Garda Clerical officers 2023 - Mod warning post #306

Anyone hear anything in Waterford?

Hi I was in top 3 for Meath, did interview and Garda vetting says disclosure viewed. Does anyone know next step/ how long until we hear anything else.

Had interview for wexford and passed but heard nothing since - Ive saw people talking about disclosures, but i havent heard anything

Can anyone tell me that if (even though I have notice of a disclosure being made) I'll still have to wait for those above me in the OOM to have their vetting completed and offers made before I hear anything? I'm top 5 if that matters.

Ah yeah, I went back through the emails and see what you mean. Had totally forgotten that, thought my vetting was done 🙃

No word on a position for Dublin? Haven't heard anything since before Christmas

Interviews started in Galway this week 👍🏻

I had an interview last week (<20 OOM for my region). Those who heard back from their interviews (positive or negative): how long did it take them to respond? Does this vary by region?

For those who did well, is it a direct job offer or a place on a panel (by your OOM or another metric)? I don't expect to hear an answer so soon, but would be nice to know if it'll be another few days or another month before I should expect something.

used to work as a co, can vary depending on the office your in, HR/Finance, can be public facing, on phones etc

I was just into the 40’s unfortunately. I don’t really know how it all works. If there is that many people in front of me I can’t imagine I’ll be getting a interview let alone a job offer in the 2 year window

I had my interview yesterday for Galway. Went really well. Hopefully will hear from them soon.

Does anyone know if the garda vetting will take the whole 12 weeks?

They originally posted about being in Sligo (same as myself). If population distribution is anything to go by (more people = more police = more CO positions), then there should be 5/6 positions for Sligo. [I'm aware it's not as simple/direct as this].

I'm still a bit confused about the next stage though: is the interview just something you need to pass, and then based on OOM they give out positions? Or is the OOM essentially scrapped once you get an interview, and everyone is on a level playing field again? I didn't manage to get much clarification from the interview.

That doesn't bode well. Why is everyone leaving?

Because they are trying to remove the admin grades from the civil service and have them fall under conditions set out by AGS, so flexi time, blended working etc will all be removed.

I’ve worked in an organisation where admin staff worked alongside the disciplined staff and you are pretty much a second class citizen. You’ll have no union representation, and will fall into this kind of limbo where they say you can’t avail of the benefits regular admin staff get because you’re classed as AGS staff but you also won’t get any of the allowances AGS staff get because you’re considered admin staff.