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Bus Driver Interview

7 Jan 2018

Anonymous employee

Gateshead, England

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Go North East (Gateshead, England) in Jun 2017

Interview

Initial face-to-face interview followed by assessment day, which featured highway code, customer focus and maths tests, and also a driving assessment. By the end of the assessment day you know whether or not you're hired (subject to background checks/references)

Interview questions [4]

Question 1

Have you ever dealt with a difficult customer?

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Question 2

A well dressed lady gets on your bus and gives you the old fare, which is 20p too little. The fare has changed since she went on holiday, and she doesn't have any more money. What do you do?

2 Answers

Question 3

A scruffy young man behind her then gives the same money and reason. What do you do?

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Question 4

Two drunk men get on the last bus on a Friday night, give you 50p each and ask you to take them home, and then walk away to sit down. What do you do?

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Other Bus Driver interview reviews for Go North East

Bus Driver Interview

5 Aug 2021

Anonymous employee

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Go North East (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) in Jul 2021

Interview

Zoom call via internet and webcam, very easy going and professional , asked a variety of things and told me at the end wether I had passed. No messing about straight forward and easy

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What would you do if you broke down

1 Answer

Bus Driver Interview

15 Feb 2021

Anonymous employee

Newcastle, England

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Go North East (Newcastle, England) in Feb 2021

Interview

Interviewer asked a wide range of questions about various aspects of what I had done previously, my driving experience, health and safety and how I would handle certain situations with customers.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why do you want to be a bus driver?

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