Arriva rail London trainee drivers

Bucephalus · 20 Mar 2020

binkyb said:
Unfortunately you’re not wrong. We (I work for ARL) got an email from our union rep this evening detailing various amendments to our working from this weekend. They added that all recruitment had been cancelled and that timetable uplifts planned for this year they had requested to be delayed until next year. So sorry if this affects anyone here.

Do you think there's a possibility that the same thing might have contributed to me not getting the driver job with Tramlink? Just say yes, it will make me feel better

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patwreynolds · 22 Mar 2020

Has anyone who was on the stage 1 assessment on 12th March had a response either way yet? Appreciate we are unlikely to hear due to the current climate but just wanted to check...!

N.Sim · 27 Mar 2020

patwreynolds said:
Has anyone who was on the stage 1 assessment on 12th March had a response either way yet? Appreciate we are unlikely to hear due to the current climate but just wanted to check...!

Hi. I had assessment with Arriva on 12th (stage 1), haven’t heard anything either.

Anyone know any info? It’s past 10 working days now.

patwreynolds · 30 Mar 2020

N.Sim said:
Hi. I had assessment with Arriva on 12th (stage 1), haven’t heard anything either.

Anyone know any info? It’s past 10 working days now.

Heard back just now via email - passed stage one which is good but all recruitment now on hold until further notice so they’ll be in contact when the situation changes

Bucephalus · 30 Mar 2020

patwreynolds said:
Heard back just now via email - passed stage one which is good but all recruitment now on hold until further notice so they’ll be in contact when the situation changes

Well done!

Are some people still waiting for an invite to stage 1 or is that just me?

TBDDesiro · 30 Mar 2020

Bucephalus said:
Well done!

Are some people still waiting for an invite to stage 1 or is that just me?

I am as well.

Aftv49 · 31 Mar 2020

patwreynolds said:
Heard back just now via email - passed stage one which is good but all recruitment now on hold until further notice so they’ll be in contact when the situation changes

Hi,

What psychometrics did you do for stage 1?

patwreynolds · 31 Mar 2020

Personally I did the group bourdon and the SJT as I’d already passed the others previously. The other 2 tests being run on the day were the DFFT and one other (attention test but can’t remember the term for it!)

Aftv49 · 31 Mar 2020

patwreynolds said:
Personally I did the group bourdon and the SJT as I’d already passed the others previously. The other 2 tests being run on the day were the DFFT and one other (attention test but can’t remember the term for it!)

Cheers for letting me know mate!

Are you an internal candidate? I applied for the position at New Cross Gate but haven’t heard anything from the recruitment team. It’s been 2 months. I guess I must’ve been unsuccessful at the paper sift.

Fancythis · 31 Mar 2020

Aftv49 said:
Cheers for letting me know mate!

Are you an internal candidate? I applied for the position at New Cross Gate but haven’t heard anything from the recruitment team. It’s been 2 months. I guess I must’ve been unsuccessful at the paper sift.

Has anybody heard anything that is neither internal or had already done assessments with another TOC?

Aftv49 · 31 Mar 2020

Fancythis said:
Has anybody heard anything that is neither internal or had already done assessments with another TOC?

I have passed my assessments with another TOC and haven’t heard anything. Perhaps it’s to do with the depot you applied for. I know ARL are probably the only TOC to use VSE, SJT and DFFT, along with the other psychometric tests.

With the current climate being as it is now, Im assuming all recruitment is on hold for now.

patwreynolds · 31 Mar 2020

Aftv49 said:
Cheers for letting me know mate!

Are you an internal candidate? I applied for the position at New Cross Gate but haven’t heard anything from the recruitment team. It’s been 2 months. I guess I must’ve been unsuccessful at the paper sift.

External candidate - I’ve applied for the Willesden depot - not sure if that makes a difference or not!

Sammy2019 · 1 Apr 2020

Deleted - wrong thread

Aftv49 · 1 Apr 2020

I received an email from recruitment stating that they have received my application and are still reviewing it. But due to Covid-19, all recruitment is on hold. They will resume shifting through applications once the pandemic has eased.

Relebo · 14 Apr 2020

Melonoik said:
27th April

Hi,i will also start on the 27.04 W/J i guess? Actual training starts on the 01.06 right?

argonaut56d · 6 May 2020

Morning all. My son just received an email saying they have a course planned to start on 22nd June. And he will be on it if it goes ahead. Obviously dependant on the current situation.

But at least it’s a date!

Melonoik · 6 May 2020

argonaut56d said:
Morning all. My son just received an email saying they have a course planned to start on 22nd June. And he will be on it if it goes ahead. Obviously dependant on the current situation.

But at least it’s a date!

Congratulations.

Yes. It's been confirmed 22nd June.

My start date has been moved from 27th April to 1st June and now 22nd June.

argonaut56d · 6 May 2020

Melonoik said:
Congratulations.

Yes. It's been confirmed 22nd June.

My start date has been moved from 27th April to 1st June and now 22nd June.

Same course! He was originally told start of June.

As I said to him, you have a date to work to now. It may not be then, but it is something.

Good luck.

Cassy j · 6 May 2020

When did you lot pass the assessments?

argonaut56d · 6 May 2020

Cassy j said:
When did you lot pass the assessments?

My son passed with Freightliner in December 2019. He has heard nothing since the email from them saying 'we will contact re your DM interview'.

So been applying for every job since.

Melonoik · 6 May 2020

Cassy j said:
When did you lot pass the assessments?

January with Freightliner.

As above.

Relebo · 6 May 2020

Melonoik said:
Congratulations.

Yes. It's been confirmed 22nd June.

My start date has been moved from 27th April to 1st June and now 22nd June.

Same here, 22.06 new date. Oh well let it be

Relebo · 6 May 2020

Cassy j said:
When did you lot pass the assessments?

I passed mine in October

Cassy j · 7 May 2020

Relebo said:
I passed mine in October

Did you pass at the OPC? Have arriva not started since the last recruitment which was Sept_oct 2019?

Relebo · 7 May 2020

Cassy j said:
Did you pass at the OPC? Have arriva not started since the last recruitment which was Sept_oct 2019?

I don't know what is OPC, last arriva recruitment was in February

argonaut56d · 7 May 2020

Relebo said:
I don't know what is OPC, last arriva recruitment was in February

OPC is the company a lot of TOC’s & FOC’s use for the psychometric tests and modular interview. Not sure if they have other branches, but they have one in Watford.

Relebo · 7 May 2020

argonaut56d said:
OPC is the company a lot of TOC’s & FOC’s use for the psychometric tests and modular interview. Not sure if they have other branches, but they have one in Watford.

Thank you.

chillipalmer50 · 9 May 2020

I ain’t even heard back from my application I did few months back ....always get this from Arriva

Relebo · 9 May 2020

chillipalmer50 said:
I ain’t even heard back from my application I did few months back ....always get this from Arriva

Unfortunately Arriva has suspended all recruitment for 2020.

chillipalmer50 · 9 May 2020

Relebo said:
Unfortunately Arriva has suspended all recruitment for 2020.

O really..thanks for that

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