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Leadership and Supervising Personal Motivation and Discipline Resilience Physical Capacity The ability and motivation to take responsibility for others; to coordinate and to delegate to others. A commitment to the Army as a career. An ability to act on own initiative. Calmness when faced with conflicting demands and when working under pressure. To meet the standards set for the Army Cadet. Candidates, if selected, will be required to attend for the various stages of the selection procedure on the dates and times as notified by email. Candidates who fail to attend for any stage of the selection procedure will be disqualified from participation in any further stages of that competition. b. Stage 1 – Psychometric Testing (Online) (1) Stage 1 of the selection procedure involves tests that measure a range of skills and qualities that are necessary in the job. These tests provide a consistent and suitable way of screening candidates at the initial stage of the selection campaign. These tests are designed to identify the most suitable people to go forward to the next stage of the Cadetship Competition. The tests have been designed so that they are fair to all applicants and are objectively scored. Candidates will be required to complete a psychometric test online. Candidates will be supplied with psychometric test familiarisation material in order to introduce them to the format of the tests. (2) Candidates will be required to complete the online psychometric test within the timeframe specified by the Defence Forces. Candidates should pay particular attention to ensuring that the contact details specified on their application are correct. (3) Candidates who have attained the requisite score in the online psychometric test will be required to attend for a subsequent online test, which it is proposed will be held in the offices of the Public Appointments Service, Chapter House, 26-30 Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1, for the purpose of verifying their performance in the initial test. Note. Success at Stage 1 entitles a candidate to proceed to the next stage of the selection process. 09 May 2013
c. Stage 2 - Physical Fitness Test / Personality Questionnaire /Group Assessment / Realistic Job Preview/Psychometric Testing (1) The Assessment Phase. Army candidates who have attained the requisite score at Stage 1 will be required to attend at the Curragh, Co. Kildare for the Assessment Phase (overnight duration) of the Competition. The Assessment Phase will include a physical fitness test and the completion of a personality questionnaire. They will also be required to participate in a group assessment and undergo further psychometric testing. The Realistic Job Preview involves a familiarisation visit to the Cadet School at the Military College, Curragh, Co. Kildare and informal interaction with instructional staff and Cadets. All components will be conducted on the one occasion. (2) The Physical Fitness Test. In order to qualify for a Cadetship, candidates will be required to undergo a physical fitness test, which is designed to assess their potential to undergo the rigours of military training. Candidates must attain the minimum standard laid down in order to proceed in the competition. (See Annex ‘C’ for details of the test and suggested training programme). Note: If a candidate fails to meet minimum standards of the Physical Fitness Test, Psychometric Test or the Group Assessment Test, he/she will not be permitted to proceed to the next stage of the competition. d. Stage 3 - The Interview, Army Successful candidates will be invited to the Cadet School, Military College, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare to attend a competency based interview where they will be required to demonstrate competency in the following areas; Planning and Organising Decision Making and Problem Solving Working with Others Leadership and Supervising Personal Motivation and Discipline Communication In the competency based interview candidates will be asked to give examples from their own experiences of life, school, university, hobbies, work, pastimes etc, to demonstrate evidence in several of the above areas. Candidates who fail any of the competencies at Interview will be deemed unsuccessful in the competition. 09 May 2013
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