Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

billie1b wrote: »

Got Monday to Thursday, really hope I do well on the verbal reasoning, i'm practising as much as I can but still only manage 4/6 on the practise

I'm about the same

want2b wrote: »

Have you got yours?

Ya but you will get yours

billie1b wrote: »

Got Monday to Thursday, really hope I do well on the verbal reasoning, i'm practising as much as I can but still only manage 4/6 on the practise

Best of luck with it, I am not looking forward to it at all.

thestar wrote: »

Ya but you will get yours

I won't panic I got the practice test so they got my application. Best of luck with yours.

Got Friday to Monday. Ya verbal is tough, getting around 4 but that's with 1 or 2 wrong, damn negative marking.

billie1b

want2b wrote: »

Best of luck with it, I am not looking forward to it at all.

You too, i'm sure we will all be fine, just the usual pre-test nerves

Is it generally accepted that the verbal reasoning is going to be the toughest of the three parts?

thestar wrote: »

Is it generally accepted that the verbal reasoning is going to be the toughest of the three parts?

I would say so, I wonder will the abstract be the same or will it get harder

longhalloween

billie1b wrote: »

Got Monday to Thursday, really hope I do well on the verbal reasoning, i'm practising as much as I can but still only manage 4/6 on the practise

I got this Friday to Monday. I'll report back when I'm done and let you know what to expect.

Wonder should I take a video of the process and put it on youtube or is that against the rules?

longhalloween wrote: »

I got this Friday to Monday. I'll report back when I'm done and let you know what to expect.

Wonder should I take a video of the process and put it on youtube?

It's in the leaflet not to.

billie1b

longhalloween wrote: »

I got this Friday to Monday. I'll report back when I'm done and let you know what to expect.

Wonder should I take a video of the process and put it on youtube or is that against the rules?

Im thinking that wouldn't be a good idea ;D

1. All test and assessment materials are subject to copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of the tests/ assessment materials (including any text, questions and/or potential answer options) or associated materials (including practice and/ or familiarisation materials) may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, printing, photographing, recording, written or otherwise, at any stage. To do so is an offence and may result in you being excluded from the selection process. Any person(s) who contravenes this provision, whether an applicant or other, or who assists another person(s) in contravening this provision, is liable to prosecution and/ or civil suit for loss of copyright and intellectual property.

longhalloween

thekopend wrote: »

It's in the leaflet not to.

billie1b wrote: »

Im thinking that wouldn't be a good idea ;D

I suppose after 5 years of waiting it probably wouldn't do to single handedly corrupt the aptitude test.

Best of luck to every one!

I think its best to not guess any answer if running out of time. Does one wrong answer constitute one correct answer being sacrificed? I have done negative marking in college and there has to be two wrong answers before a correct one is sacrificed

thestar wrote: »

I think its best to not guess any answer if running out of time. Does one wrong answer constitute one correct answer being sacrificed? I have done negative marking in college and there has to be two wrong answers before a correct one is sacrificed

I don't think it state's it anywhere how many wrongs takes a right but I can't imagine it would be 1 for 1, very difficult test if it is this way.

thestar wrote: »

I think its best to not guess any answer if running out of time. Does one wrong answer constitute one correct answer being sacrificed? I have done negative marking in college and there has to be two wrong answers before a correct one is sacrificed

That's the million dollar question. It's annoying that they do not say, as it would have a large effect on how people would answer the questions.

want2b wrote: »

I don't think it state's it anywhere how many wrongs takes a right but I can't imagine it would be 1 for 1, very difficult test if it is this way.

Here's hoping. If that was the case, a significant bulk of people would end up with a big fat zero.

Rothmans wrote: »

Here's hoping. If that was the case, a significant bulk of people would end up with a big fat zero.

Hope it's not the case. All I know is it used to be the case before

Rothmans wrote: »

Here's hoping. If that was the case, a significant bulk of people would end up with a big fat zero.

And I would be one of them lol . when are you doing yours?

thekopend wrote: »

Hope it's not the case. All I know is it used to be the case before

I mean I hope it's NOT 1 for 1 negative marking!!

You mean it used to be 1 for 1?

want2b wrote: »

And I would be one of them lol . when are you doing yours?

This weekend!
I registered in 09. Maybe they're doing it in that order?

Devil08

Rothmans wrote: »

I mean I hope it's NOT 1 for 1 negative marking!!

You mean it used to be 1 for 1?

This weekend!
I registered in 09. Maybe they're doing it in that order?

They do it in order of your canditate number. I.e in order of who applied first when it opened in December

Rothmans wrote: »

I mean I hope it's NOT 1 for 1 negative marking!!

You mean it used to be 1 for 1?

This weekend!
I registered in 09. Maybe they're doing it in that order?

Might be just random who knows, best of luck with it.

Devil08 wrote: »

They do it in order of your canditate number. I.e in order of who applied first when it opened in December

want2b wrote: »

Might be just random who knows, best of luck with it.

Same to you. I'm at my wits end looking at the sample material.

I have a sneaking suspicion (or hope) that it might be a bit easier than the sample verbal. If you look at cut-e's website, it appears they seem to cater largely towards professions/ graduate positions. Hopefully the garda verbal won't be so hard.

I'd say the abstract may be a tad harder.

Rothmans wrote: »

I mean I hope it's NOT 1 for 1 negative marking!!

You mean it used to be 1 for 1?

This weekend!
I registered in 09. Maybe they're doing it in that order?

Ya it used to be one for one but it was easier before. 15 different paragraphs with 4 questions each. So that's 60 questions and you had 30 mins to do it. No tabs just a plain paragraph in front of you, I was doing samples before and getting in the 50's. As for now!

Don't know what way they work it but I sent in my application about 1am that night and I'm this weekend.

Devil08 wrote: »

They do it in order of your canditate number. I.e in order of who applied first when it opened in December

That can't be right, I only applied on Jan 7th, I'd imagine I was one of the last to apply

Iv spoken to a good few reserves and they all seem to be on this weekend which is interesting in my opinion

HighburyLad

I got my email earlier today, are all applicants designated a specific time frame to do the tests then? I have been given dates to do the tests by, and reading some of the posts on here seems others have been given time frames that aren't the same as mine? just a query

happy enough with my times!

HighburyLad wrote: »

I got my email earlier today, are all applicants designated a specific time frame to do the tests then? I have been given dates to do the tests by, and reading some of the posts on here seems others have been given time frames that aren't the same as mine? just a query happy enough with my times!

Mine is Friday to Monday, someone else here has Monday to Thursday

Princess Petulia Pissy Pants wrote: »

Mine is Friday to Monday, someone else here has Monday to Thursday

And are ye both reserves?