Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Intern roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Engineering Intern according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Presentation: 2%
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Phone interview for the summer internship position and in person interview for the full time position. Both the engineering summer intern interview and the engineering full time positions interview follow the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you...(fill in the blank).
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL)
Interview
First round with someone in engineering to talk about previous experience and interest in different teams. Second round with two engineers to answer behavioral questions. Very strict on the STAR format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you worked with a difficult teammate.
I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peterborough, England)
Interview
First stage consisted of a video interview completed online consisting of 5 questions to be answered in 2 minutes with unlimited time to prepare. all questions were relatively generic with no technical questions asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What issues have you had working in a team and what have you done to resolve them.
Two 30 minute interviews using STAR. STAR is an answer technique meaning the situation, task, actions related to you, and results because of your actions. Answer every question in this format.