Dáil debates

Thursday, 1 October 2015

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

9:55 am

Photo of Michael ColreavyMichael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I understand two British companies were recruited - Saville Consulting for the verbal and numerical analysis tests and CEB for the situational judgment questionnaire. Are there not Irish companies which could have done this? My second question relates to the fact that it is a little bit like "phone a friend". I could be sitting in a room anywhere with my laptop and have a friend do the test for me. I would not even have to phone that friend. The third issue is that when some of those who did the electronic questionnaire sought a response as to where they performed well and where they did not perform quite so well, no information was forthcoming. Anybody who is anxious to get a job and goes through this process will be keen to know where he or she can improve whether it is an interview or electronic assessment. People have good grounds for complaints as to the lack of feedback regarding their participation in the process.

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