Clerical Officers jobs are advertised by a variety of organisations. One of the largest recruiters of Clerical Officers is carried out by the Civil Service. These national Civil Service campaigns recruit administrative staff into various government departments in the Public Service. The PAS (Public Appointments Service) is the centralised recruiter for the Civil Service.

Clerical Officer jobs are also advertised by organisations including the HSE, County Councils and others. Clerical Officer jobs are advertised in various places including the organisations main recruitment pages, national newspapers as well as on social media and the organisations website.

Applying for Clerical Officer Jobs

If you apply for Clerical Officer positions in the Civil Service as part of national competitions or for various other Clerical Officer recruitment competitions generally you are usually required to undertake assessments and an interview as part of the competitive selection process. These assessments can come in the form of an Assessment Questionnaire or Verbal and Numerical Reasoning Tests. You will also be required to do an interview and the most common form of interview used is a Competency-Based Interview. It’s a very competitive process.