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      Management Trainee - Maintenance of Way Department Interview

      Dec 7, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern

      Interview

      Spoke to recruiters at a university career fair and was asked to come in for an on campus, 2 on 1 interview the following day. I already have much relevant knowledge to the industry and I think I "fit the bill" really well. Subsequently, my interview was more casual, and I didn't have a barrage of questions like I have had before. Instead, they asked me if I had any questions about the company & position. 2 weeks later they called me and made a verbal offer. Keep in mind, that NS doesn't send official offer letters. They first will give you a verbal offer over the phone, and if you accept, then they send you the official offer letter. Following acceptance of the verbal offer, you must clear an extensive background & medical check in order to officially be hired.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Can you describe a time when you and your supervisor had a disagreement, and how you proceeded to handle it?
      1 Answer
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      Norfolk Southern interviews FAQs

      • Management Trainee - Maintenance of Way Department 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Management Trainee - Maintenance of Way Department roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 - Maintenance of Way Department according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Drug test:  25%

        One on one interview:  25%

        Background check:  25%

        IQ intelligence test:  25%

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