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Student Paramedic 2016

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  • #102
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    It's possible that the majority could have failed the aptitude test due to negative marking.
    I can see them scrapping this campaign and revising the aptitude test and starting a new campaign.
    This is just a theory...


    This happened in West Midlands Amb. Trust in the UK last year. Never got the quality of applicants in the first batch so there was a second round of interviews and aptitude tests.


  • #103
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    Mycroft H wrote: »
    This happened in West Midlands Amb. Trust in the UK last year. Never got the quality of applicants in the first batch so there was a second round of interviews and aptitude tests.

    I had heard of this happening before...
    The NAS/HSE can more or less do what they want...


  • #104
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    stringbox wrote: »
    Cut-e is used by Public Appointment Service and lots of other companies for recruiting.
    The person with the highest score will be no. 1.

    Where did you hear there was 300 candidates? Doesn't that mean that every single person who applied will get a job?

    300 candidates was from the horses mouth...
    True the person with the highest score will have the highest ranking. I don't dispute that.
    I was saying that if, out of the 300, too many didn't achieve the required minimum then they (NAS/HSE) could revise the tests and start again.
    If they don't then yes, it's possible that everyone will be invited to interview.


  • #105
    mr ice
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭mr ice


    Ye could also be over thinking things, something more pressing could have come up in the office, like the recruitment campaign for porters in Roscommon hospital. I'm sure the results will be out tomorrow or Wednesday.


  • #106
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    mr ice wrote: »
    Ye could also be over thinking things, something more pressing could have come up in the office, like the recruitment campaign for porters in Roscommon hospital. I'm sure the results will be out tomorrow or Wednesday.

    More pressing than the recruitment of paramedics?
    I assume you are being sarcastic...
    Either way, it shouldn't have happened. A deadline is a deadline.
    If you miss one in this campaign you're out. No comeback,no appeal.


  • #107
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    I had heard of this happening before...
    The NAS/HSE can more or less do what they want...

    Relax lads, I'm in the same boat, it's out of our hands ontilll we hear more, there could be a number of reasons for the delay, from what I heard there was over 600 attended the tests, I can't see them scrapping the current process, however there could be an extra recruitment drive as there was very little advertising done for the current recruitment, I'd say they expected a bigger amount of applicants. They disbanded the last panel, even though they had a second band to draft from and only a hand full expressed interest in the offers, so as was said before, anything is possible


  • #108
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    I can't understand why people are getting hung up on deadlines. Clearly you've never had any dealings with a large organisation before. They can miss deadlines - you can't. That's how it is. If you struggle with things being unfair then...


  • #109
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Just on another note, the recruitment drive is noting to do with NAS, it is all ran by NRS


  • #110
    mr ice
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭mr ice


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    More pressing than the recruitment of paramedics?
    I assume you are being sarcastic...
    Either way, it shouldn't have happened. A deadline is a deadline.
    If you miss one in this campaign you're out. No comeback,no appeal.

    No I'm not being sarcastic, slightly disingenuous perhaps but many roles in the hse are rather pressing and some might be just about to get filled.
    A deadline for them is a guideline, for us it's to show we can follow orders. You'll be sitting on a panel long enough if your successful, 24 hours makes no difference.


  • #111
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    Relax lads, I'm in the same boat, it's out of our hands ontilll we hear more, there could be a number of reasons for the delay, from what I heard there was over 600 attended the tests, I can't see them scrapping the current process, however there could be an extra recruitment drive as there was very little advertising done for the current recruitment, I'd say they expected a bigger amount of applicants. They disbanded the last panel, even though they had a second band to draft from and only a hand full expressed interest in the offers, so as was said before, anything is possible

    It is out of our hands. This is all just speculation.
    The woman at the aptitude test said that only approx 450 people initially expressed interest but many dropped out due to the 6 LC subjects and the C1/D1 licences.
    Apparently this left approx 300 going to the test.


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  • #112
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    mr ice wrote: »
    No I'm not being sarcastic, slightly disingenuous perhaps but many roles in the hse are rather pressing and some might be just about to get filled.
    A deadline for them is a guideline, for us it's to show we can follow orders. You'll be sitting on a panel long enough if your successful, 24 hours makes no difference.

    And this is very true...


  • #113
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    Just on another note, the recruitment drive is noting to do with NAS, it is all ran by NRS

    The NRS are HSE...


  • #114
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    Apparently the results should be out "sometime this week"...


  • #115
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    Apparently the results should be out "sometime this week"...
    Hi there, who told you that I'd you don't mind me asking...thanks :-)


  • #116
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Hi there, who told you that I'd you don't mind me asking...thanks :-)

    No names...
    It was "the horse's mouth"...
    That's all I can say.


  • #117
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Hi there, who told you that I'd you don't mind me asking...thanks :-)

    No names...
    It was "the horse's mouth"...
    That's all I can say.
    No prob don't want names ... just a general idea !


  • #118
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    No prob don't want names ... just a general idea !

    Can't say any more...
    Sorry.


  • #119
    Osgood
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Osgood


    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Hi there, who told you that I'd you don't mind me asking...thanks :-)

    If I was guessing, without a horse, I'd guess we'll hear sometime this week too.


  • #120
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    Osgood wrote: »
    tanolo1 wrote: »
    Hi there, who told you that I'd you don't mind me asking...thanks :-)

    If I was guessing, without a horse, I'd guess we'll hear sometime this week too.
    Ha ha me too !!!


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  • #121
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    tanolo1 wrote: »
    No prob don't want names ... just a general idea !

    Can't say any more...
    Sorry.
    That's fine .. thanks .. it's what we knew anyway so let's just wait and see


  • #122
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    As far as I know their waiting on results back from the testing company, but we should get a text/ email soon regarding it, second hand info so here's hoping


  • #123
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    As far as I know their waiting on results back from the testing company, but we should get a text/ email soon regarding it, second hand info so here's hoping

    I don't know...
    The results should be instant. It's on a computer so the second you hit the "finish" button the results are there. They are easily collated.
    The delay is something else.
    Like I said, it should be "sometime this week"...


  • #124
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    I don't know...
    The results should be instant. It's on a computer so the second you hit the "finish" button the results are there. They are easily collated.
    The delay is something else.
    Like I said, it should be "sometime this week"...

    Fair enough, your entitled to your opinion, I was speaking to a friend also waiting on results and he contacted NRS and that was what he was told, frustrating for everyone involved left in limbo, a text or email wouldn't go astray


  • #125
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    Fair enough, your entitled to your opinion, I was speaking to a friend also waiting on results and he contacted NRS and that was what he was told, frustrating for everyone involved left in limbo, a text or email wouldn't go astray

    Agree entirely...
    No text or email is just bad manners


  • #126
    dmc36
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭dmc36


    just got an email off them there, sometime this week we can expect the results :( the waiting continues


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  • #127
    MedicsRusIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭MedicsRusIRE


    dmc36 wrote: »
    just got an email off them there, sometime this week we can expect the results :( the waiting continues

    Got a text a half hour ago but no email as yet.


  • #128
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    MedicsRusIRE wrote: »
    Got a text a half hour ago but no email as yet.

    Same


  • #129
    Olivia19_93
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭Olivia19_93


    Hey guys

    Got a text too but no email ?
    To those who got it what was outlined on it or ?

    Kinda strange haven't received it by now ....


  • #130
    Osgood
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Osgood


    Olivia19_93 wrote: »
    Hey guys

    Got a text too but no email ?
    To those who got it what was outlined on it or ?

    Kinda strange haven't received it by now ....

    Outlined? I got both within 5 minutes of each other. Just saying nothing really, "we'll let you know later in the week".


  • #131
    Olivia19_93
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭Olivia19_93


    Osgood wrote: »
    Outlined? I got both within 5 minutes of each other. Just saying nothing really, "we'll let you know later in the week".

    Yeah i was just wondering what it said.

    Cheers for reply .!


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  • #132
    tanolo1
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭tanolo1


    Did anyone hear anything yet?


  • #133
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Not a thing, hopefully tomorrow


  • #134
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    All these things tend to only get out the door at 4.55pm on a Friday afternoon.


  • #135
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    That'll do, as long as we don't have to wait ontill next week. Does anyone know what the eligibility sift is all about? Surely people were deemed ineligible if they didn't have any of the required certs going to aptitude, does it form part of the ranking process for interview?


  • #136
    mr ice
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭mr ice


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    That'll do, as long as we don't have to wait ontill next week. Does anyone know what the eligibility sift is all about? Surely people were deemed ineligible if they didn't have any of the required certs going to aptitude, does it form part of the ranking process for interview?

    I doubt its part of the ranking, it's probably just a yes or no by Ucd. The eligibility shift looks at other nationalities qualifications and the like so they know they're comparing like for like.


  • #137
    buffmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭buffmeister


    Just got an email there, invited to apply for an interview!
    Just read the application and it asks for your current employer to act as a referee! I started a new job a few weeks ago so don't know how that will go down :-/


  • #138
    Osgood
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Osgood


    buffmeister wrote: »
    Just got an email there, invited to apply for an interview!
    Just read the application and it asks for your current employer to act as a referee! I started a new job a few weeks ago so don't know how that will go down :-/

    "Do we have to ask your permission before contacting your referees?"
    "HELL YA!"


  • #139
    Olivia19_93
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭Olivia19_93


    Congrats all who got through. I unfortunately didn't this time .! Going to be a long day at work ..... hopefully recruiting won't be another couple a year's! !


  • #140
    el83
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭el83


    Does anyone know how many were called for interview stage? Will they tell us what our aptitude score was.


  • #141
    giveago
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭giveago


    Hi. Would anyone be so kind & give me a copy of the job specification!. Mine disappeared.


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  • #142
    mr ice
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭mr ice


    giveago wrote: »
    Hi. Would anyone be so kind & give me a copy of the job specification!. Mine disappeared.
    You bring sick people to hospital in a yellow van, I'll see if I can find it.


  • #143
    buffmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭buffmeister


    giveago wrote: »
    Hi. Would anyone be so kind & give me a copy of the job specification!. Mine disappeared.

    I have a copy pm me your email address and I'll forward it on


  • #144
    stringbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭stringbox


    Just got the form in last night. Anybody else find it tough?


  • #145
    dmc36
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭dmc36


    stringbox wrote: »
    Just got the form in last night. Anybody else find it tough?

    Hell yes


  • #146
    dmc36
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭dmc36


    stringbox wrote: »
    Just got the form in last night. Anybody else find it tough?

    More tricky than anything


  • #147
    sjb25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭sjb25


    dmc36 wrote: »
    More tricky than anything

    They are tricky I went trough it all in 2013 found the forms hard just do plenty of thinking about the compency examples you write as a good portion of the interview will be based on what you write you will be asked questions on it and asked to explain further and will be scored accordingly also is no harm having a second example of each in the back of your head as you could be asked for another example in interview


  • #148
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    stringbox wrote: »
    Just got the form in last night. Anybody else find it tough?

    Ye, found the form tricky, had about a third of each page filled on first attempts, then I was running out of space!! Hopefully not too much waffle, and I hope to be able to lead the interview with what I wrote, hopefully enough to get called!!


  • #149
    madmaxvideo
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭madmaxvideo


    Anyone have an idea when results for this round are suppose to be out? I thought I read somewhere Wednesday 1st, but could be wrong?


  • #150
    mr ice
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭mr ice


    madmaxvideo wrote: »
    Anyone have an idea when results for this round are suppose to be out? I thought I read somewhere Wednesday 1st, but could be wrong?

    I think I read something like that too but that was with the forms being submitted a week earlier than they were.


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  • #151
    flix1
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭flix1


    mr ice wrote: »
    I doubt its part of the ranking, it's probably just a yes or no by Ucd. The eligibility shift looks at other nationalities qualifications and the like so they know they're comparing like for like.

    The answer to this is 'no' it's not part of the ranking system. This is purely about reviewing educational quaifications to ensure that the definitely meet requirements.


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