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    SWR Trainee Drivers at Staines, Woking and Waterloo

    If you contact the recruitment number and ask your application to be allocated to another depot your application may be progressed quicker than say Waterloo. It's likely they will move your application to that specific depot. Where you may have to progress through the entire process before...
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    GWR train manager assessment day

    They took about 3 weeks with me due to staff shortage and annual leave... you can always call to follow up.
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    SWR Trainee Drivers at Staines, Woking and Waterloo

    Passed assessments and still sent the email to submit an application.
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    SWR Trainee Drivers at Staines, Woking and Waterloo

    This is still the case. No urgency at Waterloo for now as other depots have taken priority.
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    SWR Trainee Drivers at Staines, Woking and Waterloo

    They've had around 2200 applications and they have to go through each one. There is only one person managing the review of applications and invite process so it will be a slow one. They also draft in about 4-8 candidates at a time for assessments... Also various depots have different priorities...
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    GWR Pay dates

    If you're concerned about budget and pay dates. Ensure you have your p45 to ensure payroll calculate the correct tax and use the right tax code. If you don't have a p45 get the starter check list process underway and get them to confirm it's all sorted before pay day.
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    Which job would you choose?

    Little update on this one... I managed to bag conditional offers on all three jobs. I never usually feel proud of my self but in this instance I really do. Given the rigerous recruitment processes this industry has, so many stages of assessing your aptitude, attributes, characteristics and just...
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    GWR Application

    ;) thank you and well done!
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    GWR Application

    Paddington . Still more processes to go through yet but finally got something back.
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    GWR Application

    I only just got my conditional offer after 2 weeks. Hopefully everything else checks out.
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    SWR Trainee Drivers at Staines, Woking and Waterloo

    stand corrected - got a confirmation. GL.
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    SWR Trainee Drivers at Staines, Woking and Waterloo

    yeah it just submits and you have to have faith it happened :)
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    GWR Application

    exciting times! and Well done - I am sure there is a great sense of personal achievement :D Embrace it. I am waiting for my response - had my interview last week Wednesday and was told this Monday I should have something back... Who knows...I expect the worse that way good news is a surprise.
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    GWR Application

    This person speaks the truth :)
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    Stage 2 assessment - GWR Train Manager

    Sorry to hear. I was honestly expecting the opposite as I've seen nothing but good news on applications made to Gwr by most of the posts I've been reading. Was this at the individual or group activity stage ?
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