I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CPKC in Jan 2023
Interview
about 30 minutes of questions related to safety, job duties, shift schedule, and radio use. Friendly staff. No reason to fret about the process for prospective hires. All in all a very straightforward and efficient process.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CPKC in Dec 2025
Interview
I applied online and got a screening call a few days later. We scheduled a Microsoft Teams interview for the next week. Basic scripted questions. One interviewer was very uninterested in the interview as they were working during the interview. They said I would have a decision made by end of week. I didn't hear anything so I emailed for an update and then noticed a change in the status of my application as "No longer under consideration." Still no email. If I wouldn't have checked I still wouldn't know I got rejected. Very unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you were in an unsafe and what did you do?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CPKC (Kansas City, MO) in Feb 2019
Interview
The interview was timely and professional. Typical preprinted questions but these are your opportunities to shine. If you are serious about safety, working at all hours in all conditions and have the work history to demonstrate it the interview is pretty straightforward.
Conductor applicants have rated the interview process at CPKC with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Conductor roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CPKC overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CPKC as a Conductor according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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