Recent content by bob1

Flip flops and speedos for me

I agree, it wasn't my first question but of course a question which needed to be approached as it wasn't in the job description. It didn't do me any harm in asking as I was offered the job as a trainee. Maybe I asked the right way lol ;)

I had a list of questions as long as my arm to ask in my driver managers interview and pay was one, the interviewers were more than happy to answer this and all my other questions. I took the approach that the interview isn't just for them to see if they want you in there company but to see if...

Has anyone who had a DM interview begining of January heard anything back yet??

As far as I understand they should process your application in the exact same way as any other ( equal opportunities etc ), I left a while ago and I was under the impression that like you say if you have a job to go to and the 12 months would hinder this, then early release is possible but don't...

Couldn't possibly know the average, but I'd say don't be disappointed if your still in the process for a year, I believe the amount of applicants per vacancy is absoloutly huge. Just focus on getting the application form perfect first as short listing at that stage is brutal. I think I must...

Hello mark, Pretty much any question I had is already on this forum it's great for that. (Have look through the stickys). all I can say is you have to be patient, from my experience its slow old process. I applied for a trainee driver position back in 2011 and have only recently had my driver...

Is it not residential training at reading ?

Excellent, thank you so much for the quick response.

hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me and possibly explain or give any knowledge on the kind of rota/shift pattern worked on fgw London and Thames valley out of Paddington. Also how far in advance would drivers recieve their rotas. Is there any staff parking at paddington? I...

Thanks, well I haven't taken it to heart I'll just keep trying harder and it'll only make me more determined . The thing is that there are so many people applying for the vacancies available its going to be inevitably difficult, and also reading previous threads and various web sites explaining...

Hello Gareth 43, I think i'm in the same boat as you, I have had the email to say i passed the initial sift and awaiting short listing, i'm constantly checking my status to see if its been updated. i also applied for fgw paddington depot passed the assessments and interview i was almost there...

Yeah just a bit, well hopefully we'll hear something in the to distant future

So has anyone heard anymore after passing full assessments,

Two of us got through, how about when you did yours ?