I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Feb 2021
Interview
Follows STAR format, many questions for 1 hour. The first round is behavioural and the second is technical. Be prepared to talk about your projects and defend your reply resume. Most behavioural questions revolve around projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a mistake you made and how you rectified it.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Sep 2025
Interview
It was an on campus interview. The interview went well, they said they would get back to me no matter what in under two weeks. They never got back to me and I have no contact information on who to talk to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you failed and how did you recover?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Caterpillar
Interview
Zoom call with 2 or more Caterpillar employees, one engineering manager and another engineer. STAR based questions, all behavioral. Make sure to look at the company values cause a lot of STAR questions relate to those.
Very straightforward. 4 behavioral questions and the overall process was pretty smooth. There was only one round of interview and I received my offer within a few weeks. Overall, I personally had a great experience with the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to overcome a challenge