Garda Recruitment - Applying to join An Garda Siochana

lucygoosy · 10-03-2009 11:39PM

eilissinead wrote: »

Hi guys!

I'm looking for a little help!

I really want to apply to the Gardai, I have for years now...

but when I go onto www.publicjobs.ie all I see a link for is the reserves!

Can anybody help me on this please??

Thanks

x

Hi If you are serious about joining Guards you should try reserves its a huge advantage and looks excellent on your application!!!

DK47 · 10-03-2009 11:58PM

Headshot wrote: »

when the gardai recruitment finally begins this is what im going in with

youth community worker and soccer referee

tbh I was thinking doing a degree but unsure of what to do

so do you think youth community worker and soccer referee will be enough?

At interview you must show trough life experiences certain qualities. The board find this out from your scenarios and other questions they ask. the best advice i got on here and from prep courses is be yourself. What you do for a living didn't seen to be important, what you have learned form your experiences and how this has shaped you as a person.

DK47 · 11-03-2009 12:01AM

lucygoosy wrote: »

Hi If you are serious about joining Guards you should try reserves its a huge advantage and looks excellent on your application!!!

it only looks good if you do it for the right reasons, making your application look good isnt one. a friend is a reserve and has failed at interview twice!

chloe22 · 11-03-2009 12:26PM

hi!! i just got an email for the garda reserve yday!! Im fin college in may, i want to join the guards, can anyone tell me wat they look for when you go for your interview for the garda reserve as i see that people have been sayn that it would look good on your CV to say you were with garda reserve? now i wear glasses full time but needs be id get lazer eye surgery!!
Thanx.........

TheNog · 11-03-2009 08:32PM

chloe22 wrote: »

hi!! i just got an email for the garda reserve yday!! Im fin college in may, i want to join the guards, can anyone tell me wat they look for when you go for your interview for the garda reserve as i see that people have been sayn that it would look good on your CV to say you were with garda reserve? now i wear glasses full time but needs be id get lazer eye surgery!!
Thanx.........

Community orientated is a must, good communicator and steady under pressure would probably be the main ones.

Up Offaly!!

jt123456 · 11-03-2009 09:39PM

Id seriously recommend anyone to join tha Reserves as it will give you a taste of the job and you'll know if its for you. It will significantly help you in your interview as you can use your scenarios from your time as a reserve which are more relevant to the job you are applying for. Standards for the medical and Physical are the same as the full time.

From talking to a few old college friends who are trying to join the police in england and wales, the competition is huge there and they very rarely recruit, so its almost got to a stage where you really need to be a special constable (their version of a reserve) to suceed in applying. As ireland goes deeper into a recession and more and more people wanting to join the gardai and only 400 places up for grabs per year then the competition will also be huge for the next recruitment drive. Being a reserve may give you an advantage.

However from what i see it takes on average a year to join the reserves as you go through almost the same recruitment process as full timers. Interview, background checks, medical, physical etc... They wouldnt be too happy wasting so much money sendging you to templemore twice.

TheNog · 11-03-2009 11:19PM

jt123456 wrote: »

They wouldnt be too happy wasting so much money sendging you to templemore twice.

Agreed and a good point.

People would really need to think long term maybe a year at least in the Reserves before applying for the full time job

lucygoosy · 12-03-2009 12:29AM

dkhill47 wrote: »

it only looks good if you do it for the right reasons, making your application look good isnt one. a friend is a reserve and has failed at interview twice!

Everyones different I suppose!!! Theres 42 of us and just under half want to become full time members there is an advantage with regards to Garda experience and dealing with public!

chloe22 · 12-03-2009 09:40AM

hey i was just wondering if you applyed for the reserves and say you were at the medical stage and the guards started taking on then this year too, could you just leave your application for the reserves and apply for the guards??:)

innercitydub1 · 12-03-2009 09:49AM

In the same boat as yourself chole

my application to join the reserves is still ongoing.

However i wonder am i still aloowed to apply for the full time well my reserve application is still in the works???

chloe22 · 12-03-2009 09:55AM

yeah its kinda hard to know! ive my interview date the 11th of april and i dont wana be half way through the process and then the guards to recruit!! like the reserve would be good but my first pref is the full time.

lucygoosy · 12-03-2009 02:20PM

chloe22 wrote: »

yeah its kinda hard to know! ive my interview date the 11th of april and i dont wana be half way through the process and then the guards to recruit!! like the reserve would be good but my first pref is the full time.

As far as I know you may apply for both because reserve is not a full time position!!! Ring Garda HQ 01 666 0000(think thats the number) and ask to be put through to reserve office and theyll tell you there and then but you shoukld do the interview anyways its all experience!! Im on phase two of reserve and i love it! Great insight into the job. best of luck!!:cool:

lucygoosy · 12-03-2009 02:30PM

Was talkin to Inspector down in the college, open day is 2nd April Ye should go

chloe22 · 12-03-2009 02:32PM

dats good thanx for that!! ill do that so!! did you get put anywhere or do you just stay in your own town for the reserves!?

lucygoosy · 12-03-2009 02:35PM

chloe22 wrote: »

dats good thanx for that!! ill do that so!! did you get put anywhere or do you just stay in your own town for the reserves!?

Well Im from Galway Im just outside the city so I got City Centre as my ststion lets say you were from Birr or wherever well ya wouldnt get your local station but ya might get a station in your next town or something!
Apply anyways it shows an interest open day is between 10am and 2pm!!

chloe22 · 12-03-2009 02:41PM

yeah ill go to the open day thax for that! okay thats very good so not too far from where you live! when you did the interview did it take you long to get a reply back and were you workin in the community when you applyed?

lucygoosy · 12-03-2009 02:51PM

chloe22 wrote: »

yeah ill go to the open day thax for that! okay thats very good so not too far from where you live! when you did the interview did it take you long to get a reply back and were you workin in the community when you applyed?

ya i was try get involved in somethin i applied in july started my training in feb!!!! I did my interview in september!!! Even if you dont get it so what!! its still experience of the procedure!

kerry4sam · 12-03-2009 04:52PM

chloe22 wrote: »

yeah its kinda hard to know! ive my interview date the 11th of april and i dont wana be half way through the process and then the guards to recruit!! like the reserve would be good but my first pref is the full time.

You know well done for even applying for the Reserves to begin with. Even if AGS start recruiting during your application you will still be looking at almost 2years before you could be successful in the completion of your application for the full-time. Think of the experience you could have gained in the interim. Just a thought.

TheNog · 12-03-2009 07:47PM

lucygoosy wrote: »

ya i was try get involved in somethin i applied in july started my training in feb!!!! I did my interview in september!!! Even if you dont get it so what!! its still experience of the procedure!

Kerry is rght below. Keep your options open. Go for the Reserves and if in the mean time the Full Time comes up then go it. As Kerry said it would be great experience.

kerry4sam wrote: »

You know well done for even applying for the Reserves to begin with. Even if AGS start recruiting during your application you will still be looking at almost 2years before you could be successful in the completion of your application for the full-time. Think of the experience you could have gained in the interim. Just a thought.

+1

Geansai · 12-03-2009 07:54PM

Out of curiosity, what would the profile of the ideal candidate be??

Fit, enthusisatic person, Good personality, Degree in social science or related subjects, a garda reserve, involved in two or more local community clubs...

What else would the perfect applicant be or have??

I suppose if we knew what they were looking for, given the time we have, we could ensure we tick as many boxes as possible....

eroo · 12-03-2009 08:07PM

Geansai wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what would the profile of the ideal candidate be??

Fit, enthusisatic person, Good personality, Degree in social science or related subjects, a garda reserve, involved in two or more local community clubs...

What else would the perfect applicant be or have??

I suppose if we knew what they were looking for, given the time we have, we could ensure we tick as many boxes as possible....

There is no such thing as the 'perfect applicant' imo. They aren't looking for an impeccable CV.. they are looking for someone they think can do the job.:)

Geansai · 12-03-2009 09:13PM

eroo wrote: »

There is no such thing as the 'perfect applicant' imo. They aren't looking for an impeccable CV.. they are looking for someone they think can do the job.:)

Well fair enough, no one candidate is going to have a perfect CV, but, by knowing what the perfect CV would entail, then one can try and move closer to it. Obviously, no one is perfect and all that, but still...

Knowing where to aim and what to aim for is the first step in moving to a better position to make yourself a better candidate. That's all.

Mun23 · 13-03-2009 02:06PM

Its really just about the person u are, they want to see if you have the right personality for the career! Experience dealing with the general public will obviously help.
All you can do is perpare the questions they give you as examples, thats basically what they will ask you!

jypo · 14-03-2009 02:00PM

Anybody making the trip up to templemore for the open day? Im hoping its a good sign there having one and thay maybe a recruitment drive will open soon.

eroo · 14-03-2009 02:01PM

jypo wrote: »

Anybody making the trip up to templemore for the open day? Im hoping its a good sign there having one and thay maybe a recruitment drive will open soon.

Thinking the same thing!:)

I'll be going if I'm off!

jypo · 14-03-2009 02:06PM

eroo wrote: »

Thinking the same thing!:)

I'll be going if I'm off!

Hey Eroo, you dont happen to know when the last open day was and if there was a competition after that?

Mun23 · 14-03-2009 02:09PM

Cant make it as im working! Was at one last year though, last April I think not sure if there was one after that?

jypo · 14-03-2009 02:12PM

Mun23 wrote: »

Cant make it as im working! Was at one last year though, last April I think not sure if there was one after that?

Think there was one in may 2008, i can remember seing that on public jobs website, so only a month after the open day, heres hoping!

eroo · 14-03-2009 02:14PM

jypo wrote: »

Hey Eroo, you dont happen to know when the last open day was and if there was a competition after that?

There was one last October, but they didn't recruit. Still, having 2 Open Days in 6 months is a good sign in my opinion. A college wouldn't have open days if it wasn't planning to take on new students.:)

Mun23 · 14-03-2009 02:25PM

Ya I think its a good sign! Get the ball rolling

Who ever is heading down hound them for an answer as to when the next campagne is opening

Garda Recruitment - Applying to join An Garda Siochana

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