I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in Oct 2011
Interview
Initial contact started at a campus job fair. Conversations with HR reps went well, so I submitted my resume. I attended presentations on campus put on by Caterpillar that week. First round of interviews held on campus. Second interviews at Caterpillar HQ. Interviewed by three staff members - three very different personalities. Questions weren't overly difficult, a few were challenging. They were looking for very specific experience (mix of marketing and technical). Received a call a few weeks later that I would not be receiving an offer.
Other Marketing Representative Interview Reviews for Caterpillar
STAR interview format (situation task action result). Had three Interviews during the day with various groups, along with a dinner beforehand and lunch during the day. They are really trying to look for soft skills here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time you took initiative to make a change
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Cary, NC) in Nov 2015
Interview
From what I understand, all marketing positions at Caterpillar are filled by a recruiter. The interview process with the recruiting agency was straight-forward; good preparation. After that, I had a phone interview with Caterpillar - person who heads the trade shows - and it was very casual and informative. Less about me and more about Caterpillar. The following week, I was invited to meet that person face-to-face with a few other marketing employees. They liked to see samples of my work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are three things about this position that concern you?
I met with a recruiter at a career fair, who told me to apply to the position. About two weeks later I received an email from the HR group with some forms and questions to fill out. Three weeks after that I got a call for the on site interview. The questions were all STAR based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you helped improve a process.
Marketing Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Representative roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caterpillar overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Caterpillar as a Marketing Representative according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Drug test: 25%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 8%
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