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Norfolk Southern has co-operative education opportunities for individuals with a desire for excellence. Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 500 company, a Fortune 100 transportation company, and was named as one of the 50 most admired corporations in America by FORTUNE MAGAZINE. Norfolk Southern is a Virginia based holding company that employs approximately 28,000 people. Primarily in the railroad freight business, Norfolk Southern Corporation controls Norfolk Southern Railway, and Pocahontas Land Development Corporation. The railroad system lines extend through 22 states primarily in the Southeast, Midwest, and the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Prefer: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems candidates with at least a 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.
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 |
| Location: | Training Center, 101 Thoroughbred Drive, McDonough, GA 30253 |
| Work Period: | Spring and Fall rotation OR Summer and Spring rotation |
| Hours: | Monday through Friday; generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Reports To: | Manager HR Systems |
Description: Students will be responsible for troubleshooting PCs and related peripherals with Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Installation/setup of PCs including installation of Operating System and all desktop applications, adapters in PCs, CD-ROM drives, additional hard drives, and configuration of network client software. Configuration of PCs will also include installation/setup of TCP/IP stack, mainframe emulation software, web browsers, and e-mail clients. Students will also assist customers in resolution of PC related problems. This includes, but is not limited to, problems with PC based applications, Operating System problems, hardware problems, and general troubleshooting of a customer's PC not functioning properly. Student will also be responsible for minor computer courseware maintenance and creating reports from the the learning management system. Courseware changes can include text or graphic changes, scanning images, taking digital photos or shooting digital video.
Skills: Must be experienced in the use of PC's and programming disciplines. Knowledge of MS Office is preferred. Proper experience in a business office or business environment is also preferred. Must be able to interact with both supervision and union-oriented craft employees. Should be willing to study reference materials to resolve problems, make suggestions for improvements, and design projects.
How to apply: Interested students must be registered with their school's Co-Operative Education Program.
Students should email their resumes and cover letters to: careers@nscorp.com
Be sure to indicate "HR Systems Co-op" in the subject line.