Greater Anglia are recruiting Trainee Drivers

[david_VI]

Thursday? Wow they are doing a lot of assessment days?

I've got the book but i've not really used it for the GBT, I've been using the PC version from Digital Reality so I can't really help there.

Does anyone know roughly how long the day will last if you get through all stages? Is there an interview on the day if you get through or is it at a later date?

David

 

[bezzer]

Thursday? Wow they are doing a lot of assessment days?

I've got the book but i've not really used it for the GBT, I've been using the PC version from Digital Reality so I can't really help there.

Does anyone know roughly how long the day will last if you get through all stages? Is there an interview on the day if you get through or is it at a later date?

David

Hi David,

Expect to be at the acadmey for assessment until at least 1 / 2 o'clock in the afternoon. There is quite a bit of waiting about. Even longer if the machines are playing up. Structured interviews are on another day and usually the driver manager interviews on another day after that. All at the Academy. Have fun!! So far I have seen 3 assessment days with about 10 people on each. I know on 1 day 3 people got through, but many are being sent home.

 

[david_VI]

Ah great Thanks for the reply!

I had wondered because I attended an assesement day for station staff last year and was there till late in the afternoon with there also being structured interviews
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hi all, got my Assessment on thursday, just wanted to know if antone else used the how 2 become a train driver thing and found the answers on the group bourdon wrong or was it just me. done one about 5 times and awlays got 56 but correct answer was 53, cant be wrong everytime, just that its knocking my confidence, wanted to know if someone else found that.

How did it go?

 

[jthorne82]

Got through but have to go back and do the reaction test because there were no computers.

 

[Ellieharris04]

Hello Im Chantelle, just joined as i passed the assessments last thursday (3rd May) So pleased with myself, now just waiting on a letter to say when my structured interview is Well done everyone who has passed lately too

 

[ChrisTheRef]

Hello Im Chantelle, just joined as i passed the assessments last thursday (3rd May) So pleased with myself, now just waiting on a letter to say when my structured interview is Well done everyone who has passed lately too

Well done did you find out there and then that you'd passed?

 

[Ellieharris04]

Well done did you find out there and then that you'd passed?

Thank you yes i did, once i'd done the last test which was the reaction test on the pc, i got told 5 mins later, i was first to go in to do the test so didnt have to wait around. The waiting around to hear your results throughout the day was the worst!

 

[MR_P]

Well done,

Did you have fault finding tests? How did you find them?

 

[Ellieharris04]

Well done,

Did you have fault finding tests? How did you find them?

thanks Yeah had the fault finding test and in my opinion i found the test they set alot easier than the practice on they send to you beforehand. The test i was most nervous about was the reaction one which they left till the end but it wasnt as bad as people said.

 

[david_VI]

Congrats all so far!

Lots of people getting through the tests! Unless it's just the ones passing post here Wonder how many days of interviews there will have to be?

 

[WCMLaddict]

I've heard today that they received surprisingly high proportion of applications from female candidates for trainee driver roles. And HR are rather busy with more roadshows at the moment.

 

[Ellieharris04]

Got my letter today, my structured interview is Thursday next week so pleased!!!

EDIT: I need some advice guys, I'm due to work Thursday 06:30-13:15 and my interview is at 13:00, my manager is trying to make me work beforehand and go after...I thought they HAD to release me?

 

[MR_P]

Got my letter today, my structured interview is Thursday next week so pleased!!!

EDIT: I need some advice guys, I'm due to work Thursday 06:30-13:15 and my interview is at 13:00, my manager is trying to make me work beforehand and go after...I thought they HAD to release me?

Assume from that post that you already work for Greater Anglia? If thats the case perhaps you should give personnel a call to clarify the rules/Situation

Hope you get it sorted.

 

[Ellieharris04]

Assume from that post that you already work for Greater Anglia? If thats the case perhaps you should give personnel a call to clarify the rules/Situation

Hope you get it sorted.

I do yeah sorry lol, been trying to contact people all day but no one can give me a 100% answer, but I'll keep digging, cheers

 

[Gareth43]

I do yeah sorry lol, been trying to contact people all day but no one can give me a 100% answer, but I'll keep digging, cheers

In my experience trying to get information out of HR departments is like trying to get blood out of a stone,
On another note if GA are having interviews next week does that mean that they are no longer sending out invitations for assessments?
No one seems to have had a rejection email or letter as of yet, or are they awaiting to see who fails the interviews.

 

[Botswana]

I also have a structured interview for next Thurs at 1pm. See you there Ellie, as well as others perhaps.

 

[Ellieharris04]

I also have a structured interview for next Thurs at 1pm. See you there Ellie, as well as others perhaps.

Aww brilliant, good luck to you, fingers crossed we'll both be successful

 

[ChrisTheRef]

Ask your roster clerk if they're aware of your interview. As mentioned, as it's an internal position, I can't see why they wouldn't release you.

I'm having to take a day's leave for Monday. Not due to book on until 18:10, but can't chance not being back in time.

 

[Ellieharris04]

Ask your roster clerk if they're aware of your interview. As mentioned, as it's an internal position, I can't see why they wouldn't release you.

I'm having to take a day's leave for Monday. Not due to book on until 18:10, but can't chance not being back in time.

My roster clerk is saying yes but managers saying no, but ive asked around and my colleagues will cover me so i dont see the problem. Just spoke to my rep and he thinks i should be released so looks like ill be going above my manager but if not successfull ill have to take annual leave.

Thanks for everyones advice

 

[ChrisTheRef]

My roster clerk is saying yes but managers saying no, but ive asked around and my colleagues will cover me so i dont see the problem. Just spoke to my rep and he thinks i should be released so looks like ill be going above my manager but if not successfull ill have to take annual leave.

Thanks for everyones advice

Matter of interest, what grade are you at the moment?

 

[Ellieharris04]

Matter of interest, what grade are you at the moment?

CSL1 ticket office.

 

[david_VI]

Could anyone give me a clue on how much of the actual mechanical comphrension test involves maths?

On the practice paper the first two involve working out the volume of a pool, but from then on the rest were common sense for me.

Cheers!

 

[Ellieharris04]

Could anyone give me a clue on how much of the actual mechanical comphrension test involves maths?

On the practice paper the first two involve working out the volume of a pool, but from then on the rest were common sense for me.

Cheers!

When i did it last week i didnt even get the mechanical comp test and thats what i was really good on lol was typical

 

[david_VI]

When i did it last week i didnt even get the mechanical comp test and thats what i was really good on lol was typical

How odd, they send the example ones and its something i'm really good at (except the odd maths bit). Is this the same for everyone? I had heard a lot of TOC's don't do it anymore but they did send the practice test!

 

[ChrisTheRef]

How odd, they send the example ones and its something i'm really good at (except the odd maths bit). Is this the same for everyone? I had heard a lot of TOC's don't do it anymore but they did send the practice test!

That's probably the one I will/would struggle on!

Just en route to London now :/

 

[Ellieharris04]

That's probably the one I will/would struggle on!

Just en route to London now :/

Be Confident...Good Luck

 

[david_VI]

Well that was fun. I thought the stressful tests were meant to sift down the number quite a bit.

 

[Ellieharris04]

Well that was fun. I thought the stressful tests were meant to sift down the number quite a bit.

How did u get on, did u pass?

 

[david_VI]

I assume so, apparently noone really fails the phone thing as its just to check you can speak english, although I did hesitate and say a few things wrong because I couldn't understand the voice on one or two times due to noise. I found the dots the easiest part of the day, this seems to be odd as most people struggle with that the most? I must have a sick mind as I enjoyed it, especially on paper. I was more worried about not pressing too hard! Fault finding was deffinately the most stressful for me, not being confident made the waiting afterwards the most awful part of the day.

So just waiting for the reaction test then interview I guess!

I didn't quite hear how long to expect for the letter/info on the next part though, could anyone tell me?

David

 

[Ellieharris04]

I didn't do anything on the phone when I went :/ how strange...

Oh no was the pc still broken so you couldn't do the reaction test?

I found out straight away after doing the reaction test that I'd passed but guess that's because i did all the test in that 1 day. Hope you don't have to wait long.