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C15 Waitin' on the call!

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  • #212
    carmadman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭carmadman


    Why oh why could i not have found this forum 10 months ago.....:eek:
    Found you lot last night.... I did'nt even know about, merit score!!!!:confused:

    I have passed IST, MED, VET and AC scored 58 .... Phoned this morning to get my merit score...90-100!!!!! Flippin ekk

    After spending hours last night raiding the forum archives, i am well chuffed with that score.

    Fingers and everything else crossed, waiting on the call....:D

    Oh, by the way, Hello Everyone :)


  • #213
    cduck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭cduck


    carmadman wrote: »
    Why oh why could i not have found this forum 10 months ago.....:eek:
    Found you lot last night.... I did'nt even know about, merit score!!!!:confused:

    I have passed IST, MED, VET and AC scored 58 out of 70.... Phoned this morning to get my merit score...** !!!!! Flippin ekk

    After spending hours last night raiding the forum archives, i am well chuffed with that score.

    Fingers and everything else crossed, waiting on the call....:D

    Oh, by the way, Hello Everyone :)


    Hey carmadman welcome to the gang :) Maybe remove your exact merit score from above. We don't post exact details about ourselves.


  • #214
    carmadman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭carmadman


    Ta cduck:rolleyes: sorted now.

    Glad to be in the Gang..:)


  • #215
    unistudent2009
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭unistudent2009


    I cant believe how close the scores are and the variation in merit scores. I got 57 in AC and am in 150's. I heard of a girl who scored 59 and she is in first intake. 1 or 2 marks could be the difference between a career or not!!! It's a tough process.

    Well done carmadman.


  • #216
    carmadman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭carmadman


    unistudent2009 wrote: »
    I cant believe how close the scores are and the variation in merit scores. I got 57 in AC and am in 150's. I heard of a girl who scored 59 and she is in first intake. 1 or 2 marks could be the difference between a career or not!!! It's a tough process.

    Well done carmadman.

    Thanks unistudent..well done yourself, lets hope it's good enough to get us in:D.
    Maybe they use a ouiga board to pick names from the list....lol :confused::confused:


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  • #217
    hotel glo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭hotel glo


    When someone completes all vetting and medicals and are waiting on the call, is the call definitely going to come? Or is there still a good chance that you will be unsuccessful?


  • #218
    0607
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭0607


    hotel glo wrote: »
    When someone completes all vetting and medicals and are waiting on the call, is the call definitely going to come? Or is there still a good chance that you will be unsuccessful?

    Did you pass your medical ?
    Do you have anything about you that would make you fail vetting?
    Do you know your merit placing?

    Its a game of patience, and can take a year or more from start to finish for people.


  • #219
    hotel glo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭hotel glo


    0607 wrote: »
    Did you pass your medical ?
    Do you have anything about you that would make you fail vetting?
    Do you know your merit placing?

    Its a game of patience, and can take a year or more from start to finish for people.

    Medical to be done very shortly, nothing to worry about at all in vetting and 200-210 merit score (non rc). Just wondering if getting through and passing it all means you're in there or are some still unsuccessful?


  • #220
    0607
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭0607


    hotel glo wrote: »
    Medical to be done very shortly, nothing to worry about at all in vetting and 200-210 merit score (non rc). Just wondering if getting through and passing it all means you're in there or are some still unsuccessful?

    Yes ofcourse.
    Many are still unsuccessful, even after passing everything else.


  • #221
    contendercub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭contendercub


    Just got the call! Wooooo Hoooo end of feb start!


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  • #222
    Misterjay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭Misterjay


    contendercub wrote: »
    Just got the call! Wooooo Hoooo end of feb start!

    Congrats. Can you give us an indication of your merit placing and rc/non rc to give the rest of us an idea?


  • #223
    contendercub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭contendercub


    90's cb2 soooo happy


  • #224
    jclegs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭jclegs


    What does cb2 stand for?


  • #225
    noisyone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭noisyone


    New to this site, very imformative though. Just got merit number this morning 550 to 600. I'm RC, passed medical but still waiting for vetting to clear although shouldn't be a problem. Does anyone know what merit numbers are being recruited at the moment.


  • #226
    Shield
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 9,897 CMod ✭✭✭✭Shield


    noisyone wrote: »
    Does anyone know what merit numbers are being recruited at the moment.

    Whichever ones have cleared all stages. Don't forget vetting can take ages for some people who may have the best merit pool numbers, and not so long for others with lower merit pool numbers.


  • #227
    noisyone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭noisyone


    Thanks PSNI. Judging from what I seen on boards for previous campaigns I won't be holding out much hope this time round due to my merit number (550 - 600). I'm glad that I've found this forum for this years campaign, hopefully I can improve my skills from what others have said and learned.


  • #228
    Shield
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 9,897 CMod ✭✭✭✭Shield


    noisyone wrote: »
    Thanks PSNI. Judging from what I seen on boards for previous campaigns I won't be holding out much hope this time round due to my merit number (550 - 600). I'm glad that I've found this forum for this years campaign, hopefully I can improve my skills from what others have said and learned.

    RC people with lower numbers than that from here have gotten in. Dig around and you'll find them.


  • #229
    von clinkerhoff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭von clinkerhoff


    It's funny nobody has been on having recieved a call today after quite a few yesterday. Seems we'll have to sit tight...


  • #230
    hotfuzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭hotfuzz


    Yeah Von C I thought that as well. I havent completely given up hope of getting a call today, but I reckon if it doesn't happen today, it ain't gonna happen for a while!


  • #231
    Bubba1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭Bubba1981


    I was kinda hoping for a call yesterday too, it must be vetting that's holding everything up. I'm so tempted to drop vetting an e mail to see what my status is but I know I'm going to get shouted at so I'll resist the temptation...


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  • #232
    hotel glo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭hotel glo


    Bubba1981 wrote: »
    I was kinda hoping for a call yesterday too, it must be vetting that's holding everything up. I'm so tempted to drop vetting an e mail to see what my status is but I know I'm going to get shouted at so I'll resist the temptation...

    Anybody know what the quickest time has been from submitting vetting to getting the call?


  • #233
    hotfuzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭hotfuzz


    I did email vetting almost 2 weeks ago and they told me I'd passed ok. I thought that, together with my merit number in the 30s, would mean I'd be getting a call. This is all very frustrating. CJ4 didn't seem that annoyed that I'd emailed them - they were quite nice!


  • #234
    unistudent2009
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭unistudent2009


    Found this on the policing board website. Its cited as last may (updated in december) and they write that there are 440 places going for c15.

    http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk/article/?id=9697


  • #235
    hotel glo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭hotel glo


    unistudent2009 wrote: »
    Found this on the policing board website. Its cited as last may (updated in december) and they write that there are 440 places going for c15.

    http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk/article/?id=9697

    Maybe they werent sure up until december and thats why i only got my vetting and medical letters in january. I'm non rc with merit score of 200-210 and got a 'wait and see' letter in september but now am back in the hunt again.


  • #236
    bopalop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭bopalop


    Hey evryone. im new here. fully melted waiting on a call, I've passed my medical in November and my vetting at start of January...but ive a pretty poor score in the range of 600 - 650. Im RC. After reading the board i think i should give up on waiting on the call, cus my merit score seems pretty poor :confused:
    Anyone know when the last intake is for c15?


  • #237
    unistudent2009
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭unistudent2009


    bopalop wrote: »
    Hey evryone. im new here. fully melted waiting on a call, I've passed my medical in November and my vetting at start of January...but ive a pretty poor score in the range of 600 - 650. Im RC. After reading the board i think i should give up on waiting on the call, cus my merit score seems pretty poor :confused:
    Anyone know when the last intake is for c15?


    Definately dont give up hope. Someone who was late 500's got their call on Monday. They have vetted/given you which is a good sign and from what I've read here people with scores in 900's have had calls in previous years!


  • #238
    jclegs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭jclegs


    What does everyone think of this:

    http://new.u.tv/News/Police-jobs-popular-despite-threat/6f0806d6-93fc-490a-b61e-3586dcd959ad

    Wonder who their source was on "Last year 9,850 applied to join the service, but just 219 were accepted"


  • #239
    grad10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭grad10


    jclegs wrote: »
    What does everyone think of this:

    http://new.u.tv/News/Police-jobs-popular-despite-threat/6f0806d6-93fc-490a-b61e-3586dcd959ad

    Wonder who their source was on "Last year 9,850 applied to join the service, but just 219 were accepted"

    Hmm.. Would be more believable if they said 219 accepted so far.. considering there are still calls going out.

    Looks like it'll be another record number applying this campaign anyway! Not great news for all us hopeful's!


  • #240
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Probably another case of the media getting their facts (partially at least ) wrong.
    I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was a record number of applications for C16 - economic recession and a Garda recruitment embargo will probably have a bearing.


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  • #241
    0607
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭0607


    I would'nt dismiss it so quickly as a mistake.

    It could explain why they've started so early this year. To quote Joe Stewart, ''The number of vacancies is determined by our needs. If we do not have enough people who reach our merit standard then we do not appoint and seek to make up any shortfall in the following competition...''

    Just because there was nearly 10k applicants last year, by no means does that certify a huge number in the pool of qualified candidates at the end.
    Many folk who had'nt done the test before were applying simply because it looked to be a solid job in a very uneasy economy...


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