Crosscountry - Apprentice Drivers - Multiple Depots (12/01/22)

[WBFC345]

I’m in for Newcastle myself, not sure how many others will be

 

[Eviga Resande]

I'm out, "End of Process". Went for Cambridge and probably am too far away to be fair to them. Still got my hat in the ring elsewhere, so not too disappointed. DB just don't like me, haha...

 

[bcfc171081]

I'm out, "End of Process". Went for Cambridge and probably am too far away to be fair to them. Still got my hat in the ring elsewhere, so not too disappointed. DB just don't like me, haha...

Has that updated today?

 

[Eviga Resande]

Has that updated today?

Not sure, but certainly has been updated from the last time I checked, which would have been earlier in the week, I think.

 

[mrredrunner100]

I went for Cambridge and mines on application in process which surprises me as I live 30 minutes over the hour to get there

 

[Eviga Resande]

I went for Cambridge and mines on application in process which surprises me as I live 30 minutes over the hour to get there

I would have, in a parallel universe, also commuted that way to get to a job at ARM, so, yeah. *shrugs shoulders*

 

[yabas]

Also Bristol

 

[jacey]

Bristol for me..

 

[AgentGemini]

I've applied and said I'd relocate for Derby, Leeds or Bristol (I am at a flux time in my life and no family to hold me down). I am still application in process.

 

[Wyrleybart]

Sounds like when Virgin lost XC in 07. There was a mass exodus to VWC & personally couldn’t blame them.

2007 was a huge melting pot for XC - losing half of Edinburgh and Preston depots, but gaining around a third of Central Trains crew. Since then of course there has been a massive change and there are far less ex Virgin crew in the depots these days.

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I've applied and said I'd relocate for Derby, Leeds or Bristol (I am at a flux time in my life and no family to hold me down). I am still application in process.

Good position to be in for a potential XC train driver

 

[5hunter]

Newcastle

 

[northeast10]

I don't recall having to put which depot I would be going for, however on my application it says Leicester for some reason. I would be going for Newcastle. anybody else noticed this ?

 

[Traindriver40]

I don't recall having to put which depot I would be going for, however on my application it says Leicester for some reason. I would be going for Newcastle. anybody else noticed this ?

yeah im for bristol i assume they just work that out by the post code and nearest station.

 

[AgentGemini]

I put in my cover letter that I was aiming for Leeds, Derby etc.

Oddly, on the jobscreen it says Senior Conductor Leicester??

 

[Diedinium]

Hoping for Bristol personally, I don't remember a place where we got to specify that though? Not been bombed out yet though, so fingers crossed!

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Yeah it's been mentioned a few times that due to it being poorly coded, it will show Leicester regardless at this point.

I'm up for Derby or Bristol as willing to relocate a reasonable distance, I'm about 1hr20 from Derby and 2hr from Bristol currently

 

[Jeffers]

I don't recall having to put which depot I would be going for, however on my application it says Leicester for some reason. I would be going for Newcastle. anybody else noticed this ?

Same, hoping they use my postcode to work out relevant depots

 

[mrredrunner100]

According to mine i have 3 applications in for Trainee driver in Barking but all at different locations across the country??...!

 

[WBFC345]

I wonder when we will here back from them? Does anyone have any previous experience of how quick things progress?
Many Thanks

 

[Horizon22]

According to mine i have 3 applications in for Trainee driver in Barking but all at different locations across the country??...!

As posted up thread, the DB/Arriva website location field is seriously broken. Someone really should advise them to get on top of it.

 

[SCDR_WMR]

I wonder when we will here back from them? Does anyone have any previous experience of how quick things progress?
Many Thanks

A colleague of mine applied this time last year and starts next week, so it can take a while but once the ball starts rolling with assessment days etc it can move quickly and then maybe a long wait after until start date

 

[WBFC345]

A colleague of mine applied this time last year and starts next week, so it can take a while but once the ball starts rolling with assessment days etc it can move quickly and then maybe a long wait after until start date

Do you know roughly how long it takes to hear back about initial sift?

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Do you know roughly how long it takes to hear back about initial sift?

Well the email said 2-4 weeks, can't see it being any more than that really

 

[Jaxscc]

Well the email said 2-4 weeks, can't see it being any more than that really

I applied in Feb 2021 and got the same email.... I'm still waiting for a further response and I'm still 'application in process' on the website ....I know from another thread that people were taken on, if I wasn't on this forum I would still be in the dark!

 

[dereksingh291]

A colleague of mine applied this time last year and starts next week, so it can take a while but once the ball starts rolling with assessment days etc it can move quickly and then maybe a long wait after until start date

Does he start with CrossCountry as a Trainee Train Driver?

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Does he start with CrossCountry as a Trainee Train Driver?

Yes she does

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I applied in Feb 2021 and got the same email.... I'm still waiting for a further response and I'm still 'application in process' on the website ....I know from another thread that people were taken on, if I wasn't on this forum I would still be in the dark!

Yeah, seems that happens a lot! All the TOCs I've previously applied for have replied in good time so must just be XC that are so bad

 

[WBFC345]

Well the email said 2-4 weeks, can't see it being any more than that really

Thankyou for this, I never received the email

 

[Ashley872]

Morning guys, applied for XC based out of Leicester on the 18th Jan. got an email from them last week confirming they received my application, and to keep checking my emails and the application portal. Portal still saying application processing so fingers crossed good luck to all!

 

[Kyle87]

Is this now closed I can’t seem to find the place to apply anywhere and the link doesn’t take me to the right place ? Search the site to no avail …

 

[Jeffers]

Is this now closed I can’t seem to find the place to apply anywhere and the link doesn’t take me to the right place ? Search the site to no avail …

Think it closed on the 24th of Jan