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Updated May 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2011 in Houston, TX (took a day)

Two separate interviews, one with human resources and one with the specialized team. Human resources interview asked basic interview questions i.e. tell me about working with someone that you didn't get along with, why do you want to work here etc. The interview with the specialists/scientists tested your skills, questioned your research and asked some basic questions i.e. tell me about yourself.

Interview Questions

Describe a time when you had to meet a deadline, but didn't have enough time.

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)

I was offered the interview prior to a recent job fair. They make you complete a lengthy online application compared to similar companies. I thought the interview was extremely impersonal. They simply read questions off of a form they have in front of them and write down your answers. There is no real discussion or individualized questions. It felt very impersonal.

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They ask you an analyze a seismic line.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 in Houston, TX (took 1 week)

BP is one of the only companies that seems to be concerned with your technical skills when interviewing you. As a geologist, I was shown seismic lines and asked to interpret them. Other than this technical aspect, the rest of the interview was pretty standard. It lasted about 45 minutes, and also included the standard questions about leadership and conflict resolution (be prepared to give examples from your past).

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I was given a seismic line, and asked to interpret it.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2009 in Houston, TX (took 4 months)

Company paid for flight and hotel costs. Was asked questions pertaining to chemical engineering major when I was interviewing for a geology/science position...very disorganized and unprofessional interviewer for the technical interview.

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How would you design a hydrogen powered car?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Dec 2010 in Houston, TX (took 2 days)

First there was a phone interview which took approximately 45 minutes. Consisted of usual situational interview questions.

On-site interview consisted of a 1 on 1 skills test where I had to look at an outcrop and explain everything I could deduce from it, possibilities for production, etc. With a 2nd person, gave them a presentation of my Master's Thesis work. Lastly there was a campus tour. Lasted from ~10am to 2pm. Really friendly people and HR was great about answering questions. Really great experience even though I wasn't extended an offer.