(11 Feb 2015, 9:06 pm)aureolin wrote Bit baffled by this. I've never heard of an employer asking people their mode of transport, and certainly no interviews that I've sat in, have I been asked? It's your responsibility to get to and from work, not the employer's, so it shouldn't matter.

Its not a Question I am usually asked at an Interview, but in recent weeks it has become very common for it to be asked for me anyway which I find rather odd, and from feedback I have asked for via Email when an Employer has came back and said I was unsuccessful, getting to and from Work was the reason why, I honestly dont know what the issue is, perhaps Employers are simply unfamiliar with the Local Area and Areas outside of where they are Based, Basically the Question itself is based around the proposed Shifts you would work if you were successful at the Interview, obviously looking for someone who is Reliable and can get there on time on a Daily Basis. 

(11 Feb 2015, 9:15 pm)Jimmi wrote It is your responsibility to get to work however you choose to get there and I think its unfair if employers are rejecting people just because they use public transport, just because they use a bus doesn't mean they will be late everyday.


It's weird how some wouldn't fancy hiring people who live not far away but have to use public transport but are fine with some who live miles away that can drive a car.

Exactly if you cant get from A to B to start a Work at say 9am, then there is no point in attending an Interview for said Job, in my case I attended because I could get there for 9am, simply by looking at where the Employer is Based and looking at Bus Times, it really isnt hard at all in my opinion, common sense really.

As for Employers who employ people who have a Car but live further away, to those who live closer but get the Bus or Metro, I just think it is overly stupid in all honesty, no wonder people like me are stuck on JSA as we are not getting a fair opportunity at the Interview Stage, which again as said in my previous posts shows the complete lack of knowledge of the Local Area and Public Transport that these Employers have.