I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Halliburton (Houston, TX) in Oct 2019
Interview
They were disorganized and told me the wrong timeslot for my first interview. Rescheduled and got a second and they flew me to their headquarters in Houston. There I was told that they don’t hire Chemical Engineers for this job and the rest of the day was trivial.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They had a few interviewees try to solve a problem with missing information. The point was to ask the interviewer for help and then they would give the needed information. We never did and no one solved the puzzle.
There are three days campus recruitment process. Starting from written test in day 1, FGD in day 2, and, short interview in day 3. FGD was pretty casual, you'll be given 15 minutes to discuss a case, and depends on when your turn on presenting is, 1-2 hours to solidate the case outside while waiting for presentation turn. If you pass, you'll get into user interview the next day.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Halliburton in Jun 2025
Interview
After passing the admin screening, I attended the psychometric/aptitude test at UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta. The test was conducted entirely online on our own devices; the venue had weak mobile signal and there was no option to take the test on paper, so a lot of time was lost just connecting and loading questions.
Format & content: Mostly English verbal reasoning, plus basic math and simple mechanical/physics items (e.g., “which gear turns to the right”). One section was a long ordering/linear arrangement (positional reasoning) passage followed by five MCQs, time management was critical bcs 1 para for 5 MCQs.
It was not worth relocating and moving my family. The work and life balance not justified to survive. I do not like the cold environment in the north area. It was not worth relocating and moving my family. The work and life balance not justified to survive.