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(Aug 17) NEW Interdepartmental HEO comp (Serving civil servants only)

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    #92
    Optiplexy99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Optiplexy99


    Email from public jobs received now - Assessment Tests to be received on Sept 14th & have to be completed by Sept 19th....

    May get practising!!


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    #93
    sinorita
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭sinorita


    Optiplexy99 wrote:
    Email from public jobs received now - Assessment Tests to be received on Sept 14th & have to be completed by Sept 19th....

    Seems they're calling regional candidates aswell to do the tests


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    #94
    Kanovara
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Kanovara


    ONE practice question for the management scenario!


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    #95
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Optiplexy99 wrote: »
    Email from public jobs received now - Assessment Tests to be received on Sept 14th & have to be completed by Sept 19th....

    May get practising!!
    I can't get in to the message now. Anyone know what company the tests are?


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    #96
    Optiplexy99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Optiplexy99


    eimaj77 wrote: »
    I can't get in to the message now. Anyone know what company the tests are?

    http://practicesite-pas.cut-e.com/


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    #97
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Kanovara wrote: »
    ONE practice question for the management scenario!

    Is the management scenario being used this time? They only ever provide that one example.


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    #98
    Kanovara
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Kanovara


    What is the thinking behind the mgt scenarios? How are we supposed to practice? Anyone any ideas ?


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    #99
    Red Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Red Wolf


    Kanovara wrote: »
    What is the thinking behind the mgt scenarios? How are we supposed to practice? Anyone any ideas ?

    Your not supposed to be able to practice these. You are meant to answer truthfully on the day as to what you would do in the scenarios. You only get one go at it as it isn't used again in the supervised tests. Its a very subjective test with no recourse. You could probably argue a lot of the answers are correct. It is simply a blunt tool to cull numbers


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    #100
    carnie
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭carnie


    I'm trying to decide whether or not to get the practice test from jobtestprep but I'm not sure I'm too bothered shelling out 30/40 quid for it.

    I take it that the job scenario and verbal are the only tests that go towards our final score?


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    #101
    billyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 9,544 ✭✭✭billyhead


    Folks, Just a query on the application form but did anyone else struggle to keep the details for the competencies and summary etc under 300 words and if you go over does this go against you?


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    #102
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    carnie wrote: »
    I'm trying to decide whether or not to get the practice test from jobtestprep but I'm not sure I'm too bothered shelling out 30/40 quid for it.

    I take it that the job scenario and verbal are the only tests that go towards our final score?
    I did for each time and got through to the next round. I figure what's 30 quid now that helps you towards earning 45k+.

    Verbal and numerical are counted in the final score - they'll get you through to the next round.


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    #103
    Kanovara
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Kanovara


    eimaj77 wrote: »
    I did for each time and got through to the next round. I figure what's 30 quid now that helps you towards earning 45k+.

    Verbal and numerical are counted in the final score - they'll get you through to the next round.

    I would've thought that the practice scenarios on cut E would be enough to practice on


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    #104
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Kanovara wrote: »
    eimaj77 wrote: »
    I did for each time and got through to the next round. I figure what's 30 quid now that helps you towards earning 45k+.

    Verbal and numerical are counted in the final score - they'll get you through to the next round.

    I would've thought that the practice scenarios on cut E would be enough to practice on

    Yeah they can be, but there's only so many there. You start to learn the answers off if you know what I mean. I'm not great at all at these tests so any extra help is needed. Some people can just get them straight away and the practice tests given are more than enough. Not for me though.


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    #105
    Tayto2017
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Tayto2017


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    Is the management scenario being used this time? They only ever provide that one example.

    For the sample management scenario, is anyone able to allocate the points or is the example just to show us what we have to do without actually being able to do it?? Thanks! :)


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    #106
    tea and coffee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭tea and coffee


    Tayto2017 wrote: »
    For the sample management scenario, is anyone able to allocate the points or is the example just to show us what we have to do without actually being able to do it?? Thanks! :)

    The latter. It's just a pic of "here's what you have to do"


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    #107
    Optiplexy99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Optiplexy99


    May I ask would it be strongly recommended to pay the €40 for the jobs test prep in order to do very well in the aptitude tests?

    just wondering - Thanks :-)


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    #108
    Tayto2017
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Tayto2017


    tea and coffee wrote: »
    The latter. It's just a pic of "here's what you have to do"

    Well that makes for a great example then!!:rolleyes: Thank you!!!! :D


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    #109
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Optiplexy99 wrote: »
    May I ask would it be strongly recommended to pay the €40 for the jobs test prep in order to do very well in the aptitude tests?

    just wondering - Thanks :-)
    It's really up to yourself. Have you done this type of competition before?


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    #110
    Addle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,812 ✭✭✭Addle


    Colleagues taking this so much more seriously this time.
    It will be a tough competition.


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    #111
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,831 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Good luck to everyone wish I had been allowed to enter :( but AOs arent allowed


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    #112
    PopTarts
    Registered Users Posts: 2,197 ✭✭✭PopTarts


    I bought the cut e tests but they don't seem to be the questions with tabs - just a general chart asking questions.

    The numerical aren't "true" "false" "cannot say" either but Number answers.

    Anyone know if there is any with the tabs / numerical with the true / false answers rather than what I paid for?


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    #113
    Optiplexy99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Optiplexy99


    eimaj77 wrote: »
    It's really up to yourself. Have you done this type of competition before?

    yes I have done it all before without any help or practice - failed the presentation on final stage :( - under Team Leadership

    So am hoping to get some help this time around & hopefully do "alot" better if possible....................


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    #114
    carnie
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭carnie


    PopTarts wrote: »
    I bought the cut e tests but they don't seem to be the questions with tabs - just a general chart asking questions.

    The numerical aren't "true" "false" "cannot say" either but Number answers.

    Anyone know if there is any with the tabs / numerical with the true / false answers rather than what I paid for?

    If it's this package you bought https://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/cut-e-scales-bundle-practice the two full test should be with the tabs. I think the other practice tests are a mix. I bought the package earlier this year so I can't remember the exact interface


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    #115
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Optiplexy99 wrote: »
    eimaj77 wrote: »
    It's really up to yourself. Have you done this type of competition before?

    yes I have done it all before without any help or practice - failed the presentation on final stage :( - under Team Leadership

    So am hoping to get some help this time around & hopefully do "alot" better if possible....................
    That's great! Well done. I failed Team Leadership by 5 points in the interview! Gah!

    I was looking at the cut-e on Jobs Test Prep - I don't think I'll get it. When I got it for the last HEO it was great. Loads of practice tests but they seemed to have changed their system. (Btw there's a 15% off code online somewhere - I have it in work, I'll post tomorrow if required.)


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    #116
    Chieftain
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Chieftain


    Has anyone gotten the link for the online tests yet?. Email said we were supposed to have it by the 14th September, but no sign yet


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    #117
    gazzer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭gazzer


    Chieftain wrote: »
    Has anyone gotten the link for the online tests yet?. Email said we were supposed to have it by the 14th September, but no sign yet

    Well we still have 14 hours to go. I suspect it will be sometime in the afternoon that we will receive the link.


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    #118
    Red Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Red Wolf


    Just got the test link. All systems go - good luck all


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    #119
    billyhead
    Registered Users Posts: 9,544 ✭✭✭billyhead


    All I will say is if anyone can get all those questions for both the verbal & numerical exam finished within the timeframe your the next Stephen Hawkins;)


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    #120
    sinorita
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭sinorita


    billyhead wrote:
    All I will say is if anyone can get all those questions for both the verbal & numerical exam finished within the timeframe your the next Stephen Hawkins

    Done and dusted already?!!


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    #121
    Optiplexy99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭Optiplexy99


    eimaj77 wrote: »
    That's great! Well done. I failed Team Leadership by 5 points in the interview! Gah!

    I was looking at the cut-e on Jobs Test Prep - I don't think I'll get it. When I got it for the last HEO it was great. Loads of practice tests but they seemed to have changed their system. (Btw there's a 15% off code online somewhere - I have it in work, I'll post tomorrow if required.)

    Yeah I fell down on marks on presentation & team leadership by about 10 points.
    I knew presentation I done was crap.......
    Hopefully practice makes perfect & some confidence building!!
    No regrets -try & try again!!!


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