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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ValleyX Well Gates, we've all been waiting with bated breath. Did they call you? [/quote] Just saw this...... Naw, the phone never rang... Guess I'm not made of the right stuff.....[:(] Odd to have things go so positive through the whole hiring session, and then not get a call. [/quote] That's rather surprising. You certainly are smart enough. You sound like you have a good employment history. You're drug-free. And I was under the impression that the railroads were starving for people that not only met their criteria, but were also willing to put up with those hours. Did you ever call back to see if they were still hiring, and if so, find out why you were not called? Perhaps in a different location, or for a different railroad.... [/quote] The demeanor of the interviewer was kinda high handed, and he pretty much layed out a "Don't call us, we'll call you" game plan. He was a national level recruiter with NS, and to tell the truth I have no idea where his base office even was, and to hear him tell it he is out on the road conducting hiring sessions most of the time, anyway. He told us as a group that if we were not accepted we should keep track of the NS website as well as the local papers for additional hiring sessions, that was our only recourse. And calling around trying to track somebody down who has already said "we'll call you" seems like it would annoy him more than not. So it seemed like it was just "bummer for me".. Too bad too, because it started bugging me for a while, wondering why they decided against me. It would have been nice to know. My guess is, I was too honest (not enough "gung ho") during the verbal interview. part. He asked a couple questions like "Are you going to be angry when we fire you for rules violations?" that I think they were trying to provoke a response, and I think I gave answers other than what they wanted to hear. For instance I said "Well, it'll be my fault, so how could I blame you?" Trying to be nonconfrontational......when I think they wanted a more "rah rah!!" response such as "With you guys training me, there WILL BE NO rules violations!" and stuff like that. Hey, it had been 28 years since my last job interview, so I was a little rusty. Maybe next time[8D]
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