Over 35,000 people work for Network Rail. The business creates, innovates, invests, maintains and provides a service to over 2.75 million people every day. Network Rail manage the largest stations in the UK and are also one of largest landowners in the UK.
Network Rail Telephone Interview Questions
[Edit]The telephone interview is a competency based interview.
Questions you are likely to be asked are:- Why do you want to work for British rail?
- What are Network Rails future challenges (tip - look up future projects of Network Rail, e.g. 'Thameslink project' etc
- Tell me about a time you had to buy the confidence of a team or group of people.
- Tell me about a time you analysed historic more than one solution to a problem but came up with a different solution (worded very strange but basically means thinking flexibly, time you used initiative).
- Tell me about a time when you overlooked something during a task or project and how did it affect your results/outcome.
- Tell me about a time when you had to deal with conflict within a team.
The first two questions focus on your motivation for working at Network Rail. The remaining four focus on your skills and core competencies.
Online Numerical Reasoning & Verbal Reasoning Tests
[Edit]Network rail uses online aptitude testing to test its candidates. The numerical reasoning test consists of 20 questions in 20 minutes, and the verbal reasoning tests consists of 30 questions in 15 minutes. The verbal reasoning test is particularly challenging. The tests are provided by SHL.
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