by Camaulds
I currently work for Delphi Automotive and am being forced to retire...I am 51 years old and want a railroad job.
I have been very successful at Delphi and have a superior work record...No drugs...No DUI's...Near perfect attendance...I officiate High School and College sports (5 different ones all together) so, physically I am in fine shape...Health couldn't be better...Because of Officiating I am in better shape than I was coming out of High School.
I rose the rank of Field Rep at Delphi and have been the hourly version of a Salary Supervisor at Delphi...The only way you do that is to work hard and well with others...Unlike what you may have heard, there are no gravy jobs at the site I work at and there never have been...It has been 28.5 years of real work...I am not afraid of that...In fact, I am more afraid NOT working and staying busy.
The only negative I seem to have is being 51 years old.
Will they hire me?...What is the best railroad to work for?...What job should I look for?...I would love to eventually be an engineer like my Dad!...Dad was a MoPac Vet and I'm MoPac BRAT!...I know UP swallowed up the MoPac but that doesn't matter to me one way or the other.
Relocating is not a problem...I live in Michigan...Who wants to stay here if they don't have to?...LOL!
When applying, what are the recruiters looking for and what do they want to hear?
Thank you for any ideas or advice.
I have been very successful at Delphi and have a superior work record...No drugs...No DUI's...Near perfect attendance...I officiate High School and College sports (5 different ones all together) so, physically I am in fine shape...Health couldn't be better...Because of Officiating I am in better shape than I was coming out of High School.
I rose the rank of Field Rep at Delphi and have been the hourly version of a Salary Supervisor at Delphi...The only way you do that is to work hard and well with others...Unlike what you may have heard, there are no gravy jobs at the site I work at and there never have been...It has been 28.5 years of real work...I am not afraid of that...In fact, I am more afraid NOT working and staying busy.
The only negative I seem to have is being 51 years old.
Will they hire me?...What is the best railroad to work for?...What job should I look for?...I would love to eventually be an engineer like my Dad!...Dad was a MoPac Vet and I'm MoPac BRAT!...I know UP swallowed up the MoPac but that doesn't matter to me one way or the other.
Relocating is not a problem...I live in Michigan...Who wants to stay here if they don't have to?...LOL!
When applying, what are the recruiters looking for and what do they want to hear?
Thank you for any ideas or advice.