Recent content by JSB

May have slouched slightly (do naturally). I was told I has good and engaging she contact (one of the few bits of good feedback I had) so not sure that was it. My tone of voice is pretty pronounced and concise. I have a strong south London accent.

Certainly does explain a lot if miniscule detail like that can lead to rejection. I won't leave anything to chance next time. Burton yes, but I have a limited budget. Even £40 is a huge stretch for me. I'm not going to get into why because it's not relevant but as you can all probably tell...

Not that it matters much at this point, but I wasn't interviewing to be a driver. I was interviewing to be a gateline assistant. But at the end of the day I've learnt this much at least: a suit is essential. Come hell or high water I'll have one next time I manage to get an interview. Thanks...

Charity should is going to be top of my list. I have a few local, I don't know why I didn't think of it before hand. Does anyone have any idea how much a suit would cost in a charity shop on estimate?

Actually, I never came across a thread that said a suit was essential at all. Many people in this thread alone have documented people who have got even higher ranking and better paid jobs just wearing a shirt and jeans. And, as I explained - I couldn't afford a suit. The letter said business...

Thanks for all the responses, you've all been really nice and helpful. To the gent that said he'd send me a tie, I'd love to take you up on that offer! If I get another interview for another TOC I'll look you up. I didn't really think about charity shops before, I suppose that is a fair shout...

Thanks NI 271. That was a rousing post. I guess I will start saving for a proper suit as of now, seems to be one of the top things on the list to get ahead.

Yeah, I do consider myself pretty dilligent in this respect. I take a Railway career very seriously, I have never previously signed up for any internet forums or done any prior research for a job interview before. In a sense, this was my first 'proper' job interview, and it appears I have failed...

No, not train driver. Just gateline assistant, a role I've been shooting for for a long time. (Been working in retail most of my life) Well, unsure if this is wise but I guess as they are not interested in hiring me I can say who it was, the TOC was South West Trains.

It's really knocked the wind out of me to be honest. It's been about a three month recruitment process, I passed my assessment a while back and only just got round to having the interview last week. So I thought the interview went well personally, but then I got a rejection letter. I e-mailed...

Out of interest guys, what background and experience did you have to get invited to the role? Just so I know what type of experience I need to work to get in future.

That's really interesting, I didn't even know you could issue tickets on board a train anymore. Be good to keep in mind if any RP exercises emerge that I have to do. I always feel like I will get stuff wrong.

What employee would be subject to a PTS medical? Everyone working on the railway, like revenue protection assistants / gateline assistants / ticket office clerks? Or is it just for people working on the track, and guards etc.?

Did you pass Alex? How did they expect you to act?

Is 38.5k the salary? That's really good.