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Updated May 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Procurement Specialist at Schlumberger
Posted Feb 15, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 months)
The interview was not too bad. They did ask me some technical questions relating to supply chain like about cost savings. Overall the process took about 60 days to hear back. I had to do a drug test which consisted of hair and urine, it was very intense.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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REMS at Schlumberger
Posted Feb 15, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
I applied to Schlumburger through spring career fair and got a call for REMS position after a week. The interview was a one on one face interview in the campus. The person who interviewed me was from a more programming background. The interview started with a discussion of the projects in the resume. Later on, the interviewer asked about my particular role in the projects and circumstances where I had made use of C /C++ extensively. The interviewer was very much interested about my undergrad thesis and spent majority of the time asking more about it. This continues for some 20 minutes. Then she gave me a programming question to do; it is based on reversing the linked list using recursive function. I kind of answered the logic but couldn't code it properly. Later she asked a simple logic puzzle; which was really really simple and then shook hands. The interview duration was 35 minutes. In short, I gave a clear picture of my background and how I could be useful for the company. The reason for the reject was that offering a position wouldn't help both the company and myself. I think, they required some Industrial or Mechanical Engineering background; where in I was an EE. But never mind; if you have an interest in management skills and are good at that you can give an honest try.
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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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Internship REMS at Schlumberger
Posted Feb 13, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
I gave my resume at the Career Fair at my university and got an interview call at the campus. It was an HR interview, and though I was not offered a position, most people who interviewed for the same position and got the offer, got it without a second interview round. I guess Schlumberger recruits interns for tech positions without technical interviews also.
The questions were normal questions, such as "what has been the most difficult phase in your life and how did you handle it", "has there been a situation in your life where you were clueless as to what to do such as during college or job or intern, and how did you figure your way through it?", "has there been any instance when you had an innovative idea that you presented to your senior or boss, and how was it perceived".
My suggestion would be to give answers that display team-spirit, confidence and optimism. Simple and short answers will suffice. They don't need to be interesting or even true. Just project a positive image. Don't be negative in any way. Dress formally and be punctual. That's all. I didn't do any of that, which is why, looking back, I didn't get the offer. Best of luck!
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Field Engineer at Schlumberger
Posted Feb 7, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 2 months)
I was first contacted by a recruiter who had seen my resume online. After having a phone interview with the recruiter, he passed my name on to an internal recruiter within Schlumberger. After a second phone interview, I was invited to a group interview. They paid for a plane ticket to Shreveport, LA.
The group interview consisted of about 10 people. We were given presentation topics and partners a week in advance. At the interview, we first had a brief introduction to the company by two recruiters. Then everyone did their presentations, and there was a team activity. The recruiters then went into depth about the job. We did a teambuilding activity (build a catapult out of random stuff), and then we were sent to bed.
The next morning, we got on a bus/van thing and drove out to the field site (they provided hard hats, coveralls, boots, goggles, and ear plugs). We first visited an office area and talked to some engineers who showed us some of the equipment. All of the candidates were put in a room with the engineers without the recruiters to ask whatever questions we like without worrying about how they'd sound.
After that, we visited a site where they were actually fracking, and we walked around and saw what was happening, and met some of the engineers in the trailer. That evening the recruiters took everyone out to dinner, and then some people went to a couple of different bars with some of the engineers we met earlier after that. Overall, the interview was relaxed and was definitely geared towards just figuring out if the position was the right fit for you.
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Reason for Declining
I had unexpected location commitments.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Field Engineer at Schlumberger
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Houston, TX (took 2 days)
First interview on campus. Second interview was at a hotel near a SLB job site. Everything went well, group presentation and group activity. Visited a frac site, then had a nice dinner. Early morning flight back home the 3rd day
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Software Engineer at Schlumberger
Posted Feb 6, 2012 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Beijing, Beijing (China) (took 2 weeks)
1. About 1 hour interview;
2. After a week, on-site interview by several groups, each groups containing about 4-5 people;
3. After a week, the offer is given.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Field Specialist Trainee at Schlumberger
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 2 days)
Some of my family members work for the company, so I sent my resume to them so they could get the sign on bonus if I were hired. About a week later I was contacted via email to set up a telephone interview, and to go online to fill out the application. I did both fairly smoothly, and then was told someone would review my information and I would receive an email to confirm a second 2 day in-person interview if they chose to go further. Within a few days I got the email with my interview dates, flight itinerary, and pre-interview homework attached to it. I completed everything, and within a two weeks was on my way to Tulsa, OK for the interview. They fly United, so pack light, and expect to be crammed into the smallest planes ever! You take a shuttle from the airport to the hotel, and I luckily had very little delays, so I got there in time to relax for an hour and change into my business clothes before everything began. My roommate on the other hand got in after everything was going on due to delays. The first night is a presentation about who they are and what they do. If you have questions, that is the time to ask them. There should be at least one person from each division there sharing information. Do not ask about hours or pay because that is field and location dependent. No one wants to talk numbers till you have a job offer in your hand. Anyways they have a couple little group activities and then you break for the provided dinner. Finish up the presentation, then off to the bar to be social, and then to bed. After about 5 hours of sleep you are up for breakfast, and out the door to their training facility for a tour. This is the time to through on your comfortable gear because you are going to be wearing coveralls. This is another great time to ask questions, and you will get about 30 minutes with the students there to ask questions. Then back to the hotel to change into formal clothing, pack up, check out of the hotel, and meet back up in the conference room. There you will turn your overalls back in, grab some lunch, and wait till it is your time to interview. They have 4 rooms going at a time with 2 interviewers in each room to 1 interviewee. Depending on who you get depends on how it goes. I felt my interview went really well. Then you go back to the conference room to turn in your homework, tell them what you want to do, where you would like to do it (3 locations), when you can start and then check out. From there you catch your shuttle and flight back home. They told us that if they did not have a job opening at one of the three locations then they would call you with a 4th pick and if you do not like it you can decline the job and try again in two years. If you took the job you signed the offer letter, and took the drug kit they gave you to a registered clinic to be tested. If they had a job lined up then they would just email you the offer within 10 days and skip the call. Well that was not the case for me. The Monday following my interview I received an email saying that I was not being offered a job with the company. With no explanation as to why, nor a phone call. I am pretty bumbed out about it all seeing as I though I was a shoe in since they spent all this money to get me down there for the interview, and I did not knowingly make a fool of myself at any point. Perhaps this is for the best, it does not seem to be a very young family friendly career choice anyways.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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REMS Intern at Schlumberger
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Houston, TX (took a day)
just some technical questions and brain teasers, some of them are not easy. Also some questions related to your resume.
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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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Field Engineer at Schlumberger
Posted Jan 25, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
The company is prepared to take anyone with a decent technical background. Most interesting is how much time they spend ensuring that candidates are aware of how difficult the working conditions are. The work culture is not that fostering but if you are prepared to make your own way and demand your entitlements you will be rewarded.
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Negotiation Details
The benefits package is clearly defined with little to negotiate unless you have an established and desirable skill set.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Field Engineer at Schlumberger
Posted Jan 27, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Davis, CA (took 4 days)
Pretty interesting interview. Basic questions from the 1:1 interview such as judging what kind of response you would have to a difficult situation, and some strange mathematical questions as well. overall, pretty simple. The only problem I have about this interviewing process is that they fly you out into a grueling several day long interview, which is just a preview of things to come
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Reason for Declining
Too far away
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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