GTR - Assistant Salesperson

[Leogilbert007]

Hi all,

A bit worried as my disability (issues with fine motor skills and processing, not to mention a difficult-to-understand format)meant I ran out of time on the assessment linked after I submitted my application to GTR. I emailed the relevant person straight-away explaining the situation, but do you know if this will vastly prejudice my application? Thanks

 

[transportphoto]

Hi all,

A bit worried as my disability (issues with fine motor skills and processing, not to mention a difficult-to-understand format)meant I ran out of time on the assessment linked after I submitted my application to GTR. I emailed the relevant person straight-away explaining the situation, but do you know if this will vastly prejudice my application? Thanks

GTR are not allowed to discriminate based on disability - did you speak with GTR prior to sitting any assessments to discuss possible reasonable adjustments?

 

[Leogilbert007]

GTR are not allowed to discriminate based on disability - did you speak with GTR prior to sitting any assessments to discuss possible reasonable adjustments?

No, not prior that's the thing...

 

[transportphoto]

No, not prior that's the thing...

Were you given opportunity to declare any disability and ask for adjustments at application stage?

I’d probably suggest there would need to be some ownership on your part to ask for help if it would have been reasonably foreseeable that you’d have needed some form of reasonable adjustment.

If the assessment was directly after the application was submitted, I guess there may be an argument that you wouldn’t have had a chance to ask.

It’s a tricky one - I wouldn’t know what the way forward should be. Legally, morally, or in reality.

 

[Leogilbert007]

Were you given opportunity to declare any disability and ask for adjustments at application stage?

I’d probably suggest there would need to be some ownership on your part to ask for help if it would have been reasonably foreseeable that you’d have needed some form of reasonable adjustment.

If the assessment was directly after the application was submitted, I guess there may be an argument that you wouldn’t have had a chance to ask.

It’s a tricky one - I wouldn’t know what the way forward should be. Legally, morally, or in reality.

For clarity purposes, I *did* tell them about how my disability affects me prior to completing the assessment, but I didn't tell them about my disability *in relation to the assessment*

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For clarity purposes, I *did* tell them about how my disability affects me prior to completing the assessment, but I didn't tell them about my disability *in relation to the assessment*

Thanks for your help!

 

[transportphoto]

Genuinely, see what they come back with. You may be pleasantly surprised. As noted above, I’m not sure what should happen here.

 

[Horizon22]

Normally there is a box or a few questions in the application to state any disabilities and any impact they may have on you. Then GTR might then consider "reasonable adjustments" which in your case may have excluded extra time to complete an assessment. At this point, wait and see if you have any response.

 

[Sussex]

Hi all,

A bit worried as my disability (issues with fine motor skills and processing, not to mention a difficult-to-understand format)meant I ran out of time on the assessment linked after I submitted my application to GTR. I emailed the relevant person straight-away explaining the situation, but do you know if this will vastly prejudice my application? Thanks

How did you get on?

 

[Leogilbert007]

How did you get on?

Thanks for following up x

Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful. Annoying as I really wanted this role and really poured my heart into the application, but stuff happens. Onto the next one...

 

[Sussex]

Thanks for following up x

Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful. Annoying as I really wanted this role and really poured my heart into the application, but sh*t happens. Onto the next one...

Go again. Good Luck in the future.

 

[Leogilbert007]

Go again. Good Luck in the future.

thanks! appreciate it