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Administrative Officer 2020 in the Civil Service

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  • #812
    ddpas
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭ddpas


    floorpie wrote: »
    Again, from my perspective it's really well organised. I get that it's frustrating having to wait, but each stage seems to take place rapidly, and we're not waiting long between stages. The interview process for a single role in places like Google can take 6-9 months. My public sector organisation is similar. I entered many CS competitions at the same time so I see them all ticking along nicely together, so I'm quite impressed with the speed and scale of hiring here.

    The only limiting factor seems to be the rate at which departments require new AOs, and PAS can't control that. Spend your intervening time finding HEO roles to apply for :)

    Yeah I do agree and I am also glad that theres someone here backing them up haha Im sure they are doing their best with the limited information they probably have on assignments etc.. just a little email response here and there would go a long way and just goes without saying in most other places


  • #813
    floorpie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭floorpie


    ddpas wrote: »
    Yeah I do agree and I am also glad that theres someone here backing them up haha Im sure they are doing their best with the limited information they probably have on assignments etc.. just a little email response here and there would go a long way and just goes without saying in most other places

    I'm just so curious to know where I could be placed, even if it weren't to be for months :o


  • #814
    DerastiS
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭DerastiS


    Mike Foxtrot wrote: »
    For those interested in the AO (ICT) Stream,

    The Department of Social Protection have opened a New Campaign for Administrative Officer (AO) - Information and Communications Technology


    Again for those that might be interested in this is looks like interviews are kicking off towards the end of the month/beginning of March. Seems like pretty slow movement but I'm not very familiar with public sector recruitment.


  • #815
    cornel08biz
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭cornel08biz


    I have just gotten an answer from Pas saying that there are 43 people ahead of me on the general stream panel . I'm 41 in batch 1.2
    .... It means that there are only 2 people left in batch 1.1. It looks like it is moving very fast.. Does anyone have more information?
    Thanks


  • #816
    Cossie44
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Cossie44


    cornel08biz wrote: »
    I have just gotten an answer from Pas saying that there are 43 people ahead of me on the general stream panel . I'm 41 in batch 1.2
    .... It means that there are only 2 people left in batch 1.1. It looks like it is moving very fast.. Does anyone have more information?
    Thanks

    I'm 28th on 1.2 so I'll let you know when I get the call, also currently in the cs so I'm not sure whether I would have to go through clearance again.


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  • #817
    Balaine
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Balaine


    Is there any update as to what oom they are up to in the Business and Finance stream?
    It appears to be moving very slowly. There seems to be much more happening on the General stream.


  • #818
    ohstan
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭ohstan


    Anyone else in the health stream? I should be starting in the DoH the end of March!


  • #819
    belgowho
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭belgowho


    For those on the General panel and those who contacted PAS, what email are you using to get info on where they are on panel? I haven't emailed yet and happy to try on Monday to see where they are.


  • #820
    FenFlynn
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭FenFlynn


    Not sure if it's clearancemailbox@publicjobs.ie
    I emailed that one to request to stay in current department


  • #821
    belgowho
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭belgowho


    FenFlynn wrote: »
    Not sure if it's clearancemailbox@publicjobs.ie
    I emailed that one to request to stay in current department

    I was thinking of emailing my dept HR to see about staying. My thinking is not much can be done but worth a shot.


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  • #822
    nmcg67
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭nmcg67


    If you don't ask the answer is always no. I was supposed to join the Guards as an EO but asked the AP in Housing if I could just take the vacancy in the unit I was already in and I did :).


  • #823
    FenFlynn
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭FenFlynn


    belgowho wrote: »
    I was thinking of emailing my dept HR to see about staying. My thinking is not much can be done but worth a shot.

    I was told differently, apparently we are PAS`s customer, so they do take note of your preferences when placing. you should email them as well as asking the head of your division. I've done both, fingers crossed I'll be staying at least in my own department if not my own division.


  • #824
    belgowho
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭belgowho


    FenFlynn wrote: »
    I was told differently, apparently we are PAS`s customer, so they do take note of your preferences when placing. you should email them as well as asking the head of your division. I've done both, fingers crossed I'll be staying at least in my own department if not my own division.

    Did you do this when you began clearance? Ive already told my boss I want to stay and the AP knows aswell.


  • #825
    FenFlynn
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭FenFlynn


    belgowho wrote: »
    Did you do this when you began clearance? Ive already told my boss I want to stay and the AP knows aswell.

    I haven't been reached yet, I'm early teens in batch 1.2, hopefully it'll be soon.
    I was just putting the request out before clearance and see what happens.


  • #826
    belgowho
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭belgowho


    Anyone know what happens to holiday days unused from year 1 of service when you start a new AO role?


  • #827
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,278 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    belgowho wrote: »
    Anyone know what happens to holiday days unused from year 1 of service when you start a new AO role?

    You have to have used your statutory minimum number of days prior to 31st March of the preceding year, you can carry the balance- subject to not carrying any leave at the end of the 3 year leave cycle (i.e. running it down to zero) or if you do not use it in full by the end of the 3 year leave cycle, you loose it.

    Leave is also used in a hierarchy- where carried leave gets used first and has a limited timespan in which to be used, but it is counted towards you taking your statutory minimum amount of leave (aka you could bank a few days, for 2 years running to take longer paid leave in year 3- subject to certain limits, typically, you cannot carry a total of more than 50% of your allocated leave in the preceding year).

    If you change grade at a midpoint in the leave year, entitling you to additional AL, you are given the AL immediately, on a pro-rata basis, aka, you'll receive a portion at the higher grade up to the 31st March, and then the following leave year you'll receive the full quota.

    Peoplepoint have some magic formulas for working it all out.


  • #828
    2020Survivor
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭2020Survivor


    belgowho wrote: »
    Anyone know what happens to holiday days unused from year 1 of service when you start a new AO role?

    If you work in a Department/Office that has transferred theIr annual leave function to PeoplePoint, you should contact them, if not, contact your own Department’s/Office’s HR Dept would be my advice. However, the amount of leave you have or get could be determined by the leave year end date, if it’s different, in a new Department or Office if you end up moving and not being kept by your current Department/Office.


  • #829
    FenFlynn
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭FenFlynn


    I was contacted for confirmation to proceed to to next stage which is going to be clearance.
    They are moving fast.


  • #830
    Aero123
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Aero123


    FenFlynn wrote: »
    I was contacted for confirmation to proceed to to next stage which is going to be clearance.
    They are moving fast.


    May I ask which stream you are?


  • #831
    FenFlynn
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭FenFlynn


    Aero123 wrote: »
    May I ask which stream you are?

    General


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  • #832
    belgowho
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭belgowho


    Certainly moving a lot faster than I thought they would.


  • #833
    Balaine
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Balaine


    According to PAS on Monday they had reached and called up to 9th places on the Business and Finance stream.


  • #834
    2020Survivor
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭2020Survivor


    Balaine wrote: »
    According to PAS on Monday they had reached and called up to 9th places on the Business and Finance stream.

    That panel hasn’t moved so in about 2 weeks. But at least the General stream seems to be moving swiftly.


  • #835
    Jambori
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Jambori


    Anyone have an idea where they're up to on the Health Stream panel for batch 1.2? :)


  • #836
    AngryLips
    Registered Users Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    Balaine wrote: »
    According to PAS on Monday they had reached and called up to 9th places on the Business and Finance stream.


    So they're still only on OOM 9 of batch 1.1 if I understand right ...patience is definitely a good quality for this process.


  • #837
    2020Survivor
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭2020Survivor


    AngryLips wrote: »
    So they're still only on OOM 9 of batch 1.1 if I understand right ...patience is definitely a good quality for this process.

    I’m not sure what the batch numbering is for the Business & Finance stream, but I was in the group interviews in December and was placed on the panel and my position hasn’t been reached yet, so if that’s Batch 1.1 then your understanding is correct, they haven’t exhausted the first Business & Finance panel yet.

    Patience is definitely something you need, not just for the recruitment campaign, but in general for a career in the civil service.


  • #838
    Aine1986
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Aine1986


    FenFlynn wrote: »
    I was contacted for confirmation to proceed to to next stage which is going to be clearance.
    They are moving fast.


    Can I ask what batch you in for the general stream and roughly what number? I am in the 20s for 1.2


  • #839
    FenFlynn
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭FenFlynn


    Aine1986 wrote: »
    Can I ask what batch you in for the general stream and roughly what number? I am in the 20s for 1.2

    Early teens for batch 1.2 as well.


  • #840
    eganr29
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭eganr29


    I was contacted for clearance 4 weeks ago for health stream, does anyone have any idea how long it might take to be contacted about a position?


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  • #841
    floorpie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭floorpie


    Do you only find out if clearance/refs are good when a department eventually contacts you, or do PAS let you know that you're cleared and that they're handing you on to HR in a dept?


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