Recent content by Broon511

Hey all. Just out of interest I was wondering if anyone knows what classes of trains a driver based at Reading would work? Thanks in advance.

Hi LittleMi, Cheers for that. I've been googling group discussions and I'm still none the wiser, but your response has helped clear up a few things. I did have my telephone interview a few weeks back. They asked me 3 competency based questions. I was to give examples where... Where...

Hi guys and girls, I have an interview with FGW coming up and I've got the whole sweating and stammering down to a T, but what has thrown me is that it also states that we shall start off with a group discussion. I've never done one before so is there anybody that can shed a bit more light on...

Thought that would be the case. No worries its only an hour down the road in Swindon and I have family that live there. So I'll just drive there instead and park outside their house.

Hi, I have an assessment with FGW tomorrow and I was wondering if they gave free travel for people attending their assessment centres. I know SWT allow this on their services but I wanted to know if FGW was the same. Regards Ben.

Just wondering if anybody can help me. I've had an assessment for a Guard at SWT today. Passed the maths, concentration and the verbal reasoning but then I went and failed on the Verbal Communication. Now I have an assessment for a conductor role at FGW this coming Monday. Will my failed...

I'm in the same boat as you and I have researched the crap out of it. All I could find was a few people saying it'll be customers service focused and a hints and tips section on FGW's careers website... https://uk.firstgroupcareers.com/howtoapply/tips/ Plus it can't hurt to think of a...

Thanks for the information plymothian.

If successful at the application stage, what should the hopeful applicants expect? If anybody knows that is. An assessment day and if so what sort of test do they do? An interview/telephone interview?

I gave SWT recruitment a call over 2 weeks ago regarding my application for a guard position. They said my application was ok and that they were in the process of inviting people to assessment days. Like I said that was over 2 weeks ago and I still haven't heard anything. Getting a little...