Garda Reserve Interview App Form 13

7/27/2019 Garda Reserve Interview App Form 13

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Interview application form for theposition of Garda Reserve

This application form will form part of your interviewso please complete this form as accurately and as

comprehensively as possible

Title (Mr, Ms, Mrs etc): ____ _________________________________________

Name in full (Block Letters): ________________________________________

Address to which you wish correspondence to e sent:(The onus is on candidates to ensure that their details are up to date for all correspondence. Pleasenotify the Public Appointments Service at once in writin! of any chan!e of address"telephone number"e#mail address$

_______________________________________________________________________________

!ome phone: _________________________

Moile: _________________________

"#mail address: _________________________

$ate of Birth: _________________________

!a%e you attended for an inter%iew in the &arda 'eser%e in the last months

______________________________________

*f yes, please +i%e approimate date and location: ___________________________

-andidate Name: __________________________$ate of Birth:_____________________________

ATTACH RECENT

PASSPORT SIZE

PHOTOGRAPH HERE

OR

IF EMAILING FORM

BRING THE

PHOTOGRAPH WITHYOU ON DAY OF

INTERVIEW



./ "ducational 0ualifications1"ducational re2uirements for selection as a &arda 'eser%e are set out in the 3Notesfor Applicants and -onditions of 4er%ice5 para+raph 6()(Please include all educational details including courses commenced and completedin Ireland or overseas)

(a) List of all su7ects(Lea%in+ -ertificate )

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&rade ;ear "aminationNumer 4chool Attended

"li+iility -riteria 4u7ects

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() Applied Lea%in+ -ertificate

Merit 9 $istinction ;ear "aminationNumer

4chool Attended

(Please brin! the ori!inal $ept/ of "ducation9-olle+e certificate(s$ with you on the day of yourinterview. Photocopies " School copies will %&T suffice.

1If applyin! for eemption from 'eavin! ertificate or e)uivalent )ualification please indicatehere. _____________________________________________________________________

6/ $etails of Third Le%el "ducation :

8ull title of0ualification(s) e/+/$iploma, $e+ree, etc/

'esults(Type and&rade of !onours)

4u7ect(s) in8inal eam

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;ear in which

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$etails of any other trainin+9courses undertaken $ate $uration



</ "mployment 'ecord:Give below in date order from the top full particulars of all employment (includin+ any periodsof unemployment$ between the date of leavin! school or colle!e and the present date. %operiod between these dates should be unaccounted for. If it is necessary to continue on aseparate sheet please set the information out in the same manner as below (eact dates to e+i%en$. *ou may add additional sheets if necessary.

+,ull addresses must be !iven for any periods spent livin! in rented accommodation.

-ates Title of post held, Name and Address 1Address at which you

Period inonths

,rom To

description ofduties,salary etc/

of "mployer resided durin+ all periods ofemployment, self#employmentor unemployment

'eason for lea%in+:

Period inonths ,rom To

'eason for lea%in+:


'eason for lea%in+:


'eason for lea%in+:



>/ lease identify why you feel your eperience and skills would e rele%ant and of enefit tothe &arda 'eser%e role:

?/ /efore you return this form please ensure that you have completed all sections of it and that youhave si!ned the declaration below. The onus is on candidates to establish eli!ibility in thisapplication form.

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I hereby declare that I fulfil all the re)uirements set out in the onditions for 0ntry that the information!iven in this form is correct and !ive my permission for en)uiries to be made to establish such matters asa!e )ualifications e1perience and character and for the release by other people or or!anisations of suchinformation as may be necessary to the Public Appointments Service for that purpose.

lease return this form to the followin+ address:

ulic Appointments 4er%ice, &arda 'eser%e, -hapter !ouse, 6#<C Aey 4treet Dpper, $ulin .

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Garda Reserve - The Interview

Congratulations on being invited to the first stage of the selection process for

Garda Reserve. We hope that you will find the following information helpful as youprepare for your interview. You are encouraged to read this information carefully

and to think about the areas that will be covered during the interview.

The interview will take approximately 20 minutes. There will be two people on the

interview board ! representative of !n Garda "iochana and a representative of

the #ublic !ppointments "ervice. !t the start of the interview you will be

introduced to both members of the $nterview board and the format of the

interview will be explained to you.

The interview will begin with an overview of your education%training% generalinterests. The interview board will then go on to talk to you about your

experiences at work. &or the most part the board will be interested in hearing

about why you made particular choices' how you en(oyed the different experiences

and the benefit you feel you gained from these ) think about how these

experiences might help you in the role of Garda Reserve.

The interview board will be particularly interested in hearing about your

experiences in the following areas:

a! "or#ing as part of a team

b! $olving a difficult problem

c! %eing involved in your local area

The interview board will also be interested in hearing about your reasons for

wanting to &oin the Garda Reserve'

*uring the interview it is essential that you listen extremely carefully to the

+uestions that the ,oard -embers ask. There is a limited time available for each

interview so it is best to spend the time focusing on what you did in the situations

that you describe.$n order to prepare for the interview' you should thin# of several situations

where you have demonstrated the skills listed at a/' b/ and c/ above. You may

include experiences from any kind of setting for example' education' leisure

activities' paid employment' voluntary work' etc. Think carefully about these skill

areas in relation to your experiences to date as you may find it difficult to come

up with suitable examples on the spur of the moment at the interview.



Throughout the interview' one ,oard -ember will be taking notes. This is to

provide the ,oard with a fair and accurate account of the interview you give' and

it will be used during the assessment which follows directly after the interview.

!t the end of the interview you will be given an opportunity to add any additional

comments in support of your application. !t this time' if you wish' you may clarifyor expand on the details of any of the experiences that you described during the

interview.

Remember:

• (o not rely on the ,oard -embers to assume that you behaved in a certain

way or for certain reasons

• (o not generalise e.g. $ tend to be very organised/

• (o use specific examples% achievements to demonstrate your skills in a

particular area

• (o give sufficient detail to ensure that the ,oard -embers know exactly

what steps you took and why

• (o listen carefully and ask for clarification if you are unsure of the +uestion

being asked

• (o try and relax during the interview.

&urther information on preparing for interviews is available on www.public(obs.ie

Garda Reserve ) The "ritten )xercise

!s part of your duties in the role of Garda Reserve you may be re+uired to writedescriptions of incidents which you encounter. $t is important that these

descriptions are accurate and of the highest standard.

$n order to assess your ability to write such reports you will be re+uired to

complete a written exercise on the same day of the interview. This exercise is

being used so that we can get a measure of your ability to produce a concise and

accurate description of a situation.

$n this exercise you will be re+uired to write a report on information supplied. You

will have *0 minutes to complete this report. ,efore you begin this exercise a&acilitator will read out the instructions and explain what is re+uired. You will then

have the opportunity to ask any +uestions if you are not clear about what is

expected.

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Garda Reserve Interview App Form 13