Canadian National Railway Careers and Employment

Ilove the Canadian Locomotives since they are powerful.Also Canada is a country which accomodates people with diverse cultures and Races.

If you don’t know anyone in the company, you won’t get hired. No matter what your credentials or work ethics are.

No questions for my interview. room of 20 people they talk about the company. then they have you take a switching test on the spot with no training or explanation. about half the class failed. if you pass then come all the drug test, physicals criminal record check etc. then off to Winnipeg if you pass all that for 7 weeks of tests.

If you don’t know anyone in the company, you won’t get hired. No matter what your credentials or work ethics are.

Roughly a week from when you submit your application online. When selected, you'll be sent an email to complete an online assessment.

$180 per day while training in the school and on the job training. 7 weeks at school and up to 6 months on the job.

A very thorough medical review of your physical abilities.

I have had zero issues with calling in sick. its very simple you call the train reporting and book off sick thats it. there is no set amount of days. i missed quite a few and had no issues. but if it was an issue i can see them demanding notes etc. also you can always just book off if you need time off.

Depends what type of urine test you expected. If you expected the same as a "drivers medical" urine dip, it is a two-parameter test which looks for protein and glucose only- the only thing this checks for is Diabetes. The physician may not have had the time or resources and may have just asked if you were diabetic (which is lazy and can also get them sued, but if they know you/your history I'm sure they already if you're diabetic or not). If you were supposed to have drug testing done, most private clinics do not have the test cups required for this. It also depends if CN wanted a blood test vs. urine test to screen for drugs.. most private clinics do not do either of these broad spectrum tox tests. CN should be arranging your drug test elsewhere with a company of their choosing.

If you don’t know anyone in the company, you won’t get hired. No matter what your credentials or work ethics are.

No questions for my interview. room of 20 people they talk about the company. then they have you take a switching test on the spot with no training or explanation. about half the class failed. if you pass then come all the drug test, physicals criminal record check etc. then off to Winnipeg if you pass all that for 7 weeks of tests.

Also, out of some 1,300 applications, they interviewed 240 People (120 in the morning at a hotel conference room, and 120 in the afternoon) out of the 240, they only hired 10 of us. Don’t be let down if you don’t get in, be happy you made it this far.