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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 30,000 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.
Vision: Be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world.
Prefer: Co-op candidates with at least a 3.0 GPA/4.0 overall; 3.5/4.0 in major. Prefer Information Systems, Management Science, Computer Science or Transportation/Logistics candidates. No travel/relocation/living allowance provided. Student should be able to commit to at least three work semesters on a rotational basis. 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: | 110 Franklin Road, SE, Roanoke, Virginia |
| Work Period: | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Hours: | Monday through Friday; generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
Description: The co-op will assist local and remote users on WAN communications, remote servers, hardware, software and dial up communications by being a member of the Marketing Systems Help Desk. Example projects include organizing the roll-out of new mainframe emulation software, maintaining virus updates, updating a web directory.
Skills: Experience with hardware and software troubleshooting. Proficient knowledge of MS Office 97 - Professional software. Would prefer experience in an office or business environment. Must be able to interact effectively with all levels of supervision. Should be a self starter willing to study reference material 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 “Marketing Systems Co-op” in the subject line.
Norfolk Southern is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.