Garda Recruitment - Stage 1a(1) - The Aptitude Test

kerry4sam · 13-06-2008 4:22pm

Murphy(Cork) wrote: »

Suppose just wait and see. thanks for the help..

Results usually around 10 days?? e-mail or post?

about 10-12 days to your publicjobs message account

soundlad · 13-06-2008 9:58pm

kerry4sam wrote: »

about 10-12 days to your publicjobs message account

done aptitude test yesterday. not happy with analytical reasoning. answered them all but guessed a few of them. really hate that part of it. ah well bring on 10 days

paddymc1 · 14-06-2008 3:15pm

widget64 wrote: »

Yeah i am doing it on the 21st at 12pm. What time you doing it at?

I have the early one on the Saturday (10am). The week will fly in.

padlad88 · 14-06-2008 4:29pm

Just back from aptitude test....i thought the staff were a lot more helpful and friendlier which helped me relax!good luck to all!

mc-panda · 15-06-2008 4:13pm

Hey guys and girls,

I did the aptitude test yesterday at 1530. I ran out of time on the analytical reasoning section. I answered 30/40 questions. I'm very annoyed at myself. That was a pathetic performance. I'm confident I answered them correct though.

What does everyone think my chances are?

ojewriej · 15-06-2008 5:05pm

TO quote myself and srdb from just 1 page earlier:

ojewriej wrote: »

If I remember correctly, there is no set pass standard but you are being marked against other people.

I;m not 100% sure about that tbh, but even if i'm wrong, you shouldn't worry. There is little time assigned for this test, you only have 30 seconds for each question and plenty of people won't manage to answer them all. 35 questions is pretty good actually, I remember people who answered only around 30 passing to the next stage.

srdb20 wrote: »

The pass for the analytical reasoning has been around 19 - 20 for the past two years, its based on an average of all the applicants scores.

If 1000 apply, 500 will be cut straight away after the Apt test.

widget64 · 16-06-2008 8:40am

Has anyone gotr their test on saturday at 12pm??? I havent come across anyone yet so i am begining to question the time!!:(

paddymc1 · 16-06-2008 11:55am

widget64 wrote: »

Has anyone gotr their test on saturday at 12pm??? I havent come across anyone yet so i am begining to question the time!!:(

Hi there, I have mine on the Saturday as well but have it in the morning, have to be there for half 9am and test starts at 10am. There is normally 2 tests on a day, one in the morning and another after lunch. So you might have the right time for it, test itself might start at 1pm. Ring Pas again to double check though, at lest it will ease your mind.

widget64 · 16-06-2008 12:44pm

paddymc1 wrote: »

Hi there, I have mine on the Saturday as well but have it in the morning, have to be there for half 9am and test starts at 10am. There is normally 2 tests on a day, one in the morning and another after lunch. So you might have the right time for it, test itself might start at 1pm. Ring Pas again to double check though, at lest it will ease your mind.

Just rang to confirm, i am in at 12.30pm, i was begining to get nervous thinking i mixed up the days.

Can someone PM me any useful websites with apt tests on them. I have completed all the tests on PAS as well as tests from a useless college who like to sting people with €265 bill :eek:

Murphy(Cork) · 16-06-2008 1:50pm

widget64 wrote: »

Just rang to confirm, i am in at 12.30pm, i was begining to get nervous thinking i mixed up the days.

Can someone PM me any useful websites with apt tests on them. I have completed all the tests on PAS as well as tests from a useless college who like to sting people with €265 bill :eek:

The college that stings people for €265 is a complete waste of time.. Its out of date and all it is, is photocopied paper. What a scam! Talk about easy money.
Didn't help for the exam at all, feel like asking for my money back.

widget64 · 16-06-2008 2:12pm

Murphy(Cork) wrote: »

The college that stings people for €265 is a complete waste of time.. Its out of date and all it is, is photocopied paper. What a scam! Talk about easy money.
Didn't help for the exam at all, feel like asking for my money back.

I havent set my test yet but i feel the same after researching it. Why give exam papers that are out of date. Its crazy!! Hmmmm if we got a few of us together maybe we could get onto the consumer association....you know the whole "not fit for purpose"???

Any takers??

Did the 40 sample questions even help you at all??

Murphy(Cork) · 16-06-2008 2:58pm

widget64 wrote: »

I havent set my test yet but i feel the same after researching it. Why give exam papers that are out of date. Its crazy!! Hmmmm if we got a few of us together maybe we could get onto the consumer association....you know the whole "not fit for purpose"???

Any takers??

Did the 40 sample questions even help you at all??

Thats not a bad idea, €275 is alot of money!!

I know at least 3 or 4 who feel the same way.

They helped a bit, and i mean bit, but that bit was not worth €275.

Even module 1, what a complete waste, there was no sense to it, even tips for the interview and stuff, like you can look that up any where for FREE, and thats probably what they done!!

So yeah, that idea is probably the way to go.

widget64 · 16-06-2008 3:05pm

I am getting nervous about sitting my exam now, as i found the questions in the booklet easy enough! Are the questions much different?? Harder??

Did you find any sites or books useful??

I will follow it up on monday as i cant complain at the moment as i havent sat the exam yet......€265 for what we got is an absolute joke!!:mad:

RandomPunter82 · 16-06-2008 5:59pm

Hey Everyone,

Completed the Aptitude Test on Sat.- think i did enough to pass, well hopefully anyway.

Few Questions;
When You recieve your results are you informed when the interviews are being held, are you given any dates? Are you told what to do next?
I'm off on my holidays on June 30th and won't be around for any interviews held in july

any info would be great, best of luck to all sitting the Aptitude tests in the next two weeks.

kerry4sam · 16-06-2008 6:39pm

RandomPunter82 wrote: »

...Few Questions;
When You recieve your results are you informed when the interviews are being held, are you given any dates? Are you told what to do next?
I'm off on my holidays on June 30th and won't be around for any interviews held in july

any info would be great, best of luck to all sitting the Aptitude tests in the next two weeks.

The higher up you score the sooner you get called for the next stage so it will vary with everyone as to when you will receive your own details - date and time for stage2...

The e-mail with your stage2 info will be sent to you message board on the publicjobs site like your results from stage1 ...

horse1 · 17-06-2008 2:14pm

did the test last saturday. i found the analytical reasoning hard. got the 40 questions done but guessed a few of them. best of luck to everyone.

woohoo · 17-06-2008 6:33pm

Hi peeps!
I was just getting stuff together for my tests on Thursday. It says I need my candidate number which the call centre will give me. I got mine on the "aptitude test notification" e-mail from public jobs.

Is this right? I am bricking it incase I have wrong info!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Please help!

Murphy(Cork) · 17-06-2008 7:11pm

woohoo wrote: »

Hi peeps!
I was just getting stuff together for my tests on Thursday. It says I need my candidate number which the call centre will give me. I got mine on the "aptitude test notification" e-mail from public jobs.

Is this right? I am bricking it incase I have wrong info!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Please help!

Yeah thats it, just print that e-mail and bring it with you. Thats ur candidate number.

woohoo · 17-06-2008 7:54pm

Murphy(Cork) wrote: »

Yeah thats it, just print that e-mail and bring it with you. Thats ur candidate number.

Oh thank god!!!! I thought as much just wondering why they have your candidate number at the top and then tell you that you'll get it at the call centre at the end of the mail!
Just gave myself a bit of a scare!!!
Thanks Murphy(Cork)

DK47 · 18-06-2008 8:15am

yea i agree the course for €275 is a wast of time. there is a course for €199 witch is good. i sat the test last thursday and found the course quite relevant. it anything it boosted my confidence. it you want more info just pm me

shakin · 18-06-2008 11:25am

doinfg the apts on saturday at 12:30 did a course last sunday,better study! good luck to all:)

popsypya · 18-06-2008 11:42am

Did a course a few weeks ago, think it was a 170 and I am absolutely delighted that I did it, think it was the best money I ever spend even if I do not pass my test

becks4bucks · 18-06-2008 11:43am

did mine last saturday - only got 32 of the reasoning done - should be ok though as ive read that around 20 is the pass mark. as for the other two tests - i reckon the results are up in the air - they could go either way! I reckon around the 27th of this month the results will be out. Heres hoping for a big pass. They said at the apts that interviews will be held in july.

Haz33 · 18-06-2008 11:44am

mc-panda wrote: »

Hey guys and girls,

I did the aptitude test yesterday at 1530. I ran out of time on the analytical reasoning section. I answered 30/40 questions. I'm very annoyed at myself. That was a pathetic performance. I'm confident I answered them correct though.

What does everyone think my chances are?

I was the same as you. Very worried about this section when I done it in Feb. I only answered 33 out of the 40 and like you felt i had most of them right. I was worried I wouldn't have enough to make the grade but passed no problem. In fact when I eventually got the results I had 32 correct out of the 33 I answered. So in my opinion people should take their time and be happy they are getting them right rather than rushing through to answer 40 and guessing half of them.
Another thing worth noting. If you see you have only 10 seconds left just very quickly tick any box of the remaining questions. You have nothing to lose because there is no negative marking ( you are not docked marks for incorrect answers, only awarded marks for correct ones). Who knows if you have ten boxes left and blind guess them you may get 1 or 2 of them right. better than leaving them blank. ONLY do this with about 10 or 15 seconds to go.

widget64 · 18-06-2008 12:19pm

I am actually really beginning to worry about that crappy course i paid for...ill mention no names once again!!

As anyone any other good pointers for me???:o

Shakin ill see you saturday!!:eek:

Dr_MaSoN · 18-06-2008 12:50pm

widget64 wrote: »

I am actually really beginning to worry about that crappy course i paid for...ill mention no names once again!!

As anyone any other good pointers for me???:o

Shakin ill see you saturday!!:eek:

Relax, try not to worry so much about it and POSITIVE THINKING!

Stay_in_Kampuchea · 18-06-2008 2:45pm

Did mine today, the Analyitcal Reasoning was ok, I got 30 /32 done I got them done pretty right i think, the rest was ok... I just hope i passed it all.

widget64 · 18-06-2008 3:32pm

Dr_MaSoN wrote: »

Relax, try not to worry so much about it and POSITIVE THINKING!

Thanks for the positive attitude:p

I just want it out of the way at this stage!

Dr_MaSoN · 18-06-2008 3:36pm

widget64 wrote: »

Thanks for the positive attitude:p

I just want it out of the way at this stage!

i was the same i found the first hurdle got me the most anxious. I had a feeling at every step i was going to be knocked back. Mother kept harking on about 'the power of positive thinking' and gave me this little book to read and just made me feel so much better about the whole process. they come out with some good advice on occassions, god love em

Cant wait to start now in august.

widget64 · 18-06-2008 3:46pm

Dr_MaSoN wrote: »

i was the same i found the first hurdle got me the most anxious. I had a feeling at every step i was going to be knocked back. Mother kept harking on about 'the power of positive thinking' and gave me this little book to read and just made me feel so much better about the whole process.

Cant wait to start now in august.

Would you like to swap places????:D

Dr_MaSoN · 18-06-2008 3:49pm

dont think i could face this whole thing again, my heart couldnt take it :pac:

widget64 · 18-06-2008 3:52pm

Dr_MaSoN wrote: »

dont think i could face this whole thing again, my heart couldnt take it :pac:

Talk about back tracking

....... 1min you are telling me to relax and think positive then the next you are telling me you couldnt go through it again! :rolleyes:

Dr_MaSoN · 18-06-2008 3:56pm

widget64 wrote: »

Talk about back tracking ....... 1min you are telling me to relax and think positive then the next you are telling me you couldnt go through it again! :rolleyes:

im just referring to the opening of letters, mainly just the day i got the interview results.

But original advice still stands

, take it how you want..

Haz33 · 18-06-2008 4:31pm

widget64 wrote: »

Talk about back tracking ....... 1min you are telling me to relax and think positive then the next you are telling me you couldnt go through it again! :rolleyes:

Dr_MaSoN wrote: »

im just referring to the opening of letters, mainly just the day i got the interview results.

But original advice still stands , take it how you want..

Yeah I see both sides here. Everyone wants to give the best advise but no matter how far gone you are in the process you would hate to go back a step. Widget this is early days and the anxiety is a curse but the wait after the interview is definately worse. Each stage will seem like worrying for nothing when you move on to the next one.

When you get to the stage Dr. Mason is at, it would absolutely kill you to go back to the start but I think if it had to be done he, and us all, would give it another shot.

ojewriej · 18-06-2008 4:38pm

Haz33 wrote: »

Widget this is early days and the anxiety is a curse but the wait after the interview is definately worse. Each stage will seem like worrying for nothing when you move on to the next one.
When you get to the stage Dr. Mason is at, it would absolutely kill you to go back to the start but I think if it had to be done he, and us all, would give it another shot.

Haz is spot on. It's my 3rd time - I failed report writing twice before.
You just have to get on with it and hope for the best.

Haz33 · 18-06-2008 4:47pm

ojewriej wrote: »

Haz is spot on. It's my 3rd time - I failed report writing twice before.
You just have to get on with it and hope for the best.

OJ here is case and point. As much as I want this I dont think I would have his perserverence or conviction. To bounce back from this as many times as him and still look on it all positively is true dedication and belief in the goal.
I know I would give it one more shot but I reckon that would be it.
Remember everyone at whatever stage " what will be will be " and " what s for you wont pass you" .

ojewriej · 18-06-2008 5:36pm

Haz33 wrote: »

OJ here is case and point. As much as I want this I dont think I would have his perserverence or conviction. To bounce back from this as many times as him and still look on it all positively is true dedication and belief in the goal.

Ah, sure it's all just a bit of laugh.

Truth is, both times I got my Dear John letter i said fcuk it, I'm not doing it again, only to change my mind as soon as I was able to apply again. It was a good exercise in patience, still is actually.

Dr_MaSoN · 18-06-2008 6:07pm

third times a charm buddy

popsypya · 19-06-2008 8:13am

Well being a gard is what I always wanted to do ( being from Denmark, it was the danish police I always wanted to join) but when I got pregnant I had to put things on hold for a while and I realized that I am probably gonna stay in Ireland for the rest of my life now anyway so decided to apply and there is no stopping me now, if I fail I will keep on trying no matter how many times, the only thing that can stop me now is if I keep on failing and turn over 35, but still 8 years to go so hopefully I will manage to pass at some stage:)

ojewriej · 19-06-2008 8:52am

popsypya wrote: »

Well being a gard is what I always wanted to do ( being from Denmark, it was the danish police I always wanted to join) but when I got pregnant I had to put things on hold for a while and I realized that I am probably gonna stay in Ireland for the rest of my life now anyway so decided to apply and there is no stopping me now, if I fail I will keep on trying no matter how many times, the only thing that can stop me now is if I keep on failing and turn over 35, but still 8 years to go so hopefully I will manage to pass at some stage:)

That's the spirit. And each time it gets easier. Good luck

Bohs123 · 19-06-2008 12:03pm

Anybody get their results for the aptitude tests yet?

goouch · 19-06-2008 12:04pm

Hi all. waiting for results is the hard part hay, i should get mine very very soon as Monday 2weeks are up for me errrrrrrrrrhhhhh

goouch · 19-06-2008 12:10pm

bOHS123 DID U GET YOURS YET?

Bohs123 · 19-06-2008 12:41pm

No did mine last monday too, thought I would have had them before the end of this week

Haz33 · 19-06-2008 1:34pm

popsypya wrote: »

Well being a gard is what I always wanted to do ( being from Denmark, it was the danish police I always wanted to join) but when I got pregnant I had to put things on hold for a while and I realized that I am probably gonna stay in Ireland for the rest of my life now anyway so decided to apply and there is no stopping me now, if I fail I will keep on trying no matter how many times, the only thing that can stop me now is if I keep on failing and turn over 35, but still 8 years to go so hopefully I will manage to pass at some stage:)

Good luck with it all. You certainly have the right attitude anyway. You will find some very helpful info on these threads and dont be afraid to ask questions.

popsypya · 19-06-2008 2:38pm

I just got my results:)

Dolph Starbeam · 19-06-2008 2:55pm

popsypya wrote: »

I just got my results:)

I'm guessing the happy face means you passed?:D

popsypya · 19-06-2008 3:09pm

Yep, am over the moon, did no one else get their results?

Bohs123 · 19-06-2008 3:11pm

Got results there too, passed thank god!

popsypya · 19-06-2008 3:14pm

Bohs123 wrote: »

Got results there too, passed thank god!

Brilliant, well done:)

Garda Recruitment - Stage 1a(1) - The Aptitude Test

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