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The following is a Graduate Review for FirstGroup.

FirstGroup scores 3.8/5 based on 97 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Dealing with lots of different people and having a direct impact on what is happening out there on the road right now. I can directly impact hundreds of customers experience in one day and make there journeys better. You also get lots of responsibility quickly.

Worst

Much of the time you need to self motivate - if I want to do very little I could do so, but I would gain no experience. I guess the best way to put it is that things don't get handed to you on a plate, you have to actively look and search for opportunities and seize them. This can be difficult when you around several different areas for work and you are in an unfamiliar environment.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Finish: 18:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Show plenty of passion and an array of experience and how it may be relevant to the job role. Nobody has come out of university with operations experience - you need to show how you have skills that are transferrable. Don't be put off by a poor university or unusual degree - I went to a poor university and did a geography and music degree, yet they found a position for me!

Do you have any interview tips?

The interview is very much strength based. Prepare lots of examples to illustrate when you have shown particular strengths or abilities. The very questions are very set - you will not be able to talk around them.

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