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... E-1 HR Structured Interview Questions Instructions for interviewer: Listed below are topics and associated questions to be discussed with HR departments of identified agencies in the railroad industry. These questions are broken up into 3 broad categories: (1)
From page 228...
... E-2 A Guide to Building and Retaining Workforce Capacity for the Railroad Industry Topic # 3: Do there seem to be variances in recruiting different positions, as well as in different locations? Query: • Probe -- regional differences, urban vs rural, difference in hiring different labor categories.
From page 229...
... HR Structured Interview Questions E-3 Topic # 4: What is the potential for promotions and career advancement in the workforce? Query: • Probe how employees find out about openings.
From page 230...
... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
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... TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED ISBN 978-0-309-37484-2 9 7 8 0 3 0 9 3 7 4 8 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 A G uide to Building and Retaining W orkforce Capacity for the Railroad Industry N CRRP Report 2 TRB

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