Norfolk Southern Interview Questions
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Norfolk Southern
Full Stack Developer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
I had one interview with the hiring manager and an architect. It was a mix of live coding and some questions. For the live coding, I had to implement an auto-complete input field and make an API call. They might ask about the differences between RxJS operators, so knowing RxJS is important.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Implement an auto-complete input field and call an API.
- Can you explain the differences between RxJS operators?
Norfolk Southern
Industrial Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Presentation
The interview process includes a project-based assessment where you'll propose a solution for the best transportation path. This is in the context of a post-Covid return-to-work atmosphere impacting company morale, though the work itself isn't difficult.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain your reasoning behind selecting a particular transportation option?
- Walk me through how you approach problem-solving when deciding between different transportation paths.
Norfolk Southern
IT QA
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
I was ghosted after the initial recruiter contact. The recruiter did an initial email and phone screen, explained the process, and said they'd be my point of contact. The next interview was supposed to be 1 hour, but I was GHOSTED and never heard back. No feedback or updates were provided, and my emails requesting an update were ignored.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell me about your basic personality type.
- How would you handle this situation?
- What's your QA experience?
Norfolk Southern
Mechanical Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The first interview was online using Hireview. It had several prompts where I could record my answers twice. The questions asked were relevant to the job and pretty direct. The website said I needed to use at least 30 words, so that's why there are so many here.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Regarding relocation, field work, and on-call availability, what is your stance?
- Can you describe a time you managed a dangerous situation in a prior role?
Norfolk Southern Interview Questions
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“What would be your pricing for a car trip from Savannah, GA to Columbus, OH?”
Read reports →“Given 8 black socks and 12 navy blue socks that are unsorted in the dark, what is the minimum number of socks you must pull to guarantee a pair?”
Read reports →“There's a line of people, ordered by height, each with a hat from one of two colors. Those at the back can see the hats in front. Given the hat color guesses of the previous four people in line, how does the fifth person know their own hat color for sure?”
Read reports →“What information would you require to provide a quote for transporting materials between two locations?”
Read reports →“How would you approach training a model specifically for edge devices, and what are the implications of precision and recall on the model's accuracy, along with their associated tradeoffs?”
Read report →“How would you approach making a point that appears feasible in an optimization result actually become infeasible?”
Read report →“What would you do if you observed a colleague with over 20 years of seniority violating a rule?”
Read report →“Given a hypothetical VP-called meeting in 30 minutes, what steps would you take to prepare if you had incomplete information and couldn't confer with colleagues?”
Read report →“As a young supervisor, how would you deal with union employees that are much older than you?”
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