Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

mario84s · 25-01-2019 05:37PM

khaldrogo wrote: »

So. 3 separate sections of tests.

1. Read 5 sections of rules and regulations for a made up company. 10 mins to memorize about a million things. Answer questions based on the rules and regulations.

2. Switches and dials.
What order do the switches and dials need to be switched in. 43 questions in 8 mins.

3. Listen to a phone msg about a crash twice. Take notes. Use the notes to write a report. Also, read a report of faults on a train and fill in a check sheet while being able to reference the report.

wrote it much better than i did anyway!

Jamie2k9 · 25-01-2019 05:40PM

Clever8619 wrote: »

Bitter much

Why would I be bitter?

veronymus · 25-01-2019 05:54PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Those attending today/yesterday, was there many females or has the ability of a person rightfully dictated selection.

Not many females present at my session Jamie but I think that may indicate that less females applied rather than any indication that we are not able.

GM228 · 25-01-2019 08:11PM

Richard tea wrote: »

Over 25k applications last I heard.

You can quadruple that number!

Jamie2k9 · 25-01-2019 08:28PM

veronymus wrote: »

Not many females present at my session Jamie but I think that may indicate that less females applied rather than any indication that we are not able.

No issues with female drivers, jobs should be based on ability not gender or ethnicity etc

AssaultedPeanut · 25-01-2019 08:56PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

No issues with female drivers, jobs should be based on ability not gender or ethnicity etc

We all want the best people for the job. That's in everyone's interest.

Your initial comment implied that if there were a lot of females present it would have been because they were let off easy because of their sex.

dashcamdanny · 26-01-2019 03:00AM

GM228 wrote: »

You can quadruple that number!

Lots of hearsay on it. I doubt you could quadruple it. NBRU were shouting about well over 100k application.

Thats 5 percent of the working population in Ireland want to be a train driver..

Bit far fetched.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 26-01-2019 11:20AM

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Lots of hearsay on it. I doubt you could quadruple it. NBRU were shouting about well over 100k application.

Thats 5 percent of the working population in Ireland want to be a train driver..

Bit far fetched.

Is it though ?

Could be well true for all we know

Here's a question though, one of the women there yesterday, I over heard her say she has no driving licence at all.

Is that not a requirement for this job ? For driving staff cars etc ?

kingshankly · 26-01-2019 12:16PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Is it though ?

Could be well true for all we know

Here's a question though, one of the women there yesterday, I over heard her say she has no driving licence at all.

Is that not a requirement for this job ? For driving staff cars etc ?

There are a few train drivers who don’t drive cars

Effects · 26-01-2019 01:14PM

kingshankly wrote: »

There are a few train drivers who don’t drive cars

I don't trust adults who can't drive cars. Why would you not want to have that skill?.

Jamie2k9 · 26-01-2019 01:44PM

Email today saying it would be 4-6 weeks before they will be in contact about my application.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 26-01-2019 01:45PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Email today saying it would be 4-6 weeks before they will be in contact about my application.

Did you get to stage 2 or 3?

benp · 26-01-2019 01:47PM

Email for me as well 4-6 weeks

Jamie2k9 · 26-01-2019 01:50PM

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Did you get to stage 2 or 3?

Did stage 1 (questions) and 2 (questions and letter picking thing) a few days before it closed.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 26-01-2019 01:51PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Did stage 1 (questions) and 2 (questions and letter picking thing) a few days before it closed.

Cool so its saying 4-6 weeks to hear back about stage 2?

Jamie2k9 · 26-01-2019 01:56PM

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

Cool so its saying 4-6 weeks to hear back about stage 2?

Would appear so.

turdball · 26-01-2019 01:57PM

Same, Waterford by any chance?

Jamie2k9 · 26-01-2019 02:08PM

AssaultedPeanut wrote: »

We all want the best people for the job. That's in everyone's interest.

Your initial comment implied that if there were a lot of females present it would have been because they were let off easy because of their sex.

Perhaps, saying that if there was 50% female at the test center it would raise questions about the selection process.

You would be surprised, plenty of jobs are given on other things than skill and ability.

Clever8619 · 26-01-2019 02:22PM

Yeah got a similar email to everyone else 4-6 weeks. We are still in the hunt.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 26-01-2019 02:24PM

No email here. About 4-6 weeks. What time did ya’s get these emails?

Clever8619 · 26-01-2019 02:30PM

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

No email here. About 4-6 weeks. What time did ya’s get these emails?

14.19 to be precise

It wasnt me · 26-01-2019 02:32PM

Just got mine there,
It doesn't look good to be honest
I had a similar experience when i applied to transdev as a luas driver and although i did get the job it was more of who i knew.
I think i messed up test 3 on stage 2 to be honest aswell.

turdball · 26-01-2019 02:35PM

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

No email here. About 4-6 weeks. What time did ya’s get these emails?

Around 13.50

Willie Stroker 1976 · 26-01-2019 02:36PM

It wasnt me wrote: »

Just got mine there,
It doesn't look good to be honest
I had a similar experience when i applied to transdev as a luas driver and although i did get the job it was more of who i knew.
I think i messed up test 3 on stage 2 to be honest aswell.

I wouldn’t think it looks bad. The fact they emailed you is something. Clearly they are only emailing those who are still being considered. Me not receiving one shows they are not sending it to everyone

Plumbthedepths · 26-01-2019 02:41PM

Got an email , I'll hear more in 4-6 weeks. So still in with a chance even if it's slim.

shamrock55 · 26-01-2019 02:41PM

Got the we'll be back in 4-6 wks email, so does that just mean they haven't looked at my application yet

It wasnt me · 26-01-2019 02:41PM

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

I wouldn’t think it looks bad. The fact they emailed you is something. Clearly they are only emailing those who are still being considered. Me not receiving one shows they are not sending it to everyone

And again i can assure you i recieved a similar reply from transdev some years before while others recieved nothing.
It was basically letting people know that thanks we have a huge interest but have the required number going forward.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 26-01-2019 02:43PM

It wasnt me wrote: »

And again i can assure you i recieved a similar reply from transdev some years before while others recieved nothing.
It was basically letting people know that thanks we have a huge interest but have the required number going forward.

But why not send a rejection email then?

It wasnt me · 26-01-2019 02:48PM

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote: »

But why not send a rejection email then?

I cant answer that because ive no idea how HR or the likes of OPC work.
All i can share is my experince of something similar that happened to me,I'll be proved right or wrong in 4-6 weeks time
Check your spam/junk folders and keep refreshing.
Hopefully something comes through for you anyway.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 26-01-2019 02:51PM

It wasnt me wrote: »

I cant answer that because ive no idea how HR or the likes of OPC work.
All i can share is my experince of something similar that happened to me,I'll be proved right or wrong in 4-6 weeks time
Check your spam/junk folders and keep refreshing.
Hopefully something comes through for you anyway.

Cheers. Have checked them all but nothing. I guess I’d be happy though getting something confirming I am still being considered rather than no email. Thinking they may be possibly scheduling a rejection email to come maybe I’m on that one.

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