I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Atlanta, GA) in Nov 2014
Interview
Got connected with the recruiter at a career fair. They had me take an assessment online. Then they called me about a month later with a phone interview. Next day, I get email to attend a webinar and to schedule my flight. Went to Atlanta, missed the dinner because of class earlier that day. Still got to sleep in the hotel that night though. Following day, had two part interview at the office. First one was with a HR person and a head engineer. That went okay. Second one was a HR person and a regional manager. All behavioral.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Atlanta, GA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Apply Online, Initial interview and assessment test. Final two part Interview with HR and Mechanical department. They don't want risk takers and they want you to work to death for the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you want your employee's to fear you or respect you?
Mechanical Management Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Norfolk Southern with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Management Trainee roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Mechanical Management Trainee according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
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