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      Intern Interview

      15 Oct 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CN in Aug 2020

      Interview

      Received an interview request and spent around 1 hour talking to the hiring manager and recruiter. The recruiter was a bit rude when asking if I spoke French and I said no, but it wasn’t on my resume or listed at all in the job description so I didn’t think it would be an issue. A week later I received a generic rejection email. I replied asking for feedback because I am a current university student and I received a generic response from the recruiter saying that they don’t have time to give me feedback. As a student seeking jobs during the pandemic this told me a lot about CN’s culture and values. They claim to want to give learning and development experiences to students, but the fact that they refused to take 2 minutes to give genuine feedback, when I took an hour to interview with them, only to have potentially been rejected for something they could have screened for in my resume or during the phone call (speaking French) was pretty disappointing.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you fluent or competent in French?
      Answer question
      6

      Other Intern interview reviews for CN

      Intern Interview

      19 Feb 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Montreal, QC
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CN (Montreal, QC) in Feb 2025

      Interview

      All online and you film yourself answering 4 questions with 2 in French and 2 in English. You have 30 seconds to view and think about your answer until the recording starts. For the first 2 questions you have two tries and for the last 2 you only have one (I haven't gotten a response yet so i put my answer as no for did i get an offer)

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1. Why did you choose your major (french) 2. Why CN? (french) 3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years (english) 4. What skills qualify you for this role? (english)
      Answer question
      1

      Intern Interview

      15 Jan 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at CN in Jan 2025

      Interview

      A video, one way interview with four questions. For the first two questions you have two attempts, and for the last two, you have only one attempt. The last two questions are a bit more difficult.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Why did you choose your major?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Why do you want to work for CN?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      What skills qualify you for this position?
      Answer question
      3

      Intern Interview

      4 May 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Montreal, QC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at CN (Montreal, QC)

      Interview

      Two rounds, one pre-recorded and one live with manager. Depends on the manager but my interview was very straightforward and mostly behavioural. The pre-recorded interview had five general questions about myself and usually got two tries for each question.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Who are you in a team (leader, ideas person, creative, etc.)?
      Answer question
      1