BP Interview Questions
The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.
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- Negative
- Neutral
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- Very Positive
The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.
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- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Very Difficult
The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.
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Interviews at BP
Interview Questions & Answers - BP Examples
Trading and Shipping Intern Interview
Quantitative researcher intern Interview - Oil & Gas
1. BS model assumption
2. Derive BS PDE
3. Coding question (DP)
You are given a number, remove integers one by one. You win if you guarantee that you remove the last non-zero integer. What is the largest number such that you always win
Trading and Shipping Intern Interview - Commodities
Trader Development Program (TDP), Trader Interview - Commodities
1) Standard behavioral questions. Focus on bp’s values (e.g. environment, safety).
Round 2 90-Min Technical Case Study:
1) No behavioral questions; interviewer was not a trader and seemed unsure of the specific TDP group (trading, commercial, analytics). They began by stating interview despite being slotted for 90 minutes would only take 60.
2) Format: 3 cases. For each:
• 10 min: Read case
• 10 min: Present answer + follow-up questions
• Expect prompts to dive deeper
• Allowed to use a calculator and scratch paper
• Tip: Ask clarifying questions early and tie answers to bp’s values.
3) Cases:
• Storage & Supply/Demand:
Given storage diagram and supply/demand tables for Countries A & B (monthly). Calculate net values for each month in the country (e.g., Demand 500 – Supply 300 = -200). Consider that B’s supply flows via A’s pipeline and storage tanks.
• Geopolitical Risk: Analyze risks and how to mitigate these risks of entering a new market in an unstable region. Make sure to discuss safety risks.
• Commodity Pricing: Calculate a single price for Country D over several months. Compare with its current supplier’s monthly pricing.
Trader Development Program Interview - Commodities
None of the technicals are hard, mostly high-school level mathematics.
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