A new competition!
Closing date 3rd June 3pm
I think shortlisting has happened for PO higher - was anyone called up?
that’s a good question…but also wasn’t this a 12 month panel anyway, so would likely be winding up soon after only doing 1 very small batch of interviews?
Seem a huge waste of resources and time and effort for the 2k+ people who applied
Since the platform changed is this competition now closed? I hadn't yet set up an account on the new platform, and they stated there would be no transfer of info between the old and new system, so it seems they can't contact us even if there was movement?
i think around the 80 mark.
Does anyone know how many people were placed from the 2022 panel?
Yup. Announcements here - https://www.gov.ie/en/circulars/
PO higher?
New PO competition advertised. Limited to current POs and those who were successful after the first round of interviews in the 2025 PO competition. Not sure if they will expand to do any more interviews.
Same - was very hopeful with my OOM but it seems unlikely that there will be a second batch interviewed.
Is there any chance of them interviewing another batch? I was top 60 in order of merit, so was holding so hope, but it doesn't seem like it will be forthcoming.
According to union info, four people from the panel have been placed.
In what way? In general, there don't seem to be any PO gigs out there at all. We were promised mass retirement after covid :-)
Panel extended until the end of September
I’m on the panel and I’ve heard nothing about a role yet. No updates forthcoming from PJ about how may have been called from the panel, or its status in general. I’ve heard nothing about the AHCPS either (but would be interested to hear what initiated that). It’s becoming a little frustrating for sure.
What's the story?
Apparently the AHCPS now involved
Hi TaurenDruid
I am currently sitting on 2 AP-IT panels. On one of them has not moved since April.
The PAS AP-IT panel is for all of Dublin.
If you work for a Civil Service department, get in touch with PAS.
DM me for more details.
Does anyone have an update on this panel?
This panel seems to be moving at the same glacially slow pace as the last one. But I don't think that's across the board. Our place is still recruiting specialist grades (AP equivalent) and we can't recruit ICT specialist grades for love nor money!
I don't know, I think signs were there from last year of recruitment for the previous PO Competition when the numbers placed were tiny and it looks like it hasn't changed in the last 3-4 months. Will be interested to see if union has any update on placements from current comp but silence on here says a lot.
Crickets
Only 3 months left in the panel. I don't understand why they went to all that effort and expense.
Are there just no vacancies at the moment? I feel like recruitment for CS general service grades has really slowed. Never a good sign for the economy, or am I being paranoid?
I heard two have been taken off the panel. Very bad form really considering they said the size of the panel was based on expected demand. And I'd guess they could well have been taken by their current depts.
Can’t say it’s too shocking considering how the last one went, though I’m sure at least this panel that’s been formed will be used over the year
Doesn't look like it. Not a very successful pilot so far!
Presume there's no sign of movement on the panel and or a sign of batch 1.2?
I made the panel for this PO competition. There has been no word yet for me but that's not to say others haven't been called. There are only 24 on the panel
Maybe not.
Was anyone on here successful? I'm not sure if anyone was.
About six weeks on from interview results and it looks like nobody here has been appointed. Accepting that not everyone who placed is on this forum, and given the general silence, it's starting to look like this panel is continuing at the same speed of the last one, at least for its final year when very few were appointed.
Does anyone have an insight/ information into the 2023 communications PO competition?
