Occidental Petroleum Technician Interview Questions
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Occidental Petroleum.
Occidental Petroleum
Engineering Technician
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Panel Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Group Behavioral
It was a panel interview, pretty tech heavy with folks from different disciplines. Overall, it was a good vibe, not too formal, and felt like a place I could see myself working long-term. Made me feel at home.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- What's your experience level with SQL?
- What's your experience level with Excel?
- What's your experience level with Spotfire?
Occidental Petroleum
Engineering Technician
Entry Average Neutral experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Applied online, HR sent an Analytical and Excel assessment after 1 week. Both were pretty easy. For the Excel test, there's a tutorial video on YouTube called ProveIt Excel assessment test. About 1 week later, HR called and asked questions about my current role, reasons for leaving, salary, and benefits. HR then scheduled an interview with the engineering team for another week later. I had 2 interviews on the same day because two engineering teams working on the same project were both looking for 2 Engineering Technician candidates. It was a panel interview with 2 Eng Techs, 3 Engineers, 2 Eng Leads, and 1 IT person. A total of 8 people divided into 2 groups.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Can you introduce yourself and describe your daily tasks, including the software and programs you use?
- How do you handle database maintenance and management?
- Could you tell me about the projects you're currently working on?
Occidental Petroleum
Engineering Technician
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral Presentation
I applied online and a recruiter reached out about an online assessment on Access 2003 and Excel 2007. The Excel part required using the program, and the Access part involved coding. I passed that and then had a two-hour in-house assessment on the 2007 versions of both programs, which I also passed. A couple weeks later, I went in for an interview where I met with two reservoir engineers, another engineering tech, and an HR person who discussed benefits. After that, I haven't heard anything back and don't know what the company is doing. I won't consider them again because it seems like a waste of time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- The questions weren't too hard.
Occidental Petroleum Technician Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Occidental Petroleum interview reports.
“Are you familiar with VBA in Access 2003? Can you answer in-depth questions about it?”
Read reports →“How would you approach in-depth questions about VBA in Access 2003?”
Read reports →“How do you handle database maintenance and management?”
Read reports →“What are your aspirations for the future?”
Read reports →“What's your experience level with Spotfire?”
Read report →“Can you walk me through specific scenarios where you had to troubleshoot wells?”
Read report →“What's your experience level with SQL?”
Read report →“What's your experience level with Excel?”
Read report →“What's prompting your job search?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Occidental Petroleum interview reports.