ICT Specialists (Executive Officer level) in Civil Service

Zipppy · 06-01-2015 7:37pm

Well I'm in for next stage....more bloody tests...beginning of Feb apparently...
Anyone else?

lhanley84 · 06-01-2015 8:20pm

Yip I'm in too :-)

The Gibzilla · 06-01-2015 9:58pm

Made it to stage 2. Exam time! Now, where did I leave my abacus...

fxotoole · 08-01-2015 12:46am

Applied for this position and got called forward to stage 2

myrns · 08-01-2015 10:42am

Got the email to say am through to Verbal & Numerical apptitude tests in Feb..

Moocifer · 08-01-2015 1:39pm

Got word I m through as well

uck51js9zml2yt · 08-01-2015 7:06pm

Me too

westmeath11 · 09-01-2015 11:58am

Sean Embarrassed Scrap wrote: »

Me too

Hi All,
I am new to this thread, I have also been called to the tests in February. I have also applied for the CO position and was successful at interview. I am on that waiting list and decided to go for this one as it's the area that I am, qualified in and have a lot of experience working in.
Does anyone know, the Conductor perhaps as he provided valuable information on the co thread, if this will follow the same process as the CO campaign in that the first test will be a test that you do at home and then if successful you do a supervised test ?
Also would the test be much tougher than the co test ?

Thanks
Westmeath11

Moocifer · 09-01-2015 2:41pm

Hi Westhmeath 11

From previous competition s I ve done they follow a similar path although the EO one is more challenging than the CO one. Also when it came to testing there was an extra stage in the EO JSA as it used to be known from the ordainary EO. It's been a few years since either of these competitions have been run so it could have changed.

westmeath11 · 09-01-2015 3:02pm

Moocifer wrote: »

Hi Westhmeath 11

From previous competition s I ve done they follow a similar path although the EO one is more challenging than the CO one. Also when it came to testing there was an extra stage in the EO JSA as it used to be known from the ordainary EO. It's been a few years since either of these competitions have been run so it could have changed.

Thanks

thelibertyboy · 10-01-2015 3:16am

I got into the next stage to does anyone know exactly what the tests would comprise like an example maths and verbal question please :)7

Thanks,
Kevin

Moocifer · 10-01-2015 4:54pm

If it goes anything like previous competitions you will receive samples before the testing starts. I have older versions but as the application has change completely I don't think they are relevant now.

bennyineire · 11-01-2015 2:54pm

Just wondering if anyone got through without 5 honors in you leaving cert (or whatever the min LC grade was)

Zipppy · 11-01-2015 7:59pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone got through without 5 honors in you leaving cert (or whatever the min LC grade was)

Through with 4 honours....BSc and MSc obviously deem LC results academic (forgive the pin

)

uck51js9zml2yt · 11-01-2015 8:04pm

Through with hdip , Bsc hons and postgrad Diploma and 2 hons LC from 30 years ago.

The_Conductor · 11-01-2015 8:09pm

The LC results- are minimum results.
You're not helping when you mention your BSc/MSc etc- they render the LC results moot.

Can you get in with less than the 5 LC honours in the leaving cert. No. Its a minimum standard. A BSc. (or any other degree or many diplomas) will trump LC results.

The_Conductor · 12-01-2015 7:47am

duckysauce wrote:

spoofed my lc results and got called up-- 14 years exp in the Industry and they are going on about LC results jesus

They do check- often after the fact. I've been a civil servant for 15 years- and have recently sent my leaving cert, along with other qualifications, to our competitions office. Keep in mind we have had some high profile people, in the Irish public sector- such as Barry McSweeney- who had proper qualifications and was a trailblazer in several different fields- who lied about a qualification- and were found out. Barry spoofed his PhD- he got it from an online college for submitting a paper that took him less than a forthnight to write.

Openly admitting that you've lied about your qualifications- is not a very good start for an organisation that prides itself on honesty- and an EO position is a management position- and does come under graduate recruitment- even if technically you don't have to be a graduate.

I would urge you to withdraw.

Magellan2015 · 12-01-2015 10:20am

The_Conductor wrote: »

They do check- often after the fact.

It's generally required that you bring the supporting documentation with you on the day of the interview at the latest, and often at the supervised testing stage. And if what you produce is insufficient to meet their requirements you get a nice email thanking you for applying and requesting that you don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.

fxotoole · 12-01-2015 11:04am

bennyineire wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone got through without 5 honors in you leaving cert (or whatever the min LC grade was)

I got through with 4 honours in LC, a third class BSc in Comp Sci, and about 7 years helpdesk experience

fxotoole · 12-01-2015 11:09am

Magellan2015 wrote: »

It's generally required that you bring the supporting documentation with you on the day of the interview at the latest, and often at the supervised testing stage.

I'm 10 years in the civil service and I've never heard of that happening.

Has anyone received the Familiarisation Booklet yet? Will it be a PDF that email to us, a message left on our Public Jobs profile, or a physical booklet that is printed out and sent to us by snail mail?

kippy · 12-01-2015 12:46pm

fxotoole wrote: »

I'm 10 years in the civil service and I've never heard of that happening.

Has anyone received the Familiarisation Booklet yet? Will it be a PDF that email to us, a message left on our Public Jobs profile, or a physical booklet that is printed out and sent to us by snail mail?

It depends is what I would say.
If you get as far as interview stage you MAY be asked to bring supporting documentation to back up your qualifications.
You will be advise in advance of this.
I know I was when I went for interview a number of years ago. College qualifications, Microsoft qualifications etc,

Aglomerado · 12-01-2015 12:57pm

kippy wrote: »

It depends is what I would say.
If you get as far as interview stage you MAY be asked to bring supporting documentation to back up your qualifications.
You will be advise in advance of this.
I know I was when I went for interview a number of years ago. College qualifications, Microsoft qualifications etc,

I had to do this also. I brought college transcripts to PAS, they photocopied them there and then and gave me back the originals.

Beaner1 · 12-01-2015 5:36pm

fxotoole wrote: »

I'm 10 years in the civil service and I've never heard of that happening.

Has anyone received the Familiarisation Booklet yet? Will it be a PDF that email to us, a message left on our Public Jobs profile, or a physical booklet that is printed out and sent to us by snail mail?

I had it bring all of my documents in at the interview a good few years back.

Moocifer · 12-01-2015 9:02pm

15 years a civil servant and the only time I have not had to bring my qualifications is when I've done an internal competition which is based on my length of service.

Every other time I've had to bring them and they've been checked.

The_Conductor · 12-01-2015 9:03pm

Moocifer wrote: »

15 years a civil servant and the only time I have not had to bring my qualifications is when I've done an internal competition which is based on my length of service.

Every other time I've had to bring them and they've been checked.

I scanned in and e-mailed copies of mine to our competitions office in the last week- for an internal competition. Even internal competitions ask for them........

Edit- the competition was confined and limited to certain officers who hold relevant qualifications.

Moocifer · 12-01-2015 11:58pm

Sorry when I said internal competition I meant within the department I'm currently working. If their own records don't show them how long I've been there its fairly bad :P

If it's interdepartmental I've had them checked.

The_Conductor · 13-01-2015 5:27am

Moocifer wrote: »

Sorry when I said internal competition I meant within the department I'm currently working. If their own records don't show them how long I've been there its fairly bad :P

If it's interdepartmental I've had them checked.

Our own Department- are checking our qualifications.
We have been asked at intervals to supply them (every 2-3 years) for updating personnel files (thats what we were told). We're now being asked for scans for any internal (not interdepartmental) competitions we apply towards.

bobbysands81 · 13-01-2015 11:57am

fxotoole wrote: »

I'm 10 years in the civil service and I've never heard of that happening.

Has anyone received the Familiarisation Booklet yet? Will it be a PDF that email to us, a message left on our Public Jobs profile, or a physical booklet that is printed out and sent to us by snail mail?

I'm a Civil Servant too.

My experience is that Public Jobs are very clear on this.

If you say you have qualifications or if you need qualifications to apply for a job you will be asked for them in the latter stages of a competition. They generally don't ask at the start as there's no point creating work for themselves but I've had to traipse down to their offices with my framed qualifications on a couple of occasions in advance of being offered a job/promotion.

They will check.

myrns · 13-01-2015 3:08pm

bennyineire wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone got through without 5 honors in you leaving cert (or whatever the min LC grade was)

Hi, I got through without the minimum LC or college requirements as have 13 years experience in IT with Microsoft certifications, hope that helps

bennyineire · 15-01-2015 12:17pm

So I was thinking I didn't get through has I never received an email,
I just checked my public jobs account and it seems I did get through, doh

I got through with 3 Honours from my LC from 20 years ago, a MSc in Comp Sci and 1 years work experience BTW.

ICT Specialists (Executive Officer level) in Civil Service

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