Union Pacific interview questions
Updated May 7, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 23%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
496 interviews
Union Pacific interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Union Pacific as 65.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales and Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Computer Programmer and IT Internship roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Union Pacific takes an average of 34 days when considering 494 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 IT Develop had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas C++ Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Union Pacific according to 494 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 16%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 14%
Drug test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 2%
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