https://publicjobs.ie/en/index.php?option=com_jobsearch&view=jobdetails&Itemid=263&cid=166412&campaignId=22434207
Closing date for initial applications is 17/11/22.
The information Booklet for the Open competition is below, if you need to refer to it at a later stage in the competition.
Best of luck everyone!
Does anyone have an idea of when the assessments will take place?
It was about four weeks from submitting form to online tests for the inter d HEO.
so, possibly second / third week of December.
anyone having any issues with this site. I signed up and paid for a month but when i go back into the test section, its asking me to sign up and pay again
Did you buy the specific Irish Civil Service Assistant Principal test prep pack? This is what I see when I log in:
yes thats the one i bought. I contacted them and got it sorted
Hi all
curious to know what is deemed a good score on the practice tests?
I got the job test package and I seem to be scoring consistently around 7/8 with the occasional one as low as 5.
What would be a passing score?
Is that the normal score or the amount of questions you are getting right? If its the former, its a good score.
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me how many of the numerical reasoning questions you would need to get through? At the moment I'm struggling to get past 9 on the JobsTest prep packs.
Anyone interested in going halves on the resources from https://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/irish-civil-service-assistant-principal-prep
PM me.
It’s the normal score! For verbal reasoning and SJT.
I’m struggling a little with numerical - 4/5… wondering what the passing score would be
The numerical are awful 😕 *What is the total value of x when multiplied by a pink elephant using the value of unicorns*
I'm getting around the same, 4/5 - but mostly 4
That was quick! Tests to be completed no later than 13/12/2022
Is anyone else having trouble with the ID verification? I'm using my work computer (at home) and the web cam just won't focus on my ID! Is this a me issue or a public jobs issue?!
Had same issue was using my driving licence changed to my passport and it accepted it although a little fuzzy you could read it.
i sent u a pm :)
Does anyone know if there is negative marking (if we lose marks for incorrect answers) for the numerical and verbal reasoning tests?
I can't open the instruction booklet properly. Could someone possibly upload it here or forward it to me. You can pm me with it please.
There is no negative marking
That was extremely quick! Anyone else interested in going halves on the job prep tests?
https://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/irish-civil-service-assistant-principal-prep
@billyhead
Does anyone know if it's possible to move back and forth through questions during the live exam?
I'm scoring 5 to 7 in all of the jobtestprep attempts so far. Feeling so uncertain about it all and not sure how brusing up on long division & adding fractions in my mid forties is going to help me manage a team 😫 Does anyone know what scores are required to pass?
Usually the total score is 80, the pass rate is around 40 depending on the test. However, your points will depend on how well you do in comparison to the whole group of candidates doing these tests. I hope that makes sense... Basically, just do your best and hope for the best :)
So you have to buy a webcam to do these tests. Why won't a laptop camera suffice. The quality of the image wouldn't be that inferior.
It hasn't been possible in previous years so I'd say no
Ack! I guess I'd better try to practice the numerical then :/ The questions themselves can be so convoluted.
I’ll go halves if you are still looking
Unlike other years, Publicjobs are no longer stating what provider they're going to use. Other years it was SHL, however the amount or questions and timing is different this year which might make you believe they've changed providers. Who knows! If anybody has any idea please shout
I used my laptop camera today to do the webcam check and submit my photograph & ID.
For the live assessment, it states "Above the START button, there will be an image of you at the bottom of the page. This should be a front-on view of you as you take the assessment" Perhaps a silly question but if using a dual screen monitor set up with camera on one & the test on the other, meaning you are going to be looking slightly to the side at all times, will that be ok?
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