This may be hard to hear but if you really want the role and assessment days are giving at short notice then your best call is to phone in sick. I know you don't want to trouble your manager and inconvenience your colleagues but sometimes you got to for the long run for your own personal gain. My notice period was 6 months but I only gave 2 because I knew if I waited my notice period out there is a strong possibility the offer wouldn't be there anymore. I would have loved to have given more notice because I didn't want to inconvenience my colleague but it was too much of a good opportunity to turn down.
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This may be hard to hear but if you really want the role and assessment days are giving at short notice then your best call is to phone in sick. I know you don't want to trouble your manager and inconvenience your colleagues but sometimes you got to for the long run for your own personal gain. My notice period was 6 months but I only gave 2 because I knew if I waited my notice period out there is a strong possibility the offer wouldn't be there anymore. I would have loved to have given more notice because I didn't want to inconvenience my colleague but it was too much of a good opportunity to turn down.
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MatthewLdn
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Hi Guardian, I sat the interview last week. Found out today that I’ve been successful and medical booked in for next week. Absolutely over the moon, it’s been a long wait that’s for sure!
Fratton Guard?
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Well done mate, chuffed (lol) for you. When do you start and where?
MatthewLdn
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Cheers mate. Providing I pass the medical, which shouldn’t be an issue, it’s looking to be a February start at Waterloo.
Brilliant, well done mate. Can I ask how was the re-interview? Was it a structured STAR interview again? Or was it just more of a chit chat refresher kind of interview?
MatthewLdn
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The re-interview was pretty similar to the first, a mixture of competency based questions and a bit about yourself, the role, etc. It’s certainly not a chit chat refresher. Naturally I was a little nervous, but the interviewers were really nice.
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I had my interview last Thursday for Metro Guard, and I had that glorious call this morning... I'm heading back to the railway after two years away! 
Excited is an understatement...
Excited is an understatement...Well done mate, congrats. Was this your first interview or did you have to reinterview cause your results had expired? Which depot did you applyI had my interview last Thursday for Metro Guard, and I had that glorious call this morning... I'm heading back to the railway after two years away!
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First interview, I did apply in 2020 but wasn't interviewed back then. I'm joining the team at London Waterloo!
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Well, I was cleared for Safety-critical duties this morning by Occupational Health. Extremely delighted by that result!
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Congratulations. Have you been given a start date?Well, I was cleared for Safety-critical duties this morning by Occupational Health. Extremely delighted by that result!
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Thank you!
I was given the provisional start date of March 7th on my call last week, which was also confirmed in the offer email. They were hoping to slide me in to a course in Feb, but my notice period nixed that idea. But I'm super excited to see March 7th getting nearer and nearer! So excited!
MatthewLdn
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Nice one, well I might see you there at the head office. I start my training on 7th February, I’ll also be based at Waterloo.
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Ooh, nice! Congratulations, it feels like your start date is literally next week...! I hope we do get to bump into each other at HQ.
Congrats! Have my medical on Friday!Well, I was cleared for Safety-critical duties this morning by Occupational Health. Extremely delighted by that result!
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Good luck, you'll do great! The team at OccHealth are lovely, and aren't there to make you look bad or anything.
What depot are you joining?
Thank you! All being well, I’ll be joining Wimbledon! Should be starting 7th MarchGood luck, you'll do great! The team at OccHealth are lovely, and aren't there to make you look bad or anything.
What depot are you joining?
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Same day as me so I suspect same course, but I'll be based in Waterloo... But I'll still get to say hi on the training course I imagine!
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Hope it went well for you. Where will you be?
WombleGuard
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Adverts out for Metro Guard at Woking and Wimbledon if anyone's interested.
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Moderator note: See here - https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-metro-guard-wimbledon-woking-29-01-22.227611/. Please keep this thread free for discussion for those that applied for 2021 vacancies.
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I have an interview for that in the next two weeks down in Southampton and I can’t wait! Any bit of advice would be very welcome.
Spencer2511
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Congrats to everyone, I applied for a few metro guard positions including Wimbledon Staines and Woking, due to take my assessment next week for Staines. I’m guessing I can’t be greedy and take it three times haha, has anyone done anything similar to this? Just curious if I pass everything I’ll be given a choice of places or if im just going ahead with Staines and nothing else, I passed all the online tests for all three as well.
WombleGuard
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If you pass the assessments the person giving you the result will ask where you would like to proceed to. More than one is fine.
Were these for the recent vacancies - if so please use the other thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-metro-guard-wimbledon-woking-29-01-22.227611/
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At interview there will be the option to discuss this also.
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