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Prison officer recruitment 2018

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  • Registered Users Posts: 7 LDWIRL


    Going to this preparation course for prison officer on monday. Email says bring a basically calculator. Anyone have any idea if a basic smartphone calculator will do or should I go and buy a higher grade one such as a casio?


  • Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    LDWIRL wrote: »
    Going to this preparation course for prison officer on monday. Email says bring a basically calculator. Anyone have any idea if a basic smartphone calculator will do or should I go and buy a higher grade one such as a casio?

    Phone wouldn't be allowed.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Paddy1507


    Currently the Prison office Pay scale is

     

    1

    €37,429

    2

    €38,743

    3

    €39,947

    4

    €41,153

    5

    €42,357

    6

    €43,559

    7

    €44,766

    8

    €45,969

    9

    €47,176

    NMAX

    €48,708

    LSI1

    €49,802

     

     

    This is inclusive of Rent allowance but not of the 8% operational allowance.

     

    Not bad pay once your finished the 3 year recruit phase. Be a struggle for the first 3 years but worth it in the end imo.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Paddy1507


    LDWIRL wrote: »
    Going to this preparation course for prison officer on monday. Email says bring a basically calculator. Anyone have any idea if a basic smartphone calculator will do or should I go and buy a higher grade one such as a casio?

    Let the rest of us know what to prepare for 😉


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Anybody get a response yet??


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 276 ✭✭Kyle More


    Anybody get a response yet??

    No, not yet. I'm going to be on the preparation course tomorrow. I don't think anyone who has applied for the 2018 campaign has been contacted as of yet, but I could be wrong?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7 LDWIRL


    I applied for the 2018 recruitment progamme also. Haven't heard anything back myself.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Paddy1507


    Anybody get a response yet??

    No nothing yet


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    I’d was thinking today we might have heard something but with the snow and everywhere being closed I’d say later in the week...


  • Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Rewind


    Invitation for aptitude test today. Have by noon Tuesday to complete it. Very anxious about the numerical part.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5 Saffiya


    Rewind wrote: »
    Invitation for aptitude test today. Have by noon Tuesday to complete it. Very anxious about the numerical part.

    Nothing really you can prepare for just do you best and watch your time limit thsts all you can do


  • Registered Users Posts: 7 LDWIRL


    Its only the questionnaire that has to be in for noon tuesday. We won't get a link till the 16th for verbal and numericy. I find the testing on the online course great for practicing the math. 2 days ago it was taking me 40 min to complete. I now have it down to about 17 min. Practice practice practice makes perfect. Well in my case I HOPE 😂


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    What are people excpecting in this’verify calculation’ assessment on Friday?? I’m presuming itl be short basic maths?? And then the numerical one will be long questions with the graphs and tables etc.. What are you excpecting??


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Paddy1507


    What are people excpecting in this’verify calculation’ assessment on Friday?? I’m presuming itl be short basic maths?? And then the numerical one will be long questions with the graphs and tables etc.. What are you excpecting??

    I assumed the numerical reasoning was replaced with the verify calculation I didn't think both were on it now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 Saffiya


    Have my pct next week...extremely nervous as I'm struggling with shuttle runs any suggestions as to what I can do between now and then..thanks guys


  • Registered Users Posts: 497 ✭✭JKerova1


    Saffiya wrote: »
    Have my pct next week...extremely nervous as I'm struggling with shuttle runs any suggestions as to what I can do between now and then..thanks guys


    You're on the wrong topic...


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Paddy1507 wrote: »
    I assumed the numerical reasoning was replaced with the verify calculation I didn't think both were on it now.

    Oh right, glad i asked now. I thought they were easing us in with a few quick fire math questions and then if we get to next stage they will be long, more complicated questions.. 20 questions in 20mins is a bit harsh if they are long ones. It takes me 30seconds to read the question.. Il keep practicing so.


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Saffiya wrote: »
    Have my pct next week...extremely nervous as I'm struggling with shuttle runs any suggestions as to what I can do between now and then..thanks guys


    While we have you here, can you tell us what the time frame is between first online assessment to the pct is??


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 Saffiya


    While we have you here, can you tell us what the time frame is between first online assessment to the pct is??

    Hi guys sorry posted in wrong place... did my online assessment in August 2016 and have my pct next week! I was also way down the list on order of merit so I think that's why it's taken so long


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Saffiya wrote: »
    Hi guys sorry posted in wrong place... did my online assessment in August 2016 and have my pct next week! I was also way down the list on order of merit so I think that's why it's taken so long

    Thanks for that.. are the shuttles the same as the last campaign and 40 x 15m?? I’m worried about these too, running isn’t my thing. I’ll have no prob with the weight section but I’m concerned about the shuttle runs.. gona start doing some training..


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5 Saffiya


    Thanks for that.. are the shuttles the same as the last campaign and 40 x 15m?? I’m worried about these too, running isn’t my thing. I’ll have no prob with the weight section but I’m concerned about the shuttle runs.. gona start doing some training..

    Yeah 40x15m.. I'm the same I can do the rest no problem but I'm struggling with running can do it on treadmill but once I got the fresh air it's much harder for.. my advice measure out your 15m and start practicing the runs training from now will stand to you 😊


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Saffiya wrote: »
    Yeah 40x15m.. I'm the same I can do the rest no problem but I'm struggling with running can do it on treadmill but once I got the fresh air it's much harder for.. my advice measure out your 15m and start practicing the runs training from now will stand to you 😊

    Thanks for that. At least I know I have a while so it’s def achievable.. And the best of luck to you..


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 Saffiya


    Thanks for that. At least I know I have a while so it’s def achievable.. And the best of luck to you..

    No problem if you've any questions between now and then give me a pm and il see if I can help! Good luck


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Paddy1507


    Oh right, glad i asked now. I thought they were easing us in with a few quick fire math questions and then if we get to next stage they will be long, more complicated questions.. 20 questions in 20mins is a bit harsh if they are long ones. It takes me 30seconds to read the question.. Il keep practicing so.

    I'm not to sure that's just the way I picked it up I could be wrong, anyone know for sure ??


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Saffiya wrote: »
    No problem if you've any questions between now and then give me a pm and il see if I can help! Good luck

    You might be sorry you said that, thanks again..


  • Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭Caoimhe2


    Has anyone completed the stage 1 online test yet closing date is Wednesday 21st. Think I completely failed the maths part.anyone have any idea of when we hear back...thanks


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Julygirl105


    Caoimhe2 wrote: »
    Has anyone completed the stage 1 online test yet closing date is Wednesday 21st. Think I completely failed the maths part.anyone have any idea of when we hear back...thanks

    Hiya, I did mine on Friday and feel the same.. the maths part went awful. My mind went blank, and I wouldn’t mind but I had been practicing those types of equations for 2 days straight.. Anyway hopefully, the other 2 sections went ok and they will pull us up..

    I think in the familiarization material it said April we will know.. so a bit of a wait ahead of us..

    I wonder how many applied, it’s very quiet here compared to the 2016 campaign thread.


  • Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭User2206


    Hiya, I did mine on Friday and feel the same.. the maths part went awful. My mind went blank, and I wouldn’t mind but I had been practicing those types of equations for 2 days straight.. Anyway hopefully, the other 2 sections went ok and they will pull us up..

    I think in the familiarization material it said April we will know.. so a bit of a wait ahead of us..

    I wonder how many applied, it’s very quiet here compared to the 2016 campaign thread.

    How did the verbal reasoning go?


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Paddy1507


    I found the verbal reasoning tricky enuf but the maths was Ok, hopefully enough to get thru


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  • Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭User2206


    Paddy1507 wrote: »
    I found the verbal reasoning tricky enuf but the maths was Ok, hopefully enough to get thru

    I’m going to just bite the bullet and go do it now! I’m quite nervous about the calculations part!


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