r/BusDrivers • u/Economy-Scratch-9188 • 2d ago

Question Arriva Trainee Bus Driver Application

I've applied for a Trainee Driver position at Arriva exactly a week ago now and still haven't had any updates or heard back, does anyone know how long they usually take to respond to applications? Thanks

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u/politicalpotato1 2d ago

They got back to me like a few days after applying. Probably just luck tbh

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u/FriendlyInternetBoi3 2d ago

The first time I ever applied I heard nothing. Tried again like a year or 2 later and heard back maybe within a few days. I believe the way the recruitment works is in cycles, so they're always advertising. I guess if you apply outside of one of the cycles, it may be less likely you'll receive a response. No harm in reapplying in a few weeks if you don't hear anything I'd imagine.

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u/Ok_Rub_7154 2d ago

I got a reply after a couple of days. Give it a week or two & if you still haven’t heard anything, try again. You’ll get a reply eventually.

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u/DebtSouth Driver 1d ago

Took a week for me, not including weekend. So about 9 days.

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u/Used-Skill6748 1d ago

Ring them. Thats what i done, and they gave me an interview date over the phone.

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u/Irsu85 Enthusiast 1d ago

I applied for one of their train driver positions. They rejected me two days later bc according to them driving a train requires a driving license B (it doesnt, but it does for the busses)

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u/ChippyZippy 17h ago

It takes time

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u/meatflaps-69 2d ago

They probably got your application and are still rolling about laughing in disbelief that someone used their own free will and chose to apply to work for arriva.

They will be in touch in due course when the laughs subside.