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Recent content by MadeinWigan

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    A shift in the needs of the business

    Speak with HR and see if you can be considered for Leeds or any other depot within the time limits. I kept in touch with HR without pestering them. I was originally down for Wigan, Manchester was within the 45 min time and I'm happy here, it's a busy depot and always something going on.
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    A shift in the needs of the business

    I wouldn't give up, just carry on with life and it may come good in the future. I was on hold for over two years and was given a variety of reason as to why no positions were available. Eventually, I asked if I could be considered for a Manchester vacancy, had the interview and I'm coming to...
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    Success 2nd time around.

    You didn't come across as cocky to me, just keen to get on to the railway.
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    Success 2nd time around.

    MEN1969, have you received any feedback from your interview? I failed my first interview and the feedback that I received was useful for when I interviewed for the second time. I prepared more thoroughly and used the advice that you can find on this forum to strengthen my examples and interview...
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    Northern Rail Trainee Drivers - Liverpool

    Just as an update to the on hold element of this thread. A different person has been working in HR recently and the difference is like night and day. The communication has been brilliant. Information about the number of people in the pools for different depots, what is going on with recruitment...
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    Northern Rail Trainee Drivers - Liverpool

    I'm sure they do as well, that's why I made my comments. How else are they supposed to know that there is dissatisfaction amongst the people in the holding pool. It doesn't have to be negative, I'm not saying Northern is load of rubbish but I am saying that current processes might benefit from a...
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    Northern Rail Trainee Drivers - Liverpool

    I don't think that at all but thanks for your interpretation, maybe that's how it comes across to you. Let's leave it there eh, before another of my posts gets moderated.
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    Northern Rail Trainee Drivers - Liverpool

    So you've been sat in the pool for 18mths have you? Been talked to condescendingly by HR for daring to contact them twice in 18mths? I passed the tests, I'm in the pool, my scores "were" good enough. If that has changed and the scores are no longer good enough, just tell us, we can cope. It is...
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    Northern Rail Trainee Drivers - Liverpool

    Northern have a terrible attitude towards recruitment. If people's scores aren't good enough why don't they tell you! It's not like it's the end of the world, there are other jobs out there. It's the lack of transparency, lack of honesty that has rankled. I've given up on the drivers job, any...
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    Who's in a driver or conductor talent pool?

    I know that if I was recruiting I'd want qualified drivers first, internals second and externals last.
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    Who's in a driver or conductor talent pool?

    No, never had anything in writing so I can't complain on that front. I understand that things change, looking back it all seemed such a rush job and seemed tok good to be true. The last recruitment drive was quite different to previous ones. Like you say, the chances of a position coming up at...
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    Who's in a driver or conductor talent pool?

    I was in a similar place to you. I was facing redundancy just before I went in the talent pool. I thought I was going to be ok as they said that the course was for March and we were in February. I took a temp job just to keep me going and 15mths later I'm still in the temp jobs. With hindsight...
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    Who's in a driver or conductor talent pool?

    Yeah, I'd like to know how many are on the list for Wigan. At the current rate I may get a call up just within the 5yrs the assessment scores are valid for.
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    Who's in a driver or conductor talent pool?

    Not for Wigan unless you know anything different.
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    Who's in a driver or conductor talent pool?

    I'm on hold for a driver position at Wigan with Northern. Have been since Feb 2014. Apparently they messed up in one way or another so I'll have to wait and see if a position comes up in the future. Seeing as there are no more courses this year for externals I won't be holding my breath.

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