I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Larne, Northern Ireland) in Feb 2023
Interview
I had a Teams interview with two IT professionals and it was good. They asked me competency questions and situational questions. They were more focused on adaptability than anything else and even though it was a technical role they did not focus a lot on that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you adapt in a situation were they suddenly changed your plans?
First round is a 30 minute interview with someone in your department. Goes over your resume and asks questions about it. The interviewer is trying to get to know you and your skills better,
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Nov 2016
Interview
It wasn't anything too hard and this was for their site in Illinois. The whole process took around a month. An hour phone interview with two people who were very pleasant and easy-going. You have to follow the STAR format. All the questions were based on experiences I had and how I handled them. Don't get discouraged if they don't answer or say anything right away, they like to take notes and make sure they have everything down. They took back the offer they made to me because my overall GPA wasn't a 3.0 even though my major GPA was very high, which was reasonable in my opinion. Make sure all that is in order before applying.