Northern conductor Blackburn passed interview what next?

Jess1995x · 17 Sep 2020

Hi!
I recently had an interview for the role of conductor and received an email a few days later informing me I have met the requirements and the next step is a medical.

Does anyone know where this leaves me?
Am I likely to be called and then offered a position?
Or does this work on a talent pool basis.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated x

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Efini92 · 17 Sep 2020

If you’ve been offered a medical providing you pass it the job is yours. It also means a course isn’t too far away.

Jess1995x · 17 Sep 2020

Efini92 said:
If you’ve been offered a medical providing you pass it the job is yours. It also means a course isn’t too far away.

thanks for getting back to me

I haven’t been given a date for a medical, they have told me they will be in touch with a date.

my email read as follows

‘The next stage of the recruitment process will be for you to attend a Medical. We will be in touch with you in due course to make the necessary arrangements.’

does this sound like standard procedure?

thanks again x

Efini92 · 17 Sep 2020

Yeah you’ve definitely passed the interview. They don’t tend to send you for a medical until just before the course is due to start. They haven’t said you’re in a talent pool so I’d assume you’ll get an email in the next couple of weeks with a date.
Congratulations

Mohka89 · 17 Sep 2020

Jess1995x said:
Hi!
I recently had an interview for the role of conductor and received an email a few days later informing me I have met the requirements and the next step is a medical.

Does anyone know where this leaves me?
Am I likely to be called and then offered a position?
Or does this work on a talent pool basis.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated x

Congratulations! Seems like recruitment is moving along now...

CreamNCookies · 18 Sep 2020

If the email has this in it ;

"We will keep your application for up to 9 months. If there are no suitable start dates during this period, your application will expire, and you will be required to submit a new application for any future vacancies."

Your'e in a talent pool and not guaranteed a job so keep that in mind. But you do get to reinterview after the nine months like I have.

Keep applying for other roles if they come up and dont pop all your eggs in one basket.

But also congratulations!

Jess1995x · 18 Sep 2020

CreamNCookies said:
If the email has this in it ;

"We will keep your application for up to 9 months. If there are no suitable start dates during this period, your application will expire, and you will be required to submit a new application for any future vacancies."

Your'e in a talent pool and not guaranteed a job so keep that in mind. But you do get to reinterview after the nine months like I have.

Keep applying for other roles if they come up and dont pop all your eggs in one basket.

But also congratulations!

Hi! Yeah I’ve seen this on the forums but mine didn’t have that in, just said we will be in touch in due course, that’s what’s got me confused!
Thanks for your response

C J Snarzell · 18 Sep 2020

Congratulations Jess.

Out of curiosity - when did you first apply for the job?

CJ

CreamNCookies · 18 Sep 2020

Jess1995x said:
Hi! Yeah I’ve seen this on the forums but mine didn’t have that in, just said we will be in touch in due course, that’s what’s got me confused!
Thanks for your response

Then i'd consider your email to be excellent news! Of course you haven't got a contract yet, but nonetheless very promising!

Jess1995x · 19 Sep 2020

C J Snarzell said:
Congratulations Jess.

Out of curiosity - when did you first apply for the job?

Thanks you! I applied around May. Seemed to be a long wait to hear back but then had the interview via iPad shortly after doing the online tests

CJ

Red Devil · 19 Sep 2020

If you're being sent for a medical you're foot's in the door.
Medicals are a bit behind at the moment so could be a wait.

Andy Pacer · 19 Sep 2020

Excellent, hope it all works out

C J Snarzell · 19 Sep 2020

That's brilliant. May to September is a really good turn around for recruitment, considering the impact of the Coronavirus. Good luck and all the best.

CJ

Jess1995x · 20 Sep 2020

Thanks everyone! Really appreciate your comments

CreamNCookies said:
Then i'd consider your email to be excellent news! Of course you haven't got a contract yet, but nonetheless very promising!

did you email for any updates while you were waiting? Or just let the ball roll?

Brad1 · 27 Sep 2020

Hi, did you here back about your medical in the end? I have recently just been successful for the conductor role too! My process from interview to contract didn’t take too long. So hopefully it’s been good news for you!

BlackpoolScott · 27 Sep 2020

Congrats Jess. I recently decided on a career change and applied for the role of conductor at Blackpool North. I passed the assessment and then got an email basically saying due to Covid there is no training courses available in the foreseeable and my application has been put on hold.

It will be interesting to see where your application goes from here with them not being allowed to conduct training courses.

Hopefully it won’t be affected for too long for all our sakes!

Whitey · 27 Sep 2020

different area but I passed the interview for Northern in mid january and like you got put on hold but I have just got an email and I have a medical in the next few weeks, which is going to be done by the look of it before my 9 months in the pool run out then I have a start date for the beginning of december

Jess1995x · 29 Sep 2020

Brad1 said:
Hi, did you here back about your medical in the end? I have recently just been successful for the conductor role too! My process from interview to contract didn’t take too long. So hopefully it’s been good news for you!

hi!
congrats!! No news yet, where are you based? Out of curiosity when did you pass your interview?

BlackpoolScott said:
Congrats Jess. I recently decided on a career change and applied for the role of conductor at Blackpool North. I passed the assessment and then got an email basically saying due to Covid there is no training courses available in the foreseeable and my application has been put on hold.

It will be interesting to see where your application goes from here with them not being allowed to conduct training courses.

Hopefully it won’t be affected for too long for all our sakes!

Not ideal is it! Hope it works out for you. When did you pass your interview?

BlackpoolScott · 29 Sep 2020

Jess1995x said:
Not ideal is it! Hope it works out for you. When did you pass your interview?

That’s the frustrating part. I haven’t had an interview as they put me on hold just before that stage. I may be waiting however long to find out I won’t be invited to an interview. It would have been good if they’d progressed it to a successful candidate pool instead.

Kimdaddy · 9 Oct 2020

Anyone can share what short of question they will asked at the interview stage? I have also applied for the role at Blackpool North

Jess1995x said:
Hi!
I recently had an interview for the role of conductor and received an email a few days later informing me I have met the requirements and the next step is a medical.

Does anyone know where this leaves me?
Am I likely to be called and then offered a position?
Or does this work on a talent pool basis.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated x

Can you give me some examples of the question they asked at interview

Brad1 · 9 Oct 2020

Jess1995x said:
hi!
congrats!! No news yet, where are you based? Out of curiosity when did you pass your interview?

Thanks, I had my interview the last week of august. It took about 4 weeks from finding out I’d passed to getting my contract and booked on a training course. I’ll be based in Manchester.

Kimdaddy · 11 Oct 2020

Congratulations. I am up for interview this week and putting together my research and question for interview. Can you help me out and provide some examples of the type of question asked at interview

Jess1995x · 18 Nov 2020

Hi everyone, finally got my medical today! I was only riven a days notice so just a heads up for everyone - don’t give up on it, they will be in touch I’m sure

Toots · 25 Nov 2020

Keep in mind it's a fair old trog from Leeds to Blackburn Jess,so be prepared for some early starts! (first one out of Blackburn to us leaves at sixish), hopefully by the time you've done your training we'll be back to Spring!

Whitey · 26 Nov 2020

Toots said:
Keep in mind it's a fair old trog from Leeds to Blackburn Jess,so be prepared for some early starts! (first one out of Blackburn to us leaves at sixish), hopefully by the time you've done your training we'll be back to Spring!

Yep I start in Leeds in a weeks time for training but I am from the north east I have checked and I am leaving at 6am, if the course doesn't finish by 4.30 I have to get a later train and i won't be back until 19.10 so I have a few long days ahead

Toots · 26 Nov 2020

You certainly do, probably best to sleep on the journey there if you can, and swat up what you've learned on the way back. It'll pass quick and before you know it your training will be done and you'll be cursing the passengers on the train you are working!

Jess1995x · 1 Dec 2020

Toots said:
Keep in mind it's a fair old trog from Leeds to Blackburn Jess,so be prepared for some early starts! (first one out of Blackburn to us leaves at sixish), hopefully by the time you've done your training we'll be back to Spring!

I don’t live in Leeds, that was the closest medical they could give me

Toots · 1 Dec 2020

Jess1995x said:
I don’t live in Leeds, that was the closest medical they could give me

My point was,if you are working out of Blackburn,we shall be exchanging pleasantries every now and again, as Ihave to with all the Guards based there..

Digbyrail · 20 Dec 2020

Hi @Jess1995x I hope you are doing well, can I ask have you had a course date given since your medical?

juspassingby · 25 Dec 2020

Kimdaddy said:
Anyone can share what short of question they will asked at the interview stage? I have also applied for the role at Blackpool North

Can you give me some examples of the question they asked at interview

I think she missed this comment?

It would be nice to know.
I've had a Train Driving interview, I can share them should you ever need them.

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