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Trainee train driver - Liverpool and Sheffield
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TreacleMiller
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It depends where you look, mine appears blank on summary but then when I look at the application itself the text is present.
The two assessments were not too bad. 20 situational questions, some with very evidently wrong answers which basically meant peer pressure and failure to adhere to regulations etc. Some answers had options than all seemed right so I went with whatever sounded the safest or most customer oriented answer.
Does anyone know how long TPEs recruitment process takes?
I've seen some people start within 5 months and others after 11 months finally get an interview....
The two assessments were not too bad. 20 situational questions, some with very evidently wrong answers which basically meant peer pressure and failure to adhere to regulations etc. Some answers had options than all seemed right so I went with whatever sounded the safest or most customer oriented answer.
Does anyone know how long TPEs recruitment process takes?
I've seen some people start within 5 months and others after 11 months finally get an interview....
You've sort of answered your own question there. People's experience with recruitment at all TOCs varies. I imagine a few weeks down the line you'll receive an email saying whether you've passed the sift and made the cut with your online assessment scores.
Then comes the driver psychometric which I believe TPE do in 2 parts on seperate days.
After that, if successful you will be invited to a manager interview
Unfortunately due to the way of the world today, I imagine it will be a fair wait until you are able to sit the psychometrics in a controlled environment.
Manda2194
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So basically on my latest job I can see all the text on the second and third it completely blank. Does yours look anything like that? it's really strange. I am certain it was filled in.
Mine is showing exactly the same. We will have definitely written in that box as you could not submit the job without having wrote something for the experiences. Probably just how it’s presented on the site maybe.
TreacleMiller
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As above.
It took 9 months from application to job offer for me.
7 months after application for the first OPC assesment.
BoroAndy
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So......if Liverpool drivers sign to York....what route(s) do Scarborough drivers sign?
Manda2194
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Thats a relief. So you guys can see your most recent jobs but not the ones after? You must be right and that shows it is presented on the site. If it didn't show all of them I would understand but strange it just shows the most recent.
Killingworth
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Bear in mind that East Midands' current Liverpool-Norwich route is due to be split, Liverpool-Nottingham and Nottingham-Norwich, from December 2021. According to EMR's franchise agreement and all earlier information Liverpool-Norwich was to go to TPE or Northern. Northern have enough on their plate without that, so it seems that unless EMR put in a very strong effort to keep it TPE will require crews to run it from December 2021.
Which may fit quite neatly with the training time needed for these applications and more work at Sheffield?
Flow1
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Hello, so will TPE be running both? Liverpool - Nottingham & Nottingham - Norwich? Sorry if you've made that obvious I'm new to this!
Killingworth
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No, EMR on Nottingham-Norwich
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TreacleMiller
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Spoke with a friend at TPE today regarding Liverpool, no news at all internally as he works at the depot and has raised it via internal HR.
I applied for Sheffield, nothing yet all round.
I applied for Sheffield, nothing yet all round.
TreacleMiller
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I did not ask anyone to raise anything.
A friend who lives over the wrong side of the hills applied for Liverpool. Had nothing to do with my application and it came up in conversation. He followed it up internally as he is a TPE employee and applied using an internal system.
That's also exactly what is written.
A friend who lives over the wrong side of the hills applied for Liverpool. Had nothing to do with my application and it came up in conversation. He followed it up internally as he is a TPE employee and applied using an internal system.
That's also exactly what is written.
Supertrains19
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I tend to think it may delay but will not stop, FG have said they have 12 months Running capabilities with the finance already secured over 300 million from Goverment but they lost 300 million and are really banking in selling their Greyhound business in the US, I think it will depend on what Goverment scheme replaces EMA and what extent the management fee will cover as very little margin to be made and the risk as revenue increases will firmly be back at FG door, either way they will still need drivers. Train crew etc but depending again on the extent of cost cutting these agreements will lay out, think TFL and the onus on what they have been required to enact due to the funding, it’s going to be interesting times.
To answer some questions asked here about the tests. (Recently been through it all and am now a standby trainee train driver for TPE.
The highest scoring people of the two online tests get through first. Normally it seems to be within 3 minutes with mostly perfect scoring. At least that's what it was in my one with the level of competition.
TPE actually are quite swift in their recruitment process. It took 7 months from start to finish. I have applied for ATW, Virgin when it was that, Northern, X country and now TPE. All were slower than TPE but it could just of been luck.
If you get through I would advise picking the earliest dates available. They take each batch from the earliest time and progress then first. If I had not picked the right dates I would still be in limbo like many others still waiting for results. It's not quite first come First serve as obviously they pick the best people at each stage to progress.
If you get to the assessments there will be two days worth then driver interview. Very nice people and a pleasure to talk with them. If you are successful you normally hear the next day.
Good luck to everyone!
The highest scoring people of the two online tests get through first. Normally it seems to be within 3 minutes with mostly perfect scoring. At least that's what it was in my one with the level of competition.
TPE actually are quite swift in their recruitment process. It took 7 months from start to finish. I have applied for ATW, Virgin when it was that, Northern, X country and now TPE. All were slower than TPE but it could just of been luck.
If you get through I would advise picking the earliest dates available. They take each batch from the earliest time and progress then first. If I had not picked the right dates I would still be in limbo like many others still waiting for results. It's not quite first come First serve as obviously they pick the best people at each stage to progress.
If you get to the assessments there will be two days worth then driver interview. Very nice people and a pleasure to talk with them. If you are successful you normally hear the next day.
Good luck to everyone!
Manda2194
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I read on another thread that there were assessments due at the end of this month. So hopefully we should hear back soon
Hi Guys, I’ve just had an email through inviting me to the OPC for assessments. I’ve already completed these to enhanced standard in January. Could they have made a mistake or will I need to resist all the tests again? Thanks in advance
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