Special Agent applicants have rated the interview process at BNSF Railway with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Special Agent roles take an average of 115 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BNSF Railway overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BNSF Railway as a Special Agent according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
Drug test: 22%
Group panel interview: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Other: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at BNSF Railway
Interview
Interview panel with 4 people. Each asking you different questions. Took a few days before I revived a call letting me know I was being considered for the position. Then the background process starts and it takes a few months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Greatest accomplishment?
What do you know about the company?
Strengths and weaknesses?
Applied online which was the first step. About a week later was informed to come in for an interview which the process was more like an oral board with 3-4 people interviewing you at once. Overall good experience and very smooth process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about BNSF and why do you want to work for this company?
I applied online. The process took 4+ months. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (San Bernardino, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
A panel interview and interviewed by different members of the panel. HR was great about making sure interviewee's was fair and each interviewed person was treated equal. Took about 2 weeks from the interview to find out results of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What percent of work related accidents are preventable?