by jkell1234
Hey guys I think I have come to the realization that I will never get into Amtrak as a conductor engineer or pretty much any kind of Onboard job from the street as there is just too much competition with internal candidates and if you don't live down the street from the station your application won't even get looked at. Even with recommendations from people within Amtrak, the only attention i have gotten is through Philadelphia. I have taken all the qualification tests(passed) the physical tests(passed) and interviewed twice and the feedback i got from that was excellent and still just can't get into this organization. So besides being persistent because I have been i have been applying to almost all the assistant conductor positions in the NEC and beyond and all i ever get is thank you for your interest but but we welcome your applications to other positions when i have already did everything but interview with that specific station. I just keep getting rejected without any contact from recruiters and i guess my recruiter has moved on from the company because his linkedin has amtrak as previous now.
So my question is should i just start applying for janitor positions and other so called low positions and attempt to get in that way so i become an internal candidate for the positions that I so desire? I along with others are getting tired of being veterans of our armed forces and still can't get into an organization that claims to LOVE HIRING VETERANS. I call baloney to all that crap beyond amtrak and all your corporations that are just being politically correct in saying that.
So my question is should i just start applying for janitor positions and other so called low positions and attempt to get in that way so i become an internal candidate for the positions that I so desire? I along with others are getting tired of being veterans of our armed forces and still can't get into an organization that claims to LOVE HIRING VETERANS. I call baloney to all that crap beyond amtrak and all your corporations that are just being politically correct in saying that.