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    #212
    Plumbthedepths
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    #213
    TallGlass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    Was nice to have 24hr of day dreaming about becoming a train driver.

    Anyway, I was honest with my answers, usually I would do a dummy account trail run and then do another one.

    Didn't bother, if the system is accurate, then I am not suitable and so be it.

    Best of luck to all, doesn't look like plain sailing this process.


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    #214
    LouD2016
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 229 ✭✭LouD2016


    Passed the 1st stage. Because I'm female?! :p

    Had a look at the practice tests just now and they don't seem too bad


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    #215
    n!ghtmancometh
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭n!ghtmancometh


    Surprised to hear back that quickly, hopefully next round will be the same!


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    #216
    Ray Bloody Purchase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Ray Bloody Purchase


    The Union are probably waiting in the sidelines to throw a massive spanner in the works at some stage of this. They'll wait until the company has spent a fortune on the recruitment process and then block it. :eek:


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    #217
    GBX
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    I got a reply to say thanks but no thanks.
    As above, it might be down to the algorithm or that I don't subscribe to looking after councilors who need to have the world stopped for them. Oh well.
    Good luck to those who go on.


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    #218
    Plumbthedepths
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    Through to the next round, anyone complete the online test yet?


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    #219
    Pelvis
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    Any have any insight into the job itself? I'd imagine it would get very boring!


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    #220
    Jamie2k9
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    Ray Bloody Purchase wrote: »
    The Union are probably waiting in the sidelines to throw a massive spanner in the works at some stage of this. They'll wait until the company has spent a fortune on the recruitment process and then block it. :eek:

    NBRU will be looking for new members so they might have to put up with it. Plenty will be retiring.


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    #221
    Colonel Claptrap
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    Excuse my ignorance but why would unions oppose this? What could they possibly have against new entrants?


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    #222
    Working class heroes
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    Colonel Claptrap wrote: »
    Excuse my ignorance but why would unions oppose this? What could they possibly have against new entrants?

    Overtime reduction maybe?

    Racism is now hiding behind the cloak of Community activism.



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    #223
    TallGlass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    Pelvis wrote: »
    Any have any insight into the job itself? I'd imagine it would get very boring!


    You'd be fairly busy up front, if I had of made it to interview or next stage, then I would be heading to YouTube to find people vlogging that do the job in the UK or what not.


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    #224
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Colonel Claptrap wrote: »
    Excuse my ignorance but why would unions oppose this? What could they possibly have against new entrants?

    New members are probably more likely to join SIPTU than the NBRU I'd imagine. One of the reasons the NBRU are so virulently against the Go-Ahead bus routes is that they're a SIPTU closed shop (or as close to as is legal)


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    #225
    Big Nasty
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    Pelvis wrote: »
    Any have any insight into the job itself? I'd imagine it would get very boring!

    You get to go Choo-Choo for reals


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    #226
    NewCorkLad
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    Would anyone know where you would/could be based after training?


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    #227
    Jamie2k9
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    L1011 wrote: »
    New members are probably more likely to join SIPTU than the NBRU I'd imagine. One of the reasons the NBRU are so virulently against the Go-Ahead bus routes is that they're a SIPTU closed shop (or as close to as is legal)

    Prehaps, I think most drivers apart from DART are NBRU. Wasn’t aware of the Go-Ahead set up.

    NBRU leadership should look at what they are doing so badly wrong because the current members will not last forever.


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    #228
    TallGlass
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    NewCorkLad wrote: »
    Would anyone know where you would/could be based after training?


    Be like the ESB, where you selected to be based, you'll go there. So you could technically have thousands applying for the depots in Dublin.


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    #229
    duffman3833
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    I applied last night to see and i was unhappy with the amount of personal detail they were looking for, especially my PPS no. I didn't want to give that out, especially only at the application stage, so i made up one. Got email this morning, i passed the first stage, onto the next one :)


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    #230
    Stephen15
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Prehaps, I think most drivers apart from DART are NBRU. Wasn’t aware of the Go-Ahead set up.

    NBRU leadership should look at what they are doing so badly wrong because the current members will not last forever.

    They seem to be more focused on opposing things like bus connects than actually standing up for their members terms and conditions at the moment if their Twitter is anything to go by. I think they are more looking out for long serving members rather than newer members of staff or attracting new members.


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    #231
    NewCorkLad
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    TallGlass wrote: »
    Be like the ESB, where you selected to be based, you'll go there. So you could technically have thousands applying for the depots in Dublin.




    Do you know if all the jobs are Dublin based or will some be spread out around the country?


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    #232
    LouD2016
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    Anyone attempted the tests yet?


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    #233
    patrickc
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    through to the next round.

    I put Waterford down myself


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    #234
    ciarang85
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    LouD2016 wrote: »
    Anyone attempted the tests yet?

    Yep just gave it a bash there, the first test needs a bit of concentration, ran out of time on that one so not looking the bast for me! best of luck to all!


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    #235
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 10,668 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    patrickc wrote: »
    through to the next round.

    I put Waterford down myself

    Waterford and Cork are good options because they are usually short drivers.


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    #236
    Staplor
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    duffman3833 wrote: »
    I applied last night to see and i was unhappy with the amount of personal detail they were looking for, especially my PPS no. I didn't want to give that out, especially only at the application stage, so i made up one. Got email this morning, i passed the first stage, onto the next one :)

    I did the same, maybe that was the test to get through???


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    #237
    Hilly Bill
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    ciarang85 wrote: »
    Yep just gave it a bash there, the first test needs a bit of concentration, ran out of time on that one so not looking the bast for me! best of luck to all!

    Don't worry about running out of time it's what you got right that counts


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    #238
    Rootsblower
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭Rootsblower


    ciarang85 wrote: »
    Yep just gave it a bash there, the first test needs a bit of concentration, ran out of time on that one so not looking the bast for me! best of luck to all!

    It’s more important you got all correct of what you attempted rather than all attempted and not all correct. Quality not quantity!!


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    #239
    [Deleted User]
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    Staplor wrote: »
    Glad my male gender didn't stop me getting through stage 1.

    Some of the questions were tricky, on the multiple choice I always went on the side of safety. There were a couple of questions around trains and infrastructure that weren't more than a 20 second google search.

    Congratulations on googling all the answers... Glad you can think for yourself.


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    #240
    Big Nasty
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    What's the time limit on it?


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    #241
    n!ghtmancometh
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭n!ghtmancometh


    gilberto_eire wrote: »
    Congratulations on googling all the answers... Glad you can think for yourself.

    They were general questions about ianrod eireann readily on the 'about us' section of the website. There's no way I'd know stuff like that off the top of my head. Someone asked one of the questions in this thread yesterday, about how many electrified lines ie operate, and someone gave an incorrect answer here in response to it.

    The main questions were all judgement scenarios that you had to rank which decision you would make from 1-4.


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