Recent content by Matty42

That gives me some hope then

Thanks for the quick reply LOM! Yes it is in the same area, so I guess even if officially previous interviews are not taken into account, if it is the same LOM doing the sifting he my remember my poor performance and discount future applications on this basis☹️

Would anyone know if previous interview results are factored into the sift when shortlisting candidates. I ask this as a couple of years ago I made it through to the interview stage at my first attempt and due to a few factors I made a complete hash of it and probably came across as a bit of a...

I attended the morning session in Plymouth yesterday and a few people were turned away for not having the correct ID. The assessor told them that they could come back that afternoon or this morning (Thursday) but that there would be no more assessment days this year.

Thanks again Daydr3am3r, seems that the only thing in the rail industry that moves quickly are the trains!

How long after the first set assessments did you do the second lot?

Thanks, that takes a bit of pressure off I thought that was how it works, just the email with the practice material made it appear as though you did it all in one go. I can relax a little and just concentrate practicing the paper tests for now.

Morning everyone, firstly thanks to all the people who have contributed to this forum it's been a massive help in my journey towards working on the railway. I have an assessment day for GWR in Plymouth on Wednesday an was hoping someone could tell me if I will be completing all the tests and...

Thanks for all the useful information about paignton. Do you know how this rota works out for the three resident signallers? Such as how many Sundays are worked etc?

Thanks Tom, I was hoping it might be a 12hr shift pattern as I like the idea of more days off but I'm used to doing six day weeks so I'll be happy either way if I'm fortunate enough to be taken on.

I applied for this position at the beginning of December, the closing date was the 15th. Received an email on the 29th asking me to confirm if I was available for an interview on the 15th of January So all pretty quick really, though my first application was for a grade 3 at the beginning of...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to thank all of you who have posted info in this thread, it's been very informative. I've been lucky enough to be invited to an interview for a grade 2 role at paignton signal box and was hopeful someone on here might be able give me some info regarding the box and...