Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 64 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 Intern according to 64 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 10%
Background check: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Champaign, IL) in Mar 2020
Interview
Most of the questions are star based so practice with those questions. It was hit or miss on whether the interviewer will actually engage or just check off questions.
Applied online, in person interview at a conference. Got offer 3 weeks later. Very chill interview. Encouraged STAR method for answers to the questions. Lots of questions, probably around 10. No technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one time you had to break safety protocol to solve a problem?
phone screening first, then in-person interview with 2 panelist for an hour. It consists of behavioral questions mainly and some introduction about the company and the team from the interviewer and Q&A at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you asked someone to do something for your favor
it was an wonderful experience, first round was a online assessment then followed by a two day hackathon and after completely the hackathon there will be only one technical interview.