Eircom apprenticeship

arthurpenguin · 06-09-2011 03:48PM

Cheers Higgs i was just getting worried incase i miss the time or am not prepared enough. When did you get your e-mail? I rang the helpline and left a message for them to get back to me this morning. Hopefully they dont just give me a days notice!

higgs23 · 06-09-2011 03:55PM

Ian called me Friday and then Leanne called on Monday about an hour after my call I got the confirmation email. Did you not get anything of the phone??? I was the same when the signal was breaking worrying I would miss anything.

arthurpenguin · 06-09-2011 05:13PM

No i just got the call on Friday but nothing since. Hopefully i get a good bit of notice to prepare properly and make sure i've no arrangements clashing with the interview. Cheers for your help anyway and goodluck with your interview!

woganm · 06-09-2011 06:25PM

Hey Higgs23, when was your day in Citywest for the assesment?

Thanks
Best of luck with interview..

higgs23 · 06-09-2011 06:34PM

woganm wrote: »

Hey Higgs23, when was your day in Citywest for the assesment?

Thanks
Best of luck with interview..

Thanks!!! Mine was the 9th of August @ 9:45am. It was the first one held do you mind me asking why??

woganm · 06-09-2011 06:45PM

Just trying to figure out a pattern. I was the 22nd 9:45, so hopefully they still have to get to that date.

evosteo · 06-09-2011 06:48PM

i was the 22nd too but in the afternoon, heard nothing yet meself:o

jeddie20 · 06-09-2011 07:50PM

I was on the 29th in the afternoon, so probably won't hear anything for a few days yet :pac:

Endace · 06-09-2011 09:03PM

Do many people have to move to dublin or elsewhere to do this apprenticeship if they get it??

higgs23 · 06-09-2011 09:50PM

There are four different areas to do it but maybe I'm in Kildare so only an hour drive to Dublin not the worst. Hopefully could do apprenticeship in Portlaoise though because thats a 20 minute drive away. Fingers crossed.

ormondprop · 06-09-2011 10:38PM

if i get it i'll more than likely have to move, although portlaoise might suit for a while as its only a 45min drive, but would still prefer to live in portlaoise if i get it

jeddie20 · 06-09-2011 11:07PM

I will deffinetly have to move, but on our assessment day I think they did say that they would try to accomodate you as best the could, that they have training centres in Sligo, Athlone and the likes.. but you would still have to go other places as the apprenticeship moved on.. but thats just how I took it up..

focusowner · 06-09-2011 11:21PM

jeddie20 wrote: »

I will deffinetly have to move, but on our assessment day I think they did say that they would try to accomodate you as best the could, that they have training centres in Sligo, Athlone and the likes.. but you would still have to go other places as the apprenticeship moved on.. but thats just how I took it up..

First 6 months will be in dublin anyway then

Dublin

Dundalk

Drogheda

Portlaoise

Id have to move too as the commute would be too much on a daily basis although dundalk is an easy hours drive

auto spark · 07-09-2011 03:31AM

apparently tomorrow is the last day of the assesment stage , so hopefully things will start to move and alot of us will be put at ease , or have time to prepare for the interview stage .

. be nice to hear from any of the interviewees who had there interview already , i think there was a batch of people who done the interview on tuesday .

Endace · 07-09-2011 03:40AM

auto spark wrote: »

apparently tomorrow is the last day of the assesment stage , so hopefully things will start to move and alot of us will be put at ease , or have time to prepare for the interview stage . . be nice to hear from any of the interviewees who had there interview already , i think there was a batch of people who done the interview on tuesday .

Its been a long long drawn out process so you'd like to think things will speed up a small bit alright

auto spark · 07-09-2011 03:42AM

im doing a bit of work at the min , i can only imagine what the people who are unemployed are feeling waiting around . id say alot of people would have heard by the end of the week with a bit of luck , i had mine on the 24th so im not sure when ill be told . kinda lost track of the timeline of where they were with the call backs , dont think they got 2 far .

Endace · 07-09-2011 04:29AM

I also had my assessment day on the 24th, id say well know by friday.

auto spark · 07-09-2011 04:50AM

with a bit of luck .......... i hope so anyways . when was urs on the 24th , morning or afternoon

Endace · 07-09-2011 05:10AM

In the morning.

axiom · 07-09-2011 09:15AM

before all the added dates for assessment (i.e. last week and this week), the provisional start date for the start of the program (employment) was October 10th/12th ... unless they hurry up the process I can see this being pushed back a week or two with all the candidates to go through.

did my assesment round the 24th or thereabouts so will be keeping an eye when you's get the phonecall :-)

higgs23 · 07-09-2011 09:34AM

auto spark wrote: »

apparently tomorrow is the last day of the assesment stage , so hopefully things will start to move and alot of us will be put at ease , or have time to prepare for the interview stage . . be nice to hear from any of the interviewees who had there interview already , i think there was a batch of people who done the interview on tuesday .

Doubt to hear from interviewees as they would be putting themselves at a huge disadvantage by telling everyone what to expect. Meaning the later the interview the better prepared you are!:pac:

axiom · 07-09-2011 09:44AM

don't really see the advantage unless it were a technical interview,

an interview is an interview ...

I for one prefer the challenge (probably get a PFO now haha !)

higgs23 · 07-09-2011 09:56AM

axiom wrote: »

don't really see the advantage unless it were a technical interview,

an interview is an interview ...

I for one prefer the challenge (probably get a PFO now haha !)

It is probably the same structure for everyone seems on how everyone is going for the same positions. Therefore knowing the format and the structure of questions is clearly easier to prepare than going in blindsided. Maybe not but like you said it'll be a challenge

Good Luck!

axiom · 07-09-2011 10:13AM

more than likely it will, with maybe a pool of questions, but there is only so much you can ask in an interview,

any on-mass job interviews, army and the likes usually have 3 or 4 "must ask" questions related to the job ....

being eircom it'll most likely be technology, history/future of the company,team work or customer service orientated ...

off hand, the usual basic questions on the four subjects are handy enough to find ...

knowing the questions from one interview, acing them, and making a balls of the rest of the interview isn't too much of an advantage, or what if the questions don't come up at all ...

best to be all rounded than focusing on specific points ...

higgs23 · 07-09-2011 11:00AM

Completely agree after all it is you that your selling. As for technical questions they should be minimal as they will be training you in what you need to know. Like you said will be more about past experiences and how you handle yourself. Well hopefully I'll find out in the morning!Daunting

axiom · 07-09-2011 11:13AM

exactly what I was thinking ....

the assesments would have sussed pretty much if you were numerically, litterae and vocationally able to take on the apprenticeship ... only thing that's left is to see who "you" are ...

hence the assesment day with the team work, independent work, and communication/customer skills being assesed throughtout the day ...

I'd imagine the above three will be the main points again, with any technical knowledge being a bonus ....

35 mins for an interview isnt too bad, been in three, hour long ones with 3 or 4 person panels getting HR and technical questions fired at you, now they were rough haha

Geralt · 07-09-2011 11:27AM

lads i think youre winding your selfs up. I think what happens , happens. For exmple if you dont have the tech knowledge you wont gain it overnight now will you? I think that they already know who they want to hire and they just need to finish the process they started.

newman777 · 07-09-2011 12:10PM

Hi all still waiting for the call myself, i could be wrong but i think if u get to the next interview your 95% sure u have the job, i would say its for the head men women from EIRCOM to meet u...anyways hope for the best good luck to all for this great job:)

deaglan169 · 07-09-2011 01:03PM

newman777 wrote: »

Hi all still waiting for the call myself, i could be wrong but i think if u get to the next interview your 95% sure u have the job, i would say its for the head men women from EIRCOM to meet u...anyways hope for the best good luck to all for this great job:)

dont count on it interview i had 40 were called to interview for 8 jobs

LHavo · 07-09-2011 01:27PM

Interview in the morning! Nervous is an understatement..haha!! Still really looking forward to get it done though.

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