I would say just be very patient and check in from time to time without being a nuisance. My whole application from start to commencing work was 18 months. There are different factors involved. Just keep jumping through the hoops when required and keep the faith.After 2 months of silence I have been told I have passed assessment and interviews for a train maintenance role I applied for in the summer of last year and placed into a talent pool.
I have no further information regarding what this means other than the above, before I contact HR to clarify has anyone else been placed into a talent pool for northern?
my main question would be does this expire after a set period of time and is this a step in the right direction or should I just expect to be forgotten about.
many thanks
Basically the same for me. It's an unusual process and it's not really explained properly. I mean most jobs you interview and then start work a few weeks later. Lot of patience required.i was in the driver pool for over 2 yrs, just a waiting game
I think if anything it will boost recruitment. One of the reasons stated all the time for not running services was that they didn't have the bodies. I think the first thing the gov will say is "Why are you not on a big recruitment drive? Let's get these trains moving!".Just seen on the news that northern will be put into public ownership from the 1st of March. Wonder how that’s going to affect those of us in the pool?
I was in a talent pool for northern (dB) haven’t heard anything since before the take over by dft. my application on the db careers site now just reads end of process.Couple of things:
Has anyone had a further update in relation to the transfer of our application from the DB website to the Northern Railway site?
I'm guessing the current cohorts of Conductor courses are halted and therefore causing further delays to future courses. My application will expire in May. Will Northern consider extending the 9 month expiry date from the date of interview?
Did Northern get back to you regarding your interview?I felt very comfortable in the interview, I just recently passed an MMI for a different TOC, and the questions were similar so that helped me alot.
Throughout the whole process since passing the first interview I had been sending an email every month or so to say I am still interested. And I noticed on my DB portal around a week ago "screening for alternative job" appeared next to my Conductor application. So that was promising.
That's very understandable, cheers for the reply.I'm in a similar position as you, but with a different operator. Before Coronavirus got worse, I'd been told I'd been pencilled in for a May start (I'm an internal candidate), however the medicals cannot proceed as the company they use have either furloughed some staff whilst others have gone to do some work for the NHS. So just waiting now.
Well I am in the talent pool for conductor in Middlesbrough, I was interviewed in Newcastle in January, I emailed HR last week just to ask what if anything was happening, I got a reply saying I was still in the talent pool and can be for up to 9 months, however due to circumstances after the nine months are up I may just be asked for a chat about if my circumstances had changed,
then earlier this week I got another email from someone at HR who initially called me interview, this email asked me if I was still interested in the post and if my circumstances had changed at all I obviously replied straight away, It was just a bit of a relief that I am still in the system and as I am on lockdown at the moment it was nice to hear from the outside world.