Prison officer recruitment 2018

Paddy1507 wrote: »

Yes everyone receives it

Cheers

Don't panic,
You will be provided with all the nessessary materials required to take the assessments ,this will include a calculator for the varifey calculation test.
Best of luck to all who are undertaking the re tests in Dublin next week.

ynwamac wrote: »

anybody know a good site for the stage two prison officer aptitude test.
looking for a free one

Look at the message you were sent by the public appointments to inform you of you stage one scores there's a link for being familiar with the tests ... btw it's the verbal reasoning and the maths again ðŸ‘

Guys.. I am slightly jumping the gun here but I am wondering if anyone has any Idea whether a family member with a conviction will be an issue should I progress to that stage. I don't have a strong relationship with my cousins and some Aunts/Uncles for example so I don't know their backround too well. I don't have any issues myself, never been arrested or anything. Just wondering what criteria you have to pass for the clearance to go through. Cheers.

punisher5112 wrote: »

That wouldn't be a hit on your background.

If your nose is clean you'll be fine.

Thanks.. thats good to know

f_98 wrote: »

Just wondering if it is just the Verbal reasoning and Verify Calculation in stage 2?

Ye, just those 2 again..

Adzy911 wrote: »

Hi people.

Does anyone know what dress code is suitable for stage 2. Should guys be wearing suit pants and shirt or would jeans be fine?

Best of luck to everyone!

The dress code today was pretty casual. Plenty of jeans and shirts/jumpers and a few in tracksuits surprisingly....

jimmythedivil wrote:

I know there are plenty who are from outside Dublin but they all live up there and go home on their days off. Many of them simply end up relocating entirely to Dublin. The waiting list to get to Cork is simply too long. Could be over ten years at least...

jimmythedivil wrote:

Are you saying you are planning on staying in Dublin a couple of nights a week and then heading home? Or flying from Farranfore to Dublin as a commute?!

I would stay in Dublin on work nights and fly home then to Kerry for the days off. The more I think about it I feel as though its not a viable option. Doing it from ten years would have a serious impact in my family life.

Yayu02 wrote: »

How long does the orientation part of stage 2 last? I have a job interview the same day and I'm cutting it close. Would like to still go to stage 2 to keep my options open though.

I was in yesterday with s start time of 10am, finished at about 12.30... orientation is done before the tests...

MPREDCAP1988 wrote: »

how did people get on with the tests lads?felt alot happier this time around compared to the unsupervised tests

I thought the calculations one was easier but the verbal reasoning was hard to tell..

Anybody got any other websites to practise verbal reasoning on other than the one public service sent us?

The last day of the stage two assessments are on Monday the 30th April.
Did any of you guys who have already been and completed the stage two assessments in Dublin ask when the results are to be sent out
I'm assuming it will probably be second or third week in May?

[qote="Julygirl105;106817452"]They said stage 2 results will be out the end of May and stage 3 interviews will begin mid June...[/quote]

Paddy 42 wrote: »

Ahh right I guessed it would be late May alright before results were out
Is the verbal reasoning the same as the one we did in stage one 17 minutes for 30 questions?

Yes, and I’m sure some of the passages were the exact same as in stage 1, I def recognized some of them.

So the journey home has begun.
Completed the stage two assessments this morning.
Cant do anything now only wait for the results end of May.

Paddy 42 wrote: »

The last day of the stage two assessments are on Monday the 30th April.
Did any of you guys who have already been and completed the stage two assessments in Dublin ask when the results are to be sent out
I'm assuming it will probably be second or third week in May?

I have stage two 2/05/2018 which is the last day. I believe results will be out at the start of June.

Following completion of stage two in Dublin your results will then be combined with your scores from the stage one on line assessments questioaire and job simulation .
This will decide what order of merit you will take on the panel.
There have been roughly 800 or 900 candidates called forward to stage two so far.
As people will appreciate passing stage two is still a long way off been offered the job.
Candidates then have to wait to be called for interview and once called the difficult task of impressing the interview panel that you have got what it takes to carry out the role of a Prison Officer.
You will see and deal with issues that you would never encounter outside of prison or very rarely.

Ilikecake90 wrote: »

Long time listener, first time caller.ðŸ˜

For anyone who has completed stage two I just have a few questions.
1. Is the maths test the same material or close enough too what is on the careers services course?
2. Is the maths a multiple choice answer or is there no choice of answers to choose from.
3. Do you need to bring your own calcator?
4. Was the verbal reasoning difficult and is it true and false or is it true, false and cannot tell?
5. Does anyone know how close you have to get to stage one scores or is a pass sufficient?

Sorry about the list but any help word be appreciated.
I hope we all get the job.ðŸ˜

Hello, and I also love cake!

It's the exact same test as you took in stage 1, only this time it's supervised. They provided the calculator, pen/paper, PC's, toilets etc. all you have to do is show up with I.D, passport photo and booking confirmation. The verbal reasoning was the EXACT same (same paragraphs, same questions) as stage 1, so if you have photographic memory you're sorted. Don't worry about scores, do your best and try focus on staying relaxed and everything else will look after itself. Best of luck!

Do you need short hair and everything for the stage 2 passport photo etc?

punisher5112 wrote: »

Same as passport rules really.

I mean in the sense that my hair is quite long. Don't have time to get it cut by tomorrow. Having long hair in the passport photo they want wouldn't be a black mark against me?