Management Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Norfolk Southern with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Management Trainee roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 45 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 Management Trainee according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 16%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 12%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 10%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern in Jul 2012
Interview
I was contacted 4-5 months after applying online. They simply asked if I was still interested in employment and I, the unemployed college grad that I was, said yes. I filled out an online questionnaire. This was quite extensive. I was then contacted for an interview in norfolk. They flew me out and put me up in a hotel for a night. After that interview I was contacted again to do a second interview in Atlanta. Same deal, they put me up in a hotel for the night. After a day worth of interviews, dinner, and a question session with a current trainee, they sent us to the airport to fly home. I was contacted while at the airport with a job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When interviewing in Atlanta, I interviewed with high level bosses. They wanted to hear commitment with the company. The railroad is a very old school industry and the higher level bosses have the same old school mentality. They were interested in hearing about where I saw my future with the company and if I was willing to bleed and sweat Norfolk Southern.
I applied, got flown out to Atlanta for an interview with a panel. I got an offer 2 days later to start within the next month after completing my degree.
I applied online. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Atlanta, GA) in Dec 2021
Interview
It was a nice experience and the team in Atlanta was very personable. I think they would be awesome to work with long-term. They treated me with lots of respect.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked a lot about prior experience that would garner readiness for the position.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern
Interview
Interview process was excellent. Three rounds with different groups from the company, very relaxed environment. People were great, questions were standard. They also brought a person from the field who was in the position they were interviewing us for, and we were able to talk to him and ask questions