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      Mechanical Interview

      Nov 5, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern

      Interview

      talked to recruiters during the university career fair. Had a very short puedo interview the day after at which I was basically told to complete an online evaluation. After completing the evaluation I was contacted to set up an interview in Atlanta. My flights and accomodations were paid for and my interview was behavioral, fairly short, nothing you shouldn't expect. There is focus on ability to work long hours and being extremely flexible.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your leadership style. how would people working with you describe your leadership style. Are you okay with being on call,
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      Other Mechanical Interview Reviews for Norfolk Southern

      Mechanical Interview

      Aug 1, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern in Mar 2019

      Interview

      I applied online in early December and I got an email back the next day asking me set up a date for a video interview. I did the video interview about a week later. A question would pop up on the screen and if you didn't like your response you would have one chance to do it again. After this interview I didn't hear anything back for three months and I add pretty much given up hope when I got an e-mail saying I moved on to the live interview round. I did the live interview with one HR person and a mechanical supervisor. Five days later I got an email with an offer. Just a small note, for the drug test they cut my hair for it and it was not a small chunk of hair.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you willing to relocate?
      Answer question
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      Mechanical Interview

      Jan 23, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern

      Interview

      First interview was a video recording. 11-12 questions, general interview questions, no surprises. Second interview was a video conference call. Only asked a few questions about my resume and my ability to handle a busy work environment.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why are you interested in NS? What makes you a good fit? Was is your understanding of the job description?
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      Mechanical Interview

      Mar 22, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Atlanta, GA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Atlanta, GA) in Feb 2017

      Interview

      First was a sit down interview on campus with a reps from the mechanical department and HR after meeting them at an on campus career fair the day prior. After that I was given an online personality assessment geared towards how you would react in certain situations as a supervisor. After that I was flown to Atlanta for a final interview and meeting with several reps from various departments, most of the questions they asked there were very similar to the ones asked after the career fair. Not really any technical questions since a vast majority of the mechanical positions are as shop supervisors, most of them are more geared towards what's your background in leadership positions and management style.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was a work situation in the past that you feel like you could've handled better, how did you handle the situation then, how would you change how you handled it now?
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      Norfolk Southern interviews FAQs

      • Mechanical 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Mechanical roles take an average of 65 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  20%

        Drug test:  20%

        Skills test:  20%

        IQ intelligence test:  10%

        Phone interview:  10%

        Presentation:  10%

        One on one interview:  10%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Railroad Conductor(202) ;
        2. Conductor(98) ;
        3. Locomotive Engineer(59) ;
        4. Freight Conductor(43) ;
        5. Engineer(37) ;
        6. Signal Maintainer(35) ;
        7. Trainmaster(33) ;
        8. Intern(29) ;
        9. Electrician(26) ;
        10. Machinist(26) ;
        11. Manager(24) ;
        12. Train Dispatcher(24) ;
        13. Train Conductor(19) ;
        14. Operations Supervisor(18) ;
        15. Management Trainee(15) .


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