Dublin City Council has launched an investigation into Dublin Fire Brigade's latest recruitment drive after a number of applicants complained.
Three unsuccessful applicants to join the DFB complained in letters about the recruitment procedure, which is still ongoing. The applicants complained about an interruption to the in-person "verification" test in December which was caused by the servers hosting the test crashing.
All of the candidates were offered an opportunity to take the test again a month later. The testing aspect of the recruitment procedure was carried out by employment agency Staffline.
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There are two rounds of tests in the application process to join DFB. The first round tests candidates in the following categories: firefighter screening, verbal reasoning, mechanical reasoning and numerical reasoning. The first round is conducted at home on a computer.
The second round is understood to be a "verification" of the first round of tests. Candidates are asked to take the test at a venue.
None of the complainants raised issues with the first round of testing. They did raise other issues about the recruitment procedure.
In preparation for the tests, many applicants take courses which can be costly and can take a year to complete. Dublin City Council correspondence, which was seen by Dublin Live, shows an investigation has been launched into the recruitment procedures by DCC's Human Resources Department.
Staffline said they could not comment because the recruitment procedure is ongoing. A spokeswoman said: "This is an ongoing recruitment competition and we will not be making any comment at this time".
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