Purchasing applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Purchasing roles take an average of 60 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 Purchasing according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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First interview over the phone on August 2019. Didn't make it to the second round. Interviewer made it clear enough with her line of questioning why she passed. Good experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Caterpillar
Interview
Standard behavioral interview. Lots of "tell me about a time..." questions. Interviewer was transcribing answers onto paper with STAR format, so important to articulate each part of answer. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) Interviewer also gave “lifeline” where if you did not like the question asked, they would give you another one in the same category.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you when you came up with an innovative solution to a problem.