I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Freeport-McMoRan (Tucson, AZ) in Aug 2020
Interview
During the interview, they will ask geologic based questions, particularly related to deposits or rock types associated with economic deposits. This will also occur if you have a site visit to one of the mines.
Very clear and you have enough time to prepare. 6 questions in total. A lot of questions about teamwork and safety. They use HireVue for the first part of interview.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Freeport-McMoRan (Climax, CO) in Apr 2024
Interview
Interview process consisted of a ~1 hour phone interview with senior geologists and HR personnel.
Follow-up interview/site-visit was paid for by company; consisted of ~4 hour site tour, meet and greets, Q&A session, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the characteristics of a porphyry deposit?
I applied online. I interviewed at Freeport-McMoRan
Interview
Initial phone screening interview with somebody from Human Resources, then another phone interview with technical team. Initial screening is standard to see if you aren't a jabroni. Technical is about experience