Executive Officer Campaign 2016

bubblesforyou wrote: »

Borboleta81 wrote: »

Ah, I hope Galway does open up some vacancies. I heard that being top heavy in the region they'll have to wait for people to retire before taking on new EO's.

Oh no - I'm waiting on Galway (and Offaly) - hoping to be placed very soon. Are there really no current vacancies in Galway - seems very hard to believe with the amount of govt. dept.'s. in Galway????? When I spoke to them last Friday (July 28th) they said they had hoped to start placing from the Galway panel within two weeks.

Any thoughts?

When I rang today they said currently no vacancies in galway. I'm also hoping to get placed there although I'm confident I will get offered limerick first. Where are you on Galway panel?

From what I can gather, vacancies may have been requested by Departments to PAS but haven't yet been "verified" and they need to be "verified" before they become a vacancy that will be filled from the panel.

So there may be vacancies in a region but they just haven't been verified yet - though I'm not sure what the verification process is or what it means.

starsx wrote: »

When I rang a few weeks ago i was told there was around 300 on batch one!

Im in the same boat as yourself batch2 for open and interd. I have'nt heard to many people get called on interd.

Hopefully they will pick up a bit in the next few weeks. No I haven't heard of anyone getting it on interd. Someone else in my department is in batch one, and by the sounds of things they got called from the open. So no point in asking about what number they are up to in the Interd I suppose?

SxQ2449 wrote:

Hopefully they will pick up a bit in the next few weeks. No I haven't heard of anyone getting it on interd. Someone else in my department is in batch one, and by the sounds of things they got called from the open. So no point in asking about what number they are up to in the Interd I suppose?

They are at about 40 on the internal last I checked. You would have to remember a lot of that could simply be a result of someone being called on the open and thus removed from the interd.

I had initially been told that there was 300 in batch one Dublin. That they would wrap up batch one by the end of July and that regionals wouldn't start until after batch one. This is all separate information pieced together from here and pas.

However I also learned both from boards and colleagues in the regional lists that they began placing regions before finishing Dublin. This information came up not long after dublin slowed down. I can only presume they where pressured into starting regionals asap. In fairness I cant understand why Dublin would be given priority if there where vacancies in the regions. Even if the majority was in Dublin.

Anywho I'd imagine between the regionals dipping into staff levels as well as the likes of holidays That's why Dublin has taken a hit. They had previously managed 200 in 3 weeks. in the 3 weeks since then they managed to hit 230.....

sierra117x wrote:

They are at about 40 on the internal last I checked. You would have to remember a lot of that could simply be a result of someone being called on the open and thus removed from the interd.

I think they have moved a fair bit ahead in terms of internals not only because of a duplicate of people being on the internal and open but also because the panel is a combination of Dublin and regional on that list.

Jsherlock1 wrote: »

Just got a call for references and health declaration for westmeath

Great news! Congrats

sierra117x wrote: »

They are at about 40 on the internal last I checked. You would have to remember a lot of that could simply be a result of someone being called on the open and thus removed from the interd.

I had initially been told that there was 300 in batch one Dublin. That they would wrap up batch one by the end of July and that regionals wouldn't start until after batch one. This is all separate information pieced together from here and pas.

However I also learned both from boards and colleagues in the regional lists that they began placing regions before finishing Dublin. This information came up not long after dublin slowed down. I can only presume they where pressured into starting regionals asap. In fairness I cant understand why Dublin would be given priority if there where vacancies in the regions. Even if the majority was in Dublin.

Anywho I'd imagine between the regionals dipping into staff levels as well as the likes of holidays That's why Dublin has taken a hit. They had previously managed 200 in 3 weeks. in the 3 weeks since then they managed to hit 230.....

Thank you I appreciate that, I realise that I'm coming to this late in the day!

I'm late 230s in Dublin and I've just dropped out. So things will move a teeny bit faster! Good luck everybody 😉

Anyone heard anything in Kerry?

I'm on open.

misslemon wrote: »

Hope it's because you got good news

Yup! Got the AO call yesterday.

newstarts wrote: »

Number wise where r ya? Have u heard anything!

I'm in top 15 and heard nothing yet. They didn't give you much information! Suppose it depends on who answers the phone..

misslemon wrote: »

That's great news! I remember when we got our results and weren't sure they'd get to our end of the panel! Delighted for you.

Thank you! The way that panel is going you won't have too long to wait. Best of luck to you

Jsherlock1 wrote: »

Hate having to contact one of my previous employers for a reference though. I know she will drag her heels....loves a power trip when she gets the chance!

Congrats, Hopefully it will be a speedy process from now on in. Do you mind me asking what Department you got?

I am the same in the South East. Do you mean they have started calling a second Dublin batch? Thanks