Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Occidental Petroleum with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Occidental Petroleum overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Occidental Petroleum as a Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 29%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Austin, TX) in Sep 2016
Interview
I talked with them at my university career fair and applied through my university website as well as their company website. We talked about my resume for majority of the interview and they were only able to ask two behavioral questions at the end because we were running out of time.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond to accomplish a task.
I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Houston, TX)
Interview
It was very structured, well organized, with three interviewers in each round and there were three rounds of interviews that included the hiring manager and coworkers. They are a great company.
I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Ingleside, TX)
Interview
The interview process was very thorough and stress free. The panel interview felt more like a light conversation than an interview. It was the easiest hiring process I've ever experienced.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain an instance where I had to stop a job for safety reasons.
I applied online. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Houston, TX) in Jul 2022
Interview
They flew me to Houston. I had two interviews the same day with a panel of 3 people each. Simple behavioral questions. They went over my resume. All expenses were paid.