Scotrail Trainee Drivers (Ongoing)

[Clearprop40]

Which depot?

Central I think but TBC

 

[LoogaBarooga]

How many were in the testing room with you out of curiosity?

 

[Clearprop40]

How many were in the testing room with you out of curiosity?

4 people. 3 passed 1 failed.

 

[LoogaBarooga]

Ouch, sare ane for the one who failed.

 

[Clearprop40]

Ouch, sare ane for the one who failed.

Yup especially as he failed on arguably the easiest test. He thought the box was flashing black straight away it wasn't and he hit the button when it was still grey!

 

[LoogaBarooga]

I did that in the first practice one haha.

 

[Kendo]

I did that in the first practice one haha.

I accidentally leaned on the button too heavy during the assessment

 

[LoogaBarooga]

Oh jings, did you still pass?

 

[Kendo]

Oh jings, did you still pass?

Yes I also went far too quick once too genuinely thought I had failed it

 

[cakefiend]

For those that passed stage 1, how long did you have to wait for stage 2 assessment? Only really practicing for stage 1 at the moment but worried about being caught off guard if they say something like come back tomorrow if you pass.

 

[LoogaBarooga]

You'd get at least seven days notice before the second set of tests bud.

 

[cakefiend]

You'd get at least seven days notice before the second set of tests bud.

Great, that puts my mind at ease. Thank you.

 

[AMS5795]

What assessments do Scotrail use for stage 2?

 

[John Bishop]

What assessments do Scotrail use for stage 2?

Have a look through this thread! Everything you need to know about the process is in here.

 

[AMS5795]

Have a look through this thread! Everything you need to know about the process is in here.

I've had a look through however I'm unsure if the reaction test is still a thing? or is it just the joysticks, perception test with the quick picture and the vigilance test?

 

[TriumphRat]

I've had a look through however I'm unsure if the reaction test is still a thing? or is it just the joysticks, perception test with the quick picture and the vigilance test?

There's 3 computerised tests.
First up is the 30 minute concentration/reaction test - flashing grey square where you react/acknowledge when it flashes black.

Next for me was the ATATV traffic perception test - random image of a street scene pops up for a very short time (I'd say max 1 second) and you select what you saw from a set list (car, bicycle, pedestrians etc). This one was probably the toughest for me. Was convinced I'd fudged it.

Last was the 2 hand coordination - guide a ball round a shape with two joysticks. As others have said a lot on this thread, the joysticks are very sensitive so take your time with the practice shot.

You'll also do the Situational Judgement Exercise which is about 21 questions where you're given scenarios and asked to pick the multiple choice answer you believe to be the best response/action. We did this test first.

If you get through all that, you'll end with the MMI interview.

 

[AMS5795]

There's 3 computerised tests.
First up is the 30 minute concentration/reaction test - flashing grey square where you react/acknowledge when it flashes black.

Next for me was the ATATV traffic perception test - random image of a street scene pops up for a very short time (I'd say max 1 second) and you select what you saw from a set list (car, bicycle, pedestrians etc). This one was probably the toughest for me. Was convinced I'd fudged it.

Last was the 2 hand coordination - guide a ball round a shape with two joysticks. As others have said a lot on this thread, the joysticks are very sensitive so take your time with the practice shot.

You'll also do the Situational Judgement Exercise which is about 21 questions where you're given scenarios and asked to pick the multiple choice answer you believe to be the best response/action. We did this test first.

If you get through all that, you'll end with the MMI interview.

Ideal mate, thanks for the reply!

 

[Dispatcherr]

There's 3 computerised tests.
First up is the 30 minute concentration/reaction test - flashing grey square where you react/acknowledge when it flashes black.

Next for me was the ATATV traffic perception test - random image of a street scene pops up for a very short time (I'd say max 1 second) and you select what you saw from a set list (car, bicycle, pedestrians etc). This one was probably the toughest for me. Was convinced I'd fudged it.

Last was the 2 hand coordination - guide a ball round a shape with two joysticks. As others have said a lot on this thread, the joysticks are very sensitive so take your time with the practice shot.

You'll also do the Situational Judgement Exercise which is about 21 questions where you're given scenarios and asked to pick the multiple choice answer you believe to be the best response/action. We did this test first.

If you get through all that, you'll end with the MMI interview.

Hi, are you an external applicant? Or Internal.

For those that passed stage 1, how long did you have to wait for stage 2 assessment? Only really practicing for stage 1 at the moment but worried about being caught off guard if they say something like come back tomorrow if you pass.

Should be interview with DTM /OTM then 2nd testing stage if successful. Could be different for externals rather than Internal applicants

 

[TriumphRat]

I was external. Applied pre-covid and was in a holding pattern for 3 years. Been training for about 9 months now.

As an external, the DMI was indeed between the two rounds of psychometric tests.

 

[Dispatcherr]

Hi,

Just wondering I've just had my interview with the Dtm's/Ops managers for Trainee Trian Driver position. I thought it went well but im not sure with the poker faces they had haha. Anyways how long did yous take to here back? I'm a Internal candidate. I did see them both ticking one side of the paper they had but that's about it.

Thanks

D

 

[LoogaBarooga]

I'm internal too, I think it took about a fortnight to get the official word that I'd passed the DMI.

 

[Dispatcherr]

I'm internal too, I think it took about a fortnight to get the official word that I'd passed the DMI.

Cheers, can I ask where your based and what the initials of the interviewers were if it was recent?

 

[AMS5795]

For internal candidates in part 2 of the driver assessment, do you sit the Situational Judgment and the MMI as well as the computer assessments?

 

[LoogaBarooga]

Yeah you do the situational judgement first, then you do the three computerised tests back to back.

If you pass those then you do the MMI.

 

[AMS5795]

Yeah you do the situational judgement first, then you do the three computerised tests back to back.

If you pass those then you do the MMI.

Thanks mate!

 

[Dispatcherr]

For internal candidates in part 2 of the driver assessment, do you sit the Situational Judgment and the MMI as well as the computer assessments?

Where did you have your interview mate? And what depot did you apply for?

 

[LoogaBarooga]

Has anyone been for second assessments and MMI recently?

 

[Toastal]

Hi folks, do any of you good people know wether drivers are required at some point going forward out of Helensburgh? If so, would anybody be able to shed any light as to what the shift pattern is there? Is it a single rtn to Edi everyday or a bit more varied? Many thanks in advance and all the best, T

 

[Dispatcherr]

Hi folks, do any of you good people know wether drivers are required at some point going forward out of Helensburgh? If so, would anybody be able to shed any light as to what the shift pattern is there? Is it a single rtn to Edi everyday or a bit more varied? Many thanks in advance and all the best, T

Yoker depot Drivers cover Helensburgh, 2 Links at Yoker.

 

[Rail455]

Hi. I’ve recently been logging into the application status page to see if there has been any movement on my application.

For a while now it’s said “under consideration” however it has since disappeared and just says “0 Applications in your profile”.

Does this mean that they have simply reviewed it and dismissed the application?

I know the application status site is not always the best for checking the actual status of an application so I just wanted to ask to see if anyone knew anything or were maybe in a similar situation.

Thanks.