I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum (Houston, TX) in Oct 2017
Interview
Had an on-campus interview before I was invited to interview on-site. I was not sure that I was going to get an interview since at career fair the recruiter took my resume and only talked to me for 5 minutes before knowing he was done talking. The on-campus interview was regular behavioral questions and I found out I was invited for on-site the following week. During the on-site interview you are given an overview of the site, the chance to talk to a current process engineer, and a tour of the site you are interviewing at. The interview itself was a panel interview, where you go over your resume before they ask specific questions of projects you have done. They look at how you prioritize your work and how you challenge obstacles. Be able to talk very specific about your experiences (ex. what step took the longest? how did you prioritize your planning on this project?).
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What is something that you are doing for continued growth?
Lunch interview at local restaurant. Very casual, the interview was not scripted, asked a lot about past experience, likes, dislikes in the workplace. Overall very laid back and friendly process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you manage stress and differing opinions in the workplace?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum in Feb 2023
Interview
The interview process consists of two interviews, one phone interview and one behavioral interview. They bring you on-site for the behavioral interview and serve you with breakfast. The behavioral interview questions are typical "Tell me a time when...." type questions. They ghosted me after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you had to work in a tight deadline. Tell me something you dislike about your current job.
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Occidental Petroleum in Nov 2018
Interview
A university recruiter from Oxychem contacted me and helped set up a phone screen with the site location's HR department. The phone screen lasted 15 minutes and the HR manager did not give me any opportunities to ask questions or ask for their contact addresses. I managed to contact the HR manager two weeks after and was told that they would get back to me soon. I still have not heard back from that HR department to this day.