Signal Maintainer 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Signal Maintainer roles take an average of 240 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Signal Maintainer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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Looking for a strong background in manual labor or other type of similar work. Will take others they see have high potential. Is a union job which is great. Have to deal with management at the company which can be frustrating
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Norfolk Southern (Harrisburg, PA) in Aug 2016
Interview
Presentation followed by a personality exam. After the exam a list is posted for interviews. Basic interview questions, seemed like they knew who they wanted to hire from the group. Some presentation scare tactics to weed out weaker candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a difficult situation that I had to navigate in prior work experience and how I managed the process