Getting into bus driving- london
For bus operators "metroline" and "first bus" trainee roles. Is holding a licence for 12 months a mandatory requirement?
I have been planning on getting my licence for like 7 months to apply for a trainee role at stagecoach (they don't have that requirement). I got my licence this week and when I applied for Stagecoach they rejected me. I made another account but with a fake address closer to the depot I'm applying to... It hasn't been rejected yet. I applied twice with my actual address (i live an hour away) and got rejected twice in 2 days. I called both of their recruitment team phone numbers but they did not pick up. I also called metroline's but they did not either.
Im really unsure on what to do, also if stagecoach was gonna discrimnate location... they could have said that in the description, its not a protected characteristic anyway.
Can i still apply to metroline/first bus considering their 12 month rule or is it strict?