Occidental Petroleum Software Engineer interview experience

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Austin, TXPosted Sep 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

When I joined the process, most of the conversation centered on my resume.

At the career fair, I discussed my background and applied through both my university and Occidental’s sites. During the interview itself, they focused on walking through my resume for the majority of the time and only asked two behavioral questions at the end because we were running out of time.

In a different, more intense version of Occidental’s hiring style, the process felt unusually thorough and personal. I ended up meeting with over a dozen people and spent at least an hour with them, and it gave me a very clear picture of what I was stepping into. Since hiring in oil and gas can be

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