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At my recent medical, I was initially nervous that the OH lady would want to be "witnessing" my urine sample being produced but all I needed to do was empty my pockets, we walked to the men's toilet, she then checked the room and left me alone...The container was handily wide enough for the job...
Here is part of a current advert for a qualified driver for GWR..Oxford and Reading station...
Qualified Train Driver - East (8305)
Salary: £50,977 per annum.
At GWR, we're looking for Qualified Train Drivers who want to deliver a different kind of rail service. Where rewards are first class...
I passed my assessments in November 2017 and still waiting! I pestered HR as well to be told I am in a talent pool and may be selected at any time. HR don't make the selections so it's out of their hands.
Yes I'm still waiting after a year! As Val3entine says above - my next steps are indeed the interviews. I also received an email a couple of months ago to reapply under the First Group system. Passed those online tests as well.
I don't think it's appropriate to pester the HR dept as I was told...
That is correct - they were running interviews alongside the assessments when I went for my assessments a few weeks back. There were certainly some characters being interviewed which shows that passing the assessments is one thing but the interviewers need to be also sure you are "normal" as well.
I am going through the recruitment with SWR - still waiting for an interview date - and what I find strange is that in the career section of their website, it doesn't inform you what the company benefits are eg, details of pension scheme - how much you pay and if final salary or not, how much...
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