Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Caltrans as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Student Assistant - Engineer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Student Assistant - Engineer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The Caltrans interview process was straightforward and comfortable. I interviewed with a two-person panel, and most questions followed the STAR format, making it easy to organize clear, relevant examples. About 30 mins long.
Remote online video interview with four people. Showed questions ahead of time and gave me a few minutes to look them over in silence before proceeding. Very structured and as expected.
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They asked all technical questions and wanted concrete examples.
It’s a structured interview process. You walk in, there’s a binder on the desk and you simply answer what’s in the binder. I was asked four questions and allotted 30 minutes to answer.
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They asked about my previous experience with civil 3d