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Updated Dec 8, 2023

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Guwahati

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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Guwahati) in Dec 2023

Interview

There were two rounds one technical and one Hr. Technical round questions were moderate to difficult. They asked me questions from Finite Element Methods and Vibration. They checked the fundamentals and also asked some difficult questions from those subjects and also asked about my project.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Kharagpur, West Bengal

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I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Kharagpur, West Bengal) in Dec 2023

Interview

There was an online test which had general questions from various domains of mechanical engineering. Then the shortlisted candidates were interviewed asking Fluid mechanics and Heat trasfer questions which were very fundamental.

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  • If there is a pipe with a fluid passing in it. You cannot change the fluid properties and pipe diameter. How can you increase the heat transfer from the pipe?
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Dec 2023

Interview

30 minute informational/phone screen with 2 people, then 1 hr behavioral interview with 2 people. They asked 7 STAR format questions then opened it up for questions. straightforward and they tell you what they're looking for, got a call the next morning with a job offer

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  • Tell me about a time you had didn't meet expectations / failure. star format questions about customer service, communication, etc.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Peoria, IL

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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL)

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Horrific. Constant delays and interruptions during the interview. The entire thing felt very unprofessional. I was offered the job, but could not see myself working for this "resource manager." I hope things improve. Talent is moving elsewhere for this reason.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chennai

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I interviewed at Caterpillar (Chennai)

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Interview process was easy and a bit of luck is required to get through the interviews. Group discussions aptitude and one on one interviews were conducted. Overall process took 2 days.

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Anonymous Employee

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3 Interviews in English, where different cases have to be explained to 3 different interviewers. Different situations are proposed and you have to explain your preferred solution with examples of your professional life.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I applied online. I interviewed at Caterpillar

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The pre-recorded interviews are very user-friendly and forgiving compared to other big companies. There is no countdown after the questions are presented and it lets you retake a few times until satisfactory.

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  • Why did you apply to our company and why are you a good fit?
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Anonymous Employee

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I interviewed at Caterpillar

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Using Smart method 10 behavioral questions z interviewers 10 technical questions 5 questions about yourself, focus malty on your resume and fit with the job position. There are 2 interviewers take turn to ask you question, the interview was 50 mins long

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Seguin, TX

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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Seguin, TX)

Interview

Had a full hour interview with a panel of two ladies who work in the HR department. Consisted of 7 behavioral questions that were not too difficult to answer. It was an easy and expedited process.

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  • Q: Tell me about a time that you had to deal with a difficult team member.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Easy Interview
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Behavioral only, asking a few things about the resume. Make sure to use the STAR format and then you are good to go. People not on your team interview you.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Caterpillar as 72.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.97 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Inventory Analyst and Sales rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Welder and Buyer Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Caterpillar takes an average of 23.28 days when considering 1,065 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate IT Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Quality Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Caterpillar according to 1,065 Glassdoor interviews include:

One on One Interview: 18.81%

Group Panel Interview: 16.10%

Drug Test: 14.94%

Phone Interview: 13.98%

Background Check: 11.57%

Skills Test: 10.40%

Presentation: 5.33%

Personality Test: 4.41%

IQ Intelligence Test: 3.20%

Other: 1.25%

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im not sure but I feel embarrassed for randomly messaging a connection in LinkedIn and asked if he can refer me to the job that Im interested in at his company. this is my fist time doing this in my entire career of 17 yrs. based on some post on LI it is not unusual to ask for referral but will help you also get interviewed, i have an initial interview with the HR last Monday and I send a follow up email to her but no reply so I thought of messaging a connection in LI. thoughts?

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Do recruiters actually look at linked in profiles after a candidate has applied for a job? My resume is the most updated document, not so much my linked in profile. Is it a must to update my profile (with info about what was done in each role) or does a well executed resume suffice?

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Being the holiday season, is now a bad time to apply for a job?

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