The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Oct 2021
Interview
Career fair + dinner + behavioral. Not too bad, 2 on 1 interview. Was a total of 1 hour and heard back shortly after. Good review of the summer. Definitely suggest caterpillar if you are looking to get experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions about how your situations align with their values
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL)
Interview
First round with someone in engineering to talk about previous experience and interest in different teams. Second round with two engineers to answer behavioral questions. Very strict on the STAR format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you worked with a difficult teammate.
I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peterborough, England)
Interview
First stage consisted of a video interview completed online consisting of 5 questions to be answered in 2 minutes with unlimited time to prepare. all questions were relatively generic with no technical questions asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What issues have you had working in a team and what have you done to resolve them.
Two 30 minute interviews using STAR. STAR is an answer technique meaning the situation, task, actions related to you, and results because of your actions. Answer every question in this format.