Funny Confidentiality Statement

Recruitment by the network of public transit in my city: 5) driving test

The last step: the driving test

At the end of maintenance, the operations manager with whom I had already began talking to my EMT comes pick me for the test. I am curious what will be the vehicle used ... Indeed, having already had the chance to drive a lot of different gear in my life: vans of all sizes, Fenwicks, PL (I said that I did not perrmis C) , and other ... I do not fear too much the question of the template. By cons I wonder a lot about the ergonomics of the vehicle. I do think that the size of the retro, the hardness of the pedals, the good condition of the gearbox, and other practices can make all the difference when an unknown vehicle was a small thirty minutes convince ... If you end up with a dung removed old who spent her life being given as food to the blues, the trip may be less flexible ... In fact, it is I came across a Renault Master rather new, amended promotional stand mobile, and therefore to rear a cubic box exceeds the width, making it similar to an RV medium. Fits me! I am doubly assured that the vehicle has good big retro PL, and the chain of transmission is surprisingly lighter than my car.

The path alternates between major difficulties we may encounter in the City (U-turn on a big avenue crowded, inserted in the middle of heavy traffic, narrow streets lined with some bicycle lanes, restricted areas to 20km / h, tunnels) and bus lanes (sometimes with their movement against the grain, which is a bit disconcerting). I must also respect the speed limits for buses: 40 city, 20 in the hyper-center, 70 off. Overall it goes well, the vehicle is not a traitor and allows me to drive around as I want. The only troublesome point is that the Master is a big calf families (no, but then no torque, and power that only ended up arriving around 2500 rpm with the turbo back, in short, an anathema to a bus driving style ) . Now, I usually start smoothly: by simply releasing the clutch, without the need to accelerate on the first meter, but it is virtually impossible on the Master and I hold several times! I'm a little embarrassed to make a mistake as a young driver but the head tells me it does not matter, he wants especially to see if I am conscious of the template, security and traffic. No worries on that side, and it is true that forgetting the anemic engine, I feel very comfortable doing. The manager will even tell me "it looks like you drove it all your life". I'll take that as a compliment and finish the test with banana ears. It brings

the vehicle at the depot and the manager asks me to reverse park in a place perpendicular ... at first I'm puzzled because I knew there would be a small maneuver to perform ... but in fact I realized without problems: in 10 seconds, and super right the first time! I tell myself that I really can not bowl. In fact, those who have already made heavy vehicles know: have good retro, it's only half the job of fact.

In conclusion, all that day I went home without knowing if I was convinced during the talks of the previous hours, as I was certain to have downstream of the operations manager for my selection. However, with hindsight I think this test was rather pushed. I think a person who has not had the opportunity to drive different types of vehicles in his life it would probably come out with more difficulty.

The moral of all these tests is that recruitment is really not easy to get into large enterprises. Conversely, in some small coach, I heard echoes of conductors on Friday for having a nice little dialogue with the manager, and hop hiring immediate start on Monday ... the very inexperienced with only a permit fresh in your pocket! But of course, was for part-time hourly minimum wage ...

In my case, this test was therefore the last stage of the recruitment procedure, and only two weeks later I receive telephone confirmation that my application was accepted. Two weeks during which I must admit I had trouble getting to sleep!

Three weeks after the phone call, that is to say, five weeks after this last series of tests and interviews, I finally received a fat envelope of the training center chosen by the company, with all information practices.

We begin the 15/11 (6 months after initial contact with the company). There is a folder and of course the complete document for medical fitness. To this end, I go to the doctor Monday approved. In principle I am in perfect health but I hope not to be penalized by my slight squint ...