Is it hard to get hired as a Engineering Corporate at Caterpillar?

Engineering Corporate applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Engineering Corporate at Caterpillar?

Candidates applying for Engineering Corporate roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caterpillar overall takes an average of 24 days.

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based on 3 ratings - Updated Mar 5, 2019

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

67%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
33%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral

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3 interviews

Corporate Engineering Interview

Mar 5, 2019

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (West Lafayette, IN) in Feb 2019

Interview

The process began with an on-campus career fair where I spoke with an engineer that worked around the area. After that conversation I was signed up for an on-campus interview that consisted of STAR type questions. Two weeks from then I received an offer.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

We all make mistakes. Give me a time where you made a professional mistake, and what did you do about it?

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Engineering Corporate Interview

Aug 1, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Champaign, IL) in Mar 2017

Interview

Talked with CAT at a career fair, received an email a couple of weeks later asking to interview on campus, Interviewed with 2 CAT managers back to back for 30-40min each, Got another email a week later with a job offer, I had a week to respond.

Interview questions [10]

Question 1

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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Question 2

Describe a time when you made a decision too quickly.

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Question 3

Describe a time when a decision you made early on save a lot of resources in the long run.

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Question 4

Describe a time when you had difficulty convincing a team. How did you deal with it?

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Question 5

What is your greatest achievement?

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Question 6

Describe a time when you went above and beyond without being asked.

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Question 7

Describe a time when you did not meet your own standards. How did you overcome that situation?

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Question 8

Describe a time when your team did not meet standards. How did you resolve it?

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Question 9

Describe a customer that was difficult to deal with. How did you manage them?

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Question 10

Describe a time when you had to build a relationship with a customer. How did you go about doing this?

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Corporate Engineering Interview

Jul 26, 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Champaign, IL) in Jan 2016

Interview

Behavioral interview focusing on past experiences. Mine was two 30 minute phone interviews back to back. First interview was with HR and was the more intense one and second one was with hiring manager of the group that they are trying to put you in and was more laid back conversation.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

GIve an example of a time you displayed the ability to lead a team towards success.

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Question 2

A situation where you encountered a bad teammate/partner and how you handled it.

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