Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Caterpillar as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Praktikant and Service Maintenance Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Praktikant and Service Maintenance Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Caterpillar takes an average of 59 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Service Maintenance Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 59 days), whereas Service Maintenance Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 59 days).
Interviewers were nice, but the process itself was frustrating. They send you templates via email beforehand for you to review. You will meet with two people at the same time, and they will each take turns asking you questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mapleton, IL)
Interview
Promp and professional response getting an interview. Process was easy and welcoming. Online app resulted in a phone call for an interview within 3 days and was offered the job on site following my interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Sep 2025
Interview
Applied thru website. interview was 1 hr long with 2 people from the team. They are terrible with communication, and don't respect your time, and i noticed it's a pretty common thing there. felt like a waste of time interview was fairly average and straight forward, they very strict with star format. just make sure u pratice STAR, and was purely behavioral
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Question 1
Tell me about a time u faced difficulty with others. Tell me about a time you improved a process