A little information for anyone wanting to apply for TfW,
They have changed their recruitment policy since the last big recruitment. From now on, they will be doing more frequent but smaller recruitments. This means they will likely have application limits each time they advertise (probably 500 but no firm info), and that the closing date is almost always going to be irrelevant, as they will usually hit their limit within a day, tops. This is what happened this week when they advertised jobs, which is why some people were unlucky when trying to apply. Two people I know were half way through applying when it closed, and a few more people I know didn't even get that far as they were in work and planning to complete it when they got home (well before the closing date). I suppose a benefit of this is that they will probably do another recruitment in a month or two once they go through this last batch.
As such, you need to be checking the website daily, because when the add drops it will fill up fast, so you need to know about it A.S.A.P before it closes again. I would highly suggest you get possible answers to questions typed up now and be ready to copy/paste them too. Have the answers on your phone too, because you might not be in a position to get home to apply on your computer.
A friend of mine who did manage to get his app in says there were only 5 questions. He can't remember all of them, but says they were along the lines of:
- why do you want to be a train driver/why are you applying
- what do you think the day to day life of a driver is
- name a time when health and safety has played a role in an incident you have dealt with
- name a time when you have been under pressure to make a decision
- he cant remember the fifth.
Good luck.
slightly bricking it but excited as well. Good luck to anyone else with interviews this week.
