KiwiRail interview questions
Updated Jan 18, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
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Interview search
23 interviews
KiwiRail interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at KiwiRail as 60% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.07 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Graduate Engineer and Project Planner rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Cabin Attendant and Scrum Master roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at KiwiRail takes an average of 52 days when considering 15 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Planner had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Train Controller roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at KiwiRail according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 22%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
One on one interview: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Mechanical Engineer(8) ;
- Cabin Attendant(5) ;
- Locomotive Engineer(5) ;
- Project Engineer(5) ;
- Engineer(4) ;
- Operations Manager(4) ;
- Project Manager(3) ;
- Rail Operator(3) ;
- Administrative Assistant(2) ;
- Business Insights Analyst(2) ;
- Customer Logistics Specialist(2) ;
- Customer Service(2) ;
- Customer Service Representative(2) ;
- Customer Service Specialist(2) ;
- Electrical Inspector(2) .
