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Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 300 and Virginia-based transportation company headquartered in Norfolk . We employ approximately 38,000 people and operate in 22 states and the province of Ontario . Norfolk Southern has co-operative education opportunities for individuals interested in a Human Resources career. Students must commit to at least two alternating semesters to be considered for the co-op position. Salary for this full-time position depends on class level at the time of employment. Full-time is defined as 40 hours each week.
Vision: Be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world.
All co-ops who are active employees on or after January 1, 2005, will be paid according to the following:
| Class Standing | Monthly Salary |
| Freshman | $1920 |
| Sophomore | $2125 |
| Junior | $2335 |
| Senior | $2545 |
| Graduate | $2835 |
Majors Preferred: Norfolk Southern will consider candidates pursuing a Business degree with an interest in the Human Resources profession or candidates pursuing MIS, IT, and CSI degrees with an interest in the Human Resources profession. Candidates must meet a minimum 2.8/4.0 GPA overall; 3.0/4.0 in major. No relocation, travel or living expenses are provided. Salary for this full-time position depends on class level at the time of employment.
Description: This position will be responsible for providing support to the various groups within the Human Resources Department, such as Employment, EEO & Diversity, Compensation, Employee Benefits and Planning. The position may be involved in designing, testing, implementing and maintaining innovative technology-based solutions. This includes web-enabling our current Human Resources Information System (HRIS). The candidate will also be responsible for creating reports from various databases and systems.
Skills: Students must be effective in working both as a team member and independently in a very fast-paced environment; must be familiar with PC operating systems, especially with WINDOWS 2000 and XP; must have working knowledge of MS Office Applications; and knowledge of LAN/WAN network connectivity is desirable. Web programming is also preferred.
If interested, please send your resume as an email attachment to careers@nscorp.com. Please include “Human Resources Co-op” in the subject line.
Norfolk Southern is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.