Technical on-site questions: Take me through what happens in a refinery -- from when crude comes in, to oil/gas/final product going out. Name a few different types of pumps? What are some ways you can join pipes together? Welding, Flange/Fasteners, Mated pipes Questions on piping a fluid? Inertia effects, (rho*g*h) = pressure, Bernoulli's eqn's... Fundamentally how a cracking tower works?
Describe a time in your work experience when you were faced with a challenge and how did you overcome it?
Give an example of a time you helped lead a difficult team. Tell us what you know about the oil and gas industry. Where would you like to work, and what would you like to specialize in?
Describe a time when a teammate wasn't pulling their weight.
Several questions were asked in terms of working with difficult people, scenario development for operating conditions, troubleshooting, and connects around what resources to use to solve difficult problems.
Why do you want to work at Optiver?
Specific questions on certain measuring techniques and internal work processes.
Something about communication...
Something about latent heat
Describe a situation where you had a difficult situation with an employee about their performance and how you handled it. What was their response?
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