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!
The maths was alot easier than expected, especially after trying the jobtestprep examples...
What is the next steps, we recieve our scores and are shortlisted for interview based on ranking or is there more online hoops to jump through first?
I've never applied for one of these competitions before..
Sweet lord! Maths was relatively easy but was using a calculator that malfunctioned on the 2nd question and completely threw me for the rest of the numerical.
Other two seemed to be straightforward and would have been what I think was my strongest sections. Ah well, who knows.
Good luck to all.
I've just completed them now left it till the last minute.... what a time of year to hold them too busy to get a chance to complete never mind get some study in, numerical i thought was pretty easy one or 2 I took a guess, job sim.... yeah i don't think i'll have passed that and verbal I thought was straight forward but who knows... i only did it for the experience anyway so won't be too disappointed if I fail, good luck all.
Did the tests earlier. I found the verbal and SJT relatively OK but not the numerical, found this difficult. Does anyone know what the qualifying mark is for each? Good luck to all!
totally missed the instructions on the scan of the room and did a 20 second showing of the office - it was big and empty anyway - think it’ll matter ?
they watched me eat my breakfast for the numerical but I’m not too pushed about that
Hey I did the same yesterday evening but emailed the assistance email and they let me resubmit the scans - I honestly don't think it's a big deal though
Thanks for this post as I was stressed out yesterday by the numerical assessments in the job test prep pack because they were so hard. I felt new hope after I read your message so I had an early night and took the tests with a clear head first thing this morning, and you're right that the actual assessment was incomparable to the job test prep pack. I know I made a couple of mistakes in the actual assessment, but I just couldn't do most of the job test prep numerical assessments.
Thanks for your help and good luck in the process.
Has anyone emailed PAS to find out if results will issue before Christmas?
Are we sure that Maths does not count for OOM and you only have to pass it. Something happened during Maths which completely through me but hope I did enough to pass.
thanks everyone
Well, the information pack (page 3) says that "Candidates must reach the required standard in all three tests. Successful candidates will be placed on the Order of Merit based on their combined scores from the Verbal and Job Simulation Exercise" so it seems to exclude the numerical assessment form the OOM position. Although figuring that out feels like a verbal reasoning assessment in itself... 😀
Good luck to you!
Yes numerical is always a pass or fail and has no weight on your OOM, which is a shame because its normally my best score 🤣
now the waiting begins
ditto , i was thinking this is why I shouldnt leave it till last minute :)
I emailed PAS and they said results will be issued in January.
Great, so we can put it aside for now and enjoy the festivities :D
Precisely. Best of luck to you all - and happy Christmas!
got an email saying results to go out early Jan
PAS history makes me think we'll get em at about 2pm today based on this.
I’m guessing next Friday as a lot of staff off until 3/1/2023
I agree! I'm hoping we hear on the 6th. Can't say I'm confident, but at least I'll know one way or the other.
The very same, it would just be nice to have the result.
I am hopeful for today. This competition closed on a Tuesday 3 weeks ago. Also, in 2021 the results were published on a Tuesday, 3 weeks after the comp closed. fingers crossed.
I just got an email saying mid january. so thinking end of this week, or early next week. I think they always give the longest possible time frame.
Does anyone have any inkling as to when the next competition will come up seeing as they seem to be rattling through panels?
2023 according to the circular about this one..
This is the next competition, they run in 2 year cycles ie. The 2021 competition expires July 2023, the 2022 panel starts from July 2023. The next competition might be in 2024/2025
That's from the information booklet. Going by those dates, the next competition will be open next year.
Results should come today fingers crossed
Had the fingers crossed for today, oh well! Still time...
Mid January strikes me as likely to fall on Friday 13th so make sure to avoid ladders, bubble wrap every mirror in the house, leave the umbrella outside, keep salt in an un-spillable location, avoid stepping on any cracks or walk past any black cats this week and everything will be grand 😎
