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Re: Up hiring

 by JCB ¦  Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:44 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Up hiring ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 5683

I have an interview with UP in Clinton, Iowa on August 30th.

Re: Questions To Ask

 by JCB ¦  Thu Aug 09, 2018 6:48 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Questions To Ask ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 4476

In July when I had an interview with BNSF they asked me if I had any questions. I asked"What's the best thing about working for this company." They told me it was a great question and spent a good ten minutes talking about it

Re: Training pay

 by JCB ¦  Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:39 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Training pay ¦  Replies: 20 ¦  Views: 24778

When I went to a BNSF hiring session in July they told us they had upped the training pay to $194 a day

Re: Online Interviews - HireVue

 by JCB ¦  Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:58 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Online Interviews - HireVue ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 7127

Well I called HR and she said should get a another interview soon on the phone, possibly. CP has quite a long process.

Re: BNSF Hiring Process

 by JCB ¦  Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:20 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: BNSF Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 113 ¦  Views: 73255

Just went this morning to Centrailia, IL for a hiring session. I feel like I did well, but the panel I interviewed with were really cool. There was 33 of us there and only 5 Conductor positions. We did the drug test today too. So I'm just waiting for an email of an offer. If you get a conditional o...

Re: BNSF Hiring Process

 by JCB ¦  Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:17 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: BNSF Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 113 ¦  Views: 73255

I didn't get hired. This is third time I've been turned down. I don't get it.

Re: BNSF Hiring Process

 by JCB ¦  Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:29 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: BNSF Hiring Process ¦  Replies: 113 ¦  Views: 73255

Just went this morning to Centrailia, IL for a hiring session. I feel like I did well, but the panel I interviewed with were really cool. There was 33 of us there and only 5 Conductor positions. We did the drug test today too.

So I'm just waiting for an email of an offer.

Re: Online Interviews - HireVue

 by JCB ¦  Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:14 am ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Online Interviews - HireVue ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 7127

Never knew they used that format. I'd rather be face to face.

Online Interviews - HireVue

 by JCB ¦  Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:05 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Online Interviews - HireVue ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 7127

Has anyone ever had one? I had one with Canadian Pacific about two weeks ago called HireVue. It was different not actually speaking to someone directly. They ask you 6 questions. Mainly basic type with a few behavioral questions mixed in. You get to practice before you do the actual interview, so th...

Shortlines vs Class 1

 by JCB ¦  Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:19 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Shortlines vs Class 1 ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 3643

This is not about which one is better, but which one hires more frequently. I first started out putting applications in for many Shortline RR's for like a year and not one ever emailed me back or called me for an assessment or interview. So I decided to try the Class 1's. Back in April I put an app ...

Re: Do railroads really value their employees?

 by JCB ¦  Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:12 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Do railroads really value their employees? ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 6756

From what I've read, it doesn't really seem like they do. It seems like they're mostly concerned with their bottom line. It seems weird that online alot of people say negative things about management or the railroad, yet my brother worked 9 yrs for Union Pacific had nothing but good things to say. ...

Re: Need Advice for Railroad Emplowment

 by JCB ¦  Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:30 pm ¦  Forum: Employment ¦  Topic: Need Advice for Railroad Emplowment ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 4257

I don't know how every railroad works when it comes to how long until you become an engineer, but when I went to a Norfolk Southern hiring session for example;they explained that after your training and you're a conductor for 1 year they will come to you a force you to be an engineer. Although they ...