CSO Census Field Supervisors

kapa · 11-11-2015 8:00pm #1

I was looking for a thread for this but could only find old ones. I am called for interview in Waterford on the 25th. I wasn't expecting to be called, just chanced my arm sending off the application. I have very little supervisory experience. Just wondering if anybody has been for an interview yet? How hard was it??? Thanks in advance

ligertigon · 23-11-2015 7:16pm

I also have an interview Wednesday in the North east. It would suit me as a stop gap at the moment.

There is an information booklet for candidates which you probably read, and a 2002 handbook is online too, that gives an idea of the position.

But I don't like, or see the reason, as to the fact you are precluded from any public service jobs for 2 years after. That is a penality if anything from applying if you are intending to apply for future public service roles.

BTW The pay is less than a 40hr week at lidl stocking shelves, and consumes more time.

kapa · 23-11-2015 8:13pm

Ligertigon thanks for that. I know the money isn't great but working from home for 6 months would suit me. I thought you were only precluded from applying for the public service again for 2 years if you took redundancy or early retirement from the public service???

caitb · 23-11-2015 10:25pm

I too have an interview on Thursday. Did the interview last time and went on a panel but wasn't needed. The interview from what I remember was about how to motivate under preforming staff and also how to handle irate public/staff. I'd like to know what way the hours would be working from home, would I be able to drop and pick up kids from school etc? Do you make your own hours as long as the work is done?

ligertigon · 24-11-2015 11:40am

kapa wrote: »

Ligertigon thanks for that. I know the money isn't great but working from home for 6 months would suit me. I thought you were only precluded from applying for the public service again for 2 years if you took redundancy or early retirement from the public service???

Think your right about that, I mis read it...:(

kapa · 24-11-2015 1:16pm

I have the interview at 9 in the morning. I will let you know what it was like and what type of questions etc. Good Luck;)

caitb · 24-11-2015 2:29pm

Good luck to you

kapa · 25-11-2015 12:27pm

Had my interview this morning. Lasted about 40 minutes. There was a panel of 3 (2 regional supervisors and 1 person from CSO) The interview was tough enough. They asked a lot of questions about my previous employment and how what I did would relate to this job. A lot of questions about staff motivation and what I would do if I had problems with the enumerators, that was the toughest part. They didn't ask anything about the interview process. Good luck everybody

ligertigon · 27-11-2015 10:06pm

Had mine wed too. 3 x interviewers. 1 asked about my education, 1 about management of people history (the regional supervisor). 1 gave info about the role.

Pleasant experience. hope I get it. If I don't.. I perservere:)

kapa · 27-11-2015 10:20pm

ligertigon wrote: »

Had mine wed too. 3 x interviewers. 1 asked about my education, 1 about management of people history (the regional supervisor). 1 gave info about the role.

Pleasant experience. hope I get it. If I don't.. I perservere:)

Me too. They said we will know before Xmas. 2 weeks of interviews finish today

kala85 · 27-11-2015 10:41pm

Has anyone experience of working as a field supervisor or as an enumerator

ligertigon · 27-11-2015 10:42pm

2 weeks? your a busy bunny. I am job hunting too, but getting interviews seems to be my problem. I'd say your getting better at them by this stage!

ligertigon · 03-12-2015 6:39pm

Just got my dear John on this one.
Sending in the vetting form late probably didn't help!!

caitb · 03-12-2015 6:44pm

I just got an email too. I'm on a panel, I won't hold my breathe.

kapa · 03-12-2015 7:25pm

caitb wrote: »

I just got an email too. I'm on a panel, I won't hold my breathe.

I'm also on the panel. That's probably all I will hear

ligertigon · 03-12-2015 7:44pm

Starting to think I dodged a bullet on this one. Best of luck to you guys...

amolon01 · 08-12-2015 11:22am

Has anyone received a phone call to say they got the job? I'm also on a panel.

kapa · 08-12-2015 3:49pm

I heard nothing yet but hopefully its early days

Blaa Blaa Boy · 10-12-2015 9:51pm

I've also got a place on the panel. It seems to me that you either get the "dear john" letter or get on the panel. Those successful on getting an early start should be informed by the end of next week. Anyone out there get a job offer straight away?

kapa · 10-12-2015 9:54pm

Blaa Blaa Boy wrote: »

I've also got a place on the panel. It seems to me that you either get the "dear john" letter or get on the panel. Those successful on getting an early start should be informed by the end of next week. Anyone out there get a job offer straight away?

I heard nothing yet. Keeping fingers crossed

caitb · 10-12-2015 10:27pm

Nothing here either.

amolon01 · 11-12-2015 9:09pm

Heard nothing either. In 2011 people who were successful got a phone call a couple of days after getting the panel letter. Doesn't look too promising.

skinnybear · 14-12-2015 12:43pm

Any one with any news yet, still waiting but losing hope as each day passes?

kapa · 14-12-2015 2:13pm

I know how you feel. I have heard nothing either. Going to keep hoping until Friday.:(

amolon01 · 14-12-2015 2:40pm

Haven't heard anything either. Won't be holding my breath.

caitb · 14-12-2015 9:38pm

Not a peep here.

skinnybear · 14-12-2015 9:54pm

Well no news is good news. Would be alot worse if calls where being made. Will give it until friday and then move one.

Blaa Blaa Boy · 16-12-2015 11:35am

Nothing here folks. One of us must get the green light, so although I'm starting to think the worst, am still barely optimistic. Just noticed the enumerator jobs went live yesterday.

kapa · 16-12-2015 11:46am

Nothing here either. Yes, surely at least one of us will get a call!!!!!!!!

ligertigon · 17-12-2015 12:36am

On the day of my interview, the Indo had an article saying that the CSO had already recruited the field officers, and would be recruiting enumerators in January.??????????

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-big-count-census-2016-date-revealed-34229099.html

bennyineire · 17-12-2015 11:18am

My wife also got a call about 2 weeks ago stating that she was on a panel and they would get back to her in 2 weeks to let her know or not at all.
She's still waiting

amolon01 · 17-12-2015 12:25pm

Just got a phone call to say I got the job. Start date 25th January. Regional supervisors only just got confirmation of the field supervisors so phone calls happening today and tomorrow.

Blaa Blaa Boy · 17-12-2015 3:17pm

Yippee. I got call this morning to say I'm in. Congrats

skinnybear · 17-12-2015 7:08pm

Many Congrats to those who have been successful. May I ask What regions have been recruited?

byronbay2 · 17-12-2015 11:26pm

Cork for me.

suitseir · 22-12-2015 11:43pm

bennyineire wrote: »

My wife also got a call about 2 weeks ago stating that she was on a panel and they would get back to her in 2 weeks to let her know or not at all.
She's still waiting

How did you wife get on? Any follow up phone call?

j.l · 26-08-2021 5:43pm

Apologies for reviving an old thread - I see the recruitment for this position for the 2022 Census has just launched today (CSO website).

The information booklet says candidates have to be available for 43 hours/week. I'm wondering if anyone who has done it previously can indicate whether it involved 43 hours per week, and whether this was 9-5 or more flexible (evenings/weekends)?

Thanks in advance!

Wonderstruck · 27-08-2021 8:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117807152#Comment_117807152

I'll ignore the sticky post so - this will probably be relayed at interview... I was only a regular enumerator not a supervisor. My supervisor definitely had commitments on certain times and days of the week but the hours of a supervisor are going to be different, after all their little underlings might need them at different times of the day to drop off extra blank forms (particularly if you're based in a city and your enumerators can't drive, you'd be delivering all their extra documents to them) or dropping to an area to do a few houses with an enumerator (particularly if there had been trouble in the area). As an enumerator, we had flexibility and you'd need it as obviously not everyone is in their house all day but I never worked past sundown because of being in a strange area at night (though I had an extremely safe area and near the end to help some people who were trying to finish up their areas to get them over the line). But the supervisors would be handling a lot of stuff behind the scenes for their entire team as well so I suspect that is just to flag the workload and that you'd be "on" for most of the day, most of the week.

Wonderstruck · 27-08-2021 8:15am

Sorry formatting went a bit weird there, I was just trying to flag near Census Day and near the end, my field supervisor went out and helped the team with getting the forms out, that was a lot of hours for him but that was part of a big push to get Census done (and we did!) :)

CSO Census Field Supervisors

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