I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Marathon Petroleum
Interview
They asked the standard interview questions. It was all fairly normal, until the idea of climate change came up somehow and the interviewer seemed rather upset. See more where it says questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"What is something that you are looking forward to accomplish while working with us?" (Something like that, don't remember the exact wording)
I applied online. I interviewed at Marathon Petroleum (Long Beach, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
A simple and straightforward panel interview. Typical behavioral questions during the interview, great engagement from the interviewers and genuine follow up questions. They were reassuring and created confidence throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to manage multiple projects/things at once and what was the result of that.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Marathon Petroleum (Houghton, MI) in Feb 2022
Interview
Two company representatives went over resumes, documents, and asked fairly basic questions, the whole process took less than an hour. Casual demeanor and conversation about resume were made throughout the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one situation where things didn't go how you expected and how you resolved it?
Summer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Marathon Petroleum with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Marathon Petroleum overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Marathon Petroleum as a Summer Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
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