Chemical Operator 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 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Chemical Operator roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Chemical Operator according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
Background check: 16%
Personality test: 16%
Drug test: 16%
Skills test: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Pedricktown, NJ) in Apr 2017
Interview
you must take a written test first (not rocket science, then you may get called for an interview,
I had one of their HR guys from Houston, Plant Manager, Lead operator and Operations manager at the interview. Seemed like square guys
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever been asked to do something in a certain way, when you had a better way to do it
What would you do if you had an issue with a co worker
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Notrees, TX) in Apr 2024
Interview
They’ll ask some operational questions, they’ll ask some hr questions, they will have 2 panel interviews. They will ask how to lock out a pump and describe how you would do it.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (La Porte, TX) in Jul 2021
Interview
The Interview Process was a great experience. It was my first big interview for a major chemical company. It was a 2 interview process with a 5 panel employees for Oxy on both interviews! They ask all about my previous experience and they tested me of what all I know about the process and what it does! If you do not know the process it will be a very hard Interview!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the distillation process and equipment used in it.
What is a time where you had to deal with a difficult time.
Name a time where you were unsafe. That's a trap never say you were unsafe.