martin2345uk
Established Member
Still nothing at all here!
My letter consisted of:-
Dear Sir / Madam
I wish to apply for the position of Trainee Train Driver with Virgin Trains (East Coast).
Further to the questions outlined on your website:
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I have attached my present CV for your perusal. Should you require any further information then do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Incidentally I have had no reply either way (Newcastle)
There seems to be various permutations of what folk did. Either like myself or in a more formal letter. I personsally do not think it made a difference - after following this thread. Providing the questions were answered.My letter consisted of:-
Dear Sir / Madam
I wish to apply for the position of Trainee Train Driver with Virgin Trains (East Coast).
Further to the questions outlined on your website:
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2
3
4
5
I have attached my present CV for your perusal. Should you require any further information then do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Incidentally I have had no reply either way (Newcastle)
Well I wrote a formal letter which included the questions within the letter I did not answer the questions exactly and haven't heard either way still!!
I was just trying to gauge if I had done it "wrong" so to speak but doesn't appear that way.
Can anyone tell me how long you have to complete the tests, if you are invited to do them? I was expecting to have heard back by now and i'm off on holiday for a week on Saturday so I'm worried I may not be able to complete them.
Also, just to confirm, has everyone only been invited to do checking tests? No situation judgement, numeric, etc?
Thanks
I got 5 days. I had a paragraph for each question and a sentence then had to click true, false or can not say.30 questions, 19minutes to do it.
I applied for Newcastle.
I had another test after which was 2mins with 2 questions asking about the test....I'd contact recruitment if I were you because I got given two tests and they told me one had been sent in error and only the checking test needed completing.
The computer system had a glich apparently
I had another test after which was 2mins with 2 questions asking about the test....
Don't contact them....pretend you don't know about any tests or anything....
Look at it this way....you may have passed that test but they may send you the other one and then you may fail that one and you would kick yourself!!
I'm sure the tests are application specific testing different things about you.
Not the best advice in my opinion.
Yes checking test only. Any other test given is by error. And recruitment should be contacted if there is no checking test.
I had 4 days to complete mine
Got the rejection email today (17:46).
Damn it.
Good luck to everyone else!
Got the rejection email today (17:46).
Damn it.
Good luck to everyone else!
didnt they say the assessment day for king cross would be on the 8th? must be planning to reschedule if they're still sifting through applications.
They will have probably filled the first one already with the amount of people that have done the checking test thus far.
Sorry to hear that. What depot did you apply for ? I applied Newcastle but still no word
Don't give up hope, if it's truly what you want to do you'll make it happen.
I still haven't heard, and until I do I'm going to remain positive. I applied for Newcastle on the 13th
Right folks I got another email last last with an assessment so I have gone and done it. It was totally different to the one I did yesterday. It was 5 rounds of 5 questions. First round I had 9 secs to do each question, 8 sec for the next etc down to 5 secs on the last round. Is this the correct test?