Introvert vs Extrovert

graezym · 25th June 2009, 21:00

Who gets the (driver) job?

O L Leigh · 27th June 2009, 01:09

That's an over-simplification.

Getting a driver's job means passing a battery of psychometric tests and structured interviews. While the glib answer you may hear is that the railway is looking for "Steady Eddies" that does not mean that being introverted gives you an advantage as you may still flunk the tests.

What the railway is looking for in drivers are people who are confident, self-reliant and can work alone with a minimum of supervision while maintaining high standards. Driving can be a lonely job so it helps that you are comfortable with your own company, but that doesn't mean that you can't be an extrovert.

O L Leigh

TDK · 27th June 2009, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by graezym

Who gets the (driver) job?

Rather silly question, either if they have the qualities required

t0ffeeman · 27th June 2009, 21:40

As far as I use them. You need both qualities. Getting 400 people out your train quickly needs guts.

25th June 2009, 21:00	#1
graezym Member Join Date: 7 Jun 2009 Posts: 8	Introvert vs Extrovert Who gets the (driver) job?

27th June 2009, 01:09	#2
O L Leigh In the cab with the paper Established Member Join Date: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 3,207	That's an over-simplification. Getting a driver's job means passing a battery of psychometric tests and structured interviews. While the glib answer you may hear is that the railway is looking for "Steady Eddies" that does not mean that being introverted gives you an advantage as you may still flunk the tests. What the railway is looking for in drivers are people who are confident, self-reliant and can work alone with a minimum of supervision while maintaining high standards. Driving can be a lonely job so it helps that you are comfortable with your own company, but that doesn't mean that you can't be an extrovert. O L Leigh __________________

27th June 2009, 21:40	#4
t0ffeeman Member Join Date: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 206	As far as I use them. You need both qualities. Getting 400 people out your train quickly needs guts.