Network Rail interview questions
Updated Jun 2, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%OtherOther
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Network Rail interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Network Rail as 82.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.89 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Financial Analyst and Senior DBA rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Asset Engineer and Graduate Mechanical Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Network Rail takes an average of 29 days when considering 28 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 Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Electrical Engineering Graduate Scheme roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Network Rail according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: Â 16%
One on one interview: Â 14%
Skills test: Â 14%
Phone interview: Â 13%
Presentation: Â 12%
Personality test: Â 10%
IQ intelligence test: Â 7%
Background check: Â 7%
Other: Â 3%
Drug test: Â 3%
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