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    #92
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    "Dress as you normally would for work"

    I'm a performer in a burlesque show...

    You'll fit right in


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    #93
    nebraska132
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭nebraska132


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    "Dress as you normally would for work"

    I'm a performer in a burlesque show...

    i would say the SEO is a demotion but each to their own:)


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    #94
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Are you allowed to bring in a calculator and pen & paper for the numerical test? I can see no mention of this.


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    #95
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Tabnabs wrote: »
    Are you allowed to bring in a calculator and pen & paper for the numerical test? I can see no mention of this.

    Would you have time to use them?


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    #96
    MurfballEng
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭MurfballEng


    Tabnabs wrote: »
    Are you allowed to bring in a calculator and pen & paper for the numerical test? I can see no mention of this.

    If you read the information sent it says that nothing is allowed in the room with the tests and as such they will provide anything that is needed!


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    #97
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    godtabh wrote: »
    Would you have time to use them?

    Several times in the first run. If you want the high score you gotta give the grey matter a hand. :P


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    #98
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Done and dusted. Best of luck to everyone and we'll know the results come mid October.


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    #99
    tungsten
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭tungsten


    Just wondering Tabnabs.
    Is the content of the cut-e the same as the first unsupervised test you had.
    I'm assuming and hoping they will be measuring like for like.


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    #100
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    If not the same, then very, very similar. All very professionally run and everything runs like clockwork too.


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    #101
    gazzer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭gazzer


    Did the test this morning. Managed to answer 40 out of 49 in the Verbal section in the 12 minutes. Surprisingly I finished the Maths section with time to spare. I think I must be getting better at these tests considering the amount I have done in the last two years :):):)


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    #102
    MurfballEng
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭MurfballEng


    They have said results will be out in October - does anyone know if you are successful how long after that would they hold interviews?


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    #103
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    MurfballEng wrote: »
    They have said results will be out in October - does anyone know if you are successful how long after that would they hold interviews?

    My AP interview was 2 weeks after the date the supervised test results were released. I presume this'll be similar but it depends on how much of a priority they are for PAS.


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    #104
    MurfballEng
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭MurfballEng


    ok thanks for that - suppose i am presuming that I scored ok and will make interview stage ha!
    I have holiday booked for early november.....


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    #105
    Decinho
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Decinho


    I'm away for first 3 weeks of November so am wondering whether there's any point in going to this test sitting at all now.


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    #106
    monreaghlad
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭monreaghlad


    I have my supervised test on Wednesday and I was wondering if the information on the tabs were the same with different questions or is it completely different information.


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    #107
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Any one know when the results are due?


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    #108
    sodacake1968
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭sodacake1968


    Mid October I believe


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    #109
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    sodacake1968 wrote: »
    Mid October I believe

    such a long process!


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    #110
    prettyboy81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭prettyboy81


    Endurance Test more than anything else.


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    #111
    prettyboy81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭prettyboy81


    Will there be white smoke tomorrow? Mid October.....


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    #112
    gazzer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭gazzer


    prettyboy81 wrote: »
    Will there be white smoke tomorrow? Mid October.....

    I bloody hope so. Its taking ages. I did Stage 2 of the HEO on Monday and the results for that will be out in 3 weeks. Dont know what is taking so long with the SEO.


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    #113
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    I dont understand why it is taking so long


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    #114
    Bouncybouncy
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Bouncybouncy


    Does anyone know if they will be shortlisting those who passed stage 2 based on the application form or will they be interviewing in the order of merit?


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    #115
    Kigera
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭Kigera


    godtabh wrote: »
    I dont understand why it is taking so long

    Maybe its because they actually have to make 5 panels from everyone who has sitted the tests e.g. Panel 1: Senior Executive Officer, Panel 2: Senior Planner, Panel 3: Senior Executive Planner, Panel 4: Senior Engineer and Panel 5: Senior Executive Engineer). I cant recall if we had to state orginally which of the 5 positions we were applying for.


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    #116
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Kigera wrote: »
    Maybe its because they actually have to make 5 panels from everyone who has sitted the tests e.g. Panel 1: Senior Executive Officer, Panel 2: Senior Planner, Panel 3: Senior Executive Planner, Panel 4: Senior Engineer and Panel 5: Senior Executive Engineer). I cant recall if we had to state orginally which of the 5 positions we were applying for.
    The application I did was for senior executive egineer only. Each was a separate competition


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    #117
    Reputable Rog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭Reputable Rog


    Results are out for SEP.


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    #118
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Nothing yet for SEE


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    #119
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,692 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Nothing for SEO either.


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    #120
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Is it just results? Anything else


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    #121
    gazzer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭gazzer


    I am f***ing beyond pissed off. I got my results.

    In stage 1 I got the following

    Numerical 5258
    Verbal 7316

    In stage 2 I got the following
    Numerical 7792
    Verbal 4684.

    Because my Verbal score is different they are disqualifying me from the competition. Does anybody know if I have ANY comeback on this?


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