Recent content by ThomasTTE

Hi Legs, XC :D Not trying to be confrontational or critical of your views which are all perfectly valid. Just asking the questions, challenging existing convention and entrenched practices.

Legs, I'm with LCC on this. If we're being pragmatic in a very challenging economic climate, then yes, its a no brainer to select industry internals. Why then bother advertising for external candidates if, deep down, recruiters are pre-conditioned. It's unfair to those outside the...

Hi Nick, I'm also a very recent SL and finding my feet in the 'outside' world after 30+ years in the mob (crab). With a gold-plated pension I'm in the fortunate position of being selective - had temp job in a call centre while on terminal, quickly realised that anything to do with retail or...

Hi Toots, just to be clear, I wasn't bad mouthing enthusiasts of any description, just wondering if not being one would be a bad thing! I guess it's all down to the interviewer on the day! Anyway, for me, the war is over - my train has hit the buffers, come off the tracks and will not be...

Hi 33056 Many thanks for all those answers and taking the time and effort to provide them - really appreciated! I better crack on and do the English test or my app will be going no further! Cheers

Rgr that Springer, you've got me intrigued! Hope it works out fine for you :D Can you answer any of my q's at all?

Cheers Mac, best of luck with your latest app! Any feedback from your previous application in April? Doing a bit of rummaging round the net and this could be the answer ie it's all up in the air at present and noone can make a decision due to union intransigence or other issues. I'm always...

Couple more questions which spring to mind that maybe any current Siggies could answer: 1. Medically, after the pre-employment screening, are there annual or other regular Med checks done for Signallers? In a previous life I was used to annual Med (BP / urine / bloods / height - weight/...

Matt I think in this day and age, any preparation material you can get is worthwhile and is not 'cheating'. Now psychometric testing is a whole industry in it's own right and you can get any amount of free or 'premium' content to assist you. Potential employers know this too and are not trying...

Thanks Springer for the clarification - nothing like hearing it from the horses mouth. I realised there was a period of shadowing / training at your selected box but didn't know the details. Have read your previous posts, how's your application going? I'm just at the post sift, English test...

Mac, any idea why the long wait? Trawling thru the NR literature and 'Day in the life of a Signaller' document seems to indicate that, if successful with app and English test, then you would get called forward for interview within a couple of weeks .............. which seems reasonable, and in...

KT - all the current NR careers literature states categorically that Signaller training is 9 weeks at Leeds or Watford. Nick - best of luck with your application. I'm also trying for an advertised Siggie job at the moment and psyching myself up to do the tele test!!! :lol: I can hardly contain...