Eircom apprenticeship

GRJohnny · 22-08-2011 11:32PM

Done The Assesment, Got The Phone Call Said Im In The Top 5 or 6 hundread, then i got an appointment for a telephone interview, i heard from a friend of a friend who already done his interview that the following stage comprises of a day of practical assesments on team based activities

evosteo · 22-08-2011 11:34PM

when did you do the assessment johnny? what was your timescale for the different stages???????

GRJohnny · 22-08-2011 11:37PM

when i said assesment i meant the abtittude test, is that what you are asking about?

evosteo · 22-08-2011 11:41PM

sorry, yea!!!

GRJohnny · 22-08-2011 11:44PM

ehm it was different for the different topics, like 8 mins, 12 mins as far as i remember, they didnt give you too much time to play with but, it is sufficient. they oppurtunity to do the assesments is gone is it not?

evosteo · 22-08-2011 11:50PM

sorry iv not been clear, what DATE did you do the apptitude test, subsiquent phone interview and get ur phone call inviting you to the assessment center?

just wondering what the time scale was

GRJohnny · 22-08-2011 11:52PM

2 weeks to the day from completing my assesment i got the call for the interview, which is scheduled for a week later

focusowner · 23-08-2011 07:08AM

GRJohnny wrote: »

2 weeks to the day from completing my assesment i got the call for the interview, which is scheduled for a week later

U mean the phone interview ?

jeddie20 · 23-08-2011 12:08PM

Got the phone call there asking me to attend the assesment in City West. Really thought I was long out of the running at this stage! Couldn't go this week so I'm going on Monday, think it's the last day.

He also said thousands applied and a very small amount made it to the assesment in City West!

deaglan169 · 23-08-2011 12:32PM

well guys and girls i have been going through the same process as yourselfs except with BT in the north and this morning i got the call start in a months time:D cant believe it im over the moon, best of luck to those still in the game with eircom i will be follwoing this thread to see how ye get on.

saintsaltynuts · 23-08-2011 12:34PM

You need a degree in Rocket-Science to get these jobs.

focusowner · 23-08-2011 01:39PM

deaglan169 wrote: »

well guys and girls i have been going through the same process as yourselfs except with BT in the north and this morning i got the call start in a months time:D cant believe it im over the moon, best of luck to those still in the game with eircom i will be follwoing this thread to see how ye get on.

Congratulations delighted for ya

evosteo · 23-08-2011 04:52PM

deaglan169 wrote: »

well guys and girls i have been going through the same process as yourselfs except with BT in the north and this morning i got the call start in a months time:D cant believe it im over the moon, best of luck to those still in the game with eircom i will be follwoing this thread to see how ye get on.

congratulations on ur new job, best of luck with it;)

axiom · 23-08-2011 09:55PM

off hand ... time line was roughly 4 weeks or so ago since I initially applied...

did the online assessment about 2 or 3 days after ...
was waiting then a week and a half to 2 weeks on a response,
got told I had a phone interview the following week (into week 4) which was this week, got a response then to say I have the assessment later in the week, which I still have to do ....

was told different numbers to what was said above .... but anyone who has gotten as far as the City West assessment stands between:

about 1 in 7 to 1 in 6 chance of getting a job offer... if 50 positions are available
it'll be around 1 in 6 to 1 in 4 if the 70 positions are available ...

I reackon a good three quarters will be cut from the assessment, cant see them interviewing more than 100 people ... then again you never know ....

BlubberyGiraffe · 23-08-2011 10:21PM

The recruitment for this is unreal. While I commend their persistence in finding the perfect candidates... they've completely taken the piss, there is absolutely no organization whatsoever and on top of it, they have people doing the phone interview the same day they have someone doing the practical.. The job doesnt start for 2 months after the initial assessment either.

Broads.ie · 24-08-2011 03:04AM

FUCK

Absolutely gutted I missed this. I'm a boards n00b, will definitely be checking the Work & Jobs section daily from now on. Where else was it advertised???

focusowner · 24-08-2011 07:10AM

Broads.ie wrote: »

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Absolutely gutted I missed this. I'm a boards n00b, will definitely be checking the Work & Jobs section daily from now on. Where else was it advertised???

It was apparantly advertised in the newspapers and on job sites but i never seen or heard anything like yourself only for my cousin heard and told me id have missed out too

Billy... · 25-08-2011 02:09AM

focusowner wrote: »

It was apparantly advertised in the newspapers and on job sites but i never seen or heard anything like yourself only for my cousin heard and told me id have missed out too

This was advertised absolutely everywhere! I think I had applied within an hour of them opening for applications. I'd be gutted if I'd have missed it. Has happened to me before so I know how it feels, something else will come along though!

jeddie20 · 25-08-2011 11:16PM

Do you need to bring a calculator to the assesment? Could someone copy and paste what they got in the email please? Haven't got mine yet :pac:

focusowner · 25-08-2011 11:27PM

jeddie20 wrote: »

Do you need to bring a calculator to the assesment? Could someone copy and paste what they got in the email please? Haven't got mine yet :pac:

Nothing needed just turn up neatly dressed thats all

auto spark · 25-08-2011 11:52PM

Hey jeddie .... No you need nothing just yourself smartly dressed . Notepads and pens provided .... Here a copy of email I got obviously ignore times and dates

We're delighted to confirm that you have successfully passed each stage of the selection process so far, and we would like to invite you to attend an Assessment Centre, details of which are outlined below:

Venue: Citywest Hotel (please click here for directions: www.citywesthotel.com/gettinghere.html)

Date: Wednesday, August 24th
Time: 1:45 pm
Duration: 3 hours
Dress code: neat/smart casual

The format will comprise a series of team and individual exercises. You will also be requested to complete certain elements of the online assessments, under supervision, to verify your original results.

To ensure the smooth running of activities we would request that you aim to arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before registration, go to the main Hotel Reception and following the signs for the eircom Assessment Centre. More details are available on the Apprentice website (see link below).

We very much look forward to meeting you.

jeddie20 · 26-08-2011 01:08AM

Thanks lads

auto spark · 26-08-2011 03:25AM

anytime jeddie .

the people who run the assesment day are really really nice , i taught it would be very daunting , but as it turns out there decent owl skins , just looking out for ya . just go in and have a bit of crack and be yourself . no need at all to be nervous .

ps : best of luck . were all in the race together:)

auto spark · 26-08-2011 03:31AM

anyone on here do there assesment on wed 24th .... 1.30---- be nice to follow up with yas and see how yas got on . this is Mark Maguire by the way . good luck to all

focusowner · 26-08-2011 07:10AM

auto spark wrote: »

anyone on here do there assesment on wed 24th .... 1.30---- be nice to follow up with yas and see how yas got on . this is Mark Maguire by the way . good luck to all

Same as above did mine thurs the 11th of august 9-1.30 if anyone here did it that day would be good to see how ye get on , im liam kenny

auto spark · 26-08-2011 07:25PM

How did u get on Liam , did ya find any of it hard . Without giving away to much for people who are still to do it

focusowner · 26-08-2011 07:30PM

auto spark wrote: »

How did u get on Liam , did ya find any of it hard . Without giving away to much for people who are still to do it

Its hard to know but i think it went quite well lol maybe im deluded and it was a disaster but it was far from stressful

lezza · 26-08-2011 09:55PM

Hi guys I'm in for a assessment next Monday at 9.45, just wondering what's the best dress code, shirt jeans shoes or shirt black trousers shoes, also would like to know when do we find out if we are successful or not??

Regards Peter

focusowner · 26-08-2011 10:31PM

lezza wrote: »

Hi guys I'm in for a assessment next Monday at 9.45, just wondering what's the best dress code, shirt jeans shoes or shirt black trousers shoes, also would like to know when do we find out if we are successful or not??

Regards Peter

Most of us wore shirt tie and trousers and shoes dont think jeans would suit

Within the next 2 weeks i think , god help those that did it the first week im only waitin 2 weeks so far and im mad to find out lol

lezza · 27-08-2011 12:35AM

focusowner wrote: »

lezza wrote: »

Hi guys I'm in for a assessment next Monday at 9.45, just wondering what's the best dress code, shirt jeans shoes or shirt black trousers shoes, also would like to know when do we find out if we are successful or not??

Regards Peter

Most of us wore shirt tie and trousers and shoes dont think jeans would suit

Within the next 2 weeks i think , god help those that did it the first week im only waitin 2 weeks so far and im mad to find out lol[/Quote

Thanks a million, would u like to pm me any more details mate??

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