Driver job

[ComUtoR]

I would agree. Especially about the DMI. The DMs interview hundreds of candidates and instinctively know who is going to become a Driver and who isn't. Whilst it isn't perfect, it does work.

 

[Stigy]

To be fair , I don't think you actually lose two lives at standard. I believe the rssb don't have a two lives limit at all and is just a toc / opc thing anyway.

I was told by the OPC that was the case too, but as we can see, it is an RSSB ruling? I honestly think the info the OPC give depends on who you speak to there.

As I understand it, if you pass to national standard, that’s okay, but if the TOC or FOC requires an enhanced standard, you can’t continue if you fail a second time for an enhanced standard. The national standard isn’t affected.

 

[New York Giant]

Do we know what TOCs/FOCs require which grade of pass?

 

[Stigy]

Do we know what TOCs/FOCs require which grade of pass?

I know Freightliner, Avanti, XC and ARL are enhanced, SWR, GWR and (I believe) DB Cargo are standard.

 

[New York Giant]

I know Freightliner, Avanti, XC and ARL are enhanced, SWR, GWR and (I believe) DB Cargo are standard.

Thanks very much Stigy. Got to be a clever 'un to pass in the west mids then.

 

[Stigy]

Thanks very much Stigy. Got to be a clever 'un to pass in the west mids then.

Oh, I think WMT is also enhanced

Not clever really, I passed.

 

[New York Giant]

Oh, I think WMT is also enhanced

Not clever really, I passed.

Haha.

DB Schenker may be "standard" but I never saw them advertise for TTDs between taking over EWS up to circa 2011. Thats when I got fed up and joined the prison service. In the 4 months I've been a member of this forum they haven't advertised then either.

 

[Stigy]

Haha.

DB Schenker may be "standard" but I never saw them advertise for TTDs between taking over EWS up to circa 2011. Thats when I got fed up and joined the prison service. In the 4 months I've been a member of this forum they haven't advertised then either.

They advertised fairly recently (With in the last year) for both Trainee Drivers and Junior Drivers at a number of depots.

 

[43066]

I would agree. Especially about the DMI. The DMs interview hundreds of candidates and instinctively know who is going to become a Driver and who isn't. Whilst it isn't perfect, it does work.

Agree with this.

People place too much emphasis on the aptitude tests. Yes, you need to pass them, but they are only one part of the wider picture.

The DMI has a subjective element (as with all interviews) but the process is pretty robust these days. The questions are standardised and vetted by HR.

 

[New York Giant]

They advertised fairly recently (With in the last year) for both Trainee Drivers and Junior Drivers at a number of depots.

There you go...

Cheers for that bud

 

[43066]

I always find these threads a little depressing, in the sense that people have clearly done little to no research into the industry they are aspiring to join.

All people need to do is show some initiative, and set up job alerts on their local TOCs‘ recruitment websites. The TOCs certainly aren’t going to be posting job vacancies on this forum.

@Stigy is one of the more informed posters on here, and clearly knows his onions. Credit duly given!

 

[New York Giant]

To which specific post does this response relate r'kid?

I always find these threads a little depressing, in the sense that people have clearly done little to no research into the industry they are aspiring to join.

All people need to do is show some initiative, and set up job alerts on their local TOCs‘ recruitment websites. The TOCs certainly aren’t going to be posting job vacancies on this forum.

@Stigy is one of the more informed posters on here, and clearly knows his onions. Credit duly given!

 

[Trogladyte]

I always find these threads a little depressing, in the sense that people have clearly done little to no research into the industry they are aspiring to join.

All people need to do is show some initiative, and set up job alerts on their local TOCs‘ recruitment websites. The TOCs certainly aren’t going to be posting job vacancies on this forum.

@Stigy is one of the more informed posters on here, and clearly knows his onions. Credit duly given!

THIS!

 

[New York Giant]

Nobody, in this thread, asked anything related to job alerts.
Surely asking a question in a forum, picking the brains of somebody more knowledgeable, is classed as research and/or initiative.
Sportsmen/women use coaches, if they coached themselves they may never reach the next level. A strange comparison I know.
I'm not even sure if the above digs are aimed at me but I find the responses bizarre, irrelevant even.
One thing is true, Stigy is a fountain of knowledge.

 

[Stigy]

@Stigy is one of the more informed posters on here, and clearly knows his onions. Credit duly given!

Thank you, my head I’m sure will soon return to it’s normal size!

 

[43066]

Nobody, in this thread, asked anything related to job alerts.
Surely asking a question in a forum, picking the brains of somebody more knowledgeable, is classed as research and/or initiative.
Sportsmen/women use coaches, if they coached themselves they may never reach the next level. A strange comparison I know.
I'm not even sure if the above digs are aimed at me but I find the responses bizarre, irrelevant even.
One thing is true, Stigy is a fountain of knowledge.

I’ll hold my hands up there, I owe you an apology. I misinterpreted one of your earlier posts. Your posts are perfectly reasonable and you seem well informed.

It’s a general point, really. There’s a thread where someone asked about being a tube driver, and whether the process was the same as becoming a driver for Crossrail. A modicum of research would have told them that they’re two completely different jobs.

In hindsight, I should have made my above observation on that thread, rather than this one.

 

[43066]

To which specific post does this response relate r'kid?

There’s no putdown like a northern putdown, is there?! Truly withering.

Fair play to you, I deserved it!

 

[New York Giant]

I’ll hold my hands up there, I owe you an apology. I misinterpreted one of your earlier posts. Your posts are perfectly reasonable and you seem well informed.

It’s a general point, really. There’s a thread where someone asked about being a tube driver, and whether the process was the same as becoming a driver for Crossrail. A modicum of research would have told them that they’re two completely different jobs.

In hindsight, I should have made my above observation on that thread, rather than this one.

I doff my cap to you my friend. No harm done.

 

[New York Giant]

There’s no putdown like a northern putdown, is there?! Truly withering.

Fair play to you, I deserved it!

While the Gallagher brothers were quite fond of the "r'kid" it's also commonly used in the Black Country. I challenge anyone to step out of Tipton station and not hear it used within an hour. Although why anyone would want to get off at Tipton is anyone's guess.