75A
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Chiltern - Trainee Train Driver - Bletchley (06/09/23)
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Got mine next week, less intense than MMI??
I had my DMI at Banbury last week. Id say very much on par with the MMI. Same sort of tell me a time when you've done xyz type thing but no time to prepare your answers before hand. My advice would be to go through the threads on here. A lot of the questions I found on here and prepared for come up.
Does anyone have any idea when we might hear back? I did ask but they didn't seem to know and said it would be down to HR
Does anyone have any idea when we might hear back? I did ask but they didn't seem to know and said it would be down to HR
I completed my OPC test on the 30th in Watford. Have you heard anything back yet? I’m still waiting and tried following up myself but I think that person is no longer active with the company! I have no other way to communicate back to HR, so not sure if it’s part of the process for it to take this long. On the day I was advised between 7 to 10 days.
12LDA28C
Established Member
Chiltern HR are not directly involved with the driver recruitment process so they wouldn't be able to assist.
Sorry my typo, I asked for a response from the recruitment administrator that forwarded me the details for the assessments.
It's Lauren Summers who has been emailing me. I was at the OPC on the 20th November and she emailed me on the 23rd to say I had passed. It might be worth double checking your junk mail folders. She is very responsive to emails to maybe reach out to her.
[email protected]
Or if thats the person you think may have left the only other person I have is the hiring manager but I would only email him as a last resort
[email protected]
[email protected]
Or if thats the person you think may have left the only other person I have is the hiring manager but I would only email him as a last resort
[email protected]
Lauren Summers is the person I was originally in contact with, but for some reason my emails are bouncing back as undeliverable. So I had assumed she may no longer be part of the company.
Cuppatea
Member
No idea…. Anyone heard of anything? Do they still have interviews to conduct? Run up to Christmas and New Year can’t have been easy for them to do, so wonder if they still have more to do this side of January maybe?
One of the guys who did my interview said he was booked for interviews until mid January. Mine was nearly a month ago now and still not heard anything.
It looks like Lauren Summers has left the company. @NSG said their emails were bouncing back and her LinkedIn shows her leaving in December. I imagine that will slow down any news unfortunately.
It looks like Lauren Summers has left the company. @NSG said their emails were bouncing back and her LinkedIn shows her leaving in December. I imagine that will slow down any news unfortunately.
HeelBurton
Member
First Bletchley course isn’t until end of March/beginning of April. still interviews I believe to be carried out. I’ll possibly have more news on this next week but I think as always with these roles patience is required. Nothing has moved over the last couple of weeks due to the holidays.
As mirrored by a colleague chiltern HR are not involved with recruitment so no point contacting them.
As mirrored by a colleague chiltern HR are not involved with recruitment so no point contacting them.
wasaconductor
Member
Hi wondering if anyone can help is the assessment day with chiltern consist of all test including computer tests?
I got to stage 2 with avanti last year the computer based tests passed all but 1 but now been invited for stage 1 with chiltern any idea what this involves as I thought I'd be OK with stage 1 as I passed previously but hoping that the way chiltern do there stages is different?
I got to stage 2 with avanti last year the computer based tests passed all but 1 but now been invited for stage 1 with chiltern any idea what this involves as I thought I'd be OK with stage 1 as I passed previously but hoping that the way chiltern do there stages is different?
DontPlayBoxing
Member
Has anyone else heard back for this one?
Cuppatea
Member
Yes I have. Successful, awaiting medical.
DontPlayBoxing
Member
Excellent, well done!
Cuppatea
Member
Thank you!
clarets2005
Member
You'll likely just have to do the test you didn't pass, and then do the rest from there, if successful.
Stage 1 and 2 are the same across the board, although Avanti do the CBI as opposed to the MMI (which doesn't affect you anyway as you hadn't got that far last time)
Cuppatea
Member
Thank you so much!!
Would you be kind to provide an update on how you are progressing with the training? I'd imagine it is still very exciting yet challenging.
I've got my medical booked for the 13th Feb and a potential start date of 25th March. Its already changed from the 1st March so not sure I believe it just yet. Once I get the contract through I might. Anyone else looking at a similar start date?
Cuppatea
Member
Me! I had the same. The first email said it could be the 1st but awaiting DFT. so I’ve been told 25th March in new email
Cuppatea
Member
I’m very excited I must admit!
How did it go? Did they tell you straight away if you passed or give a time scale of when you would know?
Me too! I've waited years for an opportunity. I'm not letting myself believe it just yet though. Not until I've got a definite start date then I think I'll believe its all happening
Cuppatea
Member
So by the end of the week you’ll hear back you think?
Bluey
New Member
I’m hoping so…
Cuppatea
Member
I wonder if they notify you that you’ve passed?
JM5
New Member
@Bluey @gemma87 @Cuppatea
I’ve been given the provisional start date of 25th March too and am still trying to get my head around getting this far in the process!
I had a medical today and they gave me an indication that I’d passed it (except the drug test which takes a few days, but I know that’s going to be clear!)
Does anyone know where the training course will be be based? My assumption would be Bletchley, but wasn’t 100% sure as we’ve been all over the place for assessments/interviews!
I’ve been given the provisional start date of 25th March too and am still trying to get my head around getting this far in the process!
I had a medical today and they gave me an indication that I’d passed it (except the drug test which takes a few days, but I know that’s going to be clear!)
Does anyone know where the training course will be be based? My assumption would be Bletchley, but wasn’t 100% sure as we’ve been all over the place for assessments/interviews!