Makes sense, but then the question is, what does El Paso need with an accounting clerk? Wonder what they count???
El Paso is the location for all accounting issues with tickets, food & beverage sales, etc. There is a contractor there who processes all the documents that are sent via Fed Ex at the end of each Amtrak trip.
Well - that makes sense, too. Thanks for the info.
This is how it happened for me last summer, 2007. I found a position I was interested in then sent my resume via USPS, (w/cover letter), to the Chicago office as is listed on the Website. It took about six weeks but I received a phone call from one of their HR guys. He emailed me the application which I dutifully filled out and emailed back. During this time I notified my supervisior, (who I'm on pretty good terms with), what I wanted to do. He agreed to support my decision to go to Amtrak if they called, which I found out later on they did. I received a second call from the same HR guy to set up the interview. Unfortunately for me I had a last minute emergency out of town and had to call to change the interview. The Amtrak HR guy was pretty firm that if I wanted the interview, I needed to be there. I could not but I was able to talk them into a phone interview, (bad choice). The phone interview was almost an hour and a half long. The Superintendent for Chicago's Mechanical Department and one of his assistants fired off question after question from a script. I knew about halfway through it that I wasn't going to get it. I really needed to be there in person. Lesson learned. No real loss, I still have a great job, (although upward mobility is somewhat limited by the size of the company). This was I believe my 4th or 5th resume sent to Amtrak over the years. I get the bug every so often and fire one off just for fun mostly. I was shocked when they actually called me for that interview. Hang in there and good luck!
I thought I saved mine but I can't find it right now. I think it asked for three references w/phone #s, title, relationship, etc. Its a standard style application/form. So I guess just put down who you want them to contact and give those people a 'heads up' so that they aren't surprised and back you. My boss mentioned it casually that they called but did not go into any details and I didn't ask him- we're not THAT close. Its hard for me to timeline out when they actually called because the whole process spanned about 9 weeks, (from the time my resume went in the mail until the phone-interview). I hope this helps a bit.
oh haha, now i feel silly for my comment.
