You are currently dividing your time between work for a finance manager and work for your line manager. You have two deadlines at the end of next week and are working hard to please both managers. One evening, the finance manager approaches and asks whether your are still on track to complete her work by the end of this week. This is not the deadline as you understood. - How would you deal with this situation?why? - What else did you consider doing? - How will you ensure you meet all the expectation that are placed on you? - How will you successfully juggle multiple tasks?

You have recently started a placement in Finance and are working on a project to review and reduce spending on mobile phones across teams. You have emailed a maintenance manager at a depot because his team's mobile phone bills are twice as much as they should be. He is very reluctant to speak to you about the problem because he doesn't think you understand and says he does not want you to interfere with the work of his team. - What would you do?why? - What factors did you consider? - How would you try to build a working relationship with him? - What if he still refuses to change his behaviour?

you first task in a new placement is to produce the monthly performance report for your unit. There is a procedure to follow with clear guidance on what information to include as well as which teams you need to consult to find out the information. After speaking to a few of the teams, they seem reluctant to help you, as it will take time for them compile the figures and they are not convinced that all of the information in the report is useful. - What would you do?why? - What difficulties are you likely to face? - What are the risks of doing that? - Ultimately, what are you trying to achieve?

You have been working on the graduate scheme for a few months now and your friend is interested in applying to Network Rail. They are interested to know what NR is like to work for as a company and what types of strengths, skills and motivations you need to have to be successful. What would you say to them? -What would you tell them about NR? - Why did you apply / what interested you about the scheme? - What strengths, skills, motivations do you think someone needs in order to be successful? - What challenges do you think your friend might face when working on the graduate scheme?