Recent content by jamesbevan

Evoice, just to give you some kind of peace of mind, the interim between my assessment pass date to the managers interview was 7 weeks. As you can imagine, when you are looking forward to something, 7 weeks was an extremely long time. The only thing I can say is don't count the dates, you will...

Cossie, SHG still has a touch of Vinnie in him, although thankfully less imposing. As I sat in the waiting room one of the drivers made me feel welcome (and even offered my a coffee) which was an extremely nice touch and took the edge off. As for the feedback, the sole piece of information that...

No worries SEDriver, thanks anyway, you have helped me a tremendous amount. Cossie4i, I won't lie, you have probably scared me even more with that piece of information! Can you tell me anything about either of them? Would be really appreciative.

Fantastic new! Just got my letter through inviting me to an interview on Wednesday in Orpington (I'm assuming they must do a lot of their DM interviews there?). I'm looking forward to it but also hoping that I am the right person they are looking for. I will provide the thread with as much...

Plastictaffy, tell me about it. It's actually heartbreaking when I wake up every morning, excited, waiting for that letter. I wouldn't mind but I put down London stations as well, and I passed before others. Just to clarify Railton, I know your interview is at Orpington, but do you have any...

I'm rarely subject to jealousy but I'll have to put my hands up on this occasion, Railton. I passed in March and I check the mail every single day to no avail! SEDriver, thanks for your input, you're a valuable asset in this thread and it's kind of you to offer your expertise. Congratulations...

The dreaded limbo. I passed the assessment in March. Extremely happy to have passed it, but even more eager to get my DM interview. I've been preparing since the day I passed the assessments. Couple of questions (and I know many are in the same boat). Is there any way at all to narrow down the...

Railton, Sorry only just seen this. If you havent already had the assesment email me on bevnae01@hotmail.co.uk

SEdriver, would you be able to tell me a bit more about that? Who said it, when is it likely to be in the Metro? Surely SE have enough internal employees who would want to be drivers? How many see they recruiting and why? Many coming up to retirement age?

The last thing standing between me and this opportunity that I have been waiting for since I was 16 is the DM interview. Smart appearance, researching SE, prioritising safety, flexibility and reliability are all the main focus but if anyone could shed some light on the interview I would be so...

Fantastic Ian, thank you. It will be interesting if he is on the interview panel if I make it to the DM interview at Victoria. I'm guessing it will be either Graham Crosby or David Cafe. Do you know how long he was at Grove Park and when he moved to Victoria? Was he a DM at Grove Park aswell...

SEDriver, Fantastic, thanks so much for that. I know that there are 2 Southeastern DM's at Victoria and one of them is David Cafe, that must mean that Graham Crosby is the second. I can't seem to find anything about him online. Was hoping to stumble on a few bits of information, it would be...

Congrats Darksoul!!! Got my Southeastern assessments coming up on the 13th March. Been waiting for this day for about 4 years. Nerves don't normally get the better of me, but because I've wanted to be a driver since I was knee high to a grasshopper, I'm finding this wait to be somewhat...

Referred to you accidentally as Gossy because I sent him the same message :) Please ignore that.

Gossy, I’ve got my assessment day for Southeastern Trainee Driver coming up extremely soon (13th March) for a post at Victoria. I don’t normally get that nervous but this is a huge exception. I’ve been waiting for this day since I was a little boy! Well I’m only 23 now, so still technically a...