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TransPennine Trains - Trainee Driver Recruitment Discussion

zoomzoom123

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anyone received any updates ? I’ve not had anything from my last automated email saying it was with the hiring managers.
A lot of people, including me didn’t even receive that email. So you are lucky! What it means… nobody knows yet. Everyone’s still got a chance until told otherwise. Good luck everyone!
 
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Hpvs20

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A lot of people, including me didn’t even receive that email. So you are lucky! What it means… nobody knows yet. Everyone’s still got a chance until told otherwise. Good luck everyone!
maybe its dependent upon depo. or its a flowered up coded rejection email haha
 

omalleys

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I got the hiring manager email and applied at man pic. A mate did the error checking and didn't get the hiring manager email from man pic so it doesn't seem to be depot specific
 

Azzer88

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I got the hiring manager email and applied at man pic. A mate did the error checking and didn't get the hiring manager email from man pic so it doesn't seem to be depot specific
Maybe hiring manager email is if you completed the test and get the score to progress automatically. Or it could be other way round. Email means you didn’t reach the automatic pass mark and it’s sent to hiring manager for review. Who knows……
 

KaneLeb

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Any one heard anything from Newcastle.
I haven't yet. Completed the error checking on Wednesday, now just the waiting game with crossed fingers. Going based on a lot of previous forum posts, the process can be quite a slow going one. Best of luck to everyone who's applied!
 

DominikM

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Maybe hiring manager email is if you completed the test and get the score to progress automatically. Or it could be other way round. Email means you didn’t reach the automatic pass mark and it’s sent to hiring manager for review. Who knows……
Personally I doubt it, theres been multiple Newcastle applicants saying they didn’t get an automatic email, so it’s either based on depot or everyone here who applied to Newcastle has done poorly on the test
 

SCDR_WMR

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Personally I doubt it, theres been multiple Newcastle applicants saying they didn’t get an automatic email, so it’s either based on depot or everyone here who applied to Newcastle has done poorly on the test
Don't forget it's only the tip of applicants who are on here. A handful out of likely many hundreds. It could very well be a case gat nobody who applied from Newcastle has passed.

The likely story is the automated email is a pass and hasn't been done for all applications at the same time, using it as a batching process for the psychometric testing stage.

Unless you've received a rejection email you're still in the game.
 

omalleys

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Maybe hiring manager email is if you completed the test and get the score to progress automatically. Or it could be other way round. Email means you didn’t reach the automatic pass mark and it’s sent to hiring manager for review. Who knows……
My mate got a rejection email yesterday from Man Pic. He didn't receive the hiring manager email after error checking
 

Xihan

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Don't forget it's only the tip of applicants who are on here. A handful out of likely many hundreds. It could very well be a case gat nobody who applied from Newcastle has passed.

The likely story is the automated email is a pass and hasn't been done for all applications at the same time, using it as a batching process for the psychometric testing stage.

Unless you've received a rejection email you're still in the game.
I don't think that is correct. My friend applied for Man Picc, received the Hiring manager email after error checking and later received a rejection email.
 

LU2NR

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Sounds like the real sifting has begun. The job ad clearly said limited spaces for the psychometric tests.
 

zoomzoom123

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Given the courses stated Autumn and there’s still a lot of stages left to go through before a final job offer for anyone, I’m hoping we all start to hear this next week. Good luck those that have applied
 

KaneLeb

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Given the courses stated Autumn and there’s still a lot of stages left to go through before a final job offer for anyone, I’m hoping we all start to hear this next week. Good luck those that have applied
Best of luck to you too! I've been practicing known assessments in preparation, just incase I am one of the lucky few! :D
 

adam1112

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I got the Hiring Manager email and that my application is under review.Will me being 20 affect anything I dont think it asked about age.
 

DominikM

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I got the Hiring Manager email and that my application is under review.Will me being 20 affect anything I dont think it asked about age.
Looked it up on Gov.uk, says the current age requirement is 20, so you should be fine. I have heard before that it's 20 and a half, but the government website doesn't say anything about that. The age requirement will be lowered to 18 in December, however.
 

MH117

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Anyone else get the email about the OPC tests in Leeds for next month? Manchester Piccadilly.
Not yet, also Piccadilly. I have a full set of enhanced psychometrics so unsure if they’ll check beforehand and send a different email regarding dmi (if I was to progress of course)
 

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