I applied online. I interviewed at Network Rail (Milton Keynes, England) in May 2022
Interview
Interviews are scenario and behaviour based- Tell me a time you have done XYZ. These are based around different themes. There will be a safety question always. There are certain questions asked for all roles up to a certain level which can create a bias if you are good at giving examples and thinking on your feet. Less emphasis is put on technical skills and experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you have encountered a challenging situation and how did you deal with that?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Network Rail (Glasgow, Scotland) in Apr 2021
Interview
Online interview with two people. Had to preform some analysis in excel using pivot tables. Asked a number of STAR questions and why I wanted to work at the company.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Network Rail (Milton Keynes, England) in Mar 2019
Interview
Online application form, Game-based psychometric tests, then a video interview before the assessment centre. This process was fine but a bit lengthy (4-5 months).
Assessment Centre organisation was an absolute shambles. Sent emails everyday telling me to sign up for one but there were none available to sign up for, told to check everyday which I did. When slots eventually became available I was given an email confirmation and told to arrange travel. I was rung roughly a week before the assessment centre and told that the assessment centre was cancelled due to over-subscription and to keep an eye out for new dates. These new dates never came and when I rang the organisers they said that the original date I had signed up for had gone ahead and there wouldn't be any more! What a great introduction to recruitment for students!
Huge waste of my time applying.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please can you sign up for an assessment centre slot?