I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Imperial Oil in Oct 2009
Interview
The interview was behavioural based. It was only a 1hour interview that they use as a screening process. The interviewer informed that if I was to qualify for a second round, it would be for 3 hours on site.
Questions were typical, how well you work in a team, how well are you able to manage conflict, what is your favourite/worst course, how well do you know the company, etc. etc.
The important thing to remember is they expect you to answer using the STAR technique. Descripe the Situation or Task you had to perform, Action you took and what was the Results.
I applied online. I interviewed at Imperial Oil (Edmonton, AB)
Interview
Behavioral type questions
Tell me about yourself
How do you fit
Disagreement
Why you want to work
Tell me about the time you failed
Tell me about situation about multitasking
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Disagreement
Why you want to work
Tell me about the time you failed
Tell me about situation about multitasking
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Imperial Oil (Calgary, AB) in Oct 2018
Interview
I interviewed as part of the Engineering 2019 Career Hires. For the first step, you will be contacted for a 1 hour Skype interview. The interview will most likely be with one of the employees from the company, not a manager. If you are successful in this you will be invited for a 4 hour in person interview. The day will consist of a technical interview and two behavioral based interviews. The technical interview will be with a senior engineer in the company and the behavioral interviews will be with your future supervisor and another manager. You will most likely be part of a group of candidates who interview that day. At the end of the day you go out for dinner with some of the other candidates.
The challenging part of the interview is the technical part. Make sure to review your school notes and think about things that would be relevant to the operation of a refinery. You will need to answer troubleshooting questions. Mine was troubleshooting a distillation column.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a time when you attempted something that would have been very embarrassing if you failed.
