Halliburton Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
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Halliburton
Field Engineer
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Other
After clearing the initial admin screening, I took a psychometric/aptitude test online from UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta. We had to use our own devices for the test. The location had poor mobile signal and no paper option, so connecting and loading questions took ages. The test was mostly in English, covering verbal reasoning, basic math, and some simple mechanical/physics questions like "which gear turns to the right". There was also a section with a long ordering/linear arrangement passage and five multiple-choice questions afterward; time was really tight because one passage was for five MCQs.
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Halliburton
Field Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience Decline offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
It didn't seem worth it to move my family for this job. The work-life balance isn't good enough to manage. I also don't like the cold weather up north. It just wasn't worth relocating the family, the work-life balance wasn't worth it.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your personal background.
Halliburton
Field Engineer
Senior Easy Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was pretty easy compared to what I've heard from coworkers. They tend to just remember stuff, but I always use a checklist for all our operations. This way, I make sure everything is done right and that each step flows into the next. It's really helped keep our work good and consistent. I'm sure it'll be great for a single MWD role too.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your background, specifically with 10 years of experience?
Halliburton Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
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“If you throw an anchor out of a boat into a pond, does the water level rise or fall?”
Read reports →“If you toss a 10-pound rock from a boat into a pond, what happens to the water level: does it rise, fall, or stay the same?”
Read reports →“Given a cable with a cutoff weight of xx, if x amount of weight is applied, what force must a motor exert to sever the cable?”
Read reports →“How would you build a stand that can support the weight of 3 eggs dropped from a height of 6 feet using only paper?”
Read reports →“Considering you live six hours away from Houston, and despite being near our work sites, you'd have to make a long drive back home after each job. Does this inconvenience concern you?”
Read report →“The interviewer tried to trick me on a pump question: Were they positive or negative displacement pumps on the cement truck?”
Read report →“What is your understanding of oil well drilling, and can you outline the entire process for drilling a typical oil well in your country?”
Read report →“What's the first thing you do when you arrive to the rig? Handover Chech well program Chech well control equipment certificates Chech Bop &choke manifold line up Check History Do check drillers and AD's for their checklists or you depend on feedback?”
Read report →“Given that joining Petrobras requires passing a test, and the most recent one had over 14,000 applicants, what's your perspective on that situation?”
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