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What to wear for guards assessment
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HMS Ark Royal
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I hope to God you mean trousers
Minilad
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I would wear trousers over your pants if I was you
HMS Ark Royal
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One certainly hopes so
Thanks for the corrections trousers it is then 
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Thanks for that looks like it's the whistle then.
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Thanks for that looks like it's the whistle then.
Gemz91
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Wore shorts, flip flops and a vest for mine
Please tell me you were arrested...
Minilad
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By the fashion police?!
Suit and tie and then you can't go wrong
Thanks for opinion mate appreciated !
90019
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Suit and tie and then you can't go wrong
That depends on what sort of suit you turn up in.
That depends on what sort of suit you turn up in.
Ha true and given my original post a suit minus the trousers wouldn't go down too well
That depends on what sort of suit you turn up in.
Would be rude if it wasn't Christmas related this time of year!
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Suit and tie always. Shiny shoes.
G136GREYHOUND
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A decent, clean, pressed neutral suit with a good trouser belt, a matching pressed clean shirt, a matching pressed tie with no soup stains, shined shoes and non white or stupid colour socks. Shave, wear a watch, turn your f***ing phone off, don't have loads of crap bulging in your pockets
I agree. I wore a suit to all my assessments and interviews. I'm struggling to think why anyone wouldn't.
90019
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Ha true and given my original post a suit minus the trousers wouldn't go down too well
I don't think your birthday suit would make a particularly good impression, either.
Perhaps I should turn up to an interview in the suit in my profile pic...
Jonfun
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I don't think your birthday suit would make a particularly good impression, either.
But the rubber catsuit's alright, isn't it?
90019
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Just make sure it's shiny to match your shoes.
Jonfun
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Gah, that must be where I went wrong last time.
tsr
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I should caution all readers that they should not expect this to apply during a guard's training course or at any point thereafter!
HMS Ark Royal
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And may I caution the fact the term "crap" refers to useless items - not a certain substance
90019
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If you have pockets full of crap, you might be better suited to a career in gardening.
tsr
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Or you may wish to become more adept at avoiding the reverse flush procedure on certain newer stock. Something which would be equally unwelcome to arise at interview, especially for a guard's job although to be fair even the pokiest railway depot interview room is not normally the same as the toilet on a 450.
I think I may have made us digress a little here.
Funny story actually
For my guards assessments I wore tracksuit bottoms and a hooded top with some trainers .
I had sat and failed a drivers assessments a few years previous to which I had worn a smart suit / tie / shoes combination . At that there was a mixture of internals in their company uniform . full suit and tie guys and a small number wearing jeans/tees/jumpers . It made no difference one of the guys wearing his jeans and tee actually got the job as I knew him previous to the day
For this reason I decided for my guards assessment I would dress casual , the invitation made no mention of dress code and did not mention an interview either just 2 tests .On the day in question I was suffering from flu having lost my voice and having a high temperature so I decided to put comfort over image .
I will admit though being the only one there not in smart clothing it was awkward , however made no difference as I got the job , and actually got on a course before a lot of the people who attended the same assessment day .
CromptonLad
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Fair play to the guy who went in trackies!
Most went suited and booted, and I would usually advise this as the TOC recruitments I've been to, they take a mugshot [for what reasons, unknown - someone can enlighten me?] plus it gives off a good impression - usually.
Most went suited and booted, and I would usually advise this as the TOC recruitments I've been to, they take a mugshot [for what reasons, unknown - someone can enlighten me?] plus it gives off a good impression - usually.
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Nothing sinister other than than helping with recall! When you've seen hundreds of people over a week they all tend to blend into one....with a photo plus interview notes it's a lot quicker to remember and identify and subsequently remember all the great things about the person! With the increasing number of on-hold lists it could be months before your application is looked at again, when a manager looks at his/her list a picture brings it back a lot quicker than remember that chap who scored 14!
CromptonLad
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Thanks for the heads up, Railway Dog. Saw it kind of sinister, especially as I ended up with two red and a technically-probably-a-red 'amber'.
Still found it sinister.
Then again, I avoid photos. When possible.
Still found it sinister.
Then again, I avoid photos. When possible.
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