Amtrak interview questions
Updated May 28, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 6%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%OtherOther
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
328 interviews
Amtrak interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Amtrak as 59.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.81 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Social Media Specialist and Remote Instructional Designer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Claims Specialist and Technology Director roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Amtrak takes an average of 43 days when considering 324 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for CIO had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Track Man Trainee roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Amtrak according to 324 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
Drug test: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 10%
One on one interview: 8%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 2%
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