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Updated Feb 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Houston, TX (took 2 weeks)

I received a phone call about 2-3 weeks after applying for the position online. I was asked to join them for an onsite interview scheduled for one week later. The interview consisted of two short 30 minute interviews with a panel consisting of 2-3 people in each panel. Everyone was very friendly and the interview process was more like a conversation. They did ask some standard behavior questions to describe a time when you were in a difficult situation, etc. Each member of the panel shared their story and did most of the talking. I was able to respond and react to each of their comments and asked some follow up questions. One of the most comfortable and natural interviews I have ever been through. I received a brief phone call exactly one week after my interview that I would be receiving an email offer from them. This is a company that really feels like a family and I can't wait to get started.

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How do you define good performance?

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Tell me about a time where you worked with either an internal or external party to resolve an issue. What was the issue and how was it resolved?

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Negotiation Details

The negotiation process takes place between an HR specialist and the hiring manager. They communicated my questions and counter offers to them directly and responded back in a very quick and timely manner. Overall, I believe there is room to negotiate but it might be difficult as its done indirectly through HR.

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)

Applied as engineering intern. I'm a college student. They contacted me let me pick a time slot to be interviewed the day they were coming to my university. Interview was situational questions, took about 30/45 minutes. The interviewer was very nice and professional. Gave very little feedback during interview. There was team of a few interviewers and now they are going to chat amongst themselves to pick the students they want as interns.

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Tell me about a time when you asked to do something that you thought was wrong to do.

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

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 (took a day)

The company posted their offers in career fair every quarters in school. then they will go over all resume and choose the best candidates for those positions. after that who have been chose will be contact to schedule the interviews either at school or any assigned places.

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what should do deal with a lazy co-worker in your team ?

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

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in Houston, TX (took 5 weeks)

Lots of situation questions.

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Describe a situation where something unethical or illegal was happening and how you handled it.

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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 4+ weeks)

After meeting them on campus they selected me for a 1 on 1 interview on campus. After successfully completing that interview they called me back for a on site interview. 4 different people at 45 minutes a piece asking situational type questions (what would you do in this environment). After about a week I got a called back.

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Describe a time where there was a person that was not pulling their weight. What did you do in that situation?

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)

I got the interview through my University. The interview was mainly just simple questions that showed how you handle everyday situations. There were two people there who were asking me questions. One of them was from HR while the other was actually an engineer at the company. One of the questions was "Describe a time where your group decided to go in a different direction than the one you thought was right."

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What has been your most and least favorite subjects?

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

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)

Applied for a summer internship using their online system.

They are particularly interested in any work experience that you have done and design related projects as part of your degree.

After submitting this I received an email saying I was successful and had a phone interview scheduled. This was meant to last around 25 minutes, but ended up lasting slightly longer. There were two interviewers, one of whom was a mechanical engineer. The questions were mostly to do with my work experience, while there were other general questions along the lines of 'Are you enjoying your course'.

The interview was in late November and I received a rejection email in mid January.

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What is your greatest achievement?

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Tell us about a situation where you had to resolve a conflict?

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How did you allocate roles for a group project?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in Bartlesville, OK (took 4+ weeks)

The interview opportunity was given through my University. I applied for the interview and was chosen to be selected out of the pool of applicants. An interview with ConocoPhillips is unlike a typical one. They ask questions that enable them to see what your character is like; leadership skills, working in a team atmosphere, confidence in your abilities. The questions are along the lines of "What is the biggest obstacle that you have come across in your life"....and questions that follow up you answer such as "And how did you handle that situation.". The best advice I have for an interview with this company would be to be honest, be yourself, and be able to talk about 4-7 different times in your life that have shown a successful track record such as school accomplishments, work experiences, and life changing experiences.

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"What is the biggest obstacle that you have come across in your life" " And how did you handle it?"

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"Can you describe a time when you were working with a group and they disagreed with you, when you knew that you were right." "How did you handle it?"

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Interviewed and No Offer

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

So, this is after they fly you down for an onsite interview. It involves about 5 different interviews strung out throughout the day, and a presentation you have to give likely on your thesis.

The ideal candidate would be a geologist that did a thesis on shale plays, using numerous types of data including geophysical. Experience with Petra would be a huge plus, and be sure to mention how successful you have been working in a team environment in the past.

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They asked about deviated boreholes

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)

Communication with ConocoPhillips was great. My university's job site helped to facilitate that communication. The interview itself was interesting. It was a unique interview so it definitely kept me on my toes. Not like they were trying to trick me or trip me up but they just had good questions that I had never really seen before in many interviews.