A career as a signaller

[Allaboard78]

Where are you based now Tom?

 

[89jordanbj]

The bottom line is you’ll be a qualified signaller, you’ll be able to apply for NWR signaller jobs - it’ll just be externally (like a qualified driver going between TOCs).

You’ll also have a good year to get out (if you wanted) you might well enjoy the benefits of TfW employment, like travel we don’t get.

Exactly. And that has been my goal for some time so I'm not going to give up the opportunity on the basis of what ifs. Looking forward to my interview now, seems like a lifetime waiting to get this far.

 

[Grumpytrucker]

Apply for EVERY job you think you can travel to, or even lodge close to, you can all ways move at a later date.

My first location was about 140 minutes from home (each way), which resulted in my lodging for just short of two years before I could get a move closer to home.

It was hard, but well worth the short term pain.

Thanks Tom
Yes I was thinking about lodging, wouldn't be much of.a.problem really.

 

[Tom Quinne]

Where are you based now Tom?

20 minutes from hone

 

[Allaboard78]

20 minutes from hone

The dream!!

 

[Grumpytrucker]

The dream!!

at the moment I am roughly the same

 

[LOM]

20 minutes from home

The dream!!

5 minutes walk trumps that...

 

[Tom Quinne]

5 minutes walk trumps that...

LOL...that would put me shall we say a area where the lights are red! No thanks lol

 

[BRblue]

5 minutes walk trumps that...

And I thought I was doing well with a 10 minute drive...

 

[Mi&Li]

5 minutes walk trumps that...

You can definitely be TOO close!

 

[Lee1280]

Lol the ASC I want is opposite my house

 

[baz962]

5 minutes walk trumps that...

Do you pop in on day's off , with tea and cakes. Or do the staff shout towards your window , when they need something

 

[LOM]

Do you pop in on day's off

Definitely not.

 

[Tom Quinne]

I wonder if there is anyone who flys in from say Spain or France for the three duty days?

Something I might look at in say 10 years when we’re semi retired in Spain working part time lol

 

[LOM]

I wonder if there is anyone who flys in from say Spain or France for the three duty days?

Something I might look at in say 10 years when we’re semi retired in Spain working part time lol

Yes I knew someone who did that when I was in the grade. It worked well for him, he commuted by Ryanair and stayed with his in laws while he was over here.

 

[MylesHSG]

I wonder if there is anyone who flys in from say Spain or France for the three duty days?

Something I might look at in say 10 years when we’re semi retired in Spain working part time lol

I think a certain "B" word might make such adventures much harder in the future!

 

[Tom Quinne]

Hopefully not, quite fancy part time and hot sunny Spanish living.

 

[kenneth wright]

Thanks for the reply mate, I’ll keep trying and keep looking on here for help, hints and tips.

chin up mate keep trying ..

 

[Questiontime]

5 minutes walk trumps that...

20 minutes from hone

There is a box 70 yards away from my front door. So close the 'cycle to work scheme' would actually be achievable.

 

[Peterperfect]

As someone who has never worked shifts or had to understand a shift workers payslip us there anyone that can very simply explain something to me? I know the basic salary is 34697, but I've seen people saying this isnt what you earn with Sundays. How much extra are sundays? How does sunday working work? Obviously I'm not thinking about overtime it's just the sundays part. Also is extra added on for night shifts? Sorry for all the questions

Its been posted a few times in this thread but here it is again.

 

[amanda08]

I have two pending invite to assessment 2 currently.
for the same box - one as resident, one as relief, both grade three. I understand an interview is not a given. However IF I get the invite, am I likely to have two interviews or just the one to cover both roles?
I’m just curious

Thanks in advance

 

[Rockhopper]

I've heard of people going to an interview and actually being offered a position at another box whilst in the interview (typically a lower grade position though)!

 

[LOM]

I have two pending invite to assessment 2 currently.
for the same box - one as resident, one as relief, both grade three. I understand an interview is not a given. However IF I get the invite, am I likely to have two interviews or just the one to cover both roles?
I’m just curious

Thanks in advance

You would only have one interview for both positions.

 

[amanda08]

You would only have one interview for both positions.

Thank you
Fingers firmly crossed here then !

 

[LOM]

I've heard of people going to an interview and actually being offered a position at another box whilst in the interview (typically a lower grade position though)!

Verbal job offers are never made during an interview with NR. You might be asked by the hiring manager whether you would be interested in applying for another vacancy and if so the interview you are having would be taken into account but you would not actually be offered the job there and then. It simply does not work like that.

 

[Rockhopper]

Just repeating what was posted on here quite a few months ago now by someone it happened to.

 

[Tom Quinne]

I have two pending invite to assessment 2 currently.
for the same box - one as resident, one as relief, both grade three. I understand an interview is not a given. However IF I get the invite, am I likely to have two interviews or just the one to cover both roles?
I’m just curious

Thanks in advance

You could well be rejected for one, but offer the other. It’s not unknown for a candidate to be lined up for one job prior to interview, so the other job is offered to the next best person.

 

[amanda08]

You could well be rejected for one, but offer the other. It’s not unknown for a candidate to be lined up for one job prior to interview, so the other job is offered to the next best person.

Thanks for the info. I just really hope I actually get an interview invite now!

 

[Questiontime]

Thank you
Fingers firmly crossed here then !

Hi Amanda, how long did it take for you the change to 'invite to assessment'? I applied for a role over a month ago and my application has been sat at 'test completed' for 3 week now.

Best of luck.

 

[amanda08]

Update - interview confirmed for next week! Now to really get my head down to prepare properly!