Hi!
Thanks for the insight it does help to know what is coming our way - i have found taking your time and taking the extra 5-10 seconds before answering helps by giving you the moment to actually think about what you are going to say!
How long do you have to complete the whole assessment? and how many questions did you have?
I have applied for the Grade 6 - Birmingham/West midlands
I Wish you the best of luck with your journey! Please do let me know how you get on! would like to help where possible and also get some feedback!
Interviews are not my strongest however i can be quite calm, surprisingly! again as long as you have done the research and looked into the Values of NR - they are extremely passenger safety orientated!
Thank you,
I'll let you know how I get on and provide you with any information that might be useful.
There were 4 scenario questions, all of which went in order of a working day.
Scenario 1 - Dealing with workmen on the track. You're tasked with allowing them on the track for maintenance for a certain period of time between two signal points.
Scenario 2 - They ask for more time to complete unnecessary task - basically you have to refuse them and explain why
Scenario 3 - busy period of work and you have a tress passer on the track which you have to prioritize who you tell and explain why.
Scenario 4 - a member of staff tries to pressure you to resume the service when the situation wasn't deemed safe by the British transport police, a colleague of yours phones and you for advice but you have to end the call with him and explain to the platform staff the service can't resume - explain why you did it etc. it asks you for any additional things you might consider, like logging the situation.
Scenario 5 - This was optional, explaining why you chose to make decisions and choices or just say "nothing further to add"
yours could be completely different as my test only covers me for 6 months for Signaller roles up to Grade 5.
All the information you have is in front of you and you have to write down and remember pertinent information and then follow the rules in the tasks. I guess they want to know if you can follow orders, follow rules and basically conduct yourself safely within your role.
I wish you the best of luck, i hope you're successful and by the sounds of it, you've done your homework.