Mate I’m sat as the reserve candidate should the successful candidate decline. The waiting game is tough.
That sounds brutal! Fingers Crossed for you!
Mate I’m sat as the reserve candidate should the successful candidate decline. The waiting game is tough.
Mate I’m sat as the reserve candidate should the successful candidate decline. The waiting game is tough.
I was in the same boat for a previous interview I had. I eventually only found out after about 3 weeks when it went to "Unsuccessful" on the website. Did not get a phone call or email telling me, other than that!
Hopefully it goes well for me. Have a few interviews lined up so just got to focus on being the successful one and not the reserve. After all why would you decline a job that you worked your ass off to pass the interview for
How did you know you were reserve? Did the lom call you? After interview it takes a few weeks for the system to catch up anyway. I wouldnt read much into it not going "unsuccessful" for a while.
Wimbledon mate
After all why would you decline a job that you worked your ass off to pass the interview for
Anyone else sat on a few applications?
I currently have
Haydon Bridge Submitted 13/4/18 (Test Completed)
Low House 26/4/18 (Under Consideration, 2nd time)
Bedlington South 31/5/18 (Test Completed)
This waiting game is awful for the nerves lol.
Hi uww11x, same boat here with a few applications in the area on the go, my application for Haydon Bridge just changed to unsuccessful today though and I just got the email confirmation. Have you heard anything yet? Fingers crossed for you
Hi uww11x, same boat here, my application for Haydon Bridge just changed to unsuccessful today and I just got the email confirmation. Have you heard anything yet? Fingers crossed for you
Same for me regarding Hayden Bridge. Bit surprised to not even get to ‘application under consideration’ for that one, let alone interview.
Did anybody get to the basic ‘application under consideration’ stage? I’m beginning to think some of these roles have folk already lined up.
Hopefully the grade 2 roles have less chance of any internal candidates lined up, if that is what is happening
Straight to Application Unsuccessful with "more suitable candidate" for me too:
Application Under Review 07-Apr-2018 11:20:35
Application Accepted 09-Apr-2018 07:10:22
Application Under Consideration 09-Apr-2018 09:25:35
Invited to Test 09-Apr-2018 09:34:36
Test Completed 11-Apr-2018 22:40:48
Test Completed 12-Apr-2018 06:02:13
Application Unsuccessful 06-Jun-2018 10:42:41
Hopefully the grade 2 roles have less chance of any internal candidates lined up, if that is what is happening
Bedlington and Wylam. Applied for Wylam same time as Haydon Bridge so hoping to hear something about that one soon tooAre you in for Low House and Bedlington?
Thanks for your quick reply, so it sounds like I shouldnt be too concerned just yet then? I dont have any luck with changing jobs, another company last year, I passed all tests and interviews and Medical and a group of us were told we will be starting the job in a couple of weeks, and 20 months later we are all still waiting, maybe I just like to know the Signalling job is definitely happening lol.The formal offer can take weeks to come through. My first one did... I was told by LOM on 3rd December and formal offer came through mid January! The job is yours so be patient lol. As regards to holiday... If you declared it at interview then I suppose they have to honour it, but any leave during signalling school is hard to get. As for starting signalling school soon, I'm not sure about up north way - but Basingstoke is fully booked until 2019 now, so you may be in for a wait.
If I were you I'd get on with life, knowing you have the job and look forward to your wedding mate. Congrats on both fronts
With regards to Borocarl88's questions:
Mine fortunately has just gone very quickly. Got an email informing that I was successful at interview, mailed back the forms same day, got Formal Offer pack email two days later! Just had medical and it was less than a week since getting the Formal Offer pack email.
Will probably have a 6 month wait for a signalling school place now to make up for it.