Interviews

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Good luck reidy la.

Cheers Mate.

Got an email before for 1 of the trainee conductor jobs saying that I'm through to the 2nd Stage (of about 6) and need to complete 2 online assessments, 1 on General Ability and 1 a min scaat test for concentration (scaat test is something that drivers do also known as dots test, where you have lines of dots and need to highlight certain patterns/amounts). 1st time I've got past the 1st stage (sift) in about a 20 railway applications.

Then I received a phone call which turned out to be a telephone interview for the paint robot job and have been invited to an interview next week.

AND I actually did a job today changing a lock !!


It's all go !!!

The email & phone calls though make you feel so positive in comparison to when you don't hear anything at all, in my opinion a law should be passed to compel companies to at the least give applicants a reply if unsuccessful as I reckon its more demoralising than a rejection.

 

[caught]

Sounds like tough times in UK.

Theres people out in Singapore and Manila i know turning down a large amount of jobs at the moment in all sorts of industries.

Even if you slide them an extra £20?

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Thinking Shirt & Tie will be enough for a shop floor interview ?

If I get a Railway Interview then I shall purchase a Suit for it as they are very judgemental on appearance for conductor positions.
Cheap enough from Next anyway.....
Deffo going for Blue in a slim fit, or is tailored fit better ?

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Do i chance a Tan Brogue with that ?

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Always black shoes for an interview in my opinion.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Always black shoes for an interview in my opinion.

Blue Suit ?

If I knew I was gonna get a railway interview I'd get the suit before wednesday but doubt I need to be wearing 1 for a spray painter job really.

Thing with black shoes I reckon though is you can tell when they're brand new so would dig some arl kickers ones out for the wed intw.

 

[steken1]

Do i chance a Tan Brogue with that ?

Yeah, I would do. You can look smart in a suit without looking overdressed. Good luck!

 

[Sapie88]

Got a job now, selling Windows for Safestyle, not the best job, but for the time of year it'll do.

300 quid a week to go to customers homes who want quotes and measurements.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Cheers Mate.

Got an email before for 1 of the trainee conductor jobs saying that I'm through to the 2nd Stage (of about 6) and need to complete 2 online assessments, 1 on General Ability and 1 a min scaat test for concentration (scaat test is something that drivers do also known as dots test, where you have lines of dots and need to highlight certain patterns/amounts). 1st time I've got past the 1st stage (sift) in about a 20 railway applications.

Then I received a phone call which turned out to be a telephone interview for the paint robot job and have been invited to an interview next week.

AND I actually did a job today changing a lock !!


It's all go !!!

The email & phone calls though make you feel so positive in comparison to when you don't hear anything at all, in my opinion a law should be passed to compel companies to at the least give applicants a reply if unsuccessful as I reckon its more demoralising than a rejection.

Good luck!!!

 

[Groucho]

Thinking Shirt & Tie will be enough for a shop floor interview ?

If I get a Railway Interview then I shall purchase a Suit for it as they are very judgemental on appearance for conductor positions.
Cheap enough from Next anyway.....
Deffo going for Blue in a slim fit, or is tailored fit better ?

I voted suit on your poll.

Best impression and all that. Good luck.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Got a job now, selling Windows for Safestyle, not the best job, but for the time of year it'll do.

300 quid a week to go to customers homes who want quotes and measurements.

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No cold calling? Doesn't sound too bad!

 

[Sapie88]

No cold calling? Doesn't sound too bad!

Yeah no cold calling or door knocking, timed appointments 2/3 a day and then on top of the weekly wage is commission. So if I sell between 1-3k I get 10% back.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Yeah no cold calling or door knocking, timed appointments 2/3 a day and then on top of the weekly wage is commission. So if I sell between 1-3k I get 10% back.

Sounds OK that.. A job is a job!!

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Just completed my Online Assessments for the Railway job, think I've done quite well on them tbh but was an absolute bag of nerves. I have never been nervous doing any kind of exam EVER, but tbh when I sat my school exams it was probably down to immaturity a bit (and other exams that followed then as well) but in some I was also confident in my ability/knowledge. Main difference this time being the realisation of the enormity of it all, waited over a year to have a crack at it & realising that I may not get another chance in the near future & it's for a job that offers me a complete career change with a more than decent salary in a secure industry that offers good benefits as well i.e. free travel & a decent pension, the latter being something that I barely have in any kind of form... including state one due to several years of contributions missing.

Back to a waiting game again now.

I'm still shaking like a squatting dog.

 

[Kiwi]

Have a informal chat about a job, my mate works as a receiving lead and has vouched for me so the whole interview process has been heavily streamlined.
Have to meet with his boss in a few hours before I get the tick but still quite nervous because i'm used to all the rigmarole of the full job application process. Unable to sleep.