I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Chevron
Interview
2 phone screens with a case/technical portion and an in-person superday. Superday had 3 formal interviews, a breakfast with many members of the Finance department and a lunch with current FMBADP's
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Chevron (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2013
Interview
If you are not at one of Chevron's "core" schools that recruits on-campus, you will have to attend a conference and network with Chevron Finance employees in order to have a chance at a first round interview. The earlier in the school year you do this, the better - all first round interviews are completed by early November with second rounds shortly thereafter.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Chevron (San Ramon, CA) in Oct 2009
Interview
1 hour on-campus interview. Standard interview questions such as tell me about yourself, why did you apply to Chevron, etc. To best prepare for interview, make sure you know Chevron culture, general energy industry trends and concepts, and Chevron operations (downstream, upstream). Brush up on finance to answer technical questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you make a go-no go decision if you're asked to evaluate financially whether to drill if the chance of oil being discovered is X%?