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  1. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    Yes it looks like a typical rejection letter. No particular details about your interview. You must not give up and keep on trying. Having reached so far in the selection process is a great achievement. On the bright side, your assessment results remain valid for few years which makes you a...
  2. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    Sorry to hear... Did they say where you went wrong?:(
  3. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    We are so close, yet so far from it...
  4. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    Well done mate !
  5. ultra4

    Freightliner Ltd Trainee Drivers

    Well done.
  6. ultra4

    Freightliner Ltd Trainee Drivers

    Their online careers site is pretty poor comparing to FGW for instance, where you can view each step of your progress..
  7. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    I applied on 12th of September for speculative vacancy as well. Yet, few other people who attended stage 2 on the same day are still waiting for the results. It is a very broad waiting span.
  8. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    Mine was on 26 Nov, at the same location. Your process is much faster, I am yet to attend DMI.
  9. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    When was you stage2?
  10. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    Use careers email (the one they use to inform you about assessments etc.) I got my answer next day. Had been waiting for over a month, prior to making an enquiry.
  11. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    I wish mine was like that.
  12. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    During morning routine email check - totally unexpected. My only concern is that interviewing panel. The names were given as well, looks like there will be four ladies interviewing, 2 from FGW and 2 from Workcomms.
  13. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    DM interview - booked! Has anyone had his recently or going to have in nearest future? Any last minute advice will be greatly appreciated. I thought it will be one person (DM) interviewing, at the depot. Although it turned out there is an interviewing panel (4 persons) and it will be held in the...
  14. ultra4

    Driver Earning Potential

    How about Australian Freightliner? Are their drivers on mega money, driving 2km long trains?
  15. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    I emailed HR on Monday asking about my results. They got back to me today saying I passed stage 2 assessment. I am absolutely over the moon. However no dates for DM interview have been offered yet. Have you heard anything about your DMI ?
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    Driver Earning Potential

    There is a bus driver at our depot who cleared £40k last tax year !!! Bear in mind he is on just over £11/hr OT rate = basic rate The only extras they get is paid break between duty and OT (if under 1 hr) etc. If he was a train driver... would not dare to even imagine that. What about...
  17. ultra4

    Driver Earning Potential

    Therefore, it is possible to cope just by working each Sunday :-) LOL
  18. ultra4

    Driver Earning Potential

    Is that true that LM drivers earn £400 for working Sunday on their rest day?
  19. ultra4

    Driver Earning Potential

    75k The taxman must be loving train drivers.
  20. ultra4

    First Great Western - Trainee Drivers

    Well done! Did you apply for speculative vacancy? I did. However in my case I'm still waiting for stage 2 results. ... When was your stage 1 assessment?

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