Tyne and Wear Metro recruiting

[Ratty81]

Hi everyone, new forum member also and today received a letter inviting me for an interview too. Very very happy!
Hoping people with previous interview experience may be able to assist with prep?? The letter states there is a 30 min written test, any info much appreciated

 

[harrysno1dad]

the paper based part wasn't done last time round (at least at interview anyway), so your guess is as good as mine.

 

[Nick82]

Well I have to say I don't know if I am gutted or shocked at the fact of the application process of DB Tyne & Wear recruitment process, with my employment history and transferable skills ive picked up over the years I thought id be within a shout of interview, it makes me think what exactly is the company looking for in terms of drivers taking into consideration of the horror stories that comes out of the company. Dont get my wrong this is not a rant or questioning the good nature of DB Tyne & wear, but I have to say I am surprised how we are all judged by just an application form.
Good luck guys with your interviews

 

[mackem_man]

How come some people got a phone call and some got a letter in the post?

 

[Nick82]

How come some people got a phone call and some got a letter in the post?

I dont understand the phone call thing as when I spoke to them today HR said they they are only doing the invitations to interviews by mail.

 

[Fred Dinenage]

Who can say? The rich tapestry that is HR. Maybe the selection process involves chicken bones, ouija board and a scrabble set

Best of luck to those selected, back to work for the rest of us

 

[CGS]

I dont understand the phone call thing as when I spoke to them today HR said they they are only doing the invitations to interviews by mail.

Maybe it was just for people with interviews on Monday to give us a bit of notice - I certainly got a call as did a couple of others.

 

[Nick82]

Maybe it was just for people with interviews on Monday to give us a bit of notice - I certainly got a call as did a couple of others.

That makes sense, i was not implying anything about it mate

 

[mackem_man]

Ah well, there's always next time. Good luck for the interviews guys, give it your best shot. Hope to see you in a few years.

 

[ModernRailways]

I dont understand the phone call thing as when I spoke to them today HR said they they are only doing the invitations to interviews by mail.

I was told they were only doing phone calls, so... god knows what's going at Metro HQ.

Unfortunate that you didn't get an interview, but at least you have a bit more knowledge of their recruitment process now!


I also must agree with the application form, the application form I've seen for the CSA roles is terribly designed, with not much asking about what you can actually do and more just wanting to know what qualifications etc you have. To me, recruitment should be about the person and their skills, not about their education history or even work history to a certain extent.

Keep an eye out though, as their should be quite a few vacancies opening up elsewhere in the company. Mostly CSA roles as they are currently extremely understaffed - their advert where they said they hired 30% more staff is a joke to say the least, I've spoken about that in the main Metro thread though.



For those with interviews, Good Luck (!) and do let us know how it goes.

 

[tez thorn]

didnt even get a reply so one thing for certain i will not be applying again they dashed my dreams so they can shove it

 

[CGS]

didnt even get a reply so one thing for certain i will not be applying again they dashed my dreams so they can shove it

It said on the application unsuccessful applicants wouldn't hear back.

 

[Applicant1]

Hi, I also have an interview this week along with 30 min paper based test. Does anyone know what the test will be about? I imagine questions about the company and more specifically, the metro system? Haven't a clue what to look up on. I would imagine the interview would be competency based.

Does anyone have any other knowledge??

 

[142094]

didnt even get a reply so one thing for certain i will not be applying again they dashed my dreams so they can shove it

Didn't you say you were 20 years old? The application states a minimum of age 21.

 

[Ljd87]

I had interview yesterday, did anyone ask when we would be likely to find out if you had be successful or not, i had it in my head to ask but totally forgot! I know they were interviewing 180-190

 

[Nick82]

I had interview yesterday, did anyone ask when we would be likely to find out if you had be successful or not, i had it in my head to ask but totally forgot! I know they were interviewing 180-190

180-190???
This applicants for interviews

 

[Ljd87]

180-190???
This applicants for interviews

Nope over 1000 applicants!, they have 3 panels of 2 people interviewing 180-190. Not a chance in hell for me i dont think

 

[Nick82]

Nope over 1000 applicants!, they have 3 panels of 2 people interviewing 180-190. Not a chance in hell for me i dont think

That's a real surprise did not imagine that many went for interviews

 

[Ljd87]

Me neither!

 

[Nick82]

in terms of how many are having interviews?

 

[ModernRailways]

I believe they have around 30 positions (not confirmed) that are needing filled. So, really I'd say it's about right at roughly 6 candidates per job.

Just a side note, but Metro should be recruiting for CSAs in the next 2 months. From what I've been told, they are waiting to get the driver applications done before proceeding onto the CSA roles.

 

[Ljd87]

So does anyone know when to expect to hear anything? Say they are interviewing all this week and finish tomorrow (fri) is next week to early?

 

[harrysno1dad]

So does anyone know when to expect to hear anything? Say they are interviewing all this week and finish tomorrow (fri) is next week to early?

They said to me they are interviewing

This week

Mon,Wed

Next Week

Mon,Wed,Thurs.

So I wouldn't expect anyone to hear anything till at least the week after next.

 

[Ljd87]

They said to me they are interviewing

This week

Mon,Wed

Next Week

Mon,Wed,Thurs.

So I wouldn't expect anyone to hear anything till at least the week after next.

Thanks for that

 

[glavaa]

had my interview this morning. the lady on the panel said that they are interviewing 178 and that doncaster stage is starting mid november and possibly running into january( with xmas etc).
i asked when can i expect to hear from them she said anytime from next week to end of december. top 8 i believe she said is starting in february and the rest that pass doncaster are going into talent pool. according the her the last intake (training started in september) is from recruitment 2 years ago.

 

[harrysno1dad]

had my interview this morning. the lady on the panel said that they are interviewing 178 and that doncaster stage is starting mid november and possibly running into january( with xmas etc).
i asked when can i expect to hear from them she said anytime from next week to end of december. top 8 i believe she said is starting in february and the rest that pass doncaster are going into talent pool. according the her the last intake (training started in september) is from recruitment 2 years ago.

Yup Jan 2013 was the last time they did interviews.

 

[CGS]

Anyone else heard from them?

 

[Ljd87]

Anyone else heard from them?

No i have not heard anything.

 

[CGS]

No i have not heard anything.

I had a call the other day to say I'd passed everything and as I passed the tests in April I don't have to sit them again. Invites have gone out for tests according to someone off here who rang them.

 

[Ljd87]

Well done mate. Good luck in the next stages. When you say they have gone out do you mean in the post?