Garda Siochana Recruitment 2024

Does anyone have any idea when the first batch will have the fitness tests roughly? Is there a stage in between the interview and fitness or if you pass the interview could you be called in for the fitness test in a matter of weeks?

I have my interview in two and a bit weeks.

I do find it a little mad that they want people to join as they are a shortage yet what I'm reading about delays etc.....is just mad. There's a shortage and you have people wanting to join. Is it that they haven't the man power to get the process done quicker or is there still pull from other Garda to get people in?

True I guess it's hard to get through all of it they only have so much time and people. I figured with the lack of Garda, the good response and the fact they wanted older people with life experiences to join that they would hurry it on. How can say for example people in jobs wait around for a year or two and then get an offer especially those who are over 45 and by the time you wait for clearance and qualify if you do you'd be 47/48 maybe.

I think alot will pull out at this stage if it drags on.

good info. And this is the right place for anything related to this campaign👍

I find it strange why they aren’t filling the intakes. As the government is under so much pressure to get a 1000 a year. They would obviously fill them if it was easy. From the commissioners letter there is still 200+ people from the 2022 campaign and 800+ from the 2023 campaign. I’d bet a majority of these are waiting on vetting.

Vetting must be more complex or dependant on external parties than we think, surely.

Last year they only filled 160/250 max capacity per intake. Obviously they are trying their best to fill it.

Edit: Max was 174, lowest was 109

why do so many people seem to get caught up with vetting? Surely it can’t take them that long to do it. I’ve heard if you have family living abroad it can be a nightmare but I’m assuming there can’t be too many people in that boat.

Hi Guys, I applied for the Garda 2024 Recruitment, but I was unsuccessful at stage 1.

The message I received from Publicjobs with my score, as follows

Questionnaire Qualifying Score: 35

Your Score 42

Verbal Reasoning Qualifying Score 35

Your Score: 42

Numerical Reasoning Qualifying Score 34:

Your Score 32.

I would like to know what would be the highest score obtainable?

Thanks

like this?

Best of luck with the interview! I’ll be waiting awhile to do mine.

These are the ones from last year. Just double check yours are the same.

Core Competencies for An Garda Síochana

The core competencies for new applicants to An Garda Síochana are as follows:

1. Interpersonal Skills and Service Ethos

Is motivated to serve others / the public, is helpful and engages with others in a positive and constructive way that facilitates relationship building, underpinned by respect and a sensitivity to others’ needs.  Possesses sound social skills such as sensitivity to the situation, the ability to listen and understand a range of perspectives and needs, and respond with appropriate language and actions.

2. Exercising Authority

Demonstrates the ability and willingness to take a clear and credible lead, having the self-assurance to make rapid, well-judged and potentially unpopular decisions, executing them and standing by them.

3. Conscientiousness 

Operates diligently, honourably and proactively, getting work done to the required standards and putting in effort.  Demonstrates professionalism and persistence, being motivated to do the right thing and seeing tasks through to the end, despite adversity. 

4. Resilience

The ability to cope with a demanding workload and to deal calmly and objectively with difficult situations, crises and trauma. Demonstrates a desire for continual learning and self-development, seeking and accepting feedback from others.

5. Using Information & Problem Solving

Demonstrates strong problem solving skills with an ability to effectively assimilate and evaluate information from a range of sources to support good quality decision-making and generate solutions that meet the needs of a given situation or wider objective.

That's something that worries me tbh. I'm not sure if i wrote enough in the Written exercise. There isn't exactly much time to count every sentence you wrote. Would have been a lot easier if there was a word counter with a word limit instead of a minimum amount of sentences required.

Did anyone waiting on there interviews get any word back from justice recruitment other than the automated email about their scanned documents?

Can’t remember all the documents exactly. But the one that’s catches people out is:

1. birthcert

2. original leaving cert copy , which is coloured as opposed to black and white. (You generally need to order this from the state examinations commission, it’s about 15euro).

Is it just Leaving cert results required? What if you have gone to college. Do you need proof of college results too?