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I also got the same email, but I'm wondering if anything will come of it after so long I'm still due to do the driver assessment with SE!

Does anybody know what order the train driver assessment is in? I heard they split the written tests and computer tests up so they are done on different days is this true? Also any tips on the visual search exam?

Hi I applied for Trainee Train Drivers (future vacancies) at Victoria depot and got invited for the assessment but as the pandemic situation worsened I emailed the recruitment team and got told all recruitment has been postponed until further notice.

How big is the drop in wages? Does the tram driver wage increase after a few months or a year? Personally, as an ex-Conductor/Train Guard myself I would take the Tram Driver position because let's face it the guard grade within the railway is in decline and DOO is gonna happen nationwide. So...

I agree with the above comments. The first bit of the TEA-Occ does require a lot of attention! The 2nd and 3rd parts I'd say aren't so difficult. But I did find some practice software that has helped me a lot in improving for it.

This is really good advice! I did the same when I started getting serious about applying for other jobs in the railway when I was quite desperate to get out of my gateline job! If anything occurred at work or in my personal life which I thought would make a good answer to a competency based...

:lol: I applied for Paddington did both the online tests too. In all honesty as it is with a lot of railway job applications don't hold your breath! I'm not expecting to hear back until next year!:lol: It is a talent pool after all.

No online assessments for this one luckily! For people who have applied already and awaiting a response you'll be pleased to know that the driver fault finding test isn't a part of the assessment process which is a bit of a relief! Still awaiting an assessment date! I did give the HR staff a...

Thanks for this! I've been working in the railway industry for 5 years now and the FirstGroup careers website is one I check quite frequently along with a few others and this is the first time I've seen any Trainee Train Driver positions advertised! The same Qualified Driver positions have been...

Situational Judgement Test

I applied in December last year and only got an invite to the assessment in September! In all that time which passed I actually forgot I applied for the job! There was me thinking southern take long to respond to job applications! Really hoping I can pass this though it seems like it's going to...

Thanks for the very in depth replies! I'm due to have an assessment for the trainee driver role for Waterloo too anybody recently passed an assessment with SWT/SWr

Did anybody attend the assessments on Tuesday the 5th? Any luck?

So do SWT/SWR do CRB checks nowadays?

Most of the routes can be considered DOO if they're a 377 and there's no OBS available but if it's a 171 from Brighton to Ashford International or 313 Brighton to Ore they'll have a conductor. There's other routes that still have conductors on them too