Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

Mightydrumming wrote: »

Ah come out of the fog will ya!

Pretty certain everyone that applied this time around will have received that email.

Nothing scary or 'concerning' about it.

What are you on about?

Your phraseology ("I received an email on Tuesday...") smacks of self-importance. Maybe everybody got an email, maybe they didn't. The fact is, I posted to clarify to allay fears that that poster seemed to have.

Give over.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

What are you on about?

Your phraseology ("I received an email on Tuesday...") smacks of self-importance. Maybe everybody got an email, maybe they didn't. The fact is, I posted to clarify to allay fears that that poster seemed to have.

Give over.

Go on and have a strong glass of something, you need it by the sounds of things

whisky_galore wrote: »

That is pathetic if it is actually a computer based number crunching system.

The early process is from what I heard before, who would sit down and review 5,000 or 20,000+ like last time.

The feedback you get for taking the tests is generated on the system so on that basis you can take it you are filtered out based on criteria IE stipulate and those who pass are most likely ranked. IE probally start invite people to the next stage from the top down.

Quadrivium wrote: »

I applied this time, sat the tests and never got that email.

I wouldnt read anything into that. They probably needed x number of testers and once they recieved that number they stopped sending invites.

The email was very clear that your willingness to do the trial or not has no bearing on your application.

DarkJ wrote: »

Same here. A couple of reminder emails also as to the deadline of 11pm tonight. Just did it there now.

This is interesting. Where in Ireland are you? I wonder are they struggling with quality of applicants / geographical location.

bellatrix1 wrote: »

Hi. Applied a few weeks ago for locomotive. Got through to online tests. Completed them and heard nothing yet. I know they said you won't receive a confirmation email for completing the tests, but has anyone heard anything regarding the paper tests and interviews. Thanks

Nothing back yet, you'll see above that they are accepting updates tests from those on earlier panel so looks like they are dealing with that at the moment.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

It was just a test to provide feedback to them for future tests. Nothing to do with the current campaign at all.

Originally Posted by smellyoldboot View Post
Applied 2 years ago and considered the application dead tbh. Just got an email informing me my RAAT and mini-Scaat results are still valid and an invitation to re-sit the LD-SJT. I will for the craic but can't see anything coming of it all the same.

I think you misread the thread of posts.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Ah, never mind so. DarkJ just so happened to have a separate test due at 11pm on a Sunday night that they got from OPC that they received a couple of reminder emails about. Cool cool cool.

You just failed the verbal reasoning.... ;-)

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Ha.

We'll see.

The test last night was an odd one though doing ticket checking.

I know, I did it myself. Thought it was interesting and dare I say it, fun?

Will be interesting what the results say.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Indeed. Glad I wasn't the only sap who kinda enjoyed it.

I thought we were gonna get the results straight away on completion.

Damn students......always on the take!!! :-D

Justaburner wrote: »

This is interesting. Where in Ireland are you? I wonder are they struggling with quality of applicants / geographical location.

I was shortlisted 2 yrs ago but never got any further due to no positions open in my area (West). This time I just had to resit the situational judgement test as the others are still valid. I wasn't even going to bother as the drivers in my area are not near retirement age. I was offered Dublin last time around if I wanted to continue in the proccess but turned it down. I don't think they're struggling with quality, i'm guessing they are giving us fair chance as we are still on the panel until Jan '21.

DarkJ wrote: »

I was shortlisted 2 yrs ago but never got any further due to no positions open in my area (West). This time I just had to resit the situational judgement test as the others are still valid. I wasn't even going to bother as the drivers in my area are not near retirement age. I was offered Dublin last time around if I wanted to continue in the proccess but turned it down. I don't think they're struggling with quality, i'm guessing they are giving us fair chance as we are still on the panel until Jan '21.

Got ya. Any idea what the profile is like in Cork? I see someone above said their friend had been waiting ages for a call.

GavRedKing wrote: »

An update from the buddy.

He got offered a place in Cork on Friday, hes taking it.

All training to take place in Dublin, starting on November 2nd.

Good for him!!!

(Less so for me!) :-D

GavRedKing wrote: »

New training course starting in Feb/Mar but he was told if he says no now, they couldn't guarantee they'll be doing regional appointments in the short term.

He was more than happy to take it though.

I'll try get him to come on here and talk about it but it seems like pretty much everything else is covered here.

Ah, I'm still waiting for my reults from the assesment, I was just wondering what the likelihood of actually getting a shot would be if I were to get an interview.

Feb/Mar would make sense for those of us applying now I guess. Would be a squeeze to get anybody able to start in Nov. Mind you, I actually could!!

If I get the call I might send you a DM if thats ok? Wouldnt mind chatting to your buddy, only if he was happy to.

GavRedKing wrote: »

Fire away a DM down the line if you'd like.

Although a quick check of the 2,500 posts here, I think a lot of it is already cover.

He applied back in the initial phase, back in Feb 2019 was it? Done the online tests, the tests in Dublin, medical and interview and was offered a place in Dublin some 7/8 months after the initial online tests but it didnt suit him and this opportunity came up some 11 months later.

Cool, I was thinking more along how the interview went etc. Its probably unliklely anyway