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Norfolk Southern interviews FAQs
Railroad Freight Conductor applicants have rated the interview process at Norfolk Southern with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Railroad Freight Conductor roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Norfolk Southern overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Norfolk Southern as a Railroad Freight Conductor according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 17%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Wilmington, DE) in Jan 2013
Interview
The hiring process is a night mare first you apply online and wait and wait and wait and wait some more. You may never hear from this company at all not even and email saying sorry but at this time we have filled all available positions. The if you are lucky you get to rip your hair out sitting in a room with 50 other people doing an 80 question aptitude test. Then wait for management to grade and post who gets an interview. If you get and interview you then get the standard questions how often do you call in sick, if you witnessed someone not wearing the proper ppe what would you do, ex ex then you go home and wait for a couple months then out of the blue get a call from hr to go get a physical/hair folical drug test. Then after that wait some more because then you get to go meet with srg. Doushe bag (NS POLICE OFFICER) to fill out a back round check release form. And wait some more. Then after waiting you get another random phone call from hr saying hey if you are still interested be in Atlanta Georgia in one week and be there for three weeks in a bed bugs infested crap hole and be at our division head quarter's tomorrow 4 days before you have to drive 700 miles to got to school.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you inform management if you witnessed a fellow coworker/s working unsafely
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2024
Interview
Quick interview. Seems like they will hire anybody that lives close enough to the location. Only thing I was asked was if I have a car and why do I want to work there
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Fort Wayne, IN)
Interview
All day. went to hiring session and made the cut. Applied in October and start date in February. Got a haircut and shaved my beard wore a suit was honest on my past and sold myself. There were 75 guys and gals 10 got interviews and 2 of us showed up in Atlanta. Safety is big. How do you live a safe life? Come well prepared. If you used drugs in last 5 months dont bother. Honesty is a must. I showed up 30 mins early and only two guys were there. They have train masters watching your every move all day taking notes.