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7 hours ago, NycHopeful718 said:

 

I would absolutely call my recruiter if that was the case, what position is this for? I’ve been told 3 different times by recruiter that they were anticipating a start date on let’s say August 12 then August 19 and now they are expecting a start date in the last week of September or beginning of October. So they might be having issues getting the classes approved as of yet. 

 

I have been told my medical cleared as well as my criminal background check, and that I’m just going to have to sit tight for the next class, so I feel your pain. I have received a start date email yet tho. 

This is for Crew Dispatcher, there is no class for it, it's just OJT. I start this week and still havent received an email from the BSC. I reached out, got a call back from the BSC asking who my recruiter was and job title etc. They said they were going to reach out on Tuesday to see what's going on. If I don't hear anything back on Tuesday I'm absolutely going to still show up on my start date this week and just explain I didn't receive an email from the BSC and that I reached out about it with my reference number. 

I completed the conditional offer of employment, finished the background and criminal background check then I spoke with the recruiter about 2 weeks later asking if I want the position and then received an email with an offer letter and a start date. In the email I was told that I would receive an email from the BSC with additional onboarding documents, I start in about a week and haven't received the email. Is it possible that my offer is being rescinded or am I just being paranoid? This is for metro north railroad by the way. 

14 minutes ago, TCKAS71P said:

How's the studying going for you guys? Only 7 weeks left.

You get a call?

On 4/4/2019 at 12:02 PM, TCKAS71P said:

He told me the same thing.
There are two classes scheduled for this year, one in June and one around October.
I don't know how many people would be in a class, presumably 4.

If we're selected, the next step would be a medical exam and background check.
Everyone from the Basic Skills class will likely be interviewed before selections are made.

Did you or anyone hear back from HR yet?

On 3/28/2019 at 2:58 AM, bcloughen said:

Well that's not good news for me, didn't receive anything yet. 

Did you get an interview yet? 

On 4/4/2019 at 6:42 AM, trs3510 said:

Anyone else from the basic skills training still not get called for the next step? 

Did you get an interview yet?

On 3/27/2019 at 10:04 AM, TCKAS71P said:

My interview is in a week.

How did your interview go, did they give any guidance on the next steps? Jim told me that interview and application results are good for a year and if I were to move forward in the June class to expect something back in a month. 

1 hour ago, Gacerra1 said:

Best of luck, and no, not interested after speaking to a train dispatcher about block. 

Why what did they say? 

10 hours ago, Gacerra1 said:

And now your in block

After the interview then hopefully they move forward with me. You still going for block op or?

Interview is on Wednesday. 

25 minutes ago, Thinklikeamango said:

What position

Rail traffic control

On 3/28/2019 at 4:29 PM, Gacerra1 said:

Isnt that nice of them lol

I received an email about a week after an interview I had with MNRR notifying me I wasn't selected for the position. Maybe some jobs they do and some they don't.

3 hours ago, bcloughen said:

Well that's not good news for me, didn't receive anything yet. 

I wouldn’t worry too much it’s only been 1 day, who knows how they determine who gets called first. What we do know is HR moves slow everywhere and they could have just not finished making all the calls in one day 

4 hours ago, TCKAS71P said:

My interview is in a week.

Did you get a confirmation email yet?

2 hours ago, TCKAS71P said:

My interview is in a week.

Same

If anyone hears back from HR let me know! 

@wstone17 Hey man, you know what to expect for the exam at the end of BST? They say that everyone passes but they are hitting us with a ton of information, which is manageable and all, but a lot of us are wondering what to expect. Do you know if its multiple choice, true or false, fill in the blank, verbatim, a mix of everything? What about the practice final, is that a pretty good indication of what will be on the test? 

17 hours ago, Noob said:

@@TCKAS71P i guess u r the only one who passed in the forum. Congrats and make sure not to forget those definitions/signals

Did you ever get called back for block operator? 

8 hours ago, TCKAS71P said:

Thank you @Noob
I was sure some other people here passed (16 out of 22 will be at basic skills).

I passed just have been busy. 

Does anyone know what we're going to be doing after the exam on Wednesday? The email says be prepared to stay 5-6 hours but the test is only 90 minutes. @wstone17

@wstone17 do you think having a prior shoulder surgery from 2/3 years ago would DQ someone from the block operator position at the medical exam? 

@Noob what ever happened with the block operator position? Did they call you back or give you information as to why you weren’t selected?

9 hours ago, Two2Go said:

I honestly haven't met anyone that felt like they aced the interview.

First part of the interview is they're going to have you read Rule G out loud to them, and then they're going to take away the paper and ask you questions about the rule to see how much you remember. Rule G is the rule that talks about drugs and alcohol usage. After that they'll ask you a bunch of scenario-based questions. For example: "You are collecting on a train from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma and the Ranger game just let out at MSG. You see a rowdy group of passengers in your car, how do you handle them?"

Or: "You are collecting tickets after Jamaica and a passenger tells you that she saw a man leave a large suitcase in the vestibule and get off the train at Jamaica. What would you do next?"

It's all stuff that you haven't been trained on yet, they are just trying to see what your initial reaction would be without them training you on it. If you get it "wrong", they're going to keep rephrasing the question in order to nudge you in the right direction. I've never seen anyone post on here that they passed S&D's but didn't get hired because of the interview. 

Okay thanks. I’m in the process for block operator but just wanted to get an idea for how interviews tend to be conducted. 

You’re saying Rule G is alcohol and drug use rules for employees? Do you know if or know of, Block operators are interviewed about this subject?  

2 minutes ago, wstone17 said:

Medical is a simple physical and agility test. For the interview just make sure u know the full job description of what a block operator does. 

The job is good so far. Some days are easy and some days are stressful but everyday is a new day. Just listen to the mentors and people training u and dont be a know it all. Job security is fine. We will all be in Jamaica central control eventually and the goal is to qualify as a dispatcher. Operator position will be gone eventually.

Ok so there isn’t an expectation of lay offs or fires, just moving all block operators towards qualifying as dispatchers. Thanks for the nuggets of info. 

3 hours ago, wstone17 said:

Everybody who passes S&D will be in the basic skills class...after the class is over hr will start background check and medical

Nice.. What did the interview & medical really consist of? I see in your profile it looks like you got hired on as a block op a year ago, how do you like the job? Also, what does job security look like as the LIRR moves towards centralized train control? Are they planning on eliminating towers and then laying off redundant block operators in the future?