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Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Rothmans


    I'm not, not sure about the other person

    Nope


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,659 ✭✭✭Devil08


    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!

    Different times! Otherwise the site will crash if 25k go on at same time!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭HighburyLad


    Monday to Thursday here too, I think we're okay with dishing that bit of info? I'm not a reserve either


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭want2b


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

    Will you be jumping into it first thing Friday morning?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    want2b wrote: »
    Will you be jumping into it first thing Friday morning?

    I don't think so. I've an exam on Friday morning then straight to work, work on Saturday and an exam on Monday morning so I'll probably do it Sunday evening, I'll do a few practice runs first and then jump into it. I'm actually looking forward to it :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,659 ✭✭✭Devil08


    I don't think so. I've an exam on Friday morning then straight to work, work on Saturday and an exam on Monday morning so I'll probably do it Sunday evening, I'll do a few practice runs first and then jump into it. I'm actually looking forward to it :)

    You mean you will be waiting to see what others say about it here first!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Not at all, like I said, I'm looking forward to it and would rather get it out of the way so I can study for Monday but unless I can get time Saturday evening, it'll be Sunday :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭want2b


    Not at all, like I said, I'm looking forward to it and would rather get it out of the way so I can study for Monday but unless I can get time Saturday evening, it'll be Sunday :)

    Best of luck with all your exams, you will be doing exams in your sleep after all them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,659 ✭✭✭Devil08


    Not at all, like I said, I'm looking forward to it and would rather get it out of the way so I can study for Monday but unless I can get time Saturday evening, it'll be Sunday :)

    Good luck 4P!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    want2b wrote: »
    Best of luck with all your exams, you will be doing exams in your sleep after all them.

    Haha!! I know! Had one today as well! Good luck to you too :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Devil08 wrote: »
    Good luck 4P!

    Same to you bud :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭thestar


    Think if you can keep calm at these then you have a lot better of a chance, I know I would probably do a lot better if it didn't mean anything to me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭want2b


    thestar wrote: »
    Think if you can keep calm at these then you have a lot better of a chance, I know I would probably do a lot better if it didn't mean anything to me

    Yeah exactly but unfortunately easier said than done, when is your tests if you don't mind me asking?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭thekopend


    I seen a group on Facebook and they are asking when people's times are and if they are reserves, as if the batches are distinguished in that manner. It won't make any difference for the aptitude. Do they think that they reserves are going to get extra points or what haha.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 560 ✭✭✭mycro89


    thekopend wrote: »
    I seen a group on Facebook and they are asking when people's times are and if they are reserves, as if the batches are distinguished in that manner. It won't make any difference for the aptitude. Do they think that they reserves are going to get extra points or what haha.


    A different test perhaps ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭thekopend


    mycro89 wrote: »
    A different test perhaps ?

    You wish:P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭mfergus


    mycro89 wrote: »
    A different test perhaps ?

    Very doubtful.

    It's just some genius of a reserve was talking to another reserve who just so happens to have his exam during the same period, then decided to announce his theory of reserves have it on one date and non reserves have it another date.

    Is there any reserve on here that hasn't their exam Friday - Monday. Just to clarify and end this theory....

    Also. Good luck to everyone


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭thekopend


    I'm not a reserve and I'm fri to mon. A rake of people on face book were visa versa. It's dead in the water


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭mfergus


    thekopend wrote: »
    I'm not a reserve and I'm fri to mon. A rake of people on face book were visa versa. It's dead in the water

    Ya. I'd imagine it goes by when you registered or alphabetical order or something similar...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭want2b


    thekopend wrote: »
    I seen a group on Facebook and they are asking when people's times are and if they are reserves, as if the batches are distinguished in that manner. It won't make any difference for the aptitude. Do they think that they reserves are going to get extra points or what haha.

    It seems from reading that page that reserves are Friday - Monday, there are other people those days aswell but I didn't see a reserve doing Monday - Thursday.
    Interesting.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭thekopend


    want2b wrote: »
    It seems from reading that page that reserves are Friday - Monday, there are other people those days aswell but I didn't see a reserve doing Monday - Thursday.
    Interesting.

    If they were only reserves on one time it might be something. Mixed suggests it's nothing. Find out what about 50 reserves are doing and it might be worth the speculation.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Can someone link the page? Cheers :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭thekopend


    Ohh bubble burst, reserve just posted ther mon to thurs.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=656124177759793&id=528269130545299&__user=100000455020553

    Also a reserve hasent got there email yet, how could this be?. A reserve like!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭thekopend


    Check out this rant, up his own h**e much?

    'Friday to Monday. nearly 3 years on the city streets in West Dublin as a reserve doing over 400 hours a year, 21 years of age, fit as a fiddle and strong as an ox, know all the laws and legislations inside out, been in court 3 times, all public office training done including C&C computer answering phones doing forms and statements and I have to do an aptitude test? Online? At home? The same thing as everyone else? People who are not reserves, who might have records and are chancing their arms just to try get a job in the guards cause it 'looks' good?'


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Haha saw that :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭want2b


    thekopend wrote: »
    Check out this rant, up his own h**e much?

    'Friday to Monday. nearly 3 years on the city streets in West Dublin as a reserve doing over 400 hours a year, 21 years of age, fit as a fiddle and strong as an ox, know all the laws and legislations inside out, been in court 3 times, all public office training done including C&C computer answering phones doing forms and statements and I have to do an aptitude test? Online? At home? The same thing as everyone else? People who are not reserves, who might have records and are chancing their arms just to try get a job in the guards cause it 'looks' good?'

    Hahaha... And also 21 years of age, 3 years as a reserve somehow I don't think that could be..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭WilcoOut


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

    This seems to be the case

    every GR i know is friday to monday

    i would base this on the fact that we all applied straight away not on the fact that we are GRs

    a non story really!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭WilcoOut


    want2b wrote: »
    Hahaha... And also 21 years of age, 3 years as a reserve somehow I don't think that could be..

    You can apply at 18

    he could be very close to 22

    could be done!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭Faith and Justice


    thekopend wrote: »
    Check out this rant, up his own h**e much?

    'Friday to Monday. nearly 3 years on the city streets in West Dublin as a reserve doing over 400 hours a year, 21 years of age, fit as a fiddle and strong as an ox, know all the laws and legislations inside out, been in court 3 times, all public office training done including C&C computer answering phones doing forms and statements and I have to do an aptitude test? Online? At home? The same thing as everyone else? People who are not reserves, who might have records and are chancing their arms just to try get a job in the guards cause it 'looks' good?'

    That's kind of embarrassing for a reserve to express himself like that on social media.

    He thinks he's entitled to the job.

    When he says he has to do the aptitude at home the same as everyone else it just proved how smug and arrogant some reserves can be.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 883 ✭✭✭Scouser


    Jeez RESERVE this RESERVE that - some of yas are obsessed!

    jumping on any sort of comment etc

    I wonder if you challenged them on facebook about it?

    prob not


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