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).
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Leicester, England) in Aug 2009
Interview
Research company products and company values also obtain as much detail on service strategy, number of employees, regional offices and territories covered. Ask what the companys 5, 10, & 15 year growth plan is and how they aim to achieve these goals. have basic fundemental knowledge on 6 SIGMA.
Basic understanding oF CAT service tools and deler network software would be a great advantage
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Dec 2007
Interview
Easy questions. mostly use STAR approach. questions about specific situations and how you responded to those situations using the STAR approach.
First round you have only just one interview. second round consists of three interviews back to back each interview being one hour long. they notify you of the offer within two weeks. company invites you for a plant vist during the interview and drug tests you right there
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe a siutation where you had to show leadership/ solve a problem/ had to face failure
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Apr 2009
Interview
It was a standard college-grad interview site. The interviewer kept asking esoteric questions along the lines of "What does the word system mean to you?". Another question that seemed to have no answer was "If you were in South America representing our company, and a customer needed a part that you did not have, what would you tell him?"
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