PSNI Recruitment - Stage 2 - The Assessment Centre

Delancey · 24-06-2010 11:31AM

Still another week or two of AC's to run I believe , no idea of the numbers though :rolleyes:

shampon · 24-06-2010 12:03PM

"Still another week or two of AC's to run I believe , no idea of the numbers though"

At my AC quite a few did'nt turn up...

cesc77 · 24-06-2010 02:44PM

Cheers Jay man.Im just trying to look at it a little differently.
I think theyll be looking for a confident whilst relaxed candidate.I am not saying that I will fulfill all of the set criteria but will just be myself and draw upon situations where I have had to deal with particularly difficult or upset people.The first time I attended an Ac I was very nervous which was natural considering I had no idea what I was going to be faced with.

I was trying to convey the difference to a regular job interview where you have to sell yourself in a totally different way with keywords,rehearsed phrases,etc.This one you just walk in and be yourself....sounds simple..eh?
I think I may have put the scud on my chances now

Very roughly,I would guess that there are about 250-300 who still have to attend the Ac.

24-06-2010 04:17PM

cesc77 wrote: »

I was trying to convey the difference to a regular job interview where you have to sell yourself in a totally different way with keywords,rehearsed phrases,etc.This one you just walk in and be yourself....sounds simple..eh?

Gotta say I agree with you on that. I've a regular interview tomorrow for a job and I'm much more nervous about it than my AC. There's so much more prep work you can do for normal interviews because you know near enough exactly what's going to be asked and what responses they're looking for, it's more about coming up with the general bs answers and memorising your selling points, wether they be true or completely made up.
While there is a certain degree of prep you can do for the AC, for me it's more about you, not how good you are at coming up with bs answers. You can fake your way through most interviews, but I imagine for the AC you've either got it or you don't, you can fake some aspects but you're true personalitly will shine through in the end. I'm just hoping I can keep any nerves for it at bay or I'll start waffling like I tend to do when I'm nervous and that will do me no favors :rolleyes:

shampon · 24-06-2010 04:27PM

Did Anyone elses AC have alot of no shows!?

lesdawg · 24-06-2010 07:46PM

yeah 3 people didnt show up to mine. thats 3 less people in the running then wehey!

Delancey · 24-06-2010 08:08PM

Only 1 no-show at mine but I have heard lots of stories of 3 and 4 people not attending , but hey , yesterday someone posted that about 4,000 no show at the IST.

shampon · 24-06-2010 08:12PM

delancey42 wrote: »

Only 1 no-show at mine but I have heard lots of stories of 3 and 4 people not attending , but hey , yesterday someone posted that about 4,000 no show at the IST.

Yeah 4 didn't show for mine.

cesc77 · 24-06-2010 08:18PM

That was from a couple of years ago.I was just giving a rough idea of the drop outs and numbers who pass each stage.Ill have to hunt that link out.Itll raise a few eyebrows on here

shampon · 24-06-2010 08:31PM

cesc77 wrote: »

That was from a couple of years ago.I was just giving a rough idea of the drop outs and numbers who pass each stage.Ill have to hunt that link out.Itll raise a few eyebrows on here

I've heard the numbers are quite substantial...

heffomike54 · 25-06-2010 12:01PM

Hi Folks, did my AC yesterday & think it went ok but I was very nervous beforehand ha ha. We had 3 people who didn't show up at the AC, so that trend seems to be continuing. Now time to just relax & wait for the results to come in.

By the way, thanks to everyone on this thread for the advice & stories from their AC, it helped so much & thanks to Beca for the lists

& PSNI for the helpful guidance. Good luck to anyone who has left to do their AC.

shampon · 25-06-2010 12:49PM

heffomike54 wrote: »

Hi Folks, did my AC yesterday & think it went ok but I was very nervous beforehand ha ha. We had 3 people who didn't show up at the AC, so that trend seems to be continuing. Now time to just relax & wait for the results to come in.

By the way, thanks to everyone on this thread for the advice & stories from their AC, it helped so much & thanks to Beca for the lists & PSNI for the helpful guidance. Good luck to anyone who has left to do their AC.

Glad it went well man.

monty156a · 25-06-2010 03:25PM

Received vetting forms this morning.

wanadrum · 25-06-2010 03:46PM

well done - I'm jealous!!

When did you complete A/C?

monty156a · 25-06-2010 04:00PM

Did the AC on the 17th past.

gert61 · 25-06-2010 10:41PM

I passed in 2nd week of May no vetting forms as yet not worrying too much as I see there are more a/c's to go they are likely just sending out forms to those there is no doubt about and the competitive bit will begin once all tests have been done.

A question I would like to ask, I remember quite clearly being told not to worry if you mess one section up, you are assessed on each competency twice and the best one is counted is this how the scoring is done? I see people saying it is marked out of 70 which suggests every mark is counted rather than the best mark. Unless the mark is multiplied by 2 to make it out of 70.

25-06-2010 11:05PM

gert61 wrote: »

A question I would like to ask, I remember quite clearly being told not to worry if you mess one section up, you are assessed on each competency twice and the best one is counted is this how the scoring is done? I see people saying it is marked out of 70 which suggests every mark is counted rather than the best mark. Unless the mark is multiplied by 2 to make it out of 70.

It's simply every mark. The AC info sheet says each competency is assessed more than once so if you feel you've fluffed one up in an exercise there's other opportunities to prove it. Is that where you're getting it from? In other words you can redeem yourself if you fail miserably in one instance by shining in the next...but from what I'm gathering to be in with a shot there ain't much room for error!

Jay_Man · 28-06-2010 01:15PM

Got my vetting foms this morning.. Wahooo..

From South and done A/C approx 2 weeks ago. (just incase anyone was wondering

Delancey · 28-06-2010 01:30PM

Snap - got my vetting forms this morning as well . Notice how they seem to arrive in the South together ?
AC around a couple of weeks ago

Jay_Man · 28-06-2010 01:37PM

Class. Congrats.. Yeah strange that.. Must send them out in batches.. How did both of you think the a/c went?

Delancey · 28-06-2010 01:42PM

I thought it went OK but just that - not brilliant certainly. That said I think it is a test that it is very hard if not impossible to accurately predict your score.

Jay_Man · 28-06-2010 01:46PM

Yeah totally impossible to predict. Hopefully it's a good sign we scored well receving Vetting forms but who knows..

pma1983 · 28-06-2010 03:03PM

well done folks!!

shampon · 28-06-2010 03:23PM

Got me vetting forms today...

Delancey · 28-06-2010 04:13PM

shampon wrote: »

Got me vetting forms today...

Are you from the South ? Approx date of your AC ?

triple-M · 28-06-2010 04:17PM

got my vetting forms today

:D happy days did my a/c on the 14th

wanadrum · 28-06-2010 04:23PM

Congratulations to all of you who have recieved their vetting forms.......

I did my A/C on 16th so get nervous everyday as I pull up to the house, looking for a big brown envelope in the post box...........it's not good for the system.......wish they gave the A/C scores with the pass letter so you have some indication as to wether or not to hold your breath.....

Delancey · 28-06-2010 05:04PM

Hmm , lots of things I wished they did differently - AC scores , some idea of vetting progress , gave merit scores instead of having to ring for them, dear me I could go on and on...............:rolleyes:

wanadrum · 28-06-2010 05:46PM

Well I just got home ant there was a big thick A4 envelope in the letter box...........

Turned out to be from Virgin Media trying to convert me from Sky - gutted.......

I'll give it a couple of days yet

marymulr · 28-06-2010 08:00PM

Did AC on 22nd and got pass letter today, so thrilled .. from South too..:D

PSNI Recruitment - Stage 2 - The Assessment Centre

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