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When recent publicjobs Clerical Officer, Temporary Clerical Officer and Executive Officer competitions opened and closed, what has been announced for 2027, and how to hear when one opens.

Clerical Officer and Executive Officer Competitions 2027: What We Know

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What Stage 1 of a publicjobs Clerical Officer or Temporary Clerical Officer competition asks: Part A, the Part B scenario ratings, the four-point scale, scoring and how to prepare.

Clerical Officer Exam: The publicjobs Assessment Questionnaire Explained

publicjobs (the Public Appointments Service) recruits Clerical Officers for the Irish Civil and Public Service through open competitions, and runs separate competitions for Temporary Clerical Officers. In its recent Clerical Officer and Temporary Clerical Officer competitions (Clerical Officer 2023 Dublin, Temporary Clerical Officer 2024B, Temporary Clerical Officer Nationwide 2026 and Clerical Officer in the Civil Service Nationwide 2026), Stage 1 was an online Assessment Questionnaire in two parts. Part A asks biographical questions about the skills and experience relevant to the role; in Clerical Officer Nationwide 2026 it included four written answers of 100 to 200 words. Part B presents fictitious work scenarios, each followed by possible actions that candidates rate, one by one, as a Good, Adequate, Weak or Bad response. The questionnaire score sets the order of merit for the interview stage. For the permanent Clerical Officer in the Civil Service Nationwide 2026 competition, candidates had to be at least 17 years of age and have previous relevant work experience, and the questionnaire was completed within the application window, which closed on 12 March 2026. For Temporary Clerical Officer Nationwide 2026 the minimum age was 16 and the window closed on 18 November 2025. Each competition sets out its own stages and dates in its candidate information booklet on publicjobs.ie.

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Clerical Officer practice: 12 scenarios, 39 actions to rate

Clerical Officer practice test for the publicjobs Assessment Questionnaire: 12 original scenarios, 39 actions to rate, every rating explained. 4 free. Independent.

Practice for Part B of the publicjobs Clerical Officer and Temporary Clerical Officer Assessment Questionnaire: 12 original work scenarios and 39 actions to rate as Good, Adequate, Weak or Bad, with the reason behind every rating. Not affiliated with publicjobs or the Public Appointments Service; not the official test.