Assistant principals, especially in the Irish civil service, take time to complete the hiring process. They receive a long line of potential clients and slowly go through the pile. The process can sometimes take more than 6 months. Typically there are three parts of the assistant principal's hiring process. It starts with a rather lengthy application form that will ask you basic criteria information. If HR is happy with your application, you will then be asked to take part in various assessment tests such as the ones found in this particular PrepPack™. After the exams are administered and HR is satisfied with your results, you will then be invited for an in-house interview. Good luck!