Trainee conductor Northern.

[Withnailandi]

SCAAT test is definitely harder. I can vouch for this as I have done both.

 

[garageflower]

Did my assessment this morning. Eyes are still fuzzy from the SCAAT

 

[roystinho]

I did them too. Needed a relax this afternoon.

 

[garageflower]

missed two calls today from unknown numbers - anyone know if Northern number would come up as unkown? I know that those from the afternoon session Friday have already been notified

 

[BigLee]

missed two calls today from unknown numbers - anyone know if Northern number would come up as unkown? I know that those from the afternoon session Friday have already been notified

Whenever I have received a call from them it has always come up as an 01904 York number. Never withheld. Hoping to hear something myself soon, although last time it was a number of weeks before I heard. HR are stretched with everything going on at the minute. I phoned 2 weeks ago and they were waiting to hear from above about course bookings etc. and as always, they were friendly and professional to talk to. Sit tight mate, the call will come. (as I keep telling myself!)

 

[garageflower]

cheers Lee, fingers crossed.

 

[Tenfoot]

Were your assessments for the positions at the beginning of this thread (Liverpool and Wigan) or another application?

I applied for this and my status still says new application submitted as do many others I believe.

 

[garageflower]

Sorry no kind of hijacked this thread. We went for the leeds/Skipton positions

 

[Tenfoot]

Sorry no kind of hijacked this thread. We went for the leeds/Skipton positions

Ah thanks garageflower, ok that makes me feel better!

Have you had any news back?

 

[garageflower]

No mate, we were told should have been middle of this week. As I'm sure your familiar with I'm jumping everytime I get an email Haha!
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I passed the assessments and now in the infamous 'talent pool' that I've read about many times on this forum!

 

[WCMLaddict]

Conductor talent pool moves quite faster than drivers. Next guards course on west side starts in January anyway.

Good luck

 

[302PS]

You can say that again, lol
Still a drivers one in jan you know?

 

[WCMLaddict]

Unfortunately not any more, moved to February.
DTM interviews (re-interviews) are, I think, booked for the week starting on 12th of January.

 

[garageflower]

Yeah my email mentioned I haven't been allocated a place on the Jan course. Sitting tight a lot more comfortable now but still have itchy feet! Thanks

 

[JBM 37404]

Rejection e-mail received earlier for Liverpool post. I know for a fact I rushed it in ( They disappeared off that night) So a more composed attempt next time is in order...!

 

[302PS]

You can say that again, lol
Still a drivers one in jan you know?

Seems reasonable we would have to re interview, I'll take that

 

[WCMLaddict]

Seems reasonable we would have to re interview, I'll take that

Now they're saying January drivers course is back on. A lot of messing around

 

[302PS]

Not heard of anyone being told

 

[deeky]

Hi guys.

Sorry to bump an old thread but it seems the most appropriate. A friend has a conductor assessment next week and I was just wondering about the concentration test. I believe it is usually the SCAAT test from what I read here but is it usually done on the computer or paper? And is it the one in the practice material (upper case/lower case),the symbol version or the dots?
Also, is there any sort of technique to doing the verbal test, other than reading the passage, then the questions and then going back to the passage? I had a look myself and it seemed easier to skip the passage altogether and just read each question and go back to try to find the relevant section in the passage.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Jonfun]

SCAAT is symbols, Group Bourdon is dots. IMO the comprehension type questions are best answered by reading the question and then finding the answer in the passage but everyone will have their own ways.

 

[deeky]

SCAAT is symbols, Group Bourdon is dots. IMO the comprehension type questions are best answered by reading the question and then finding the answer in the passage but everyone will have their own ways.

Thanks for that. The concentration test examples in the practice papers are the same format as the symbols, but it is letters instead of symbols. On the first page you have to find all the upper case 'D's and on the last page you have to find all the upper case 'V's and lower case 'u's.

Are they both versions of SCAAT?

 

[beagles_about]

Sorry to hijack the thread, I've my assessment next week. I've gone through the practice materials tonight.... A couple of questions
Does anyone know where I can download more practice material?
Is the Northern test dots, shapes, or upper/lower case letters?

 

[Andrew32]

It was shapes when I did it a year and a half ago so I should imagine it will still be the same.

Regarding the practice material, just keep using the material they give you, it helped me prepare for the test easily enough.

One tip of advice for the test where you pick answers from a paragraph, don't spend your time reading through the paragraph for every question your asked, just look at the questions your being asked one at a time and pick the answer out.

Otherwise you'll be reading the same paragraph again and again wasting time, if.you find any questions hard in any of the tests just move on to the next one and come back to it later.

It's better answering more that you know the answer to rather than struggling on one answer for ages that you don't know.

Good luck