Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Occidental Petroleum with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Engineering according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Houston, TX) in Sep 2018
Interview
Interviewed with 2 people. One wanted to stay on track with STAR questions and the other just wanted to talk which made it an awkward interview. At the end they said I would hear something in the next week but I never heard back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you were a part of a team and there was a dispute.
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum in Jan 2017
Interview
I applied through university and the process took 2 weeks for the first round of interview and 3+ month for the second interview. The first interview was on campus and the second was a brief phone interview.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Lubbock, TX) in Sep 2016
Interview
Applied through University Job Board. Was accepted for the interview and interview was held a couple days after that. The interview was between myself and one of their Engineers, he asked a couple questions about myself and then a few basic behavioral questions. Received an offer within two weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A few basic behavioral questions and a few questions just about myself.