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Garda Trainee 2019 - Stage 2

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  • #152
    r1gskcn9p3y75o
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭r1gskcn9p3y75o


    Briano1996 wrote: »
    Got my message today about my acceptance into stage 2. Stage 1 didnt go to plan and I scraped by. Does anyone know what the best prep course would be? Should I try the Sova one as they're the ones supplying the tests?
    Thanks
    What number roughly were you.


  • #153
    Briano1996
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭Briano1996


    Deano.f87 wrote: »
    What number roughly were you.
    1900


  • #154
    Macu17ab
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭Macu17ab


    Career services was very helpful for my preparation to stage 2.


  • #155
    GavK
    Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭GavK


    Just wondering s the running order of tasks to be completed on Stage 2 as follows ?

    Task 1: Verbal Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
    Task 2: Logical Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
    Task 3: Job Simulation Exercise (20 minutes for 13 scenarios)
    Task 4: Report Writing Exercise (30 minutes to write report)

    This is from the Public Jobs familiarisation link.

    Career services website suggests that report writing comes before job simulation.

    Would appreciate it if anybody had an answer, thanks.


  • #156
    LeeQuilabab123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭LeeQuilabab123


    GavK wrote: »
    Just wondering s the running order of tasks to be completed on Stage 2 as follows ?

    Task 1: Verbal Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
    Task 2: Logical Reasoning (25 minutes duration for 15 questions)
    Task 3: Job Simulation Exercise (20 minutes for 13 scenarios)
    Task 4: Report Writing Exercise (30 minutes to write report)

    This is from the Public Jobs familiarisation link.

    Career services website suggests that report writing comes before job simulation.

    Would appreciate it if anybody had an answer, thanks.

    I'm 99% sure the report writing comes last pal.


    Speaking of the report writing, is anybody finding the Garda IP report writing tough going ? I don't know if I'm trying to be too thorough or what. I'm hoping the actual exam is a bit handier.


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  • #157
    Aaron123
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Aaron123


    Does anybody know when results are out for stage 2?


  • #158
    sazxox
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭sazxox


    Aaron123 wrote: »
    Does anybody know when results are out for stage 2?

    when did you have yours


  • #159
    r1gskcn9p3y75o
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭r1gskcn9p3y75o


    Aaron123 wrote: »
    Does anybody know when results are out for stage 2?

    Supposedly end on July for first group. So this week...maybe


  • #160
    Mar_mar27
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭Mar_mar27


    Should have them by the end of this week guys so best of luck!


  • #161
    Judojeasus
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Judojeasus


    Hey guys looking for help . Bought the stage two prep from Noel Mcloughlin and I'm flying everything . Last night I taught I do job simulation practice test and I'm consistently getting 1of8 and 2 of 8 . I must be doing something wrong as I scored well in stage one . Any one else have same issue . In the stage two test will we have to drag the answers into the best order ??


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  • #162
    sazxox
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭sazxox


    Judojeasus wrote: »
    Hey guys looking for help . Bought the stage two prep from Noel Mcloughlin and I'm flying everything . Last night I taught I do job simulation practice test and I'm consistently getting 1of8 and 2 of 8 . I must be doing something wrong as I scored well in stage one . Any one else have same issue . In the stage two test will we have to drag the answers into the best order ??

    Hey,

    Same thing when I had Noels, don't worry about that, theres a weird system he uses, you don't have to drag them in real thing, the real thing is the same as how the few job simulation questions that we got in stage 1 were structured!


  • #163
    dude23
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭dude23


    Hey quick question.ive my stage 2 on tomorrow just wondering if anyone knows what's the dress code for this....thanks


  • #164
    maryf97
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭maryf97


    dude23 wrote: »
    Hey quick question.ive my stage 2 on tomorrow just wondering if anyone knows what's the dress code for this....thanks

    No dress code, just wear something comfortable because you’ll be sitting for about 2 hours


  • #165
    Aaron123
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Aaron123


    sazxox wrote: »
    when did you have yours

    The end of june


  • #166
    Jahcork
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Jahcork


    Anyone who has done stage 2 did you find it similar or harder to the questions on the career services website ?


  • #167
    Niamhlol
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Niamhlol


    Just wondering if stage 2 is the same style as stage 1? Found it much more difficult than last year and not sure whether to buy a preparation course?
    Cheers


  • #168
    Macu17ab
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭Macu17ab


    Here's hoping! although they were a little late with the stage one results so it could even be next week :(


  • #169
    Nel26
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Nel26


    Have my stage 2 tomorrow! Any tips? Nervous out now especially for the report writing!


  • #170
    maryf97
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭maryf97


    Nel26 wrote: »
    Have my stage 2 tomorrow! Any tips? Nervous out now especially for the report writing!

    Just do your best! If you’ve studied or signed up for any of the courses you should have nothing to worry about. For the report writing just get down as much info as possible when watching the video. I actually thought I’d have loads of time with 30 mins but I actually didn’t so keep an eye on the clock. Best of luck!


  • #171
    Nel26
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Nel26


    maryf97 wrote: »
    Just do your best! If you’ve studied or signed up for any of the courses you should have nothing to worry about. For the report writing just get down as much info as possible when watching the video. I actually thought I’d have loads of time with 30 mins but I actually didn’t so keep an eye on the clock. Best of luck!

    Thank you, I signed up for the gardaip and I’m finding it so helpful alright! The report writing is so tough but I’m finding I am remembering some of the account it’s just trying to get down the details it goes so fast!!
    Thank you, best of luck with your campaign :) hopefully we’ll all get into templemore!


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  • #172
    Macu17ab
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭Macu17ab


    Best of luck. There was actually less info in the report writing on the day than there was in the career service practice questions, so hopefully it'll be the same for you :)


  • #173
    maryf97
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭maryf97


    Nel26 wrote: »
    Thank you, I signed up for the gardaip and I’m finding it so helpful alright! The report writing is so tough but I’m finding I am remembering some of the account it’s just trying to get down the details it goes so fast!!
    Thank you, best of luck with your campaign :) hopefully we’ll all get into templemore!

    I did the career services course and I found the real video a lot slower and they also repeat some important details twice! You’ll be fine, once you have the general gist of things it’s grand! Yes heres to hoping, waiting on results this week so fingers crossed :)


  • #174
    LeeQuilabab123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭LeeQuilabab123


    Nel26 wrote: »
    Thank you, I signed up for the gardaip and I’m finding it so helpful alright! The report writing is so tough but I’m finding I am remembering some of the account it’s just trying to get down the details it goes so fast!!
    Thank you, best of luck with your campaign :) hopefully we’ll all get into templemore!

    This is calming some of my nerves because I'm finding the Garda IP report writing fairly tough aswell, there's no way the actual test can be as hard as those practice questions 😂


  • #175
    Nel26
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Nel26


    LeeQuilabab123 wrote: »
    This is calming some of my nerves because I'm finding the Garda IP report writing fairly tough aswell, there's no way the actual test can be as hard as those practice questions 😂


    How’re you finding the other tests on them? The job simulation one is really getting to me now


  • #176
    LeeQuilabab123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭LeeQuilabab123


    Nel26 wrote: »
    How’re you finding the other tests on them? The job simulation one is really getting to me now


    The job simulation seems to be corrected all wrong on the site. I manually go through each question after every test, it tells you if Answer A was optimal etc. So I go through it like that and figure out my own score. The system always tells me I'm getting like 1/8 but that's just an error on their side.

    Other than that, I seem to be going backwards on the verbal but I'm just going to stick at it and try not to overthink the questions too much.


  • #177
    Dublingarda
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭Dublingarda


    How is everyone feeling after the test this week?


  • #178
    AshleyOH
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭AshleyOH


    Anybody have an idea when stage 2 results will be out? Sat the test 3rd July!


  • #179
    sazxox
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭sazxox


    AshleyOH wrote: »
    Anybody have an idea when stage 2 results will be out? Sat the test 3rd July!

    I think it'll be today or tomorrow that we hear! Fingers crossed anyways


  • #180
    AshleyOH
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭AshleyOH


    sazxox wrote: »
    I think it'll be today or tomorrow that we hear! Fingers crossed anyways


    Hopefully, just wanna know now!


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  • #181
    Mar_mar27
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭Mar_mar27


    Same! Checking my phone like a made woman! Suspence killing me:(


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