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    New lockdown effect on trainees?

    Due to start Monday as a trainee Driver keeping everything crossed.
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    Northern Trainee Drivers

    Hi all Northern have posted both Leed & Carlisle positions.
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    Northern Trainee Drivers - Newcastle

    I can confirm having recently sat the assessment, at the start the assessors advised the group that Northern do require enhanced passes this was July 2020.
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    Talent Pools

    Well I’ll not hold my breath but may be keep my fingers crossed, I know training is now taking place in the classrooms at least
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    Talent Pools

    Has anyone had the medical for the drivers role whilst been in the talent pool? How long did you have to wait before getting a course date? I had my medical two weeks ago (passed and now waiting.
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    Northern Talent Pool.

    Did you go for a medical?
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    Northern Talent Pool.

    Which depots is this for?
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    Northern Talent Pool.

    Done and passed the medical :-) just waiting for a start date now.
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    Northern Talent Pool.

    No received the email saying I had passed but due to the high volume of pass rates at assessment I am in the pool until a course is available
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    Northern Talent Pool.

    Brilliant thank you. Is it worth sending HR emails now and then?
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    Northern Talent Pool.

    Evening all, I have been really lucky to have just received the email saying I have successfully passed all stages of the interview & assessment and have now been placed in the holding pool for driver with Northern. Anyone have any ideas how long the wait may be or the amount of people...
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    Northern Leeds!

    Hi, I applied gosh must have been end of Jan/Feb time. No I didn’t receive that email just said once the website reopened I would have to reapply! I did send an email to HR but didn’t get anything back from them. Someone did tell that when it went from Arrive to the gov Arriva told them they had...
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    Northern Leeds!

    Hello all! Now that the Northern careers website Is back up and running has anyone applied for the newly advertised Leeds Driver role? I had an application in before the website got shut down and never heard anything back from my email sent to HR. Keeping everything crossed for this time!!
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    Accepted at Northern

    Oh sadly I failed, made me really rethink about the role. It would be a pay cut but it’s something I have always dreamed of being on the rail and working towards a driver role. Do you know if you can access the shl website after you have taken the exams?
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    Accepted at Northern

    Hey all, may I asked the online assessment that you sat for the conductor role. When I took the number reasoning section did you find it extremely harder than you expected? Did you finish the exam? Or any top tips!
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    Depot Visits

    Thank you so much for the above information.
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    Depot Visits

    Hello, please can anyone advise me when and how you find out about depot open days. I have seen Crewe did one for charity.
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    Northern Conductor Online Assessment

    I have also passed my GCSE grades in maths, I just really feel they are going to miss out on staff that have great customer service skills.
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    Job applications....then the wait.

    I just received the rejection email. Back to the drawing board, will review the CV.
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    Northern Conductor Online Assessment

    Afternoon, Okay I have just sat my online assessment for the conductor role at Northern! Can I just say I felt like I was doing an assessment to run for the position of CEO. I am very concerned that it was extremely harder than I was expecting even after the practice section. Did anyone...

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