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Financial Analyst at BP
No Offer – Interviewed in Warrenville, IL Jan 2011 – Reviewed May 22, 2012
Interview Details – Easy process
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- Tell me a challenge in your current job? Answer Question
- Tell me a sucessful experience in your current job? Answer Question
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Financial Analyst at BP
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Sep 2011 – Reviewed May 13, 2012
Interview Details – it was a 1.5 hours interview. first part was behavioral, second part was technic
Negotiation Details – it was an internship offer, no negociation
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Administrative Assistant at BP
No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Feb 2012 – Reviewed Apr 20, 2012
Interview Details – 2 person phone interview was mostly behavioral based and employment related questions. Interview lasted about 30 minutes. Regret email received almost 2 months later.
Interview Question – Have you heard of BP? View Answer
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Communication Manager at BP
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Apr 2012 – Reviewed Apr 17, 2012
Interview Details – I was hired as a contractor with the possibility of becoming a BP employee. Initial interview was by phone from London with the person who would be my supervisor. She was impressed with my resume and most of the conversation seemed more designed to determine the fit with my personality and style than my skills. Second interview, 1:1, was similar in scope. I received very few challenging questions.
Interview Question – How do you think you can help us? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate over the contract; will do so if/when an offer follows to become an employee.
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Project Controls Manager at BP
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Chicago, IL Jan 2012 – Reviewed Apr 16, 2012
Interview Details – Very simple and straight forward process. Great people in HR and very accomodating managers.
Interview Question – Tell me about you and your experience View Answer
Reason for Declining – Couldn't leave my current employer as they were really good to me and gave me a huge promotion and a move to our corporate office to take a VP level role.
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BP Challenger; Chemical Engineering at BP
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Anchorage, AK Feb 2012 – Reviewed Mar 31, 2012
Interview Details – Applied on the website. Got a call from HR for a phone screening 3 hours after applying online; took 30 minutes. Basically went over my resume and asked what I was interested in. Got an email a week later saying i was accepted for the first interview, which was all behavioral questions. The first interview was with two people (one hiring manager who is a senior engineer and a BP Challenger program coordinator). The first interview lasted an hour and was a phone interview. Got a call the next day saying I was accepted for a second interview which would be all technical related questions and would be flown to Anchorage, AK for it. Two weeks later I flew there. The technical interview was for 45 minutes and then 45 minutes of questions I had for them (basically a discussion). The technical interview was with two people both engineers. They try to make as you as relaxed as possible and are basically looking for your thought process. Overall found the people very friendly, and the work environment was very relaxed.
Interview Question – How would you separate something? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiations needed. They made an offer i could not refuse; although I really considered declining it for personal reasons. Amazing offer.
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Procurement Specialist at BP
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Naperville, IL Oct 2011 – Reviewed Mar 5, 2012
Interview Details – Felt very comfortable with the interview. It was very relaxed and laid back. The first half of the interview was behavorial and the rest was a case study. It lasted about an hour and a half. I received the opportunity to interview through my university.
Interview Question – Why should we hire you over the rest of the applicants we have or will interview? Answer Question
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Project Engineer at BP
No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Apr 2011 – Reviewed Mar 2, 2012
Interview Details – Initial one on one interview, since I was already living within city. Didn't really give me much attention. Interviewer talked more about what he thought. Guy was totally absorbed by himself. No process to interview, pretty poor interview
Interview Question – What do you think about politics View Answer
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Consultant at BP
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Chicago, IL Jun 2011 – Reviewed Mar 1, 2012
Interview Details – They asked a lot of questions on work history and relating to experiences
Interview Question – what are your weaknesses? Answer Question
Reason for Declining – The offer was too low.
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Contract Administrator at BP
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Calumet City, IL Jan 2012 – Reviewed Feb 21, 2012
Interview Details – I interviewed with 2 project managers
Interview Questions
- what are your weaknesses. Answer Question
- why should i hire you for this position Answer Question
Negotiation Details – It wasn't negotiable.
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