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I guess "job interview" is a bit misleading here. "Hiring session" is the right term.
I went to a Norfolk Southern hiring session yesterday in Altoona, Pa. When NS has a hiring session, they send out invitations to people that have applied online and also post notices on the radio and social media. I have been wanting to work on the railroad for some time so I went.
158 people showed up for a hand-full of positions with roughly half being walk-ins like me. The HR reps gave the "scary talk" outlining the work and when you would be expected to work and the conditions you would work in.
Right before they gave us a short break to talk to loved ones about this major change in lifestyle, they said that due to how many people that were there, they would be looking at the walk-in applications and only calling a few back in to continue the process. I was amazed that I got called back in. Out of 158, I was in the top 70. I went back in and took the examination and waited to see if I made it in.
Sadly I didn't make the top 20 that were granted interviews... Was told, though, that I would better my chances if I applied online and received an invitation next time.
In the process right now...Fingers crossed.
I went to a Norfolk Southern hiring session yesterday in Altoona, Pa. When NS has a hiring session, they send out invitations to people that have applied online and also post notices on the radio and social media. I have been wanting to work on the railroad for some time so I went.
158 people showed up for a hand-full of positions with roughly half being walk-ins like me. The HR reps gave the "scary talk" outlining the work and when you would be expected to work and the conditions you would work in.
Right before they gave us a short break to talk to loved ones about this major change in lifestyle, they said that due to how many people that were there, they would be looking at the walk-in applications and only calling a few back in to continue the process. I was amazed that I got called back in. Out of 158, I was in the top 70. I went back in and took the examination and waited to see if I made it in.
Sadly I didn't make the top 20 that were granted interviews... Was told, though, that I would better my chances if I applied online and received an invitation next time.
In the process right now...Fingers crossed.