Campaign 1001

mini--c · 28-01-2010 12:26PM

hi all havent been on here in awhile, would have applied for the gardai but looks like it will be awhile before they are recruting! didnt get passed the first round last year of the ist's so hopefully this year ill do better

Stay Frosty · 28-01-2010 08:22PM

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28-01-2010 08:43PM

Bit of a random question here... but does your UID number mean anything as to the number of applicants so far? I know the first 4 numbers of it are the campaign but would the last numbers be what applicant number you are? Just wondering really out of pure nosiness because will be interesting to see how manys in for it this year as they don't really seem to be advertising this campaign as much.

beca · 28-01-2010 08:48PM

could be but what happens if they get over 9999 applicants? i think they got over 10,000 last year tho :-S

Bifbert · 28-01-2010 11:57PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Bit of a random question here... but does your UID number mean anything as to the number of applicants so far? I know the first 4 numbers of it are the campaign but would the last numbers be what applicant number you are? Just wondering really out of pure nosiness because will be interesting to see how manys in for it this year as they don't really seem to be advertising this campaign as much.

yeah beca is right, there was over 10,000 last year!!!! Lets hope there is not as many this year not that it should make a difference if your good enough

. Looking forward to this years campaign, cant wait to get the ist done and dusted.

beca · 29-01-2010 10:02AM

Bifbert wrote: »

yeah beca is right, there was over 10,000 last year!!!! Lets hope there is not as many this year not that it should make a difference if your good enough . Looking forward to this years campaign, cant wait to get the ist done and dusted.

I wish it was father away, totally brickin it. but at same time want to get into the hotel ASAP so i can quit my job sooner! :-S

anybody gave any thought to what you will tell people you do for a living if you got in to take account for strange working hours?

Sarah** · 29-01-2010 11:55AM

I will say i'm an ambulance driver.... Wishfull thinking though beca....Im just concentrating on the IST. After that i will concentrate on the AC..... One step at a time...

beca · 29-01-2010 11:59AM

Sarah** wrote: »

I will say i'm an ambulance driver.... Wishfull thinking though beca....Im just concentrating on the IST. After that i will concentrate on the AC..... One step at a time...

yea i know id be getting well ahead of myself, just always thought about it lol

grad10 · 29-01-2010 03:26PM

Bifbert wrote: »

yeah beca is right, there was over 10,000 last year!!!! Lets hope there is not as many this year not that it should make a difference if your good enough . Looking forward to this years campaign, cant wait to get the ist done and dusted.

There were actually just under 10,000 who applied last year, 9825 to be precise!

Interesting paper, was posted on one of the other threads:

http://www.nio.gov.uk/50_50_consultation_paper_october_2009.pdf

Crann na Beatha · 30-01-2010 12:35AM

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Delancey · 30-01-2010 12:56AM

Iolar wrote: »

When wil the current campaign be closed for further applications?

Check the website - it will give the closing date plus lots of other info.

Bifbert · 30-01-2010 01:09AM

Iolar wrote: »

When wil the current campaign be closed for further applications?

12th of february if i remember correctly. 100th post yey

donna1984 · 30-01-2010 04:32PM

Hey guys, got my test date yesterday!! Looking forward to it now, a bit nervous, but at least the ball is rolling now!!! Good luck to everyone!!!

Missmuse · 30-01-2010 09:44PM

hi. This is my first time sittin the ist and to be honest..i'm a bit scared! Do you have to score certain marks on each paper or can you score better on one paper..worse on the other but still pass?

Delancey · 30-01-2010 10:21PM

Missmuse wrote: »

hi. This is my first time sittin the ist and to be honest..i'm a bit scared! Do you have to score certain marks on each paper or can you score better on one paper..worse on the other but still pass?

As far as I know the latter applies ,i.e. do lousy on one but much better on the other then you can still pass.

Missmuse · 30-01-2010 10:24PM

delancey42 wrote: »

As far as I know the latter applies ,i.e. do lousy on one but much better on the other then you can still pass.

And is there at least a certain mark to be aiming for? i know to do my best but still...

Delancey · 30-01-2010 10:41PM

For the last campaign the pass mark was 55/70 , the campaign before was 52/70 - while one can only speculate on the pass mark for this campaign my own opinion is that it is probably unlikely to be below at least 55 and perhaps even up to 57 - again I stress that is pure speculation.

GA361 · 01-02-2010 03:04AM

Hi all, I'm 18 years old and was just wandering is it possible that if you are successful in your application to defer until completion of your degree?

hereshoping · 01-02-2010 09:23AM

IST Test Date is in - looking forward to getting it over with.

When does your degree finish? If its within the next few months you should apply - if its another few years then you cannot defer. If you are successful and get offered a date you may be able to put your class back a month or so if there are exceptional circumstances but thats it.

unistudent2009 · 01-02-2010 09:25AM

There have been lots of people who have deferred entry on here but thats only been by a few months or so! dont think they would allow you to defer for a full 3 years because of certain issues. For example you would not be offered a place until after medicals and vetting were complete but they would have to do them again in 3 years time which costs money!

01-02-2010 08:04PM

Anybody see this article?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0129/breaking65.htm

Seems the numbers along for the ride this year isn't going to be that much lower than last year if there over 5000 in for it in 2 weeks...here's me thinking maybe we'll all be in with a better chance because there'd be less up for it after the recent attacks.

And only 219 places appointed from last years campaign? I thought it was always 440??

patientlywaitin · 02-02-2010 07:18PM

I think its only 219 places filled so far, as far as I can judge from other threads, many like me are at the waiting stage for c15 which began March 09

patientlywaitin · 02-02-2010 07:27PM

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hereshoping · 03-02-2010 03:09PM

just reading the other forums and there a lot of folks talking about their merit score for non rc and rc.... can someone explain these merit scores to me? The better the score the more likely you are to get in? So if intake is 440 and you have a merit score above 220 in each group is that a good sign?

beca · 03-02-2010 03:19PM

hereshoping wrote: »

just reading the other forums and there a lot of folks talking about their merit score for non rc and rc.... can someone explain these merit scores to me? The better the score the more likely you are to get in? So if intake is 440 and you have a merit score above 220 in each group is that a good sign?

when you pass the AC, you will get a score, the RC's and nonRC's are put into 2 separate lists in order of the performance on the AC. some people will score the same mark as other, ie 18 people may all score 61, so the 18 people are then put into rank order of IST result. this then forms the merit list, number 1 being the person with the highest score. the top 220 are taken from each list but some people drop out, fail vetting/med etc so the ones further on down the merit lists past 220 are still in with a chance.

re-read that and it sound complicated to me :rolleyes: does it make sense to you?

hereshoping · 03-02-2010 03:31PM

Yip that makes sense - so women and men will all be ranked in the same order based on how they did. Are so many women accepted or is it purely merit based on how they competed with the men in the AC/IST

beca · 03-02-2010 03:43PM

hereshoping wrote: »

Yip that makes sense - so women and men will all be ranked in the same order based on how they did. Are so many women accepted or is it purely merit based on how they competed with the men in the AC/IST

they are marked purely on performance, women and RC's are encouraged to apply but you wont get scored any higher at all.

go to page 30 in this document, gives figues for male female break down but unfortunatly its quite out of date!

http://www.psni.police.uk/eqia_recruitment_full_report.pdf

hereshoping · 03-02-2010 04:08PM

Ok i seen now... better get studying for this IST then!

Stay Frosty · 03-02-2010 04:26PM

Is it just me or the more threads you read do you become a lot more nervous about the whole thing? I'm working through the tests in the hope that I can score high enough to get through this round. Would anyone from previous campaigns think IST is hardest/Easiest Stage??

03-02-2010 05:14PM

Stay Frosty wrote: »

Is it just me or the more threads you read do you become a lot more nervous about the whole thing? I'm working through the tests in the hope that I can score high enough to get through this round. Would anyone from previous campaigns think IST is hardest/Easiest Stage??

Thats the reality of it kicking in...

I personally think the assessment centre is more challenging. The IST seems to just cut down the initial army of applicants. And does a good job of it too

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