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So in 2014 I failed at the 1st stage of psychometric tests at the assessment centre, in 2015 I passed all the assessment stages and amazingly I was offered a position as a trainee. Unfortunately, after a telephone discussion with the recruitment department it had emerged that there was a...

Guys, would I be right in thinking that one of the tests at the first assessment stage has the unusual scenario where its better to have an answer guessed rather than leaving a blank answer? Im not sure if it's the memory test but Im pretty sure that I read something on this very forum once but...

This looks like a decent job for someone looking to get into the industry, unfortunately its too much of a wage drop otherwise I would consider applying. Anyone any idea what the salary is after training? Anyway, here is the link if anyone fancies it...

This is the official line from First regarding laser eye..... "ScotRail do employ drivers who have undergone corrective eye surgery, however there may be additional tests at the medical stage which the candidate would have to pay for themselves."

After resting on the sidings for more than 4 years these carriages have now permanently been removed & are currently being dismantled for scrap at a nearby location.... http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846479

Do First use the exact same recruitment process nationwide or does it slightly differ from each franchise?? FSR or FGW for example??

For some reason my username & email address no longer works on their website, plus they have given the recruitment part of the site a makeover which seems to make navigating around pretty annoying... Anyone else experience log in errors? And yes, I know its case sensitive :D

A friend of mine applied for this position several weeks ago but her online status still reads "awaiting shortlisting" - anyone heard anything different?

been looking around the net as well as on here for maybe some kind of list with some railway terminology on it, can't find much?? looking for pretty basic stuff, just abbreviations, acronyms that sort of stuff, can anyone help out with a list or point me in the right direction? spad's, emu's...

Im not sure exactly how "bad" my eyes are but my prescription is as follows……. right -4.75 +5.75 @ axis 92 left -4.75 +5.50 @ axis 87 First will accept you if you wear contacts lenses but I'm still not entirely sure if I even meet the requirements?? Can anyone help… My opticians are closed...

There seemed to be some kind of electrical fault yesterday at Motherwell level crossing which affected the whole (road) traffic light signals plus the level crossing aswell. Traffic was chaos with traffic lights out of sync, changing green --> red every 10 seconds or not changing at all -...

A friend of mine is applying to First Scotrail for an office job and the vacancy is asking for a reference from a most recent/current employer. My question is at which part in the selection process does the reference come into it? You don't really want First contacting your current employer as...