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Driver Tester Recruitment Campaign 2017 – 2018 (closing - 5.30pm Friday 5th January)

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    #32
    Bazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    Done the tests earlier found them ok

    Just made sure I was in a quiet room and went at them


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    #33
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    As far as I remember just the 1 page and CV attached. Have you checked your spam folder? They do say (FAQs) that if you think you should have heard, but haven't, to ring them ... Did you get an initial acknowledgement when you submitted the form online?


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    #34
    De Plank
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭De Plank


    Yea, got no reply at all, checked and double checked folders and nothing. Emailed them on Wednesday and got no reply.
    Can't get through on phone so left phone message today & awaiting a reply to that ........I though maybe i missed a page or something & wondered is there many more in the same boat.


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    #35
    De Plank
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭De Plank


    lol.... just received this ......"Please note you are receiving this email as you have an @eircom.net email address. It has been brought to our attention that some @eircom.net accounts have not received the below email due to Eircom’s security. If you have already received this email, please ignore. ...now to do the tests :):)


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    #36
    job seeker
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭job seeker


    De Plank wrote: »
    Yea, got no reply at all, checked and double checked folders and nothing. Emailed them on Wednesday and got no reply.
    Can't get through on phone so left phone message today & awaiting a reply to that ........I though maybe i missed a page or something & wondered is there many more in the same boat.

    I was contacted to say I'd got be getting to the next stage as I was 2 months off, having my licence for 5 years. So regardless of getting through or not. You definitely SHOULD have been emailed.


    Oh EDIT: Never mind.....


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    #37
    job seeker
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭job seeker


    De Plank wrote: »
    lol.... just received this ......"Please note you are receiving this email as you have an @eircom.net email address. It has been brought to our attention that some @eircom.net accounts have not received the below email due to Eircom’s security. If you have already received this email, please ignore. ...now to do the tests :):)

    Glad you got sorted! :)


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    #38
    Engine No.9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Engine No.9


    Did the tests. VR was not as bad as I thought. Messed up the Ability to Concentrate test and started it before I was ready. Quit out of it ASAP. Called this morning and they were able to reset it for me. Hopefully now get the invitation to the assessment centre.


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    #39
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Havn't even looked at link yet. Prob will do it 17th or morning 18th! Are the instructions pretty clear - when you say, pajopearl, that you started it before you were ready - was that just a 'personal delay' or a quirk in the task?

    PS - I presume everyone who qualified in terms of having licence more than 5 years was accepted this far? Isn't there another online test - the 'technical' test pre-assessment centre arrangements?


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    #40
    teggers5
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭teggers5


    My other half completed the tests today too. Thought they were fine.
    Tuisginideach, the instructions are pretty clear and they give you a practice before both tests so you will know exactly what you have to do.


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    #41
    Engine No.9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Engine No.9


    tuisginideach wrote: »
    Havn't even looked at link yet. Prob will do it 17th or morning 18th! Are the instructions pretty clear - when you say, pajopearl, that you started it before you were ready - was that just a 'personal delay' or a quirk in the task?

    That was just a personal delay. Meant to quit out of it and clicked start instead. Thankfully, they reset the test for me this morning.:D


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    #42
    kerb
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭kerb


    Done the 2 tests today found verbal reasoning tough enough only got to 20 questions before time ran out


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    #43
    BFisher81
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭BFisher81


    Done the test yesterday and also found verbal reasoning difficult. Only got to question 24. Not expecting to get any further at this point.


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    #44
    Bazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    I only got to 24 or 25

    it says at the start your not expected to answer all questions.

    If you got them all correct and not complete I would say that would stand to you more !!

    Keep the faith


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    #45
    job seeker
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭job seeker


    Bazzy wrote: »
    I only got to 24 or 25

    it says at the start your not expected to answer all questions.

    If you got them all correct and not complete I would say that would stand to you more !!

    Keep the faith
    BFisher81 wrote: »
    Done the test yesterday and also found verbal reasoning difficult. Only got to question 24. Not expecting to get any further at this point.
    kerb wrote: »
    Done the 2 tests today found verbal reasoning tough enough only got to 20 questions before time ran out

    I think 20-25 well answered questions are far better than flying through them guessing them..


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    #46
    magentis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭magentis


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    #47
    Rojo
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Rojo


    magentis wrote: »
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    Bravo!


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    #48
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Not good - only got to 17.


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    #49
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    tuisginideach wrote: »
    Not good - only got to 17.

    Got to 20 odd.....think that is generally ok figure ..to try get as many Correct as you can


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    #50
    Engine No.9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Engine No.9


    So, the next round starts today. If I'm correct in my thinking, those who successfully completed the aptitude tests will be invited to the assessment center and must have the technical test completed by then!? With a cut off point of next Thursday, the 25th!?


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    #51
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    pajopearl wrote: »
    So, the next round starts today. If I'm correct in my thinking, those who successfully completed the aptitude tests will be invited to the assessment center and must have the technical test completed by then!? With a cut off point of next Thursday, the 25th!?

    What's the technical test? How would you have it completed before being invited to the assessment center..


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    #52
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    technical is like driver theory test - it's online. So is everyone, regardless of how they do on the technical test assessed face to face? That's amazing - people could get that far then without having ever sat in a car (as long as they had a licence for more than 5 years)! That seems like a huge waste of time and resources.


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    #53
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    pajopearl wrote: »
    So, the next round starts today. If I'm correct in my thinking, those who successfully completed the aptitude tests will be invited to the assessment center and must have the technical test completed by then!? With a cut off point of next Thursday, the 25th!?

    Can you post a link confirming this information?


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    #54
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    https://www.collinsmcnicholas.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Frequently-Asked-Questions-02-Jan-2018.pdf


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    #55
    Michelle2567
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Michelle2567


    It says in the link above, the tests closed on the 17th. My email said the tests had to be completed by 4pm the 18th. Did anyone else get an email with their tests saying the 18th?
    Has anyone heard anything since completing the tests?


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    #56
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    Michelle2567 wrote: »
    It says in the link above, the tests closed on the 17th. My email said the tests had to be completed by 4pm the 18th. Did anyone else get an email with their tests saying the 18th?
    Has anyone heard anything since completing the tests?

    I heard nothing. I thonk its a very optimistic timeline anyway with all the interest my number for first tests was over 4000!


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    #57
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Aptitude tests here were for 4pm on 18th too. Number here was in 4000s as was someone else's.


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    #58
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    No word here - anyone hear anything?


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    #59
    irishgoldberg
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭irishgoldberg


    tuisginideach wrote: »
    No word here - anyone hear anything?

    Im still waiting as well, hopefully we hear in the next day or so.


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    #60
    Bazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    Nothing back here yet either


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    #61
    Engine No.9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Engine No.9


    Got invite to assessment centre in the last few minutes. Link to technical test is in it. Says it's untimed. Says it has to be completed within 40 mins. However, if it's untimed,surely that means someone can have the driver theory test booklet beside them and get the answer before submitting!? Sounds like 40 minutes with unlimited stoppage time to me!?


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