GWR - Trainee Train Driver (Talent Pool) - Bristol/Westbury (27/02/23)

[incognito]

Sadly I got the mail on Wednesday saying not this time, try again, but wait 6 months before trying again.

Did you complete any assessments or did you just do the initial application? Thanks

 

[Deea]

So sorry to hear Deea. Guess we will will all start to find out our fate.

What's gutting is you don't get feedback to know what it was that didn't make the next stage (predicted distance, experience etc)

Yes they said they can’t provide feedback, I’m guessing my past experiences were not enough, I’m not mad though. A door closes another opens so looking forward to see what life has in store for me good luck everyone. If you haven’t heard anything back yet then you’re still in the race ❤️

 

[LKS]

Yes they said they can’t provide feedback, I’m guessing my past experiences were not enough, I’m not mad though. A door closes another opens so looking forward to see what life has in store for me good luck everyone. If you haven’t heard anything back yet then you’re still in the race ❤️

❤️

 

[MrPointment]

I'm surprised there hasn't been more news of people getting the knock back so far. After the two last week that announced, I thought there would be a flurry of them this week. Still nervously checking my emails every 10 minutes

 

[mattymat]

I'm surprised there hasn't been more news of people getting the knock back so far. After the two last week that announced, I thought there would be a flurry of them this week. Still nervously checking my emails every 10 minutes

Maybe people just aren’t announcing it

 

[MrPointment]

True.

 

[Hooker11]

If it wasn’t for someone I knew, I wouldn’t know this forum existed .. possibly the same??

I'm surprised there hasn't been more news of people getting the knock back so far. After the two last week that announced, I thought there would be a flurry of them this week. Still nervously checking my emails every 10 minutes

 

[mattymat]

Anyone hear anything yet

 

[eastersunday]

Anyone hear anything yet

No but you need to be more patient, rail recruitment is slow and takes time. It could be a couple more months before you hear anything, asking every single week isn't going to make any difference. I'm sure when someone does hear something, they'll post about it without having to be asked. Patience is key!

 

[Diedinium]

I just got an email saying I was unsuccessful, so yeah, those who haven't heard anything more after this point are probably still in the running.

Good luck to you all.

 

[Haru]

I’ve heard of successful internals too so it is moving.

 

[bcfc171081]

Reading between the lines it’s better to get another role within the railway at a TOC or FOC then try when they advertise internally

 

[incognito]

Did anyone not complete the report test and still pass? My bloody pen ran out of ink on both pens lol so i missed the last sentence. Think i done well on all other tests tho!

 

[MrPointment]

I just got an email saying I was unsuccessful, so yeah, those who haven't heard anything more after this point are probably still in the running.

Good luck to you all.

Sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting us know that things are still happening though. It seemed to have gone very quiet. Unfortunately they're still at the rejecting people stage so none of us are out of the woods yet.

Reading between the lines it’s better to get another role within the railway at a TOC or FOC then try when they advertise internally

On this thread on 28th Feb a guy who seemingly works at GWR said they binned 99% of internal applications for this vacancy. Doesn't sound to me like being on the inside does you many favours.

 

[LKS]

I just got an email saying I was unsuccessful, so yeah, those who haven't heard anything more after this point are probably still in the running.

Good luck to you all.

Sorry to hear

Did anyone not complete the report test and still pass? My bloody pen ran out of ink on both pens lol so i missed the last sentence. Think i done well on all other tests tho!

Have you been to an assessment center?

 

[incognito]

Sorry to hear


Have you been to an assessment center?

Yes

 

[LKS]

Yes

Ah Well done! Sadly can't answer your question as not done assessment centre.

Have you done day1 & 2?

 

[incognito]

just day one. if pass paper then onto computer. You get results within a week. Just that first report test is playing on my mind. Annoyingly

 

[LKS]

I applied and failed in 2012 at assessment centre day 1, and I remember after going over everything. It's a daunting time so I know how you feel.

Keeping fingers crossed for you

 

[incognito]

I applied and failed in 2012 at assessment centre day 1, and I remember after going over everything. It's a daunting time so I know how you feel.

Keeping fingers crossed for you

well if they fail me for missing one sentence then I guess it's pretty harsh. but we will see.

 

[Haru]

Did anyone not complete the report test and still pass? My bloody pen ran out of ink on both pens lol so i missed the last sentence. Think i done well on all other tests tho!

Was this the Written commutation test? I seem to remember this wasn’t a pass or fail?

 

[incognito]

Was this the Written commutation test? I seem to remember this wasn’t a pass or fail?

yes it was the written test.

 

[MrPointment]

Did anyone not complete the report test and still pass? My bloody pen ran out of ink on both pens lol so i missed the last sentence. Think i done well on all other tests tho!

Are you an internal applicant? Just wondering how you're at the assessment centre already

 

[Haru]

yes it was the written test.

When I did it in 2019 this wasn’t a test that was marked, it was just to ensure you can do reports, some TOCs don’t even do this test?

 

[incognito]

different TOC

 

[387star]

Sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting us know that things are still happening though. It seemed to have gone very quiet. Unfortunately they're still at the rejecting people stage so none of us are out of the woods yet.


On this thread on 28th Feb a guy who seemingly works at GWR said they binned 99% of internal applications for this vacancy. Doesn't sound to me like being on the inside does you many favours.

A very precise estimate. How would they know?

 

[MrPointment]

A very precise estimate. How would they know?

I'm sure 99% was just a figure of speech. Presumably, since the guy in question wrote like he works at GWR, he probably mingles with a lot of people who applied as internals and may have heard from them that their applications were rejected.

 

[387star]

I'm sure 99% was just a figure of speech. Presumably, since the guy in question wrote like he works at GWR, he probably mingles with a lot of people who applied as internals and may have heard from them that their applications were rejected.

Oddly gwr force internals to sit fresh interviews if they apply for other depots

In contrast gtr were great. I hadn't even passed a sift. I simply sent an email saying I'd passed the assessments and within days had an interview! Despite applying for london depots I was taken on at an outer london depot and didn't need to reapply for the depot in question

It's ironic passing an interview and watching unsuccessful applicants jump ahead of you after passing with another toc/depot. Good for them but it makes a mockery of the process.

 

[MrPointment]

Just got the unsuccessful email from GWR. No reason given. At least the wait for news is over. Fortunately still in the running for Freightliner, so can focus on that.

 

[BA11Eagle]

Just got the unsuccessful email from GWR. No reason given. At least the wait for news is over. Fortunately still in the running for Freightliner, so can focus on that.

So sorry to hear, could I ask, when did you apply for the vacancy?