Union Pacific Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – I have applied for multiple positions to progress my career with little success. I was afforded an interview for an opening. The interview went well. I was very comfortable, and had no difficulty answering any of the questions in the interview. I felt that the candidate for the position was selected before the hiring process began and the interview was a formality only to prevent potential equal opportunity concerns. The job posting even mentioned specific details that revealed who would be hired in the position. I am no psychic, but I have a near perfect track record of accurately predicting who gets hired for internal positions in my department.

Interview Details – Okay after passing the OMT test (you passed it right?), i was flown out to Roseville, CA for the 2nd interview. We met w/ HR director of western region @ 07.00; interview consisted of director and terminal manager. 2 panel interview. Breakfast is provided in the conference room where you wait, also if you want to stand out. (Sit in the middle table =)).

Some other pointers-
I asked the person interviewing me, what do you look for in candidate?
No particular order

1. Someone who takes charge of the situation.
2. People person, someone who can manager situations and take control. & tell employees what to do.

To get this job, you have to provide your experiences of how you dealt w/ difficult scenarios and how you fixed them. You have to convey to your interviewer your problem solver & leader @ least that’s how my interview went.

Interview Details – Started with a reading comprehension test. Once you pass, depending on the locations you applied for, you will get an hiring session invite. Be warned, once you accept an invitation to a hiring session, if you have applied for any other location, it will automatically cancel and you will not be considered for 6 months... The interview process starts with a safety briefing. Then they give you the doom and gloom speech. After that, they give you an interview time. Depending on how many people is there, your interview could last from 10 to 30 minutes, more so around 15 to 20 minutes. They ask the EXACT same questions from the application.

Interview Details – Interview process is somewhat extended. Employees are first sourced through a recruiting session or apply online. If selected for the next round, candidates are brought in and given a series of tests--Operations Management Battery Test--which is essentially some technical/math/reading comprehension key indicators. A personality test is also given to see if you are the right fit for the position. Afterwards you are interviewed one-on-one to screen out any other candidates. Folllowing, you will be contacted and requested to interview will some "higher ups" --from there the interview process is highly varied, but focuses on your intentions, hypotheticals, and background.

Negotiation Details – They will contact you via email with an offer. My offer was generous, fair value, and I accepted. Pay was not discussed during the interview process, but I did know the market value of the position I was applying for.

Interview Details – The interview was very traditional but most of the questions were read from a sheet of paper. Nothing particularly hard or deep in the questions. Standard all around but he was very good in the part where the interviewee asks the questions. He seemed very interested in the interview and his job and was courteous throughout.

Reason for Declining – I got a better counter offer from another company

Interview Details – I wasn't hired, but the interview process took most of the day. Had to go through a little safety seminar, watched a power point presentation on the company, took a couple tests, and then was interviewed for about 20 minutes.

Interview Details – I applied to the operations management trainee program via UP's website. I went to an interview event in Kansas City two weeks later, which involved about three hours of testing (logic/ personality). Three weeks after that I received notice that I passed the test. Shortly thereafter, I was told that they weren't interested in me.

Interview Details – I applied through my university's career services site. I was invited for a 30 minute on-campus interview. I was interviewed by an alumnus of my university, who had education in Electrical Engineering rather than an IT field. I was asked questions about what technologies I was familiar with, and several behavioral questions.

Interview Details – Relevant work experience
Demonstrate the skills needed for job
leadership skills
team work
Technical knowledge