I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at bp (Aberdeen, Escócia) in Dec 2011
Interview
Final round assessment centre consisted of a meal with other applicant and current employees on the first day. Then the second day, we had 5 different exercises. 2 of them were done in groups of 4, 1 individual presentation, 1 role-play exercise done in a pair, and finally an individual exercise which was a self-reflection.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Exercise 1: Group of 4. We had to decide on new location for drilling, during the time we had the option of buying new information
Exercise 2: split into pairs and had a chance to interview an 'expert' about what type of technologies were appropriate. Then met up with the other pair and decided on the type of rig
Exercise 3: Individual presentation about whether the company should sell some of its refinery, or expand into new area, or just maintain current facility
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at bp in Feb 2009
Interview
Interview started with a basic phone interview. The 1:1 interview contained questions from the resume and technical questions. Be ready to answer conceptual questions related to the industry. They are looking for people who work great in Team settings.