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      Mechanical Interview

      Sep 28, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Fort Worth, TX

      Other Mechanical Interview Reviews for BNSF Railway

      Mechanical Interview

      Nov 4, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Dallas, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 4 months. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (Fort Worth, TX) in Jan 2017

      Interview

      I found the job opening online on LinkedIn. I applied through BNSF's website and took a personality and 100 question assessment. The 100 question assessment consisted of a mix of basic math, graph understanding, and situation questions. A month later, I got an email asking for a phone interview. The phone interview was basic behavior questions. Another month later, I got an invite to their Hiring Event in Fort Worth, TX. At Fort Worth, we were given several presentations from different leaders within the company. Then we divided into the departments we applied for and were given a presentation about our department. There was also a reasoning test we took which was really hard, but I'm not sure if the results of this test actually matter towards the final decision because I swear I failed it. Anyways, they also provided food. The next day in Fort Worth was interviews. I interviewed with 2 people from the mechanical department. A month later I got the offer to intern with BNSF which I accepted.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you didn't have the necessary experience or knowledge to complete a task. What did you do to complete it?
      1 Answer
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (Dallas, TX)

      Interview

      I Applied online after meeting representative at my schools career fair, took logic and personality test, did online self interview, went to Dallas for hiring event. Was extended offer two and a half weeks later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Example of leading a team
      Answer question

      Mechanical Interview

      Oct 8, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Application

      I interviewed at BNSF Railway

      Interview

      Had a video interview, then had to pass an assessment, then got invited to a hiring event at the corporate headquarters where an in person interview occurred. All interview questions were behavioral based questions and the in person interview felt very comfortable.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell us about a time you faced conflict and how you helped resolve it.
      Answer question

      Mechanical Interview

      Jan 10, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Fort Worth, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BNSF Railway (Fort Worth, TX) in Apr 2017

      Interview

      The interview process was 2-steps for me. I applied in late January/early February and had a phone interview in early March. After about a week I heard back for a final interview in Fort-Worth. They flew me out mid-April and it was a full day event meeting people from the department, lunch and then the interview with 3 people. After that I heard back within 2 weeks. This was the process for me, I know they also had a similar process in the fall as well.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The phone interview was basically getting to know you and then the final interview is behavioral.
      Answer question