Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

want2b · 15-01-2014 11:41PM

Does anyone remember how many stages were there and what are they? Is it 5 stages?

billie1b · 15-01-2014 11:59PM

want2b wrote: »

Does anyone remember how many stages were there and what are they? Is it 5 stages?

Here

want2b · 16-01-2014 12:00AM

Scouser wrote: »

read the handbook/guidebook/candidate book

I would read it but its gone off public jobs since competition closed

KERSPLAT! · 16-01-2014 12:00AM

billie1b wrote: »

Here

Fair play to ya

thekopend · 16-01-2014 12:01AM

http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/Competition%20for%20selection%20of%20Garda%20Trainees.pdf

want2b · 16-01-2014 12:03AM

billie1b wrote: »

Here

Thanks,

billie1b · 16-01-2014 12:12AM

want2b wrote: »

Thanks,

No probs

thestar · 16-01-2014 11:57AM

thekopend wrote: »

Where are u getting 500. Thought it was 250/300 spread out over 2 intakes

We are thinking that there may be a panel set up that they pick from in years to come

thekopend · 16-01-2014 02:00PM

thestar wrote: »

We are thinking that there may be a panel set up that they pick from in years to come

Oh yes I get ya. Thought that ye were saying 500 to be takin in this year.

goldie fish · 16-01-2014 06:32PM

smelly sock wrote: »

A buddy of mine,

Father is a super is pretty much guaranteed a place. Along with one of his cousins.

You know, I taught that the day was well and truly over in this country. Obviously not.

Nonsense.

AaronMul1 · 16-01-2014 06:37PM

He cant just go into an interview and say my daddy is a Superintendent, he has to pass the apptitude tests with a very high mark, and also do a good interview, and then pass the physical tests, so no he is certainly not guaranteed a place. This is not the celtic tiger era anymore, i hope that finally our police intake will be of the people that are the best of the best of the best.

AaronMul1 · 16-01-2014 07:09PM

is anyone else having massive trouble with the verbal reasoning or is it just me??

Scouser · 16-01-2014 07:13PM

AaronMul1 wrote: »

He cant just go into an interview and say my daddy is a Superintendent,

his daddy could be interviewing him! :eek:

longhalloween · 16-01-2014 07:20PM

AaronMul1 wrote: »

is anyone else having massive trouble with the verbal reasoning or is it just me??

Remember the negative marking. Better to skip a question if you're not sure of the answer.

AaronMul1 · 16-01-2014 07:25PM

Yeah i know! Just cant seem to get more then 4 of them right

smelly sock · 16-01-2014 07:30PM

Scouser wrote: »

his daddy could be interviewing him! :eek:

No he can't. But being Guards, he will get the fact in there that his dad is a super. And boom.....

kojack · 16-01-2014 07:54PM

Scouser wrote: »

his daddy could be interviewing him! :eek:

I thought it was retired supers that were used for interviews. Even if his father isn't interviewing him I'm sure his name will be on Form B where you have to give the name of a garda who knows you!

I'm stuck on 4 out of 6 in the verbal, just can't get my head around it.

16-01-2014 09:52PM

Anybody know what criteria are used for allocation of trainees?.

Searched online but can't find anything, surely it's in writing somewhere in relation to how the Commissioner should allocate trainees?.

Being from Galway, I was under the impression that if successful I'd be placed somewhere within a radius of home(i.e Mayo, Clare, Roscommon etc).
Wouldn't fancy being placed in Dublin tbh.

For the pay and the grief it wouldn't be worth the hassle.

Scouser · 16-01-2014 09:52PM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Anybody know what criteria are used for allocation of trainees?.

Searched online but can't find anything, surely it's in writing somewhere in relation to how the Commissioner should allocate trainees?.

Being from Galway, I was under the impression that if successful I'd be placed somewhere within a radius of home(i.e Mayo, Clare, Roscommon etc).
Wouldn't fancy being placed in Dublin tbh.

For the pay and the grief it wouldn't be worth the hassle.

eaney meany miney mo

billie1b · 16-01-2014 10:05PM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Anybody know what criteria are used for allocation of trainees?.

Searched online but can't find anything, surely it's in writing somewhere in relation to how the Commissioner should allocate trainees?.

Being from Galway, I was under the impression that if successful I'd be placed somewhere within a radius of home(i.e Mayo, Clare, Roscommon etc).
Wouldn't fancy being placed in Dublin tbh.

For the pay and the grief it wouldn't be worth the hassle.

I reckon the majority of recruits will be placed in Dublin

AaronMul1 · 16-01-2014 10:06PM

All Garda trainees will be placed in Dublin lads, a Garda told me recently there is a massive waiting list to get out of Dublin so that's where everyone is headed

ballymun, tallaght, Rialto, you name it ! Hope he have some balls lads

Scouser · 16-01-2014 10:09PM

AaronMul1 wrote: »

All Garda trainees will be placed in Dublin lads, a Garda told me recently there is a massive waiting list to get out of Dublin so that's where everyone is headed ballymun, tallaght, Rialto, you name it ! Hope he have some balls lads

true - everyone is waiting to get out

billie1b · 16-01-2014 10:10PM

AaronMul1 wrote: »

All Garda trainees will be placed in Dublin lads, a Garda told me recently there is a massive waiting list to get out of Dublin so that's where everyone is headed ballymun, tallaght, Rialto, you name it ! Hope he have some balls lads

Nothing better than a bit of continous excitement to get your through the night

KERSPLAT! · 16-01-2014 10:15PM

Dublin is handy for me

thestar · 16-01-2014 10:18PM

Princess Petulia Pissy Pants wrote: »

Dublin is handy for me

You would piss your pants up there

God how funny am I?

16-01-2014 10:18PM

billie1b wrote: »

I reckon the majority of recruits will be placed in Dublin

I suppose from 300 and the time lapse from the last recruitment, there'll probably be 150 anyway thrown into the Dublin area.

But I was sure that back in the day anyway, it was somewhat geographically influenced.

I guess though being from the complete opposite side of the country, there'll be plenty of people better placed for allocation to Dublin.

Anyway from 25,000 applicants, I'm probably getting ahead of myself.
I was fairly keen to do the job when I was younger, but never got my full LC until 2008 when there wasn't another drive after.
I'm going into this with a different outlook though, won't be disappointed if I don't get it.
Still have my degree to continue on with so not as if my career is set either way.

Andrea345 · 16-01-2014 10:22PM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Anybody know what criteria are used for allocation of trainees?.

Searched online but can't find anything, surely it's in writing somewhere in relation to how the Commissioner should allocate trainees?.

Being from Galway, I was under the impression that if successful I'd be placed somewhere within a radius of home(i.e Mayo, Clare, Roscommon etc).
Wouldn't fancy being placed in Dublin tbh.

For the pay and the grief it wouldn't be worth the hassle.

I thought there was something mentioned about not being placed where relatives live? That when you put down all the aunts and uncles etc on your form B that they take into account who lives where. I might be wrong but reading back through the threads, I am pretty sure I read that a few times.

Edit: Dublin is the place where you are going to learn the most. I'm sure it's a challenge but isn't that all part of this career.

16-01-2014 10:26PM

Andrea345 wrote: »

I thought there was something mentioned about not being placed where relatives live? That when you put down all the aunts and uncles etc on your form B that they take into account who lives where. I might be wrong but reading back through the threads, I am pretty sure I read that a few times.

Ya you're right, or at least were right a few years ago.

I used to know the process inside out and I do remember that was mentioned.
Actually have family in Malahide, and family in Mayo(would actually like to be placed there, guess thats out of the equation

), rest would be in Galway.

But they did also allocate based on geography aswell. Which is why so many Guards in Galway are from Mayo.
Who knows what way they'll structure it now given the time lapse and small number.

billie1b · 16-01-2014 10:27PM

Princess Petulia Pissy Pants wrote: »

Dublin is handy for me

Would be brilliant for me, would even take border of Meath close to Dublin

KERSPLAT! · 16-01-2014 10:29PM

billie1b wrote: »

Would be brilliant for me, would even take border of Meath close to Dublin

Me too, I'm from Ratoath!

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