Northern Trainee Conductor application - need advice

[Geordie-bri]

Evening all,

Need to ask a bit od advice from you guys today as I'm in a bit of a fix!

There's a new vacancy for a Trainee Conductor at Man Picc thats come up with Northern today. I applied 6 months ago for the same position, paased the English and Maths and sat the Saville test (was that the psychometric test?). Once I sat the Saville I got an interview for Train Driver and the other vacancy turned to 'Vacancy Withdrawn'.

Safe to say I didn't get the Train Driver gig (safe to say I well and truly buggered up the interview!), but because the Conductor job was withdrawn I don't know if I passed or failed the Saville test.

Now, fast forward to today and I've started the application form for the Trainee Conductor job. There's a box at the bottom asking about if I've passed or failed the psychometric tests. Based on that I don't know if ive passed or failed do I:

- try to contact Northern HR (tried a few times to the general customer service number with no sucess, so if anyone has an email or phone number for them I'll be eternally grateful), or
- fill in the application, saying i did the test but don't know if i passed due to it being withdrawn and give them the vacancy reference.

Any help would be massively appriciated.

Cheers,

B

 

[grumblingalong]

Option 1 would do fine providing someone can provide the number, if not option 2 should also be ok as Northern will hold the record.

 

[Churchill012]

Same vacancy, different query. I know there has been discussion on the forum previously about Type 1 diabetes and roles as a conductor but I have never seen a set in stone answer. I have contacted HR previously to be told that they do not know and I would find out should I get to the medical. My question is....are there any current conductors on the forum who are insulin dependant or know of any conductors who are? Thanks.

 

[185]

Saville tests have gone, new franchise 01 Apr 16 changed Conductor and frontline tests to 2xSHL (CEB) tests, more relative to the job - skills noted are

1) Numeric Reasoning Test - reading a statistical graph and determining which statements are correct (ABCD answers)

and
2) Comprehension (reading a text paragraph and determining which statements are correct. (ABCD answers)

 

[cin88]

Oh crap I accidentally said no to that question even though I clearly passed last time as they sent me for a recruitment day.