Streamlining Operator Hiring Practices — Transit Agency Practices for Operator Candidate Assessment

Streamlining Operator Hiring Practices — Transit Agency Practices for Operator Candidate Assessment
Transit Workforce Center
June 2026

This webpage, part of TWC’s Streamlining Operator Hiring Practices initiative, presents four ways of collecting information about applicants: interviews, assessments, references, and application screening practices. It describes common practices and best practices for each, based on our research with transit agencies.