Saudi Aramco Unit Head Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Calm,
Don't lie at any point.
Told truely what you are actually.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: There was a small advertisement in Times of India. Require Fresh Graduate Engineers from all Disciplines for Reliance Industries ltd for their Petrochemical projects. Several students from college sent the resumes. The rank 2 & 3 were shortlisted and called for Interview in Mumbai Office.
Tips: Academics record did make a difference.

Round: Test
Experience: There was a written Test purely Technical in nature. The questions were from the Instrumentation subjects. At that point in time there was no aptitude like tests. There were few multiple choice questions and rest were descriptive. It was a 2 hour test.
Tips: You need to prepare well for Technical test

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was purely Technical & very exhaustive. Lost of questions from Control Theory, Loops stability, Control loop design, Various sensors and their functioning, PID controllers and their applications were asked in detail. It was a long interview in which the depth of knowledge was judged. It was all right in one two cases where you say I am aware of basics but further unable to recollect. Interview was conducted in normal conversation like environment making me very comfortable and was able to think and reply.
Tips: Say what you know. Beating around will not help.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR interview was very simple one. There was no negotiation on salary part. The entire document was ready & printed. There were two things that the HR person was focusing. One, how serious you are to stay with the company for at least 3-5 years span. The reason is that they had planned several training on their upcoming project systems and wanted to make sure the person stays with the company post training. They also discussed the Bond period as 2 years post Training completion. Second he made it clear that you may be placed anywhere in India or abroad. The HR person was very keen to know and confirm these two aspects.

Skills: Knowledge on Instrumentation & Process control systems
College Name: SGGS Nanded
Motivation: Large projects and was the single largest upcoming company in Petrochemicals.

Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude paper was a challenging one but i enjoyed doing it. Technical paper was also good. Questions were asked based on basic knowledge about the technical topics related to your branch.
Tips: In Aptitude, try to do problems that you are sure of first, don't waste too much time on one question. Prepare well the topics like Number System, Probability, Profit-Loss and others.For Technical, prepare thoroughly topics like Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Mass & Heat Transfer and Chemical Reaction Engineering.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 80

Round: HR Interview
Experience: There was a combined HR + Technical Interview. It proceeded very smoothly. Firstly he asked my general introduction, after that he moved on to extra curricular activities that u did in your college days. Next, he asked me some questions related to Industrial Training and finally some questions related to technical topics of your particular subject. In the end, he asked me if I wanted to ask something from him and I asked. That,s all and the interview was over.
Tips: First of all, be confident, do not panic while talking to interviewer, keep proper eye contact, be honest - means do not try to manipulate him ; if you do not know the answer or are not able to recall it.. simply say no to the interviewer. Prepare your Industrial Training properly. Do not give false information about yourself. Overall, be cool and confident... I am sure you will have greater chances to crack interview.

Skills: Confidence, Communication Skills, Body Language
College Name: NIT JAIPUR
Motivation: Reliance is one of the fortune 500 company in the world. It is the largest Private sector company of India. It has largest petroleum Refinery of world at Jamnagar (Gujarat). There is a huge amount of opportunities of growth and promotions in this company. As a chemical engineer, this is a dream company for me and i am very proud of myself to get placed in such a prestigious organisation.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stay true to what you know and focus displaying your process accumen

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Confidence

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: We discussed about change in technology, how digitisations is impacting, social media, budgets involved, way forward and changing environment
Tips: Be thoroughly prepared in changing environment and technological updates
Duration: 45 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Attitude, behaviour, knowledge, mindset, reward and recognition , leaf by example

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please share your thoughts and futures aspects as per your career goals openly at the time of interview

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be clear with your basics.
Dont try to give absurd answers if you dont know anything about it.