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Thanks. It was via email and also on my online 'careers' account. I emailed the guy who's name was on the bottom of the rejection letter and asked for some feedback. I got this response: "Thank you for your email regarding feedback. Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications I am...

I got my rejection letter. I asked for feedback as I'd got practically all the way through with another TOC, but nothing forthcoming apart from standard tips on applications.

My advice on the Group Bourdon Test is not to worry. As others have indicated, make sure you prep for the MMI and don't spend all your time on the boredom test. I downloaded the app and was only managing to do about 500 cells with a couple of errors. I got an enhanced pass on my actual...

I had my assessment in Newcastle yesterday. They said I got a really high score in the flashing squares test. I knew I'd struggled in the perception one, I was convinced I'd failed, but I apparently met the national standard, just not TPE's enhanced level. I also scored really well on...

I got an email saying I passed too. Well chuffed, thought I'd buggered up the cable bit.

I was in York yesterday. Same for me, I thought I was doing well in the dials / cables, until I got to about Q27 and realized I had transposed some of the answers. Managed to correct a couple then ran out of time. Weird as I couldn't spot a number on the answer sheet that I had missed.

Oh no! Sorry to hear that, Im sure you'll be fine when you get another crack. I'm well used to competency based questions due to a career in a big corporate. Ive conducted dozens of those type of interviews myself, so I knew how to prepare for the interview and structure my answers. If you...

Thanks for everyones input so far, its much appreciated. How long does it take on average to go from trainee salary to the full salary? Im assuming in MattMatt's case, it was 12 months?

Thanks. Ive got my assessment coming up. Passed my phone interview. Guess it was readvertised / extended?

Thanks!

Hi all, I have applied for a driver position in York with First, however a conductor job has come up local to me with First GWR. Will it prejudice my driver application if I also apply for the conductor job? Thanks! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Anyone? It closes today...

Blimey, just completed the 10 page application marathon :shock::grin: I won't tell the wife were relocating until an offer is forthcoming :p<:D

Many thanks everyone. Pretty unanimous then. I have applied for a train driver job with First, and have just noticed they posted a vacancy for a conductor today, which is 10k more (after training) than the Railway Operator job and its nearer to where I live. Would it be detrimental to my...

No. Ill contact them next week then.

How long Leebob34? which TOC?

I applied for York too. In the same boat as Mooresy. Completed the two assessments online, not heard for a week.

Hi all, I'm in my early 40's and have got bitten by that 'screw the office, I want a new career as a train driver' bug. I can see that its a long process. Im also getting the impression that theres still a lot of internal recruitment going on. Ive been invited to an assessment for a...

Excellent. Thanks for this. Based on what I've been reading on here, it seems that applying to various TOC's whilst you go through a protracted process of several years of assessments and waiting around is the way forward :)