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Clever8619 · 10-02-2019 7:06pm

Alot of people here are looking for reassurance more so than fact.

Fact is no one on here can determine if your too unfit or unsuited to the job. Go through it stage by stage and wait, be patient and get on with your lives. So much yabbering and nonsense on this thread.

GM228 · 10-02-2019 8:44pm

blueband wrote: »

Doesn't really matter what the criteria are, quite simply HR themselves told me this at the phase 2, I believe I was in pre-fab 9 at the time, it wasn't Laura the younger blonde lady, it was the dark haired older lady, I'm going to say Sinead was her name but I'm not 100% certain

You can choose to believe your own conjecture or the facts that I got from HR, thats up to you.
I'm actually a bit surprised at the amount of people on this thread who put forward opinion or assumption as fact. It reduces it's helpfulness to be honest. If you're expressing an opinion it would be better to state it, otherwise people are being misled.

I wont bother replying to the points you make other than to say regulars on here know my position in relation to IE and it's employment issues and that my information is always sound, information which I receive as official correspondence from IE and their unions through the states industrial relations mechanism.

blueband · 10-02-2019 9:10pm

GM228 wrote: »

I wont bother replying to the points you make other than to say regulars on here know my position in relation to IE and it's employment issues and that my information is always sound, information which I receive as official correspondence from IE and their unions through the states industrial relations mechanism.

I was simply pointing out what I was told directly by HR, which was not in line with the information you posted. I see no reason why HR would give incorrect information about something as trivial as the order of medical vs interview in the recruitment process, yet you seem to have taken some offence to your information being challenged as being incorrect.
Whatever. I don't really care, but I don't see what my point has to do with any insider knowledge you have on the industrial relations mechanisms, this isn't the WRC or LRC being discusssed in this thread.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 11-02-2019 9:17pm

No news on the Eastern front at the moment

Only a stab in the dark but I imagine they are waiting on a certain number of medicals to be done before starting the interview process ?

CiboC · 11-02-2019 10:45pm

Same here, I've heard nothing since the 'can you do a last minute medical?' email last week.....

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 11-02-2019 10:50pm

CiboC wrote: »

Same here, I've heard nothing since the 'can you do a last minute medical?' email last week.....

I get the feeling they will get a certain amount from the medicals and dedicate 2 or 3 days just to do interviews.

Then from there get a class together.

Hopefully we'll hear this week or next week at latest if they want classes starting in March !

Enough to give notice etc.

khaldrogo · 12-02-2019 12:27am

Surely it would be in their own best interests to do the medical on every who got that far. Maybe there is a born train driver in the group that hasn't had a medical yet....

Ais123 · 12-02-2019 8:28am

There’s more medicals at the end of this month. They will interview everyone that got this far. Why else spend money examining everyone if they were just going to take the first few that showed up for a medical.

They may well interview some before they’ve had their medical as a previous poster mentioned they had pre booked medical slots when the campaign started, so you don’t necessarily need to pass the medical before you sit an interview.

Hilly Bill · 12-02-2019 11:50am

Dazice wrote: »

I had a medical on Wednesday, and the follow was carried out

With Nurse;
1. Questionaire about health. whether you ever had concussion/were in the army/have any heart or head issues
2. height and weight, my bmi was 27 and she said that was fine.
3. pin prick test for diabeties, drugs.
4. ECG
5. hearing test in sound proof booth.

Then you visit the Doc;
6. Left and Right eye sight test.
7. Another eye sight test to read different grey shades of letters
8. Colour blind booklet.
9. Checks stomach and sides while on the table
10. reflexes check with hammer to the knee
11. then doc asks questions and reviews info from nurse.

if all is well you are given a clean bill of health.

Was that with the grumpy one with glasses? 😀

Toashty91 · 12-02-2019 1:58pm

I emailed yesterday morning asking about more medical appointments, got an email back saying they haven't any more medicals yet but would be in touch with candidates regarding next steps which doesn't sound overly promising. Unless people bomb the interviews we may be waiting a while

Ais123 · 12-02-2019 2:14pm

Toashty91 wrote: »

I emailed yesterday morning asking about more medical appointments, got an email back saying they haven't any more medicals yet but would be in touch with candidates regarding next steps which doesn't sound overly promising. Unless people bomb the interviews we may be waiting a while

Oh

I got an email telling me the end of the month but that was last week.

No I’m a little worried

CiboC · 12-02-2019 2:36pm

Toashty91 wrote: »

Unless people bomb the interviews we may be waiting a while

Ais123 wrote: »

Oh I got an email telling me the end of the month but that was last week.

No I’m a little worried

I don't think anyone has actually had interviews yet though? I wouldn't worry, the plan may have been to do medicals after the interviews (remember the email specifically pointed out that 'attending for medical is one part of the selection process and does not indicate any potential offer'.

They may have had some free slots for medicals prebooked to use up, but many of us who are still in the process may be called for interview first and then medical.

mario84s · 12-02-2019 4:35pm

I did the Phase 2 on Wednesday but the pf16 wasn't done as they said no time. it's being done this week before any word on medical

CiboC · 12-02-2019 5:11pm

That could explain things then, we ran overtime when we did the Phase 2 as well. They are probably waiting for your group to finish their tests so they know how many people have to be scheduled for medicals and interviews.

Ravanelli · 12-02-2019 6:06pm

I did the phase 2 online test there last month for Dublin and still haven't heard anything. I'd be unlikely to leave the Civil Service for Irish Rail with the long term considered tbh but still I'd prefer to hear I didn't get it sooner rather than later.

GaGa21 · 13-02-2019 1:02am

Any progress outside of Dublin yet for anyone?

md323 · 13-02-2019 2:20am

GaGa21 wrote: »

Any progress outside of Dublin yet for anyone?

Nope

annor99 · 13-02-2019 9:53am

GaGa21 wrote: »

Any progress outside of Dublin yet for anyone?

Not that I know of.

jamesf85 · 13-02-2019 1:31pm

Has anyone from Galway gotten past stage 2?

Very strange that no one I’ve spoken to or on here with Galway as their depot has even heard back from IE since stage 2 online assessments.

ColdTurkey · 13-02-2019 1:31pm

Still nothing in Waterford

Mc Love · 13-02-2019 1:57pm

Did you not receive an email stating you would be contacted in 4-6 weeks?

jamesf85 · 13-02-2019 2:28pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Did you not receive an email stating you would be contacted in 4-6 weeks?

No one that I know has. Not from Galway.

Plumbthedepths · 13-02-2019 3:05pm

Mc Love wrote:

Did you not receive an email stating you would be contacted in 4-6 weeks?

I put Galway as my choice and got the 4-6 week email.

DAgr1mT0K3r · 13-02-2019 3:52pm

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

I put Galway as my choice and got the 4-6 week email.

Same as

Jamie2k9 · 13-02-2019 4:29pm

An unqualified observation but Galway does not strike me as a depot with a shortage of staff so it could be some time before drivers are needed.

seanbrady49 · 13-02-2019 5:47pm

I'm in Galway, Stage 2 done, nothing since and like Jamie2k9 says no shortage of staff in Galway, not only that but they are looking for a majority of women 60/40 i gather, also been told that getting a job in galway means knowing someone inside, slight bit of nepotism so not gonna hold out much hope.

Willie Stroker 1976 · 13-02-2019 10:15pm

Just got an email there. Haven’t heard anything since completing stage 2 at home tests. Saying they have progressed with stronger applications and my application will be kept on file.

Eddie Ere · 13-02-2019 10:18pm

Same. 26000 people applied and my test will be valid for up to two years in a stringent ranking system under which I could then be called upon for further advancement.

L1011 · 13-02-2019 10:28pm

Welcome to the world of panels, not really found outside the public sector and semi-states.

The reducing returns towards the end of a normal panel must make life hell for HR staff, having to contact tens of people for everyone one still interested - but I suspect the draw to this job means more people will be happy to get the call months to years later.

Gus Ivey · 13-02-2019 10:29pm

Got the same email. Doesn't sound too promising

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