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Hi all, Just wondering if there are any others here awaiting assessments for GA trainee mainline driver roles? I applied back in April, and the last email I had was asking which of the psychometric tests I'd completed. Haven't heard since then and my application says it's under consideration...

The problem with my personal scenario is there were no rules or procedures to follow really, other than what I mentioned about the medical basics. This is why I didn’t think it would be suitable. I’ve taken your advice and thought long and hard about some other scenarios I’ve experienced...

Thank you for your advice! I will make sure I cover this! I am going to use a more personal situation I think. Although, the situation I'm thinking of won't go into following rules or procedures in depth, other than some basic medical stuff (checking breathing, keeping person still, keeping...

Yes I can, it’s a very valid point indeed. The closest example I’ve experienced to this is when a police car came screaming up behind me in a set of roadworks on a dual carriageway where only one lane was open to traffic. I was in a speed restricted vehicle travelling at 56mph and going no...

Okay, so have I hit the nail on the head here? Does the common sense approach work in my favour? There’s no way I would leave a burning train with 1k passengers and other train crew on board to protect the line. Also, isn’t part of the role of a train driver to protect and prioritise the...

Wow. Either this is a trick question or the people who came up with this rule are heartless. I’m not leaving anyone to burn without giving them some kind of warning. Couldn’t live with myself just doing nothing. Okay, fair enough. I can’t say you’ve been helpful or given any constructive...

Please do explain how you’ve come to this conclusion. I’m baffled.

Okay, so I've at no point expected my answer to not be dissected and challenged by the interviewer. I am fully prepared for this and it's not the first time someone has mentioned it. I'm not sure why you're acting like I'm oblivious to this? Just because I've mentioned that I'm sticking to my...

In what way? The TOC will give you the training they believe is required for the job. And should an emergency occur, they will expect you to follow that training and not exceed it as this could make it worse. I feel that my example shows I have a good understanding of that. If the question...

Okay. So what I should probably be mentioning is the what the operator was asking me to do and the questions they were asking specifically in order to ensure the patients received the correct level of first response care from myself until the paramedics arrived. Would you agree? I can see...

So you’re saying that coming across a car accident and stopping to help isn’t an emergency? I don’t understand what point you’re trying to make? Others have said this is a spot on example, but there’s areas I need to explain further and go into better detail. As Stigy mentioned, people’s...

You make some great points there.

I see where you’re coming from with this. I’ve never had any sort of medical training, however I know the basics in intial response. Things like; checking airways, keeping pressure on serious bleeds; keeping neck and back straight and still to avoid further injury or worse. At the time all of...

I see where you’re coming from with regards to how important it is to have this experience etc. Are you saying that the scenario I’m talking about isn’t enough? This occurred not long after my unsuccessful attempt and I can’t see why it wouldn’t be a good example to use.

Yes you’re absolutely right. I believe that so long as you re-take your stage 2 assessments within 5 years of passing stage 1, you won’t have to re-sit them. I’m pretty sure it’s 5 years, if I’m wrong I’m sure someone will correct me. I also re-applied 5 months later. I was told it would be a...

That is a good response to that question. Do you think the fact that I’m not first aid trained would go against me though? I know that first aid training isn’t mentioned as part of the essential criteria, but would the TOC rather employ someone that is first aid trained as opposed to someone who...

Thank you for your feedback and sorry I’ve not responded! I didn’t see this response until just now. I’ll definitely take on board your feedback. Fingers crossed I pull through it this time, I’d really like this job!

Heard nothing yet with regards to stage 2 assessments. Says my application is still under consideration on my careers profile. Last contact I had was asking whether I’d completed any of the psychometric tests previously.

Thank you. I’m feeling nervous for the MMI which is where I failed last time. The “Describe and Emergency situation you’ve been in” topic is what caught me out. Hadn’t really been such a situation, however that is no longer after I came across a car accident not so long after being unsuccessful...

Thanks for clarifying that. I didn’t think that was the case. What about the DMI? I’ve also heard that the attempts for this are unlimited as they don’t count as part of the assessments. I can understand that to be honest.