I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Hoboken, NJ) in Sept 2015
Interview
We had on campus interviews. All of the interviewers were alumni from my school. After that round you move onto phone interviews to decide what position fits you the best.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever had a project where you were the leader? Describe how you lead your group and any problems that arose.
I applied through university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Bengaluru) in Aug 2025
Interview
Three stage process
Online Test - Aptitude and Mechanical core problems; (Standard difficulty while the Aptitude was time consuming)
Group Discussion - Topic given was - Can introverts be effective leaders
Interview - Technical and HR. RICCE framework. Being through with every point in the CV and understanding mechanical engineering principles behind all of them helps.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Forces acting on a hole and shaft, assembled in a press fit
I applied through university. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Calicut, Kerala) in Aug 2025
Interview
Some Technical and some HR questions. Technical questions are not too deep. They also look for your communication and management skills. They ask about your past professional experience and know the details of it.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Baton Rouge, LA) in Oct 2023
Interview
There were 3 other engineers on the teams call. At first they described the role and their experience. Then they pretty much line by line on your resume and asked questions about everything.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is a large pressure tank that is holding crude oil, one of the preventative maintenance engineers says that in six months there will be a hole at the bottom of the tank. Each day this tank is out of commission, it costs the company 1 million dollars. You are 6 months into the job, what do you do?
