I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Morton, IL) in Feb 2011
Interview
Originally interviewed at college job fair. Received a call back and interviewed on site. All questions were targeted selection situational questions. Interviewed with 3 different managers for 3 different jobs that were available within the packaging group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you were not equipped to complete a task and how you went about doing so.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Sept 2021
Interview
Applied online. Recruiter reached out to me for a phone screening about 10 days later on a Wednesday. I had the phone screening two days later on Friday, and they scheduled a virtual Microsoft Teams interview during that same interview for that following Friday.
Even though I was not selected, they actually called me back to give me some feedback on why they went with the other candidate. And the callback was about four days after the virtual interview.
So, overall, a very quick interview process.
They followed the STAR method and will tell you so in the interview, so be prepared for that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to earn a person's trust. How'd you go about it and what were the results?
Can you describe a time when a team you were in was not meshing well and what you personally did to resolve the issue?
Can you describe a time you followed a quality process and how you made sure it was detail-oriented as possible?
Can you describe a time when you implemented safety as part of your projects?
Describe a time when you had to work cross-functionally with a group.