IT Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Occidental Petroleum with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for IT Specialist roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 IT Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 33%
Drug test: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Bakersfield, CA)
Interview
This process wasn't too bad. Can't remember the exact order but all pretty straight forward. Put in application, received a phone call from HR regarding my application and to setup an interview. Went through the interview, had a background check and drug test done. Received a phone call the next day letting me know I was hired (that was fast, I'm assuming they really needed someone.
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Question 1
Most questions were simple for any computer technician to answer if you've been in the industry. There really wasn't a hard or difficult set of questions if you've been through any interview. Most were technical questions, but the others centered around VIP and customer needs.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Houston, TX) in Sep 2013
Interview
Call in first, Face to face, extremely slow processing time but worth it. Usually more than 2 meeting before they offer you the job. Very casual, open minded conversation,. Lunch with fellow colleges.