It was about 2 months for me but that was mid lockdown!!
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Lol this lockdown has played havoc my interview was meant to be pre lockdown but it was postponed for 3 months because of it all !
Oh my goodness that’s awful!! I had my interview at the beginning of March and had to wait for my medical until a couple of weeks ago but at least I knew I was successful. To have to wait for the interview must’ve been awful!!! Have you got a start date?
SiggysigAah
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Has anyone else had the status of an application change on the NWR careers site, but not received an email informing them?
Kraken
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Think I got my onboarding pack of documents on the Tuesday and the medical people phoned me on the Friday to sort out an appointment. Some external contractor, they left a few voicemails
7Paul7
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Hi Jordan.
We generally were finished well before 12 on a Friday. I was in the elmbank for the duration of my training but 9 weeks of it was during lockdown so restaurant etc was closed in the last two weeks the restaurant opened with a limited menu, 4-5 starters 3 mains and half a dozen desserts. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful, the rooms weren't cleaned very regularly maybe once during the 5 nights meaning having to go and ask for a fresh towel, this could have been due to staff being furloughed.
I would speak to your LOM ask if you can eat out one night a week as the menu is pretty much the same all week.
They had rooms you could use as a group to revise on an evening
89jordanbj
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Thanks for that Paul.
I assume that the £25 food and drink allowance is only to be used at the hotel and is attached to the room booking?
Can't wait to get started now.
7Paul7
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The 3 course dinner came to £24 if you don't have dinner you don't get charged it, and if your LOM agrees you can eat out and claim dinner back up to the £25
I'm sorry to hear that Katey89. Don't let it dishearten you, keep trying and fingers crossed for next time!
I'm sure I have seen on this page a few members not being successful the first few goes. At least you have the experience of the application now.
Cheers mate, ive rang recruitment and they said contact them directly so will be giving them a ring in the morning
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Yes usually u finish before noon .
Sorry to hear that, you should email [email protected] to find out why. Usually after that stage you should at least get an invite to interview.
LOM has explained several times before that what we see as ‘Invite to assessment 2 pending’ is more like ‘LOM deciding the shortlist’
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No it don’t. It just means your through another stage and is now with hiring manager to decide who he/she wants to interview.....
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Wembley Yard is a single-manned Grade 6 box with an NX panel. 12 hour roster, changing over at 0600/1800.
I'm told it's a fairly relaxing box to work - traffic levels aren't high, and many of the irritations associated with mainline boxes (eg passengers, level crossings, trespassers) aren't a factor.
Try to arrange a visit to the box before the interview if you can.
Sandwiched between Wembley mainline and Overground yard controller at c sidings I believe.
Tigerned371
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Yes, myself, Javagem and Kinglewood start school on 7th at Westwood training centre, Coventry. Looks very nice. We are getting full details on our first day With LOM (1st September).
89jordanbj
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Anybody else heading to York on the 24th of this month?
I can't wait to get started
I can't wait to get started
I would like to say yes but I'm still waiting to hear back following my interview in Birmingham
I've looked through this thread but can't seem to find a definitive answer to a question.
On my application it says "application accepted" and has done for nearly 2 weeks now. From things I've read on here it says the sjt tests etc are sent out within 72 hours of getting the application accepted.
However I've not received anything, does this mean I've not got through the first sift?
N.b I've not taken the tests in the previous 6 months as this is my first attempt.
On my application it says "application accepted" and has done for nearly 2 weeks now. From things I've read on here it says the sjt tests etc are sent out within 72 hours of getting the application accepted.
However I've not received anything, does this mean I've not got through the first sift?
N.b I've not taken the tests in the previous 6 months as this is my first attempt.
Thats good you know where your going then, i'm assuming i will start somewhere on the 14th Sept as i meet my LOM on the 7th.
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Check your spam/junk folder - nothing there then ring or email HR.
I’ve just found out today that I’m also starting on the 7th in Coventry too!! Can’t wait! See you there!
iamdavid
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Applied for a substantial number of signaller jobs and Network Rail generally and this just seems to mean nothing more than they’ve accepted your application to be honest. Can take some time before you hear back whether negatively or positively from that point in my experience though perhaps someone else will have a different one.
MattP7
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Had a interview today, very surreal doing it over Microsoft Teams hard to judge how it went but fingers crossed. Even if unsuccessful now i know this is want to do more than ever so will keep on applying.
Amy1090
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A bit of a girly question here but what is the uniform? Once you start in the box and also during training at signalling school? Just thinking ahead if I need to buy any smart clothes or anything ☺️