I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (Fort Worth, TX) in Feb 2015
Interview
interview appeared to be very formal, but was in fact very informal once questioning began. all behavioral. it was a two day event that began with standardized testing then finished with profiles of each arm of the trainee positions. it was fun, and laid back. dinner was a great time to network with current employees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell us about a time you failed and how you went about it.
Very easy interview for a job paying 80k/yr. Simple situational questions provided by the company for HR to ask. Other than the classic "what would you do in this situation" questions, they asked if I had any traffic violations, why I want to work there, etc. The schedule is 12hr workdays both during the day and overnight, which did not align with what I was looking for,
I applied through university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
interview was great asked a little bit about my background and some behavioral questions. They also asked scenarios about safety and what approach you would take in such situation. Also asked what I liked to do outside of work
Did HireView interview and got selected for full interview. Wasted whole day doing multiple interviews with BNSF that went very well, just for them to completely ghost me and never even respond to my emails. They claimed "You had a great interview, we will be in touch by Friday", and then never responded even after a few emails I sent. Unbelievably unprofessional.
