Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

Don't worry worry yet about the training. You have the 2 biggest hurdles to jump yet in a 16pf interview and if you're successful there you have an even bigger line manager interview after that....and Don't forget a medical if they went well. It can be weeks or even months between stages. All depends on the depot you've applied for really

You'll definitely get a response either way. No news is considered good news.

Sorry to hear that man, keep trying, I heard they hire for drivers regularly enough. Can I ask, did you receive an invitation to the 16pf? Or is this their first email since the Phase 2 assessment?

Absolutely man, don't give up there. At least for the next time they're hiring, you know what to expect !

Same :(

Anyone hear back about the station operative job?

does anyone know what the shift pattern is exactly for these jobs?

I'm in the exact same situation. Done my 16pf and have been checking my emails obsessively everyday haha. I'll be emailing them myself soon to at least see if I've made it to the next stage, but glad to see other people in my position are being called for interviews

Same deal here. No interview yet.

Emailed a day or so ago, they said there's no further action on my part required for the moment and everything's all good.

Be patient brothers and sisters. The call will come!

@Rootsblower

Thanks for the info.

Do you think thatl be spread between the October 2023 campaign and this year's campaign or is there a sense of IÉ reevaluating their needs and pushing for 100 per campaign?

I remember the ad stating they wanted 100 between 23 and 24.

At this point I imagine (hope more like) that anyone who hasn't received the dreaded; "thanks but no thanks" email should eventually net an interview.

Still, the info is appreciated as always. Having read through all the forums since the beginning of this thread I've spotted your name quite a bit. You've definitely been a great help to everyone involved here so thanks for that.

**Edit:Typos**

It's not just the training train. That's only two weeks of the course.

I got the email for an interview yesterday (station operative)

@Rootsblower thanks for the advisory man. Quite strange indeed. Can't wait to get this interview invite and go crush it all the same. Thanks again

Hey man, I see you posting in here a good bit and just wanna say youve been raising the morale, so thanks for that. Do you have any advice or tips on preparing for the interview. If I get the invite, this would be my first serious job and first serious interview haha. So if you've any tips on how you've been preparing at all, I'd appreciate it greatly :)

@TheBackRoads

I can't speak for IÉs interviews in particular as I'm at the same stage as yourself in the process in the moment but the rule of thumb for all interviews in my experience is using the S.T.A.R method. Its very easy to be conscious of this method in real time and If you don't know it already; it works as follows:

Situation- Give a little background on the situation relating to the example you're giving. (Try to paint a good picture of the situation)

Task- What were you going to have to do In response to the situation. ("I knew at that point I had to: X,Y,Z")

Action- Explain what you did to avoid, work with or take care of the situation in question.

Result- What happened as a direct result of your actions and how did you feel about the whole situation.

Its important that you do a quick google of the job description and ensure your responses lean that way and relate back to the description.

-Safety Cognizance.

-Being Customer Focused.

-Being contentious. (The natural tendency to do your job well, every single time)

-Being Calm in an emergency situation.

So on and so forth.

The interviewers job isn't to find people to eliminate. They're looking for people to hire and while the difference between those two goals is minute; it really helps to keep all that in mind.

I hope some of this helps you out. I'm sure theres plenty of people in here more qualified than myself to help you with this one as I'll have to do what you're doing pretty soon but this is the official way companies like it done.

Being well spoken in interviews like the one for a train driver role is more important than most other interviews because the job relies on non technical skills. You could have a degree in rail engineering and it still wouldn't help you much as the kind of person you are and what you've been through/done is far more important than some diploma or certificate.

I wish you the best of luck in the first interview. Hopefully I get my own invite soon lol.

Cheers as always