Garda Recruitment - Stage 1a(2) - The Aptitude Test Results thread

D Trent · 12-02-2014 07:42PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

I'm working till 11

We'll you get two pints tomorrow so put it on the boards tab ;-)

mfergus · 12-02-2014 07:43PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

I'm working till 11

Go sick... hopefully you won't be in that job much longer anyway. Nothing to lose

brembo26 · 12-02-2014 07:45PM

I'm in batch 2. As good as out id say :P

boomkatalog · 12-02-2014 07:46PM

Genuinely sorry for anyone who did have their hopes dashed today. The guards is always competitive but this year was something else. Maybe over the coming years there will be more recruitments and possibly less people competing?

Hope all those who do get through to the very end work with honesty and integrity!

Lc201395 · 12-02-2014 07:48PM

Got into batch 1 - 309th!

longhalloween · 12-02-2014 08:01PM

Lc201395 wrote: »

Got into batch 1 - 309th!

Great score. You're in the top 1.5% of all applicants.

12-02-2014 08:02PM

WilcoOut wrote: »

I have two colleagues in a state of turmoil today as their dream ends here and you come out with this?

I hope karma really really makes ur miserable

I wonder how many other clowns like this are out there?

Karma? Jeez that's a bit harsh. I've a friend who did the same with the Prison Service Recruitment drive back in 2006 to gain experience. He politely declined and is in the running for AGS now. Somebody else who deserves it will take this dudes place, if he passes Stage 2 at all. Unless one of your pals placed 5001, you've no gripe.

galalala123 · 12-02-2014 08:03PM

I did well in the first band. Our merit score that we have now wont really matter much though I presume. The familiarisation material for next Test looks fairly similar to the last one from what ive seen. Best of luck to everyone!

Butterface · 12-02-2014 08:13PM

WilcoOut wrote: »

I have two colleagues in a state of turmoil today as their dream ends here and you come out with this?

I hope karma really really makes ur miserable

I wonder how many other clowns like this are out there?

Apologies, I shouldn't have replied to this thread. I do feel bad for those who really wanted to get in and I hope that the best people will be chosen. I don't think my placing will have any bearing on that.

However, this is a recruitment drive for one particular career. At the moment I am applying for graduate jobs in all sectors - including those which I have no interest/qualifications in, because I'm not going to put all my eggs in one basket. Welcome to the employee market.. it's not 25,000 people who grew up wanting to be a member of AGS. There are a multitude of reasons why people will want to join AGS, and one is that it is a career path.

I don't think I'm a clown for throwing my hat in the ring. If anything, it has given me a bit of confidence now for the aptitude tests I'll be doing for the civil service and other employers in the next few months.

Canyon86 · 12-02-2014 08:16PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

gutted, got well above in 2 of the tests, just under in one of the tests

Hard luck mate! Keep trying again the next time!
You gave it your all don't be disheartened

Canyon86 · 12-02-2014 08:18PM

brembo26 wrote: »

I'm in batch 2. As good as out id say :P

Jeez no way mate! You d be surprised how panels/batches get reduced

Keep the faith!

Sound of Silence · 12-02-2014 08:18PM

Just got the message! I passed and I'm in band 1!

Canyon86 · 12-02-2014 08:21PM

HighburyLad wrote: »

Band 1 top 900

Delighted for you bud!!

KERSPLAT! · 12-02-2014 08:21PM

Sound of Silence wrote: »

Just got the message! I passed and I'm in band 1!

I thought that said Position 1!!

Well done

Sound of Silence · 12-02-2014 08:24PM

HighburyLad wrote: »

Band 1 top 900

Congrats, dude!

brembo26 · 12-02-2014 08:27PM

Your overall place is: 7409 hmm

WilcoOut · 12-02-2014 08:32PM

Butterface wrote: »

Apologies, I shouldn't have replied to this thread. I do feel bad for those who really wanted to get in and I hope that the best people will be chosen. I don't think my placing will have any bearing on that.

However, this is a recruitment drive for one particular career. At the moment I am applying for graduate jobs in all sectors - including those which I have no interest/qualifications in, because I'm not going to put all my eggs in one basket. Welcome to the employee market.. it's not 25,000 people who grew up wanting to be a member of AGS. There are a multitude of reasons why people will want to join AGS, and one is that it is a career path.

I don't think I'm a clown for throwing my hat in the ring. If anything, it has given me a bit of confidence now for the aptitude tests I'll be doing for the civil service and other employers in the next few months.

I reject your reasoning and despise your motives

so much has been invested in this for years by alot of people. your ilk blurs the lines and blocks their progression

like i said, theres disappointment all over the nation. U added to that in my opinion

thekopend · 12-02-2014 08:36PM

if they get as far as band 2 will the whole band have to do stage 2. id say it will just like band 1 all the band does the test regardles of where you have been placed in that band. it has to be or else there is absolutely no point in dividing it into bands?? whos with me??

longhalloween · 12-02-2014 08:40PM

WilcoOut wrote: »

I reject your reasoning and despise your motives

so much has been invested in this for years by alot of people. your ilk blurs the lines and blocks their progression

like i said, theres disappointment all over the nation. U added to that in my opinion

Nothing to stop that person progressing to the interviews and beyond.

Fair play to yourself for scoring so highly and commiserations for those who didn't score in the top 5000, but please don't begrudge people who see the guards as only a job option rather than a dream job.

There are plenty of dedicated people in band 1 to fill all positions in AGS for years to come. A few dozen applicants who use the process for practice is not going to change anything.

dunner515 · 12-02-2014 08:48PM

D Trent wrote: »

Have you only received message now?

No, only just got home and couldn't post my results on this until now. I received my results from PAS around 14:00

RUNNER 1 · 12-02-2014 08:48PM

Made band one very happy , but just about made it .

ormondprop · 12-02-2014 08:56PM

I don't think its fair to begrudge people who got through if they applied for the sake of applying, people need jobs and they deserve the chance to apply for this the same as the rest of us do.

I myself reckon i would have turned it down if i did get through further as i've invested a lot of time and money into the career i'm in now and nearly qualified at my trade, i applied to see how far i could get, i want to be a member of AGS and have for a good few years now and was sickened when the embargo came in a few years ago and i still want to be a gardai in a few years time if i can get through the recruitment process, and after doing these aptitude tests atleast i know whats instore for me when i apply again, and obviously as i only got into band 3 i know i'll have to put some work into my preperation for sitting them again,

Best of luck to all those who got into band 1 and hopefully the best and most deserving get picked

Butterface · 12-02-2014 08:56PM

WilcoOut wrote: »

I reject your reasoning and despise your motives

so much has been invested in this for years by alot of people. your ilk blurs the lines and blocks their progression

like i said, theres disappointment all over the nation. U added to that in my opinion

It's incredibly naive to think that only people who seriously considered a career in AGS would apply.
It's a public competition.. If you become a Garda and there's a promotion going, do you think everybody going for that promotion has the same level of desire for that position. No.

I've a few friends who took the tests too and as far as I know they had never thought of it as a career choice before. But the job was advertised, and it costs nothing to take a chance on a test and see what comes of it. Maybe if they get further too, they'll start to seriously weigh up AGS as a career option.

want2b · 12-02-2014 08:57PM

Congratulations to everyone who passed and hard luck to those who didn't pass this time.

Diddlina · 12-02-2014 09:03PM

Missed out on band 1 by 18 places which I have to say is quite gutting to be that close. The questionnaire let me down! Well done to everyone.

rocky911 · 12-02-2014 09:07PM

Lads what ya reckon the chances of majority of the band 1 getting a job eventually as I obviously 5k wont but over a few intakes etc

fergie199 · 12-02-2014 09:12PM

Ok all, By now most of us have found out who has made it to stage 2 and who has not.

Can we all just sympathise with the one's which hasn't and congratulate the ones who have...no need to turn this is to a (I wanted/trained more than you) blog.

An let this be for more the Stage 2 applicants to question and comment to others?

Mudmask · 12-02-2014 09:13PM

Just saw the email now. Got band 1, around 4300. Didn't think they went that well on the day, so I'm happy

deiseblue14 · 12-02-2014 09:35PM

Well done to everyone who got through!
This was my third time, previously i failed twice on the report writing after getting the marks required in the interviews.
This time arround i fall at ther first stage after getting a good score in verbal and abstract reasoning i didnt reach the marks on the questionaire! Absolutly gutted today this one hurt the most:(

xxx3 · 12-02-2014 09:39PM

I got in the top 400 people, was well pleased with this since I went for it years ago and didn't even get past the first stage. I am delighted to have got past the 1st stage this time round and hopefully will get past the 2nd stage

Garda Recruitment - Stage 1a(2) - The Aptitude Test Results thread

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