I applied through college or university. I interviewed at bp in Sep 2014
Interview
Came to my university after I applied through my university and on BP's website. I applied to only the Trading Internship, but ending up interviewing for a completely different job. I didn't find out until the interview. I was completely caught off guard and honestly mad. I would never work for a company that surprises you like that and thinks they know your interests better than yourself.
Anyway, I ended up interviewing for a finance position within IST, that I was uninterested in and would never accept. Interview started off behavioral based then moved to an easy case study. After the case study, I had many questions about the position and the interviewer didn't know a single answer. It was laughable. A complete waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case study consisted of a hypothetic business project that wasn't performing as expected and whether or not to continue or terminate the project. Just had to walk through your thought process.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at bp in Oct 2016
Interview
It was quite intimidating looking at yourself in the little screen but otherwise, it's rather impersonal. You are given a tutorial prior to the interview and you're given 30 seconds to think of your responses. Then the camera starts recording. You're typically given 60-120 seconds to record a response. There were 4 questions and try not to waffle. The questions aren't that hard but it's easy to waffle. Prepare a few stories beforehand.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at bp (Houston, TX) in Nov 2015
Interview
Two video interviews done in my dorm room and a final site interview which included an individual case interview and a group case interview.
Video 1: 10 mins, 3 questions. Really basic. "Tell my about yourself", "Why BP/oil", and something else
Video 2: a lot of questions, lasts about 30 minutes, many esoteric questions
Case 1: Easy case interview. Google "Schlumberger business interviews" for examples on math, and get the Case in Point book for examples on how to answer questions.
Case 2: With a group. Make sure to be respectful but don't be a pushover. A really easy way to ace this interview is to suggest being the person who writes on the board: shows initiative, allows you to be involved without doing any heavy lifting, can showcase your organization skills because it was a large case with many data pieces.
The two cases are done before lunch, then you get lunch at 12 and are shown the trading floor/building.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at bp in Nov 2015
Interview
1. Online application
2. Online Psychometric tests (numerical and logical tests) It is really difficult to finish all those questions so I skip some of them.
3. Competency interview (video interview). Interview questions includes: Why BP? Why trading? how to handle conflict? How do you view yourself in 5 years.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why BP? Why trading?
2. How do you handle a conflict at work?
