I recently applied for a non driving role with Northern (got to interview but was unsuccessful). The same position has been re advertised only 3 months later and I'd like to apply again.
I've asked the question by email with HR but thought I'd ask on here as I'm likely to get a quicker response......... Do you have to wait a given time before you can reapply for the same position? (I know a lot of places outside the rail industry say you can't reapply for 6 months)
Just to clarify, Northern do not state anywhere that you have to wait six months from an unsuccessful
application.
The only official 6 month wait is when someone fails a
psychometric test, for dispatcher, conductor, driver or signaller. Anything else is added by companies, but nowhere do Northern mention that in their pre-application garb, or in their rejection email. You should note with Northern they have a habit of readvertising the same job, which looks like a new advert (going by the date it goes up on) however you only know when you apply as the page is locked.
One thing that has changed... they have been messing around with the Northern Online Test rules again. Just three weeks ago, a lady in HR emailed Candidate 1 agreeing to carry their successful test results over (as was written in their guidelines garb) but five days later Candidate 2 asked to carry their successful results over - she refused, and the garb was very quickly (suspiciously) edited... so Northern's online tests now ALL have to be done again for every single application, although I am aware there is an investigation into why she contradicted herself then changed the rules.
