Senior Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caterpillar overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Caterpillar as a Senior Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 19%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 6%
Other: 6%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Chennai) in Aug 2023
Interview
OA follwed by GD then Tecnical + HR round. The OA has both coding and core questions. If you carcked OA then GD. After that tech+hr round. In this the vacancy related questions were asked. you have to be strong in the topics which was specified in the jd then you can crack the round easily
Went to talk to people. we talked. i went home. all work and no play makes CAT a dull place.all work and no play makes CAT a dull place.all work and no play makes CAT a dull place.all work and no play makes CAT a dull place.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Chennai) in Mar 2015
Interview
2 Technical rounds (telephonic & f2f) - About embedded software
-.Questions will test your basics and understanding of the system
2 HR/Soft skill rounds
- Mostly about your experience handling pressure, solving problems and thinking out of the box
- In both rounds you will be asked similar questions in slightly different manner. The key is to ensure you reply the same scenarios and experience you came across and be honest with your answers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. How have you handled time pressure in your projects?