Welder applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Welder roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caterpillar overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Caterpillar as a Welder according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Athens, GA) in Aug 2020
Interview
Microsoft teams meeting with a hiring manager and another HR employee. Simple questions and answers, like tell me your strength and weaknesses, how do you practice safety in a work place, about a time where you don't see eye to eye with an individual, etc.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Houston, PA)
Interview
Networking led me to this position. The interview was relatively simple with reading over my resume then taking a computer personality test. I was hired a week later than I should of after HR lost my info and waited 7 days until I called them about when they would schedule my pre-employment physical / drug test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Computerized standard behavioral interview question to determine your temperament and understanding of occupational safety.