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Train Crew Interview Questions
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Describe your work experience How many times have you been late to work in the past 1yr? (ANSWER 0) How many days have you missed/called out from work in the past 1 yr? (ANSWER 0) How did you hear about the job? If referred, who referred you? > what do they do? > where do they work? Do you understand the nature of the job, travel, commitment, lifestyle change etc.? Do you have experience working outdoors? Do you have experience operating heavy machinery? ( Reads list of heavy Machinery while you answer yes/no) Have you ever had a conflict with a coworker/supervisor? If so, what was that like? what happened then? (recommend just answering no to this one) Do you understand what being furloughed means? If you were furloughed what would you do financially? >would you come back to work at UP? Have you ever been involuntarily terminated from a job? IF SO, why? > describe the nature of the termination. Do you have any family members employed by UP? How do you feel about safety? What would you do if you saw someone working unsafe? Why do you believe you are right for Train crew? / Why should we hire you? *important* Have you ever had to travel/ be away from home for work? if so, how long. Describe your work experience. Recommendations are to answer simple Yes or No, the actual interview is NOT an open ended Q&A. So when you answer yes to any of the above questions, have a FORMULATED response because they're recording your answers.
Are you okay with the on call nature of the job?
past experience in your former jobs and what you know about the job
What kind of machinery, or large vehicles, do you work around?
Have you ever worked 2nd or 3rd shift, particularly overnight?
Have you ever been disciplined for working unsafe?
What do you bring to UP, that makes you believe we should hire you?
Why should the Union Pacific Railroad hire you?
Lots of reading comprehension questions in the assessment.
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