paully617
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hi there, what did Stage 2 consist of please? Different TOCs do it differently.I've passed stage 2 I'm in the talent pool.
hi there, what did Stage 2 consist of please? Different TOCs do it differently.I've passed stage 2 I'm in the talent pool.
From what i understood of that recent update, the test results will be extended to 5yrs and they are looking to start running stage 2 sometime soon, in smaller qtys, from somewhere in Watford.Hi Snape, I'm in the talent pool too and I got this email, i may be wrong but i think the reference to the OPC is a typo, I'm not certain but i think the 5 year validity is in line with the majority of other TOCs so this is what this sentence was meant to say. Could be wrong mind you.
Hopefully a typo. The stage one extension is great but if it's only 2 years from stage 2 just gives a few extra months.Hi Snape, I'm in the talent pool too and I got this email, i may be wrong but i think the reference to the OPC is a typo, I'm not certain but i think the 5 year validity is in line with the majority of other TOCs so this is what this sentence was meant to say. Could be wrong mind you.
Hopefully a typo. The stage one extension is great but if it's only 2 years from stage 2 just gives a few extra months.
From what i understood of that recent update, the test results will be extended to 5yrs and they are looking to start running stage 2 sometime soon, in smaller qtys, from somewhere in Watford.
Am i reading this right?
Yes thats right the latest recruitment have done stage 1, now awaiting the group assessment day, then DMI, and then OPC stage 2, if successful its then into the talent pool.hi Paully, i think there is a bit of mix up here and potentially we are referring to similar but different emails. myself and snape are in the talent pool having passed all of the recruitment stages. This post has morphed from the recruitment drive in 2019 which has now finished and lately, the post has also been in reference to the current recruitment drive. from your message im assuming you have passed stage one and are waiting to be invited to the next stage?
Also the OPC test are known as stage 1(paper based) and 2 (computer based and psychometric interview) but the EMR recruitment process includes a number of stages stage one being the OPC stage 1, stage 2 being a group exercise assessment day, stage 3 being a interview with a driver manager and stage 4 being the stage 2 OPC tests. The latest recruitment drive may vary but this was my experience last year.
hope I'm reading this right and not confusing things
hi Paully, i think there is a bit of mix up here and potentially we are referring to similar but different emails. myself and snape are in the talent pool having passed all of the recruitment stages. This post has morphed from the recruitment drive in 2019 which has now finished and lately, the post has also been in reference to the current recruitment drive. from your message im assuming you have passed stage one and are waiting to be invited to the next stage?
Also the OPC test are known as stage 1(paper based) and 2 (computer based and psychometric interview) but the EMR recruitment process includes a number of stages stage one being the OPC stage 1, stage 2 being a group exercise assessment day, stage 3 being a interview with a driver manager and stage 4 being the stage 2 OPC tests. The latest recruitment drive may vary but this was my experience last year.
hope I'm reading this right and not confusing things
What have you guys been doing whilst sat in the talent pool, jobs wise?Hopefully a typo. The stage one extension is great but if it's only 2 years from stage 2 just gives a few extra months.
Carrying on as normal... I've told a few mates at work, but not made it common knowledge just in case it all falls through. I've also not booked any holidays.What have you guys been doing whilst sat in the talent pool, jobs wise?
I'm due to leave the forces in the next 12 months and i really want this job but i get the feeling it can be a bit of a roulette? do they recruit from the talent pool in order of first in first out or do they then reinterview the talent pool for an up to date impression of each candidate?
I think that a new talent pool is created for each recruitment period and that interview scores / test results determine where in the pool you sit.
So best results mean you get out of the pool first you reckon? Would your group agree with that @Dynamonic lol??!!
I'm currently still in the fire service so have a secure job.What have you guys been doing whilst sat in the talent pool, jobs wise?
I'm due to leave the forces in the next 12 months and i really want this job but i get the feeling it can be a bit of a roulette? do they recruit from the talent pool in order of first in first out or do they then reinterview the talent pool for an up to date impression of each candidate?
What have you guys been doing whilst sat in the talent pool, jobs wise?
I'm due to leave the forces in the next 12 months and i really want this job but i get the feeling it can be a bit of a roulette? do they recruit from the talent pool in order of first in first out or do they then reinterview the talent pool for an up to date impression of each candidate?
Nice one Ptrains, good to hear there is some movement.Heard from a friend of a friend that there's a bit of movement in the depot driver world... A few depot drivers (no idea of numbers) in Nottingham / Derby have been offered mainline courses that are due to start in the next month or so. Good news for us in the talent pool who are hoping for an October job offer.
Heard from a friend of a friend that there's a bit of movement in the depot driver world... A few depot drivers (no idea of numbers) in Nottingham / Derby have been offered mainline courses that are due to start in the next month or so. Good news for us in the talent pool who are hoping for an October job offer.
Hi all hope everyone's keeping safe.
I have mentioned previously on here that I've been in the talent pool now for quiet a long time. I have been reflecting a lot over the recent weeks on my future. I have turned down several promotion opportunities with my current job. I'm starting to think, am I making the right decision, putting my eggs in one basket.
Are there any depot drivers on this group?
Would it be possible to tell me what a
typical day/night at work consists of? I have read the job description/role, but still not 100% how that translates into the working shift.
What pension do you start off with? I have read you have to do 5 years in a certain scheme before moving across to another. What is the retirement age?
Are there many opportunities to progress onto the mainline and how long does this take?
Sorry for all the questions I just need to be sure I'm making the right decision.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, Thank you.Hi there severussnape,
I will PM you shortly.
Dynamonic, would you be able to send me the same information please?, it would be much appriciated. Im the same boat as snape waiting in the talent pool and i have been wondering about these matters too BUT i am fully ready to leave my current job as there is zero progress available and i really dont enjoy the work. Many thanks.Hi there severussnape,
I will PM you shortly.
Dynamonic, would you be able to send me the same information please?, it would be much appriciated. Im the same boat as snape waiting in the talent pool and i have been wondering about these matters too BUT i am fully ready to leave my current job as there is zero progress available and i really dont enjoy the work. Many thanks.
Hi all,
I'm also in the talent pool and have gone through this thread a few times and can only find basic info on typical hours at Nottingham.
I know it varies but is anyone able to give me a better idea?
Thanks
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Is this job a depot driver? Has it been renamed now or is this a different role? Is the wage lower now too? Or is the advertised wage not showing shift allowance?
Ground shunters. Great job. Boss of the sidings.
Cheers for the reply. Was having a bit of a blond moment, shunter is a person incharge of the depot and doesn't drive trains.
I get it now.
Cheers for the reply. Was having a bit of a blond moment, shunter is a person incharge of the depot and doesn't drive trains.
I get it now.
Largely evenings and overnights. Shifts are 8 or 9 hours long. Start times are
0001
0030
0400
0615
0800
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1430
1600
1730
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2100
with a few tweaks on weekends. It's 10x5 day weeks and 14x4 day weeks on a 24 line roster which you work your way down. You basically spend your shift perminently on call to do whatever the station supervisors and ground shunters want you to do around the station and yard - fuelling, shunting, coupling, uncoupling, taking them in and out of the maintenence shed, preparing them for service etc etc. It's okay, expect to do at least 2 years of it post training before you are considered for mainline training.