Recent content by Marc1986

I've just re read your post and realised I made an error. It about 2-3 weeks after post closing that you are invited to sit assessments and tests. I found out fairly prompty (1-2 weeks) that I had passed these and then after that it's 3-4 weeks to interview (varies some sooner some longer)...

Hi I am just at the end of the process so should have some good info for you. After passing assessments it's usually 3-4 weeks before the interview. After this it is probably between 8-12 weeks for medical and references to go through etc and booked onto a training course (few and far...

I have a medical coming up in the next few weeks for NR. Can anyone advise me of how rigorous it is and how things such as sight/ hearing are tested? Ie is it the normal reading of letters getting decreasingly smaller from top to bottom and checks for colour blindness? Is the hearing test done...

https://uk.firstgroupcareers.com/vacancy/1566/description/ Good luck to those north of the border. Stumbled across this

Thanks carriage line.

Is anyone aware of what sort of shifts a relief signaller would work? Is it drastically different to what any other signaller does? Thanks

Congratulations guys. Not received anything this end yet. Hopefully will get something today! Did you get a choice of date as to when to attend the assessment or was this dictated to you?

Nothing for me either

I too have been selected for assessment. I was wondering where the training for this position would take place and how long it would approximately take to go from depot driver to fully fledged train driver? Any help would be much appreciated

Have just finished my application. I decided to log into the new account automatically set up when applying and have seen on my PDF application that I have been given an 'application score'. I was wondering how this compared to others that have also applied?? No idea what it is out of so just...

Does anyone think this may be worth a speculative application or would it be a waste of time?

I had the same fear problem viewing my application on the iPhone. Do not fear, I believe that the iPhone doesn't have the right platform to view the text however windows/Microsoft does...all in all your application should be accessible on computers and this is what they will be using!

Looks like the advertisement has gone down now. That was quick!

Hi Goggy, I'm also going for this next week. I haven't received anything regarding it only being a fixed contract though? Very odd. I am in the same boat re stable job currently so does seen a risk if only a 2 yr contract. Having said that NR does seem to post a lot of positions online...

It's just a case of waiting then. It must be for external candidates and they are just using the only form they have available hence the explanation in the instructions. Positive thinking!