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      Mechanical Engineer Interview

      Oct 30, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern in Oct 2019

      Interview

      Online application, followed by a pre-recorded video interview, followed by a skype interview. The first two parts were fine, personally not a fan of the pre-recorded video interviews. The skype interview was with two employees, one a mechanical engineer and the other an HR guy. The HR guy was visibly on his phone and would occasionally get up and leave the computer, which was distracting. He was also very direct and blunt, erring on the side of rude. The interview was later in the day, around 3pm, so he may have been tired or something, but it was not great behavior from somebody interviewing potential future employees and representing the company in such a way.

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      Question 1

      The questions were all about things on my resume, or behavioral questions, or explaining that the job would be outside frequently. Standard interview questions. What made it difficult was that the HR guy was being very abrasive the entire time.
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