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Trainee Driver roles with Northern - Blackburn and Newcastle

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Application in process so nothing has changed. I tried ringing the mobile number back but it says potential scam on my phone so won't be doing that again.

No worries back to where I was.
 
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I always find when i'm waiting for a call i get alot of spam calls. I mean yesterday I had a call from someone with a robotic voice to be from "HM and RC"

Just checked my application for NCL and it says application in process still. It's better than the words End of Process.
 
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got an interview next tuesday 28 Jan for a manchester position
anyone got the interview?
 
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I can't attend on that date and got told there are no more dates so my application will be held on shortlist.
 
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Have any of you already passed the psychometric tests?
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just spoken to the woman who rang from HR. If you’ve already passed this test then you are essentially front of the queue as they have vacancies to fill in March from what I was told. Not enough time for me to do my test I was told. Been told there are other vacancies coming up and that they still want to interview me, just don’t know when yet.
 
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DanYounger1989 said:
just spoken to the woman who rang from HR. If you’ve already passed this test then you are essentially front of the queue as they have vacancies to fill in March from what I was told. Not enough time for me to do my test I was told. Been told there are other vacancies coming up and that they still want to interview me, just don’t know when yet.
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this for newcastle?
 
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HR rang today to offer interview and happily accepted. Didn’t think it was going to happen this time. For Newcastle.
 
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Hey everyone.

I have my interview soon for one of the Driver roles.

I'm entirely new to this sector (although I made my account in 2016, I never applied and ended up working in education for the past 4 years!)

Does anyone have any advice for the interview please? Any curve-ball questions that I might be asked?

Cheers for any help or advice, and good luck to everyone applying.

JRE.
 
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JRE said:
Hey everyone.

I have my interview soon for one of the Driver roles.

I'm entirely new to this sector (although I made my account in 2016, I never applied and ended up working in education for the past 4 years!)

Does anyone have any advice for the interview please? Any curve-ball questions that I might be asked?

Cheers for any help or advice, and good luck to everyone applying.

JRE.
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follow all the info they send you & prepare your situational answers and you shouldn’t go far wrong for interviews.

testing at Doncaster is another thing all together.

good luck - you’ve made it this far & not many do.
 
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JRE said:
Hey everyone.

I have my interview soon for one of the Driver roles.

I'm entirely new to this sector (although I made my account in 2016, I never applied and ended up working in education for the past 4 years!)

Does anyone have any advice for the interview please? Any curve-ball questions that I might be asked?

Cheers for any help or advice, and good luck to everyone applying.

JRE.
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Which depot is your application for if you don’t mind me asking?
 
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Caad12 said:
follow all the info they send you & prepare your situational answers and you shouldn’t go far wrong for interviews.

testing at Doncaster is another thing all together.

good luck - you’ve made it this far & not many do.
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Thanks. Are there any situations which I should be thinking about in particular? ‘Headings’ if you like, such as teamwork, etc?
 
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Google 'train driver interview questions' 'train driver MMI questions' 'train driver DMI questions' and you will get a lot of links where people have previously asked on this forum and plenty of information can be had by reading.
Coming up with experiences that you have had is key in understanding how to answer the questions and remember to use the STAR method when coming up with the answer.

You will receive an information pack from HR in how the questions are liked to be answered.

Good luck.
 
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Hi All,

I know this question has been asked multiple times but I’d like more information about the MMI.

I am an office worker who has little to none operation experience. I am about to sit my stage two assessments which includes the MMI.

I have been reading a lot of the posts on the forums, and a lot of the example answers for the MMI questions are based on operational related jobs.

Does anyone have any advice as to how I can prepare? What examples I can use as an office worker?

In addition, I have completed various CPD courses but nothing over the span of two weeks. Therefore, for the question - ‘describe a time you’ve been on a training course for two weeks?’ Can I just state I am a graduate with top honours and I did it over 3 years and expand on that?

Thanks!
 
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Aftv49 said:
Hi All,

I know this question has been asked multiple times but I’d like more information about the MMI.

I am an office worker who has little to none operation experience. I am about to sit my stage two assessments which includes the MMI.

I have been reading a lot of the posts on the forums, and a lot of the example answers for the MMI questions are based on operational related jobs.

Does anyone have any advice as to how I can prepare? What examples I can use as an office worker?

In addition, I have completed various CPD courses but nothing over the span of two weeks. Therefore, for the question - ‘describe a time you’ve been on a training course for two weeks?’ Can I just state I am a graduate with top honours and I did it over 3 years and expand on that?

Thanks!
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Use any form of experience you have - does not have to be work related - use the STAR technique & you can’t really go wrong. Don’t waffle though - keep it concise but plenty of detail.
 
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DanYounger1989 said:
just spoken to the woman who rang from HR. If you’ve already passed this test then you are essentially front of the queue as they have vacancies to fill in March from what I was told. Not enough time for me to do my test I was told. Been told there are other vacancies coming up and that they still want to interview me, just don’t know when yet.
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At the front of the queue for interview or training? Did they mention how many positions they are looking for?
 
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has everyone who applied for Newcastle and been given an interview already passed the psychometric assessments?
 
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Thats allready been posted as a separate post.

newcastle is out the 45 mins to darlington also by 10/15 mins.
 
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