I applied for a Station Assistance Job at Waterloo.
Providing I am Successful, does anyone know how the process goes from applying to starting my first day. How would it work. Is it hard to get a Job with them?
Speaking from experience of recently having gone through this process, I can say that "IT DEPENDS" is the correct answer to your question, there is no set time to get from one stage to another in the recruitment but it goes a bit like this:
1)Up to 14 days after closing of applications: You are either sent a letter saying your are unsuccessful this time, OR you get invited to an assessment at Basingstoke relevant to your role.
2) If you pass the assessments, you'll get a letter up to 14 days later inviting you to an interview (most likely with the local manager of Waterloo in your case) This lasts around 30mins and consists of "can you tell me a time when..." "Describe a time when...." style of questions and you will need to give detailed examples as they will ask more specific questions about what you've just said!
3) Up to 10 days after the interview, you should find out if you've passed or not. If you have passed then they'll send a letter inviting you to a medical assessment at Friars Bridge Court in London.
4) If you pass the medical, they send out your contract to sign and return, you will also get a start date!
My experience of this process was that it lasted a good 6-7 weeks, but it really does depend on who deals with your application every step of the way!
As for the difficulty, that depends on you, you will need to pass the assessments and interview. I wouldn't say its amazingly difficult for an RO2 Station Assistant.
