Engineering Student Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Caltrans with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Student Assistant roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caltrans overall takes an average of 60 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Caltrans as a Engineering Student Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Personality test: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Caltrans (San Diego, CA) in May 2021
Interview
Got a call, did an online interview through WebEx and had 5 other people on the call. They were all nice but only gave me 15 minutes to answer 10 questions so you had to be short and concise with all your answers. They mainly looked for people who were available the soonest and had more experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Caltrans (Fontana, CA) in Nov 2019
Interview
The interview was pretty textbook. Straight to the point, not many technical questions. Mainly personal questions and how you think you would add to the team. Overall, it was pretty easy.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caltrans
Interview
They escorted me to the conference room and I had interview with two different panel. They asked me general questions about the education. Overall, it was a great interview experience and I accepted the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the time when you disagreed with your teammate.