I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Virgin Trains (Birmingham, England) in Mar 2016
Interview
They called me in for a brief chat at their head office initially, which meant I travelled over an hour for a 5 minute chat. Then, as I was "successful" at the initial chat, they then called me for an assessment day about three weeks later. This lasted half a day, was unpaid, and seemed to be overkill for what is just a customer service position. The first half was an interview with three members of staff, and the second half was a written assessment which was supervised like an exam. Very odd.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Virgin Trains (Birmingham, England) in Feb 2020
Interview
Through agency and it was good company to work for which did make me become the person I am now which I am thankful for the experience learned helped me
I applied online. I interviewed at Virgin Trains (Edinburgh, Scotland) in July 2017
Interview
Sent off CV, received email asking me to attend interview at Edinburgh Waverly. 4 interviewers, 10 candidates. Asked skills based questions, 3 minutes to answer then move on to next interviewer. Asked 8 questions in total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond to exceed customer expectations.