Chiltern - Apprentice Train Driver - Bletchley (06/03/24)

[12LDA28C]

Thank you very much for your advice. The day after your message I got an email for a DMI with SWR.

I did the interview and now I got the job as an Internal driver. My medical is this Friday and I start 29th of April

Once medical done I will cancel all my other applications.

Finally made it. Been a long wait.

Well done, congratulations. I take it you currently work for SWR in another role?

 

[Samzino]

Thank you very much for your advice. The day after your message I got an email for a DMI with SWR.

I did the interview and now I got the job as an Internal driver. My medical is this Friday and I start 29th of April

Once medical done I will cancel all my other applications.

Finally made it. Been a long wait.

That's fantastic, to be fair one thing SWR seems to do well in is that they have a decent internal progression to Driver role.

Been a long run I've seen in your case to get to a Trainee Mainline driver seat. We'll deserved.

 

[Mabs]

Well done, congratulations. I take it you currently work for SWR in another role?

Yes Ticket office part time and TFL part time.

 

[TacoTraveller]

Thank you very much for your advice. The day after your message I got an email for a DMI with SWR.

I did the interview and now I got the job as an Internal driver. My medical is this Friday and I start 29th of April

Once medical done I will cancel all my other applications.

Finally made it. Been a long wait.

Congratulations mate, no need to thank me. It was all you that got yourself there in the end.

Usually my advice is my personal experience but to help others who may be watching/reading this forum.

Enjoy your new position!

 

[Andreas D]

Yes Ticket office part time and TFL part time.

Well done good luck in your new job

 

[mclark87]

Have you had a reply yet?

No reply. I’m going to re-submit the form tonight in case I’m going down the pecking order!

 

[tonyianmoore@g]

No reply. I’m going to re-submit the form tonight in case I’m going down the pecking order!

I did it again last night, exactly the same questions. I did different situations for each of the first three in case they're seeing who just copies and pastes.

 

[mclark87]

I did it again last night, exactly the same questions. I did different situations for each of the first three in case they're seeing who just copies and pastes.

Ooooo. I didn’t even think of that just copied and pasted. Hopefully that doesn’t come back to bite me!

 

[Andreas D]

Surely they wouldn’t do that! They would have stated they wanted different answers

 

[tonyianmoore@g]

Surely they wouldn’t do that! They would have stated they wanted different answers

Don't know. Probably an issue with the previous form so just asked everyone to fill it in again.

And I didn't save my exact responses, just noted down rough concept

 

[Andreas D]

Anyone had any news yet?

 

[Tysoe]

Nope

 

[Chrisbeacon]

Nope

 

[MDS72]

Can someone help me please? At what stage are you invited for a VSE test for Chiltern?

 

[12LDA28C]

Can someone help me please? At what stage are you invited for a VSE test for Chiltern?

After initial application / sifting and completion of the first (or sometimes also second) questionnaire.

 

[Chrisbeacon]

I take it we haven't heard anything by now, it means we were unsuccessful

 

[12LDA28C]

I take it we haven't heard anything by now, it means we were unsuccessful

Not necessarily, no.

 

[MDS72]

After initial application / sifting and completion of the first (or sometimes also second) questionnaire.

Thank you. Had my vse and completed it yesterday...fingers crossed..

 

[Chrisbeacon]

I did it again last night, exactly the same questions. I did different situations for each of the first three in case they're seeing who just copies and pastes.

Have you heard anything? Seems some have done the VSE

 

[Tysoe]

Still waiting to hear back about MMI. I did email for an update last week but heard nothing

 

[tonyianmoore@g]

Have you heard anything? Seems some have done the VSE

I thought the VSE was that thing with the blue dot on the track and the matching of symbols both separately and together

 

[Chrisbeacon]

If you look above at mds72 comment on Monday he/she, said that he had done his vse on Sunday .... the initial vse was weeks ago now, so I'm guessing mds72 had invite to do a further vse.

 

[12LDA28C]

If you look above at mds72 comment on Monday he/she, said that he had done his vse on Sunday .... the initial vse was weeks ago now, so I'm guessing mds72 had invite to do a further vse.

Nobody should be doing two VSEs.

 

[Samzino]

Nobody should be doing two VSEs.

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