Hello everyone.
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a few questions I have about trying to become a signaller. Just to fill you in on my background, I have been trying to become a signaller since early 2009 and rather unusually I went for the signaller assessment test in Euston without having applied for any jobs (however I had completed the application form which an area manager received). I passed the test at level/grade 3. Since then I have applied for many signaller jobs at low and higher grades and only had one interview near the box to which I was applying.
At the moment I have two signaller positions that I am going for (or at least have not come back as unsuccessful), I have just completed a safety test via telephone and have been told that I will be doing a signaller assessment test. I am wondering (from your experiences), do they expect me to do this test again or is it a different one? And when you mention being interviewed, is this being interviewed by a generic Network Rail management team or by a manager who runs the signal box to which I have applied and has marked/shortlisted me out for this himself?
Thanks.
Hi
I cannot recall how long the assesment lasts for, off the top of my head 2 or 5 years is ringing a bell, may be mentioned on the NR website, failing that, mention it to your network rail contact that tells you you will need to do the assesment that you have already passed one on date XYZ and check if you are required to retake it (if your previous one is still valid you should not have to do it again), you will need a medical and D&A screening though.
Interviews are done by atleast 2 people, the LOM (local opperations manager) for the area normally leads the interview, and the other persons takes notes and may ask a few questions also. the second person can sometimes be a local box manager, another lom, and possibly also someone from HR as happens from time to time.
Hope this helps
Daz
