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Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

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  • #422
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Did the 3 online tests. First 2 not bad the last was just a wall of letters. Bit of a nightmare tbh, didn't get to finish any of the 3 but came close.


  • #423
    TK Lemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭TK Lemon


    Does anyone see a scope for 24/7 rail routes operating in future?


  • #424
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Did the 3 online tests. First 2 not bad the last was just a wall of letters. Bit of a nightmare tbh, didn't get to finish any of the 3 but came close.

    Dont think anyone will finish them, its more about doing them.correctly, with some speed


  • #425
    IanVW
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭IanVW


    dar100 wrote: »
    Dont think anyone will finish them, its more about doing them.correctly, with some speed

    Wonder how long before results are emailed for these


  • #426
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    TK Lemon wrote: »
    Does anyone see a scope for 24/7 rail routes operating in future?

    No. Where's the population to justify the need for such a service.

    ****



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  • #427
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    IanVW wrote:
    Wonder how long before results are emailed for these


    The email I received to do the online tests mentioned a timeframe of a couple of weeks before OPC responds after the test is submitted.


  • #428
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,530 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    No. Where's the population to justify the need for such a service.

    Entire DART network and Maynooth commuter


  • #429
    Sono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Sono


    Anyone know the salary while you’re training? I know it’s a lengthy training program and just want to be sure I want to go further with application as I’m not sure I could live on a lower wage for such a long time if I was successful. Thanks folks


  • #430
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Sono wrote: »
    Anyone know the salary while you’re training? I know it’s a lengthy training program and just want to be sure I want to go further with application as I’m not sure I could live on a lower wage for such a long time if I was successful. Thanks folks

    Circa 41 grand. Was looking at it earlier online


  • #431
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    The email I received to do the online tests mentioned a timeframe of a couple of weeks before OPC responds after the test is submitted.

    If its like Pass they will respond to everyone at same time


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  • #432
    Sono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Sono


    dar100 wrote: »
    Circa 41 grand. Was looking at it earlier online

    Thanks for that, training 8 months or so is that right?


  • #433
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    I have 39 weeks in my head fir some reason?


  • #434
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    L1011 wrote: »
    Entire DART network and Maynooth commuter

    Just how much money do you want CIE to lose? I suppose they can save something by closing down all the inter-city routes completely.

    ****



  • #435
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    TallGlass wrote: »
    Just at a guess I imagine it's something like the Garda/FF work, 4 days 4 evenings 4 nights etc... with 2/4 days off in between the shift set? Rotating with weekends off maybe one in 4 or something along them lines. With 12hr shifts or 8hr shifts.

    nothing like that whatsoever


  • #436
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    Sono wrote: »
    Thanks for that, training 8 months or so is that right?

    Training will be 14/15 months


  • #437
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,530 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    Just how much money do you want CIE to lose? I suppose they can save something by closing down all the inter-city routes completely.

    They would have to be PSO supported, like everywhere else with them

    You want them to hire platform staff to satisfy some Victorian ideal of a railway, which wouldn't be PSO supported


  • #438
    Sono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Sono


    kingshankly wrote: »
    Training will be 14/15 months

    Christ! that’s some training.


  • #439
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Sono wrote: »
    Christ! that’s some training.

    Believe around half of that is actually driving so not that bad.


  • #440
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    2 of the questions on one of the tests havent got correct answers as an option. Minor mistakes, but major f up for a large competition like this. however, ive had to answer both wrong in the hope that they realise this and right it


  • #441
    Sono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Sono


    The 2nd round tests have to be completed on a laptop or PC I’m guessing?


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  • #442
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Sono wrote:
    The 2nd round tests have to be completed on a laptop or PC I’m guessing?


    Yeah and better if you have a mouse.


  • #443
    PirateShampoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭PirateShampoo


    dar100 wrote: »
    2 of the questions on one of the tests havent got correct answers as an option. Minor mistakes, but major f up for a large competition like this. however, ive had to answer both wrong in the hope that they realise this and right it

    Which questions?


  • #444
    TallGlass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    kingshankly wrote: »
    nothing like that whatsoever

    Care to explain the shifts ?


  • #445
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    TallGlass wrote: »
    Care to explain the shifts ?

    It really every depot is different some gave 1/2 Saturdays 1/3 sundays some have 1/3 Saturdays &1/6 sundays some have no weekend work it’s a 39 hour week over the course of the roster could do 45 one week 33 the next
    Some depot might have 1 night job on the whole roster some have no nights


  • #446
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    PirateShampoo wrote: »
    Which questions?

    Think 30 and 32 on rules test


  • #447
    nelle1
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭nelle1


    How many applications would you think applied


  • #448
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    nelle1 wrote: »
    How many applications would you think applied

    I would venture a guess in the 10 's of thousands


  • #449
    Coralcoras
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Coralcoras


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Yeah and better if you have a mouse.

    Even with the mouse I could only get halfway down that wall of letters. I think this counts me out. :(


  • #450
    Hilly Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭Hilly Bill


    Coralcoras wrote: »
    Even with the mouse I could only get halfway down that wall of letters. I think this counts me out. :(

    It doesn't, its about accuracy rather than quantity.


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  • #451
    Coralcoras
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Coralcoras


    Hilly Bill wrote: »
    It doesn't, its about accuracy rather than quantity.

    Thanks for the dose of positivity!


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