I didn't do to well on an interview and was sent an email saying I can't interview for that same job title for 6 months now. However since that email I have received TWO new emails offering an invitation for that same job title at 2 other locations. What gives? Does BNSF just say you can't interview for 6mos or are they serious? Do they actually track that stuff? I'm getting mixed messages here. I only interviewed OCT 1 and the first of those new emails was less than 48 hours later.
It's just like any other big company...They can break their own rules, besides that "6 month" letter was probably computer generated anyway. Some clerk pushes a key and automatically generates a thousand or so of those letters. If the other positions are attractive to you... go for it! Charlie
I really would like to follow up on those interview emails but they are over 1000 miles away. I cant afford to drive out then they say Im sol. Would be nice to find an actual bnsf hr person.
There is no contact information. The company doesn't make the process easy. I know the company is expanding and really needs people but they shoot themselves in the foot with this methodology
That is a hard nut to crack. The job really isnt that great to make that large of a lifestyle adjustment! I'm just guessing that it's for operating department(trainmen,conductor etc). You are talking about an outlay of a lot of money to set up a new living arrangement AND lifestyle in an area of the country that you may or may not like and may or may not be among people who would treat you as an outsider. Then once you get hired and settled down in your new digs,you most likely will be furloughed if business slows down. Almost every operating department rail has been furloughed at least once,either that or chased jobs over the system to wherever your seniority would hold a job. So now you are without work in a place that you really aren't comfortable calling "home" and you still have bills to pay. Since you are a "newbie" you probably will have a hard time finding other employment as you dont have any "history" in the area you have relocated to. I wish you well in whatever career you settle on. Charlie
When I worked at the BNSF, I found that more than half the people I worked with had broken that six month rule, the way it is explained, and been hired on the second or third time they interviewed. Some had interviewed five months apart, while others had a couple of interviews the same week. So as far as I can tell, it is nothing more than a line HR feeds all the applicants in hopes that they will not have as many applications to dig through next time.
Interview any way. I did got hired 1 week later after not doing well on an interview. That was 19 years ago
