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Started 1 year ago by Sean Martin
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gmonty
Member

Anyone else heading to Baton Rouge March 6/7 ?

Posted 2 months ago #
UP1speed
Member

Yeah I believe them, its just the family and friends that keep hounding you about when your start date is that is getting to me. I have patience.

Brian86 - Where are you located?

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

Poplar Bluff, Missouri. So they told you April is possible? I would be willing to bet that we will be in the same start group. There were 15 of us that got hired out of denver.

Posted 2 months ago #
UP1speed
Member

There were 15 that were hired out of Portland as well. Will the training for this position be centralized? I haven't a clue about any of that.

Posted 2 months ago #
gmonty
Member

Guess no one else here is interviewing in BatonRouge? Good for me! Since my competition wont have seans book or this forum

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

It was going to be in denver on feb 6th but that got canceled so I dont know now

Posted 2 months ago #
UP1speed
Member

Brian86 - My HR rep told me April at the latest but count on sooner... we will see.

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

Well thats cool. I hope so. Keep me posted and Ill do you the same.

Posted 2 months ago #
UP1speed
Member

Will do.

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

I do hope they give us opportunity for a 2 week notice as I currently hold rank of Lieutenant with Mo dept of Corrections. If not o well..

Posted 2 months ago #
kenken304
Member

I'm ready for san antonio just got my ebook and I'm feeling good about this. I just don't understand why the interview is in san antonio when u applied for hearne tx which is out of the ft worth hub? But o well I'm ready to ride, fly or walk for that good money.

Posted 2 months ago #
ALB
Moderator

"But o well I'm ready to ride, fly or walk for that good money"

Now that is the sort of mind set that will help you land a job.

Posted 2 months ago #
kenken304
Member

You tell me son

Posted 2 months ago #
UP1speed
Member

Brian86 - Yeah, when I was talking with the hr guy he made sure that I hadn't said word to my current employer just yet. When you were at the hiring session, did they mention the big rail yard expansion project in New Mexico that we might get sent to and that was scheduled to break ground in April. Supposed to be the biggest rail yard UP has ever built.

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

yea they were talking about that.

Posted 2 months ago #
largemouth
Member

brian86; lost your private message. Please send it again.

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

Just asking what you were hired for?

Posted 2 months ago #
ausdaim05
Member

@gmonty I'll be heading to the interview session in BR the 6/7 :)

Posted 2 months ago #
largemouth
Member

brian86; train crew

Posted 2 months ago #
kenken304
Member

I am interviewing for train crew in san antonio. Not sure I'm gone go but we shall see. I still don't know ifvits a steady job.

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

UP1Speed, Im thinking that the original plans were to get us started so we would be ready before the project began but corporate said no..

Posted 2 months ago #
gmonty
Member

@ausdaim05 is it for New Orleans? Im going the 6th

Posted 2 months ago #
UP1speed
Member

Good thought though. I'm willing to bet it has something to do with the anticipation of better weather. I was told that we would not get laid off during the winter months(you used to be able to count on that in the past), but coming from the construction industry I know that when you are planning big projects, you plan for better weather for better efficiency on completing the task at hand... But then again, it is the railroad we're talking about.

Posted 2 months ago #
brad b
Member

Hello i was invited to a UP hiring session at the end of the week i was wondering if anyone knows what to expect. I already took my reading test and passed and will have completed DCTC RR conductor course by the time of the hiring session? Just wondering how the whole process works thanks

Posted 2 months ago #
largemouth
Member

Was wondering when you find out what position you get if hired for train crew with UP.
Am I understanding it right that it could be one of three; brakeman, switchman or conductor?

Posted 2 months ago #
brad b
Member

largemouth all i know is that i applied for a train crew position. i was wondering what to expect as far as the hiring session goes. Like what questions they might ask and if there is any testing involved other than the reading test i already took?

Posted 2 months ago #
largemouth
Member

Here is how my session went:
Reading (word problem test) 20 questions.
If you pass you stay.
Overview of company, job, benefits, and other information (film from UP)
Q and A session
Scarey speech
Q and A session
Interviews lasting around 20 mins each.
Handshake
See what happens (took about a week for my conditional offer)
Then all other test follow (PAT, background, and physical)
See what happens
Thanks or no thanks

Interview questions are very basic and generic (be honest and be yourself)

Posted 2 months ago #
Sean Martin
Key Master

@Brad b Click the big banner link above to get the RR Jobs Guide ebook. It will help you to get hired...

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

Up1speed you heard anything yet?

Posted 2 months ago #
brian86
Member

Question to all you folks out there. After you have received your release to start with Union Pacific what is the possibility of not getting hired at that point.

Posted 2 months ago #

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