wstone17 Posted February 20, 2019 Share #76 Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, dewclaw said: 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? 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #77 Posted February 20, 2019 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. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcloughen Posted February 20, 2019 Share #78 Posted February 20, 2019 I keep confusing my "a, on, the, from" etc. the rest of the definition I am fine with except the little parts, but I am also not moving on until I perfect the entire definition. 48/75 definitions, haven't started signals yet but I dont see them being an issue. Hope studying is coming along as well for everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcloughen Posted February 23, 2019 Share #79 Posted February 23, 2019 Can someone tell me the total number of signals we needed to know? I have 48, but feel like I am missing some. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKAS71P Posted February 23, 2019 Share #80 Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, bcloughen said: Can someone tell me the total number of signals we needed to know? I have 48, but feel like I am missing some. I also have 48 signals. Thank you wstone17. Edited February 23, 2019 by TCKAS71P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share #81 Posted February 25, 2019 @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? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share #82 Posted February 25, 2019 @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? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstone17 Posted February 26, 2019 Share #83 Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/24/2019 at 10:17 PM, dewclaw said: @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? I dont see why that would affect u. as long as u pass the medical and have all of your paperwork from the doctors 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share #84 Posted February 27, 2019 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 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKAS71P Posted February 28, 2019 Share #85 Posted February 28, 2019 If we are staying after the exam is over, then I suppose they'll immediately grade the exams. And for those that pass, perhaps there will be an interview with HR. I guess it'd be nice to know, but I'm not worrying about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstone17 Posted February 28, 2019 Share #86 Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 12:04 PM, dewclaw said: 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 After the test they will grade them. They will either call you to sign paperwork about not being able to take S&D for a year or call you into a room to explain the next step which is the basic skills class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKAS71P Posted March 7, 2019 Share #87 Posted March 7, 2019 See you guys at the Basic Skills class, if you passed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob Posted March 10, 2019 Share #88 Posted March 10, 2019 @@TCKAS71P i guess u r the only one who passed in the forum. Congrats and make sure not to forget those definitions/signals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKAS71P Posted March 11, 2019 Share #89 Posted March 11, 2019 8 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 Thank you @Noob I was sure some other people here passed (16 out of 22 will be at basic skills). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share #90 Posted March 11, 2019 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. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share #91 Posted March 11, 2019 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? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share #92 Posted March 16, 2019 @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? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstone17 Posted March 17, 2019 Share #93 Posted March 17, 2019 21 hours ago, dewclaw said: @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? Everything is verbatim. There may be 1 or 2 fill ins or multiple choice but u will still have to know everything verbatim. Theres alot of rules that u cant explain without knowing it verbatim. A rules examiner will just mark it wrong. Some rules are almost in a different language 🤨 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share #94 Posted March 27, 2019 If anyone hears back from HR let me know! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKAS71P Posted March 27, 2019 Share #95 Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, dewclaw said: If anyone hears back from HR let me know! My interview is in a week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share #96 Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, TCKAS71P said: My interview is in a week. Same 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share #97 Posted March 27, 2019 4 hours ago, TCKAS71P said: My interview is in a week. Did you get a confirmation email yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCKAS71P Posted March 27, 2019 Share #98 Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, dewclaw said: Did you get a confirmation email yet? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcloughen Posted March 28, 2019 Share #99 Posted March 28, 2019 Well that's not good news for me, didn't receive anything yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewclaw Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share #100 Posted March 28, 2019 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 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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