Britain would not be the country it is today without its impressive criss-cross of train tracks across the land.
Network Rail is the owner and manager of most of the railway network in the UK.
It continues to help the country tick over every day, helping people get to work and connect with one another.
This happens thanks to its impressive team of over 40,000 employees who are integral to the functioning of the country.
In this guide, we lay out the very easy process of applying for one of the job vacancies at Network Rail.
First of all, you need to go to Indeed UK.
The page will direct you straight to the section where all of the job offers currently available are shown to you.
You will then need to create a profile as a candidate.
To do this, just click on: “Upload your CV”
A form will appear that you must fill in with the following data:
Email Address.
New Password.
Click on the checkbox next to “I am human”.
Then click where it says: Create Account.
You should then receive an email to the email address that you submitted that will allow you to activate your account. Click on it.
Fill in all of your information to create a profile and attach a resume with all of the necessary information to apply as a potential candidate.
Network Rail has set up a careers section of their website that is extremely easy to get around on.
On it, you will be able to find all of the vacancies that the organisation currently has open to which you can send applications to.
At the time of writing, 87 jobs come up on the company’s search feature.
To start with, this is very exciting because it means there is almost definitely something there that will suit your interests and aspirations.
Who doesn’t like to have a lot of options?
On the other hand, you may not want to look through so many jobs.
Especially if you have an idea of what kind of role it is you’re looking for already.
Network Rail has catered for this with the integration of filter functions that let you pick out more specifically the vacancies that could appeal to you.
At the time of writing, all of the listed jobs are full-time.
However, part-time jobs may also appear at times and you can use the first filter titled “employment” to find these.
The next filter is titled “job type” and lets you select regions as well as career areas of the organisation.
Underneath this is the “keyword” such.
If you have something very specific in mind that you’d like to sink your teeth into with the company then this is your opportunity to pick it out as quickly as possible.
Simply type in your desired role or area of work and if something is available related to the keyword then it will appear in the search.
However, this is a much stricter way of filtering and you risk missing other options that may also appeal to you with this function.
You can also use the postcode and radius functions to pick out vacancies that are within certain areas which is useful if you have no intention of moving house or a desire to move somewhere specific.
Perhaps most importantly of all, is the salary filter.
Most careers websites and even job descriptions tend to stick with an ambiguous approach to salaries.
Chances are, your pay is a big reason for working, and Network Rail has shown a lot of respect for potential employees here by being upfront about how you are compensated for your time.
Once you’ve whittled down the options and you see something that you like click on its title.
There will be an orange “apply now” button at the top of the page.
This will take you to the account creation screen which only requires some simple information to complete
You can then upload your CV and click “Continue”.
You will then need to fill out some standard information about yourself and your suitability for employment.
Following this will come some questions that are dependent on the vacancy. Make sure you take your time with these as network Rail’s employment team will be looking closely.
Once these are finished, you can send off your application.
Now, all that you have to do is wait.
How do I know if I have been selected?
If you’re one of the fortunate people that Network Rail deems suitable for one of their numerous vacancies then they will send an email your way that will contain the following steps.
It’s crucial that when you send your application off that you used an email address from which you’ll see their message quickly so that you can respond quickly and make a solid impression.
Don’t worry yourself too much if you don’t hear back from the initial application that you sent off though!
Keep positive, there are lots of options on the Network Rail website and with the simplicity of their website and the easy steps that we’ve laid out here, you can get another application off very quickly.
You should now be able to see just how easy it can be to go through the Network Rail application process.
All that you need to do is read the steps that we’ve gone through here and, if you play your cards right, you could have an interview lined up in no time at all.