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Updated Sep 21, 2023
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Anonymous Employee in Corpus Christi, TX
I interviewed at Valero Energy (Corpus Christi, TX)
The questions were your normal interview questions that you can find online to prepare for. It was a panel style interview where you have an HR, supervisor, complex manager and or a chief sitting down and asking theses quesyions
- Tell me a time when you and your coworker didn’t see eye to eye and how did you address this?
Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
I interviewed at Valero Energy (Houston, TX)
Great people. Great place to work. Behavior based interview. Great training program. Great benefits and competitive pay. Real safety conscious environment. Supervisors care about their people. Great place to work.
- Whats a challenge you have overcome?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dallas, TX
I interviewed at Valero Energy (Dallas, TX)
First round phone call, second round on site. Third round culture fit. Few technicals with mostly behavioral. A handful of data specific questions - SQL, powerBI, SSRS, DAX. Friendly interviewers.
- How do you deal with adversity?
Anonymous Employee in Texas City, TX
I applied online. I interviewed at Valero Energy (Texas City, TX) in Apr 2023
Interview consisted of a panel asking 9 behavioral based questions and followed by another interview with the hiring manager. It was then followed up with another phone interview with the hiring manager.
- Describe a time.where you has to use your listening skills on the job.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Valero Energy
Short and vague. Not hard at all. Just study and respond using the STAR method. Typical interview etiquette will always help and ask questions after. Prepare and everything should be fine
- Tell me about a time...
Anonymous Employee
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Valero Energy
Very conversational interview, was generic "Tell us about a time..." situational interview. Pleasant and kind interviewers, felt like more of a conversation. Received offer under 2 weeks from interview date.
- Tell us about a time with a difficult customer or coworker and how you dealt with the situation
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Valero Energy in Feb 2023
Initial telephone Interview around 1 week after application. Relaxed style with average interview questions around work experience, knowledge of the company and strengths / weaknesses etc. Was not invited for face to face interview.
- Please can you run us through your CV
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Valero Energy
45 Min interview. The interview involved a recruiter from the company asking situational-based questions and questions describing specific times when you were a leader or encountered a difficult situation. The overall experience was positive.
- Describe a time when you were a leader or failed to do something as a leader?
Anonymous Employee
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Valero Energy
One 30 minute interview with one or two full-time employees. The interview was at the headquarters in San Antonio. They got back within 24 hours with an offer and gave a couple weeks to respond with yes or no.
- They asked how I measure success.
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Valero Energy
My interview was very comfortable. The questions were straight to the point and clear, and I was given a lot of time at the end to ask questions. The interview was a good experience.
- Name a time you went above and beyond
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Valero Energy as 74.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.78 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Instrument Technician and Maintenance Welder rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Training and Cashier roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Valero Energy takes an average of 30.73 days when considering 205 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Valero Energy according to 205 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 20.68%
Group Panel Interview: 17.03%
Phone Interview: 13.87%
Drug Test: 13.63%
Background Check: 9.98%
Skills Test: 9.00%
Presentation: 6.08%
IQ Intelligence Test: 4.38%
Personality Test: 4.38%
Other: 0.97%
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