Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

Hopefully. There’s been others in this thread that got PFO emails 48 hours after the line manager interview, it’ll be a month next week since mine. Latching onto every possible clue, would really love the job.

Any news from the inside about training classes? Any news related to Dublin would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

I'm so sorry to hear that. It must feel devastating after putting so much effort 😞 I hope that you don't give up and try again in the next campaign. If you don't mind sharing, was it a rejection email?

Got same rejection email. I knew it was coming

I got that email last year its crushing and I taught I did a really good interview to be honest. Dont think I would answer anything different. I applied again this year only because you have 24 months grace if you passed all the phases from when you started them (So basically a year!) So you only have to pass the initial online test and then you go straight to interview stage which I am waiting on.

But I really dont know what they are looking for in the interview? I had 6 good life/work examples plus the line manager interview is meant to be 50 mins, mine went on for an hour and 50! and I taught the exams would be the hardest part. Seemly theres roughly an 87% fail rate on the exams. A few lads I talked to on the day of some of the exams were on their 4 or 5th time trying and never passed all the exams!

Plus you get no feed back from the interview which does'nt help.

Good luck with the rest of your application.

DART yeah. That initial application was poorly worded, it said something like if you apply for loco and DART you’ll be disqualified. I didn’t do the second batch of online loco ones as a result but it doesn’t seem like you can’t apply for both. I’ll go again I’m sure whenever the time comes.

different competencies which they will send you, they were not the same as the 16pf anyway - usual stuff like emergency situations etc not so much a specific working knowledge but the role in general yes, Irish Rail yes.

Fully agree, it’s a gruelling process and I’ve been in other processes which are a competition and certainly the drawn out stages take over your life much more but the prize is well worth it and nothing worthwhile is ever easy.

I know a driver well enough and he said he works with quite a few drivers who had to attempt it several times before success.

I think its the time it takes which is the crushing part! Last year I applied just after christmas I think. Tests up in inchicore started in May got to line manager interview in August and result in Septemeber! Every stage there was a 4/5 week wait nearly for the result 🤦‍♂️

I did my line manager in March 25, and medical less than a week later, and as of today still waiting on movement. emailed HR last week, and received this reply

" Thanks for your email – I hope you are well.

No change on previous correspondence, I’m afraid. The business have yet to confirm their exact requirements in terms of locations, etc.

A member of the Resource Planning team will be in touch with guidance on next steps at the appropriate interval.

Thank you for your ongoing patience."

Patience of a saint 😀

I hope you're right, oh It certainly makes booking a holiday awkward 🤣

He is 1 year and 3 months since line manager interview and medical, not from application, unless I misunderstood.

Your own scenario 1 year and 4 months total seems very normal for jobs like this. Fair play to you on getting in, hope your enjoying it.

Correct, that time since LM and medical, in for Galway