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The old FG B/S that everyone hates.

Thats going to be a question that only HR/your manager can answer. You're in a fairly unique position as 99.9% of the time TOCs require indefinite leave to remain before offering a train crew role

Im still waiting to hear anything at all from the last round of qualified driver adverts for Old Oak back in October...

Heard back today- unsuccessful after interview. Gutted, to say the least. Thought I'd done well and put myself across well, but it would appear not.

Thanks, I guessed you would do, but never like to assume!

Do you get paid for travel on the Sunday to IST?

If English isn't your first language, you may find it more difficult than others due to the language barrier but it's by no means impossible. Clear communication is vital, so you'll need to be able to demonstrate you can communicate clearly and concisely in English. Needing to Uber for shifts...

What's the average wait time to hear back after the assessment interview? They said a week, but we know that's ambitious. It's not even been a full working day, but I'm already constantly refreshing my emails :lol:

Its the same as losing safeguarded staff travel if you move to certain FOCs - as its no longer deemed continous BR service

Thanks all... Seemed to go alright. Think I gave a good account of myself. Waiting game now!

Diolch!

In-person assement time in 30mins. Just over the road having a coffee. Thanks to all who've answered questions directly and provided a wealth of knowledge on this thread. Wish me luck!!

Ahh right that makes sense now, I'm with you!

Ahh right that makes sense. That's just the roster balancing the average out surely? 1743070957 Or does the roster not necessarily account for this properly?

What's the 35hr RD? And why is it (sometimes) paid? Total ignorance to the signaller roster/payments set up. My last job was a "clean" salary so we didn't get things like night rates, 35hr RDs etc

That's a bonkers way of doing it

Why is a Sunday night less than a Sunday day, when there's night shift enhancement usually?

Cheers, I've got my interview next Friday so will see how it goes. I'll worry about applying for a position further down the line when signalling school is done with

No worries, did you hear anything about it before the interview or was it discussed there?

Did the second video (pre-interview) assement last night and I've had no confirmation email that I've submitted it, or if I've passed it etc. Is this normal? Only thing on my candidate portal is "thanks for booking a lot we look forward to seeing you" which is how it was before I did the...