Caterpillar Financial Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (72%)

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.

4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (22%)

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.

2
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (79%)

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.

Interviews at Caterpillar Financial

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Year 2015
Job Title Intern
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Location Nashville
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Year 2013
Job Title Other
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Location Nashville
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Interview Questions & Answers - Caterpillar Financial Examples

Summer Internship Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: September 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 18, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Two 30-minute conversations with two people from Caterpillar Financial for the first round interview. Consisted almost exclusively of behavioral questions, such as when is a time when you've overcome a challenge, what's the hardest question you've ever been faced with, etc.
Interview Questions
What is a time when you've been overwhelmed on a day in the office and how did you respond?

What is the hardest question you have been asked?

When is a time when you have had to have been analytical?
Sample Answer

Foundational Program Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: November 2013
Date Submitted: Mar 16, 2014
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Began networking with a company rep at the campus career fair. Interviewed on campus and then at their super day at the HQ in Nashville. The super day was 2 days - an evening laid back event followed by 3 interviews with SVP or similar level employees. Interviews were behavioral/fit. Overall the process was not too intensive. No technical questions. Just have your go-to behavioral answers crisp and ready to go. Most of the interviewers had been with the company for some time so you can ask about the growth of the co., what has changed, direction co. is headed in. As with any interview, say that you are 100% willing to travel/relocate. It's part of the job so if you don't want to possibly relocate don't waste your time.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you failed at something. (I got the impression that they wanted a true failure that was not resolved. Don't try to be overly positive in your answer e.g., failed a test then got an A in the class would be bad).
Tell me about a difficult team setting you were in and did NOT resolve the problem with classmates. (Not sure how I answered but I would focus on using the story as a learning experience that helped you later in life).
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Finance Foundation Program Interview - Other

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: September 2013
Date Submitted: Dec 22, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The process was very simple. Resume drop on campus following a one on one interview . It was very straight forward
Interview Questions
Very easy nothing too difficult, felt more like a conversation.
I have a background in banking and the interviewer flat out told me that based on my background I would get bored with the Job and he recommended me to the treasury team.
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