Did you get as far as a interview?Wouldn't bother for now, had an application in for 2 years and they just binned the vacancy off, was told by recruitment no planned jobs this year even with them recruiting on the website for the talent pools.
2 depots have been removed from the website
I got the same. Applied for Exeter but emailed to say I’d also be interested in Plymouth as I was looking to move Dartmoor way….! At 1st they emailed back to say there were interviews being planned for both depots then……..nothing! Despite many emails I’ve given up. They’d rather take on a trainee as they’ll get the apprentice grant of £12-14K and lower wages to do traction and rules compared to a qualifiedNope, didn't even get that, just got told the vacancy was pulled and that was that. Kept asking them npw and then and they kept fobbing me off with there's no managers to do an interview, what in 2 years ? Lol.
Complete joke.
Surely that doesn’t make business sense. They may get a grant for a trainee, but that is a drop in the ocean for training costs. I was told it costs around 80k for training.I got the same. Applied for Exeter but emailed to say I’d also be interested in Plymouth as I was looking to move Dartmoor way….! At 1st they emailed back to say there were interviews being planned for both depots then……..nothing! Despite many emails I’ve given up. They’d rather take on a trainee as they’ll get the apprentice grant of £12-14K and lower wages to do traction and rules compared to a qualified
That’s the same in my current role (petrol tanker driver). Jobs come up on the highest paid contract, Asda and someone transfers from London to retire in Plymouth.You want to go to a SW depot? Good luck - they're both oversubscribed with internal transfers from eastern depots, lots of other TOCs (people want to move to Cornwall & Devon and retire after driving) and will take on the odd trainee too.
Explains why my depot has had an unprecedented intake when it could easily attract qualifieds. That said I know some quslifieds are not always the best candidatesThe person who made the comment RE grants is correct.
More corruption at the top (no shocks) means companies get 22k per trainee doing an apprenteship.
In no way does this enhance the quality of candidate but it dupes stats for the government and saves the TOCS a few quid.
(Regardless of opinions on Driver apprenticeships, which has been done to death on other threads) Companies like GWR or NHS draw monies down from the apprenticeship levy are only recouping what they have to put into it (companies with a turnover of £x million (I forget right now)) have to put money in. The levy goes towards all apprenticeships across all levels, sectors and industries and is also used to fund apprenticeships in small local companies who can't afford to hire an apprentice thus providing opportunities for all. Its not a scam or corruption at all. And it sticks I'm my throat to say this, but it's about the only thing the Conservative Party have got right....The person who made the comment RE grants is correct.
More corruption at the top (no shocks) means companies get 22k per trainee doing an apprenteship.
In no way does this enhance the quality of candidate but it dupes stats for the government and saves the TOCS a few quid.
If somebody raised it as conspiracy then fair enough but i did not see it. Just the facts.
I believe and hope after all these disputes are sorted there will be a lot of people moving to different landing spots depending on how they all end.
They must have a huge pool after advertising for four years especially Exeter where everyman (woman) and his/her dog wants to goBelieve they are committed sundays as well so you'll need to cover them with someone else if you don't want to do them, I was waiting for nearly 2 years for an interview and they pulled it without warning and said no more recruitment for rest of this year, applied for a different depot and then got an instant rejection lol.
Absolute joke , hr said its because they don't anticipate taking anyone on at any depot this year but won't take the vacancies down lol.