I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar
Interview
After applying online, had a phone interview which was mainly competency based. The person conducting the interview was really friendly. So that made me feel at ease with the interview, therefore, found the interview easy. Also have so questions ready to ask for the end of the interview.
Currently waiting for an assessment centre day.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Caterpillar (New York, NY) in Oct 2021
Interview
Basic Behavioral questions, no finance questions. The interview was done by two separate people and it lasted about 30 minutes. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a time you had to adapt your plan as a leader?
What was a time you had to bring bad news back to your team?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Nashville, TN) in Oct 2017
Interview
Super Saturday included 3 one hour interviews. Had a mentor who was in the program the whole weekend to help with the process. They provided a hotel, travel, and dinner.
Started off with an online application. Invited to choose a time for a telephone interview. This was mainly a competency based interview and was asked to use the STAR technique when answering questions. The interviewer was very friendly. I am currently waiting to hear back about the next stage of the process.
Finance applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 3.3 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 Finance roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Finance according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Skills test: 8%
Other: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
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