I applied through a college recruiting event. BNSF is very proud that "they don't have to sell their company; it sells itself." The process for everything was pretty lengthy. You take an online test. If you pass that, they schedule a phone interview with you. If you do well with that, they invite you to Dallas to take part in panel interviews. The interview process will take all day so be prepared. They will also take a hair sample that day; everyone does it so get to that as early as possible. I waited an hour with only 8 people in front of me. The interviewers are VERY difficult to read, so be prepared not to know how you did when the interview is over. They show no kind of emotion throughout the interview. I was very put off because they were an hour late for my scheduled interview time and no one even acknowledged that or apologized for the massive delay. I had to approach someone and ask what the hold up was; with no follow up on their end, so I was just left sitting there while other people were coming and going quickly.

Multi-stage interview and application process. If the company is interested you will take an aptitude test. After that, if you are considered to be competitive they will fly you to Ft. Worth for an informational and 1 on 1 interview session.