Young Graduate Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at TotalEnergies with 3.3 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 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Young Graduate Trainee roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at TotalEnergies overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at TotalEnergies as a Young Graduate Trainee according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 19%
Group panel interview: 19%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Phone interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at TotalEnergies (Nairobi) in Feb 2024
Interview
The Interview process was rigorous. The recruitment process was done by a recruitment company outsourced by Total Energies. It was a 5 stage interview process. Began with an aptitude test, Then assessment center. Face-to-face Interview with the outsourced recruiting company. A psychometric test. Finally face-to-face Interview with Total Energies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us your motivation for applying for this position.
It was very long and vigorous. Made an application in July and final interview was in December . The application process was:
1. Application in their website
2. Aptitude test
3. Assessment center ( Full day affair)
4. 1st Physical interview
5. Psychometric Test
6. Final physical interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Obvious behavioral questions like
Tell me about yourself and why this company?
The process was comprehensive with several interview steps. They also clearly communicated on the next stage after each interview. I had a good experience to the very last stage of the interviews.
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at TotalEnergies (Nairobi) in Sep 2025
Interview
1. Aptitude test-first phase, elimination is done after every phase
2. Group activities-2nd Phase, includes case studies, team work, dilemma questions.
3. In-person interview-3rd phase
There are like 2 more phases after the 3rd phase
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you chose an easy path from the right path