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    Research Engineer Interview

    Anonymous Interview Candidate in Houston, TX (US)
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    Positive Experience
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    Application

    I applied through college or university. The process took 2+ weeks. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Houston, TX (US)) in September 2015.

    Interview

    There was on campus recruiting and I had interview with them. Most of the question are behavior questions, and focusing on how to solve work conflicts, talk about a time that you persuade someone, and talk about your leadership experience. I got phone call a week later from the upstream research company. They asked me some technical question during the phone interview.

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at ExxonMobil.

      Interview

      I applied through university and got an on-campus interview. The interview took about 1 hour. Most of questions were behavior questions like how you deal with difficult persons in your group. The interviewer was very nice and informative. She told me if I got accepted to the next round it will be an full day onside interview. And it may take few weeks before I heard back from them. So I am still waiting.

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate in Fairfax, VA (US)
      No Offer
      Neutral Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Fairfax, VA (US)) in November 2014.

      Interview

      On-campus interview with basic STAR questions. After that, received a 30 minute phone interview. Got an email a few days later inviting me to come to the Fairfax, VA office to do a site interview. Met with five or six people of different rank within the department. Never received a response (positive or negative) after that.

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      • Why are you interested in ExxonMobil over the other large oil and gas companies?   Answer Question
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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took a week. I interviewed at ExxonMobil.

      Interview

      A good balance of technical and behavioral questions. Asked about research, challenge, group work. Nothing unexpected. I was nervous before the interview. But the interviewer was nice. After my self introduction, I completely left the nervousness behind. It was a good experience.

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      • How did you convince your team members to follow your idea?   Answer Question

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I interviewed at ExxonMobil in October 2014.

      Interview

      I applied through campus career fair. The interview consists of two parts. The first part is to talk about my research. The second part is behavioral questions. The behavioral questions include: talk about your leadership, teamwork, what's the most creative part of your research, how you deal with argument with others, etc.

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No Offer
      Positive Experience
      Easy Interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ExxonMobil in October 2014.

      Interview

      Applied through career fair on campus. Got an on-campus interview about three weeks later. The interviewer asked me to talk about my research, emphasizing on the novelty of my projects. He also asked me some basic behavioral questions. For example: What did you do when you encounter problems in your research? What are your strengths? What are your greatest accomplishments?

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ExxonMobil in October 2014.

      Interview

      Interview set up through a campus recruiter.

      It was about 1 hour long mostly behavioral questions. Mostly about team work and leadership. Interviewer was very nice. I was told I will be hearing a from them in one or two weeks, so I am waiting.

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX (US)
      Accepted Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Houston, TX (US)) in February 2014.

      Interview

      Throughout the interview, there's a host to facilitate/help the interview process. you can ask the host any questions related to the interview. There's a dinner the night before the interview. No interview questions will be asked at the dinner, but still you may want to show you fit in with the group. The interview is for the whole day, starting in the morning with a presentation, then there are one-on-one meetings with interviewers throughout the day. There's a lunch meeting and again you may want to show you excitement about living in Houston area.

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      • The interview questions are mainly focused on the resume, for example, asking for more details on technical methods.   Answer Question

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No Offer

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at ExxonMobil.

      Interview

      Got the onsite interview invitation one month after the campus interview. Arrived one day before the interview day. First had a dinner with couple of employers. Then interview started the second day with presentation, then 6 one by one interview. One week later, got the rejection letter.

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      • Most questions are related with your research, research group and personal preference.   Answer Question

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      Research Engineer Interview

      Anonymous Employee in Clinton, NJ (US)
      Accepted Offer
      Positive Experience
      Average Interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at ExxonMobil (Clinton, NJ (US)) in November 2013.

      Interview

      Interviews included a 60 min 1:1 campus interview, a 60 min phone interview, and a full day on-site interview. The on-site interview started with an HR interview followed by my 60 minute seminar. I then had 6 45 min 1:1 interviews and a site tour. The campus interviewer seemed distracted and rushed, but my other experiences were positive. Questions were both technical and behavioral.

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      • I was asked to explain part of my work that was not the main focus, to determine how fully I understand the overall process.   Answer Question

      Negotiation

      I did no negotiating based on comments I saw here and by comparing my offer to a friend's offer who already works there.

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