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Hello, Have you come across being asked to do written tests during the interview (final stage)? Or heard of such a thing happened to somebody else? Candidates normally attend assessment center so I don't think so but I don't want to be caught by surprise during my interview (Thameslink).

Hello, Soon I'll attend the final stage of the recruitment process for the Trainee Train Planner position with Thameslink and was wondering what questions to expect? Anyone had Trainee Train Planner interview and could share what questions they were asked? I think they will ask questions...

Hello, I'm wondering whether the test on assessment day was too difficult or not. That was for trainee train planner. We were given timetable for one day (11 pages total) and were asked to write how many trains and train crew is needed to run all those services for that particular day. Was...

Hello everyone, I passed on-line assessments, data entry test and mathematics based on tickets test (interestingly, it is the same maths test I did twice for other positions at GTR during my previous applications). What to expect on the assessment day? I received 3 attachments- one with ticket...

Hello everyone, I applied 5 times for various GTR positions but were unsuccessful at different stages (once almost got a job, had a good final interview with the station manager but they have chosen somebody else for the role) and now I'm trying for the 6th time. This time for Trainee Train...

Hello guys, I had my final stage interview a month ago and I was told that I should know the answer after one week. Then I received an email from recruiter saying Thank you for attending the recent interview for vacant positions at [station name]. We were hoping to be able to provide you with...

Hello everyone, I had my final stage interview which went great and now I'm waiting for the results (will come out next week from HR). Should I send a thank you email? I don't have direct email address for people who interviewed me so I would have to send it to the HR recruiter who managed...

Hello everyone, I'm preparing for my final stage interview with Southern Railway (customer service role) and I'm stuck on the question 'what is your weakness/what are your weaknesses?'. Do they ask that questions on rail interviews? Which are answers are considered good for that question in...

Hello everyone, I passed my on-line assessments and then role-play at the East Croydon office and now I will face the final stage- the interview with two station managers. The role is for station office- selling tickets, providing information to customers, refunding tickets etc. What should I...

Hello everyone, I passed online tests and am invited to attend assessment day at Croydon this Friday. I don't have much time to prepare, do you have any suggestions? I checked almost all threads about assessment days at Southern on this forum but some of them were from 2010-2013 so maybe some...

Hello everyone, it's my first post on this forum, so I hope I'm writing in the correct section. I would like to start career in the railway sector but I don't know what is the best way to do it. I',m 25 and I have 6 years of experience in customer service related jobs (restaurants, cafes and...