Clerical Positions in the Civil and Public Service

laura13579 wrote: »

How long does it take to get results from interview?

I went for interview on a Friday, they told me in the interview it would take up to 10 days and I got the results on the following Wednesday.

Just got a letter of assignment to the Dept of Foreign affairs and trade no start date yet. I presume this is the passport office??

clonmacart wrote: »

Got my contract in the post today (Looking slightly worse for wear I might add, the envelope was held together with sellotape) - starting in Longford on the 15th.

Now for the big question - Anyone have advice on what to wear? Smart/Formal (Ala the interview), or is it more casual (jeans and jumper)?

What department?

clonmacart wrote: »

Got my contract in the post today (Looking slightly worse for wear I might add, the envelope was held together with sellotape) - starting in Longford on the 15th.

Now for the big question - Anyone have advice on what to wear? Smart/Formal (Ala the interview), or is it more casual (jeans and jumper)?

Creol1 wrote: »

It would be more casual for COs in the Civil Service.

I'd go with Smart (as opposed to Formal) for the first day and see what everyone else in the section is wearing..some managers might like their staff well turned out...(no point in getting on wrong side of them on day one)

Shirt / trousers perhaps...if everyone else is in jeans then you know what to wear from day 2

laura13579 wrote: »

How long does it take to get results from interview?

I had my interview yesterday morning and got word today about it. Couldn't believe how quick it was.

Has anyone that sat stage 2 for Waterford/Wexford region and got results been called for an interview yet ?

so got a phone call this evening so the passport office in Balbriggan it is probably starting the 15th of February have to give notice in work tomorrow

laura13579 wrote: »

do they ring you with a position offer or does a message come through on public jobs?

You get a letter in the post.

Hey Limerick peeps.. any ideas where the placements are up to now. I know it was 260s last week. Thanks

Hershall wrote: »

Thanks for that I can forget about this for the forseeable future anyway! !!!!!!!!!!!

Same as that!! Still the knowledge that it's out there n hopefully within reach is getting me through the current daily slog :-)

Got a call yest morn to say my position had being reached& they want to check my refs whoop whoop (longford, leitrim, Sligo)any idea how long it will be before start date etc ?

chatty2015 wrote: »

Is there much training in the Passport office I saw on this that Revenue have 6 months training so just wondering??

I worked in the PPO in Molesworth St, and whilst I was just a TCO, the work TCOs did would have been largely the same as a permanent CO. We had less than a week's full-time training, so it certainly won't be six months! Tax is very complicated, so that's presumably why training is so long in Revenue.

Anyone know what number they've placed to in Waterford / Wicklow? Carlow/Kilkenny seems to have come to a total standstill, starting to give up hope of ever being placed there!