Caltrans Interview Questions
Updated Sep 27, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Caltrans
Panel interview with 3 individuals. You have 20 minutes to answer 4 questions. Each interviewer asks a question and you respond. You have more time at the end to add onto any of your responses to their 4 questions.
- They provided four scenario questions.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Santa Clara, CA
I applied online. I interviewed at Caltrans (Santa Clara, CA)
5 basic electronic system questions. 30 minutes to answer questions Interview was with 5 other people You could go back to any question at any time Waiting time to hear back was 3 weeks after interviewing
- What strategies help traffic flow?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Jose, CA
I applied online. I interviewed at Caltrans (San Jose, CA)
30 minutes you meet in the lobby and someone will bring you up and the questions are prewritten. They dont really talk to you and you're talking the whole time for those 30 minutes
- Describe what PIDs are and how you would go about gathering PIDs
Anonymous Employee in Sacramento, CA
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caltrans (Sacramento, CA) in Jun 2023
I applied via the UEI jobs portal about a month ago. I got an invitation for a virtual interview three days ago, and took the interview today. Interview was on Teams, and took about 20 minutes. The interviewers were very friendly, and we focused mainly on questions that I had about the position.
- Tell me a little bit about yourself.
Anonymous Employee in Marysville, CA
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caltrans (Marysville, CA) in Apr 2023
There was a pannel with one person who read the question out loud to me. There were three other people scoring my answers and taking notes. There were 5 questions all pertaining to the Duty Statement.
- What prepared you for this interview, and why should you work for Cal Trans?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Caltrans in Apr 2023
There were 6 questions and they were asked in 20 minutes. Time for questions afterwards. They were friendly, pretty run of the mill process. Wish I would have utilized the first question more, which was the most open ended.
- -current position and how it prepares you -ability to learn new softwares -project coordination skills -a time you couldnt get ahold of your supervisor -ability to juggle deadlines -something you were not good at at first
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Rosamond, CA
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caltrans (Rosamond, CA) in Apr 2023
-List of questions related to job duties -Explain job description -Safety questions -Related experience -Ability/willingness to travel occasionally -Ability to work in high heat/extreme weather -Any additional information you would have for the interviewers -Friendly and understanding interviewers
- If you were out on a job site, how would you ensure your safety from oncoming traffic?
Anonymous Employee in Sacramento, CA
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Caltrans (Sacramento, CA) in Apr 2023
there were three interviewer, started with introducing themselves, after that they started asking questions. totally five questions in twenty minutes. in the rest of your time you can explain what you were eager to say.
- how would you bring safety to the project?
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Caltrans
Pretty easy interview through Webex, they usually look for non experienced people to train. Mostly behavioral questions and how well you work in teams. Also to describe a time you had a dispute with a team member
- Describe a time you had a dispute with a team member and what did you do?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Fresno, CA
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caltrans (Fresno, CA) in Mar 2023
Two Attorneys and Two Office Managers interview onsite and asked a total of six questions. You were asked to explain what your daily duties in your office are and what legal procedures do you do. What legal discovery did you participate in and what was the outcome.
- What is the most difficult legal procedure you provided for the attorney and what was the outcome.
Caltrans Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Caltrans as 65.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.85 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Budget Analyst and Senior Planner rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Engineering Technician and Highway Work Crew roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Caltrans takes an average of 59.36 days when considering 187 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Embedded Chipset Programmer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Ferry Boat Master roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Caltrans according to 187 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group Panel Interview: 35.65%
Presentation: 16.81%
Drug Test: 9.86%
Skills Test: 9.28%
IQ Intelligence Test: 7.83%
Phone Interview: 5.51%
Background Check: 5.51%
One on One Interview: 4.35%
Other: 2.90%
Personality Test: 2.32%
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