I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Decatur, IL) in Dec 2022
Interview
It was pretty easy it was all done over the phone. They wanted to know if I had any experience welding. They were supper fast with responding after the phone interview
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Jan 2018
Interview
It was a fairly standard interview. Look up STAR and formulate your interview questions using that to save time and stress. If you're interviewing for the Fabrication Specialist position and aren't paralyzed or doing lines off the table then you're guaranteed to get the job. Seriously.
Welder/Fabricator applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 2.5 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 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Welder/Fabricator roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Welder/Fabricator according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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