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Unsure I think I was due to start in Jan but something has changed which has put it forward now to possibly April or beyond. You would have thought with me having a medical it would be pending me starting soon but that hasn’t been the case for me.
I just found out today that I’m in a holding pool until potentially April and even then there’s no guarantees. Gutted tbh!! I passed my medical the other week so I’m just waiting now for a start date. Hope it’s not too long!!
congrats Paul, I had my medical yesterday for the same role based in Manchester. I was thinking this tbh with all the press coverage on this very issue. I am inclined to think it won’t affect the workers so to speak. They still need to employ staff to get up and running with the 2000 extra...
Sorry to hear you didn’t pass the paper sift. I have been applying for jobs since the start of the year and while I’m no expert I can only say what helped me get through the process.
firstly when looking for jobs I set up alerts on the Deutsche Bahn page AND on google, if you type in google...
Hi just to answer your question I applied for a conductor Manchester position at the end of July had my interview on the 24th September which I passed and then I’ve just been given a medical on the 29th October. After speaking to the conductor manager he said that they are looking to get people...
I have been reading on the northern site about them offering a final salary pension. Is this information up to date and do they still offer new starters this kind of pension? Also can somebody explain to me how it works? I don’t currently have a pension and this is something that I very much...
I got my medical in the next few weeks so things are moving forward. It would just be a nightmare if they got stripped of the franchise before I signed on the dotted line and I had to go through the process of applying for jobs and interviewing all over again. I’m sure they will come good...
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/pacers-wont-leaving-greater-manchester-17064009
Have to say this is slightly concerning for me after passing the assessment and interview stage to become a conductor and applying for to northern for over a year to be so close...
Since posting that I had a phone call today to say that they will be trying to aim for around November time either in Leeds or Manchester. Guess it’s just a waiting game.