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On 5/13/2019 at 9:43 AM, dn6791 said:

Does anyone know if the hiring freeze that cancelled April's class is still in effect?  I'm hoping it doesn't affect the class that's supposed to start in the Fall; I'm really looking forward to getting on board...

 

 

when did u pass sd test and how many people passed with u?

On 5/28/2019 at 6:56 PM, Jayy said:

I’m still waiting to be placed in a class. I took the S&D in February. I haven’t received any information regarding the hiring freeze 

How many people passed sd with u in feb?

On 5/29/2019 at 1:40 PM, Sj2829 said:

 

Same for me. I passed the S&D in the beginning of March and still haven’t heard anything. 

How many people passed with u in march?

I would like to know if they even have enough people to fill up a class which is why im asking these questions? i would think there are also people who passed in 2018 and are still waiting to be placed in a class? 

Has anyone heard anything at all in regards to when the next class will be starting? I have heard fall, then i heard august, and now the latest im hearing is that they dont have enough people who passed sd test to fill up a class and therefor there will be no more classes this year. I really am hoping that this is just a rumor and is totally not the case. I have to believe there are at least 24 people who passed sd test dating back to fall/ winter 2018 plus all the people who passed in 2019 and are also waiting for a class to start.  

Anyone have any idea? Thank you for your time everyone.

On 4/9/2019 at 3:43 PM, moses said:

how long after the job is closed to they contact you or give a notification?

I can tell you that when i applied for A/C, the job posting closed on 2/23/18 and i received an email on 4/17/18 inviting me to the open house but it varies greatly as ironbound said. 

21 hours ago, Mikey23 said:

who is this bozo? you sound like a clown. If anyone sounds like a douche its you. Hopefully i dont work with people like you when i get out there. You sound like you belong in my class with the rest of them. I am not going to sit back and  allow anyone to talk to me like this, i speak my mind and if you dont like it then dont read it.  i dont care if your fresh out of class or have 25 years in. Save your posts and save yourself the embarrassment. Ill fill you in on a little something lappajj, you have any idea how many people out there are jordan fans? Your a donkey.  im not the only jordan fan out there. Worry about your job not mine. 

Hey Mikey23, im not sure if you know this or not, but everyone in our class knows who you are. You have no idea how much we are laughing at you. When your sitting by yourself during breaks and lunch, we are talking about how much we cant stand you. You can hide behind a bogus screen name all you want. It really wasnt that difficult finding out who you are. Dont you find it odd that absolutely no one in our entire class talks to you?? Do you even notice that fact? The only one who talks to you is the person you sit next to in class and thats because the person has no choice. What you dont know is that the person who sits next to you cant stand you either. Why would you want to continue working at a place where none of your co workers like you!??? Do everyone at LIRR a huge favor and quit. 

7 hours ago, Sean said:

I will be starting classes 2/13 as well. I got the call from Linda 1/28. Went for the medical on 1/30. Cleared medical and background last Wednesday. I also asked Linda if I can take the next class instead of the 2/13 class. She did mention there will be a hiring freeze after this so I told her I'll be in the 2/13 class since who knows when I'll ever be called for the next class.

If you dont mind me asking, when did you pass the S&D test?

31 minutes ago, IronHorse said:

It means "now or never".  $$ is drying up and you may never get called or get called after freeze however it's not a wise move to ignore the opportunity.  

Yup, thats exactly why my butt will be in the chair on feb 13 lol.

Do you think that this feb class will be the last class for awhile? 

I thought this would be important to share in this thread... I am starting class 2/13/19.

I called Linda up last week to ask her if it would be possible for me to be put into the next class instead of starting in the feb class. I told her the current situation i have going on which is why i was asking to be put into the next class. She totally sympathized with me but told me that there is a FREEZE and she has no idea when the next class will even be so i have to be in the feb class if i want the job.

I only have a basic idea of what a freeze is. Can anyone shed some light on what a “Freeze” actually means? how long will the freeze last? 

On 2/8/2019 at 2:46 AM, Sean said:

How long does it take to receive the conditional offer letter after you receive an email saying you cleared medical?

I recieved an email from Linda on 1/24/19 saying i cleared medical. Then i received an email from michelle with the conditional offer letter on 1/25/19. So it was the very next day for me. I start class feb 13th 

6 hours ago, Mlad18 said:

Congrats when did you take the test and another some rules have been changed and added and some signals replaced and definitions reworded. My book of rules is In 1 week lol one word you hear a lot in class is verbatim

Whats up Mlad... i passed my test July 16th.  Not sure what that means for me? My first day of class is Feb 13th

I took my medical this past friday 1/18/19 and this morning at 7:48am i received an email from Linda that i cleared my medical!!! Its official finallllyyyyyyy!!!!!!

My official first day with LIRR is Feb 13th!!!

BOOOOOOOOO YAAAAAAAA!!!

Sooooooo EXCITED and SUPER stoked!!! 

On 12/13/2018 at 10:46 PM, THarlem said:

Thank you. I’ve done as much studying as I can. Praying I pass

When is your test?

1 hour ago, Thinklikeamango said:

How did you send the paperwork and stuff I replied to the email they had sent asking for the stuff.

Hey whats up man, i just finished the background check a few weeks ago.. Yes, you just reply to sterlings email and attach the requested documents. Sterling requested a w2 from me and all i did was take a pic of the w2, replied to their email, and attached the w2 and all was good. 

17 minutes ago, Mikey23 said:

I dont know why you guys are coming at me like this but its uncalled for. This is all because ironhorse couldnt take the time out to read a few posts before he gave his two cents. Everyone else should just mind their business.  Dont worry about my career with the railroad! Im not here for any of you, i am here for myself! 

Thanks again fd87, it seems your the only standup guy in this entire forum. Thank you again for your advice. 

WOW!!  You are some piece of work my friend! Ironhorse is a cool dude and he has helped so many people on this thread and thats how you talk to someone who was trying to HELP YOU!?!? I have news for you, NOONE cares about YOUR career which will be a very SHORT career at lirr with a personality and attitude like that lol. 

ps.... Dont forget it was YOU who came into this thread asking everyone for help with YOUR career and fd was nice enough to give you great advice which helped in getting you into the feb class! Start wising up!

1 hour ago, THarlem said:

Is the definitions the hardest part or Both? I’m studying now. What type of definitions did they typically include on your test? Did the CD help?

Everyones different let me first say that.. For me, i believe the definitions were much harder than signals. There are like roughly 4 or so different signals that all have the same meaning so it was easier for me. As for the definitions all of them have different meanings so its a lot of information to memorize. 

The best piece of advice i can give to you is you have to study EVERYTHING because the truth of the matter is that anyone of the definitions can be on your test and the same with signals. i highly doubt the signals that dont have any indication will be on the test but know them anyway.

People will give you mixed answers for the cd. i found the cd to be absolutely useful and i did use it quite often when i had everything memorized because it will help you for when it comes test time and you have to write all your answers out on paper. i actually loved the cd. 

Lastly, i know it seems like a tremendous amount of information to memorize and the truth is that is really is a lot. The good news for you is that if you put in the time, you will absolutely memorize all of it. My guess is for the people who fail which is many many people, they are the ones who try to find short cuts to studying when there are no short cuts. They do not put the necassary time in so they fail. If you study hard and put the HOURS and weeks in, i PROMISE you that you will pass the test. I wish you the best of luck! You have such a wonderful oppertunity!!!! DO NOT LET IT SLIP THROUGH YOUR HANDS! PUT THE TIME IN!

1 hour ago, bxshayshay4u said:

Will the zone A signals be on the exam?

Without a doubt, you will have a zone a signal or two on your test. I know the zone a signals throw a monkey wrench into everything but as long as you put the time in to study everything, you will be fine. There are no shortcuts when studying, if u get one signal name wrong on your test you fail the entire test. Good luck to you. Its such a great feeling when you find out that you passed the test. 

36 minutes ago, snoopys16 said:

The January class is probably full now, if there's a February class you will probably get contacted in December/January for background and physical 

I also passed in july and i am scheduled for class in february. People who are scheduled for feb class were emailed to start the background check exactly one week after the people who are in jan class recieved their background check email. 

So i know for sure 100% that there is a class starting in jan and there is a class starting in feb. My guess is if you have yet to recieve an email to fill out your background check that you will probably be in the very next class AFTER the feb class. I do not believe there is a class scheduled yet that starts after the feb class. i hope this helps you Mikey23

On 11/14/2018 at 3:00 PM, Train Kept A-Rollin said:

Took S&D test today. Only four passed. Possible class in April.

congrats!! how many people were at your overview? 4 seems super low. 

1 hour ago, Mlad18 said:

That’s weird I never heard of that too.. but it has to be something else because they sit down with you before the interview and go through your resume with you so it’s not like you would miss something unless it was something that wasn’t mentioned.

what interview are you talking about that they sit down with you and go through your resume? are u talking about the open house? if so during the open house i went to, we took the initial exam, they called out all the people who failed, then those that passed had to take the math portion and after we passed the math portion, that is when we were interviewed and went over resume and job application. did u have a different process at your open house mlad?

2 hours ago, dn6791 said:

Has anyone on here been delayed by work verification/paperwork discrepancies? Was contacted a few days before the Nov 9th S&D overview and was asked  correct something on my paperwork. Was told due to the hold up I was not being invited to the overview. Pretty disappointed and hoping this will not be a huge set back... anyone know if there are more S&D overviews coming up in the near future? 

I didnt know they look into anything concerning backgrounds until sterling does it AFTER you pass sd test? Does your resume match your job application 100%?? i know they are strict with everything matching.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

3 minutes ago, Cdima123 said:

Yeah I’ll just be waiting until then

Well as you already know this entire process is a huge waiting game. You passed the test and will be getting an email soon

1 minute ago, Cdima123 said:

Yes we did that’s why I’m getting worried , I didn’t see my score I thought they didn’t release them, I remember  they said they use to give scores but they stop doing that ,  and no I haven’t heard anything yet. I reached out to Linda yesterday via email and she replied to me this morning telling me that she is going through the applicants for February, she said to keep an eye out for an email or emails very soon, but I don’t know if she was referring to me or just in general

Yea u have to ask linda for your score not that it really matters. I can tell u they dont go by score thats for sure. I got a 100 on the test but people who passed with us were picked for jan class and they didnt get a 100. People in jan class have been emailed and im guessing the people slates for feb class were emailed today. So you should without question be in the following class whenever that is. Linda said in her email she dont have the exact date for class starting but sometime in Feb she said.

2 minutes ago, Cdima123 said:

Nice, I passed July 16th

oh so we passed on the same day haha.. what score did u get? Have u recieved an email yet for background check?

1 hour ago, Cdima123 said:

Congrats! Who contacted you sterling?

the very first email this morning was from linda asking me if i was still interested in the position. I replied yes and then 5 min later i recieved the sterling email to start the background check. im still waiting on michelles email which i believe is consent and conditional offer. The people i spoke to have told me they recieved both the sterling email and michelles email hours apart..

When did you pass sd test? Have you heard anything since then?

Finally got the email to start background check. Class is for sometime in Feb. 

Can anyone tell me how long it takes for them to complete the background check? I passed sd in july and im still waiting for an email. I know a couple people who passed in july just got their background email yesterday. 

I am hoping that my email isnt that far away. 

Does anyone know the procedure the lirr does when picking people for a class? My cousin said 17 people passed with him and out of the 17 they were split into 3 different classes. I know they dont go by test scores as i scored a 100% on the test and one of the people in my class scored lower but yet got the email yesterday. I also know they dont go alphabetically nor do they go by date applied. Does anyone have any idea? This is weird.

15 hours ago, Cdima123 said:

I passed my test on July 16th, I believe 22 of us passed that day, still have yet to hear anything....

i passed july 16th as well.