martin2345uk
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Just had an email to book my medical in Manchester on the 22nd! Absolutley elated.
Been a long 3 weeks since my DMI! Applied for Peak Forest.
Congratulations! Oh god, 3 weeks feels like an awfully long wait!!!
Just had an email to book my medical in Manchester on the 22nd! Absolutley elated.
Been a long 3 weeks since my DMI! Applied for Peak Forest.
To be honest I thought the same as you re the joysticks and being a gamer (I too have a PS4) but in some ways it was a hindrance - mainly because the PS4 joysticks can be moved in a number of directions each but the ones in the test are horizontal for the left hand and vertical for the right. That means moving diagonally on the screen required a bit more thought and dexterity
Congratulations, I got my conditional offer a day or so later after medical booking. Wonder when they will ask you to start.Just had an email to book my medical in Manchester on the 22nd! Absolutley elated.
Been a long 3 weeks since my DMI! Applied for Peak Forest.
You’re right in that the computer tests can’t really be prepared for in terms of practise material. I didn’t need to do them this time round, but when I did (and it’s the same tests) I found that just having an awareness of what to expect was enough preparation I needed. I didn’t even look at the practise material this time round (although at first I was unsure if I’d have to sit them) and solely focussed on interview prep. That would be my advice. Be aware before the day of the sort of tests you’ll be sitting, but don’t worry too much about preparation. Save that for the interviews. You’ll have shown good aptitude to get beyond stage one, so just pay attention/ read the instructions and be aware of what you need to do with the computer based tests. Hope this helps!
Well done! Ah right, that's good then. Have you a course date?Congratulations, I got my conditional offer a day or so later after medical booking. Wonder when they will ask you to start.
It was indeed.Congratulations! Oh god, 3 weeks feels like an awfully long wait!!!
Cheers pal. Hope you smash it.Well done Deano. Must be made up! I'm in for Peak Forest too, so hoping to join you, but DMI is still some way off for me yet.
Perhaps until they have completed the interviews for the depot you have gone for? Hope there’s lots of jobs going lol
Re the talent pools, I was told at my DMI that although they use talent pools it’s not like my TOC’s version of a talent pool (in other words an indefinite one), he inferred that it would be a relatively short wait and they’d only be using it so they had trainees ready to form courses quickly when needed.Well done
Hope they have plenty of jobs to go around! lol
Lots of congrats on this thread which is fantastic, great opportunity to get into the role for new people and those who have been waiting for a long time! Well done folks...
I have never checked my emails so much in my life, just waiting for that "Medical Appointment" message. To be honest it would be nice to know some sort of timescale?? I work for a TOC and they use Talent Pools for TM and Driver roles but they can be in the pool for quite a while, hoping that's not the case here.
For those who are doing the tests - I think Stigy said it best. Having a knowledge of the tests is the best idea so that element of surprise/unknown is removed so you can concentrate on the test itself. To be fair, I brought some of the "How to become" CD's and used them but I found myself trying to over prepare so stopped. Just make sure you are well rested and ready to concentrate. (easy for me to say now - lol)
Good luck everyone!
Yes I was told that too pal, it's a guaranteed job if you're in a talent pool with Freightliner. Really positive methods of recruitment.Re the talent pools, I was told at my DMI that although they use talent pools it’s not like my TOC’s version of a talent pool (in other words an indefinite one), he inferred that it would be a relatively short wait and they’d only be using it so they had trainees ready to form courses quickly when needed.
Yep, I have mine on 25th October tooAnyone else got their assessment on 25th October?
Yes I have mine on 25th October so fingers crossedAnyone applied for Crewe depot and not had their stage 2 yet?
Yes I have mine on 25th October so fingers crossed
Re the talent pools, I was told at my DMI that although they use talent pools it’s not like my TOC’s version of a talent pool (in other words an indefinite one), he inferred that it would be a relatively short wait and they’d only be using it so they had trainees ready to form courses quickly when needed.
Yes I was told that too pal, it's a guaranteed job if you're in a talent pool with Freightliner. Really positive methods of recruitment.
Ive got 11 years experience in prisons. I’m still waiting to find out how the DMI went. Had my stage 2 on tuesday so really hoping to find out by end of play today. Would be nice to know by the weekend.Has anyone been offered a role/put into a pool who doesn’t come from a railway background..?
Yes me, 18 years retail/new store openingsHas anyone been offered a role/put into a pool who doesn’t come from a railway background..?
Ive got 11 years experience in prisons. I’m still waiting to find out how the DMI went. Had my stage 2 on tuesday so really hoping to find out by end of play today. Would be nice to know by the weekend.
Yes me, 18 years retail/new store openings
They told someone on my day that we’d hear within three weeks (“,)Thanks, fingers crossed!
Does anybody have any contact details for the HR at Crewe (Basford House) as I may call them this afternoon.
Oh right, when did you have your day? I’m sure the girlThey told someone on my day that we’d hear within three weeks (“,)
Oh right, when did you have your day? I’m sure the girl
In the DMI said that it would be by the end of the week....I may well have misheard her though.
Hmmmm, I guess I’ll just wait and see then! How do you felt it went? Where have you applied for?Mine was Wednesday this week
Hmmmm, I guess I’ll just wait and see then! How do you felt it went? Where have you applied for?
Think outside the box mate. You don’t have to have exciting examples at all. What’s your background?Have my stage two on Tuesday, and my mind is blank for the MMI, trying to think of scenarios? When I sit and think of things I realise I must be the most boring person alive
I think the length of time people are given to expect their DMI outcome varies depending on the depot for which they applied. I know they’re looking to fill vacancies for Crewe and Birmingham as a priority (or so I gather?). I was told two to three weeks but I applied for Eastleigh and I don’t think that’s a priority which is particularly short of drivers?