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SJN, do you still have the original advert? I thought the training rate said 21k+.
Either way, I too knew it would be a paycut whilst training, but not for a complete year.
Do you know how long it takes to get fully trained and therefore the wage increase. Also can you do any overtime whilst training?
As much as I'd love the job, its quite a pay cut for me to training wage. Not sure the finances could take it..
No worries SJN.
I always think of questions I should have asked once I've left, so if anyone did ask the following can you let me know please...
What is the starting money
How long before you get a pay rise
Do you get paid for the time you are travelling to/from Birmingham for the training, as...
Just had interview. Can only echo what Komma said. Very informal, more like a chat. No hard or trick questions. Just asked about relevant experiences. About 45 mins. Will let us k.ow in 7-10 days. Next training course starts Jan 7th.
Good luck everyone.
Hey Komma,
Congrats on getting through the LM assessment last Monday. I was the person sitting at the table with you in the canteen prior to the tests.
I see you've got your interview on Monday, mine is Tuesday.
Best of luck to you.
I had my assessment at 10:00 on Monday. I got the call this afternoon for an interview on Tuesday.
I've read a lot on here about it being a structured interview, but most of the answers I've seen are for driver roles. Are they similar questions for the conductor positions?
I put down Bletchley...