Caterpillar Interview Questions

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Vellore (India)) in September 2015.

Interview

Applied through Campus, 3 rounds. Was easy. Covered basics. SInce it was student oriented interview, covered most of college project works and resume. one round of written technical round plus aptitude followed by group discussions. The last round was technical interview with the team lead/manager.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL).

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Targeted selection with difficult questions. Usually anywhere from 5-10 questions. Multi-panel interviews or rotation of multiple interviews. Can possibly take longer than expected - don't drink a lot of coffee right before!!

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in March 2011.

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First met with the general counsel of the entire company and then visited the site where I met with several people in the IP department. Everyone was very friendly and helpful and it seemed like a great work environment and lifestyle.

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Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Caterpillar (New York, NY) in February 2018.

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I didn't feel a connection with the interviewer. She was very rushed into the questions and had a list of more than 10 questions in half an hour. Many of them even repeated answers, but it was almost like she had to get through all of them even if I repeated very similar answers for them.

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Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL) in November 2010.

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The company will pay for most expenses that occurred during your interview time. They even pay for gas and lodging. The interview consists of 3 1:1 interviews with fellow engineers or engineering managers. They last 1 hr. and consist of general behavioral questions. Prep yourself with all the information you know CAT and your resume. Atmosphere was really relaxed.

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Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar.

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I met a recruiter at a career fair and was invited to an hour-long on-campus interview. The recruiters were incredibly friendly and made sure all my questions were answered before the interview ended. After that I received an offer for the program.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Aurora, IL) in July 2011.

Interview

Nice people. Interviewed by HR, Super, 2 Team leads. 1 hour on Software fundamentals ... know your stuff. This was for a contract-to-hire position.

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Negotiation

Accepted contract. Never offered a permanent position. Left after 1 year.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in September 2009.

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Got call from recruter, phone interview as I was in other state, asked me my C++ and OOD skills. Most of them were concepts and also asked me to give examples.

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Negotiation

NA

Application

The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Dallas, TX) in February 2012.

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Took around 7 weeks. But got offered a position. Slow and painful process!

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Negotiation

no negotiation. Was a good offer!

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Champaign, IL) in April 2015.

Interview

Applied through a referral, process took a couple weeks. Two 1 hour interviews with 2 different interviewers. All behavioral questions which didn't allow me to show my technical skills even though I was applying for a software position. Never heard back even though the interviewer said they would keep me posted.

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Application

I applied through a staffing agency. The process took a week. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in November 2015.

Interview

It was 30 min phone interview with hiring manager and tech lead. Most of the questions were to do with my experience. Went over what the group does. Asked few questions about my past work experience. They were looking for experience with C++ on Windows.

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