ExxonMobil video interview questions
11 researched questions — 11 reported by real candidates or published by ExxonMobil. Updated August 2026.
1Tell me about yourself.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock2Tell us about a time when you made an adjustment to a task.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock3Have you ever sold an idea to your coworkers, and how did that go?
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock4Describe a mistake you made in your previous job.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock5What skills or experience do you think you could bring to this role?
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock6UK graduate scheme (live Skype screen, not a recorded video): Tell me about a time you used numerical data to achieve a result.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported for the UK graduate scheme.
Practice this in the mock7UK graduate scheme (live Skype screen, not a recorded video): Give an example of working with a difficult person and how you handled it.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported for the UK graduate scheme.
Practice this in the mock8What can ExxonMobil offer you over the next five years to keep you motivated?
9What kind of environment do you like to work in?
Reported by a candidatePast behaviorReported for a first-round recorded video.
Practice this in the mock10What has been your greatest professional success?
Reported by a candidatePast behaviorReported for a first-round recorded video.
Practice this in the mock11Budapest/GBC finance and accounting roles: expect the recorded set to close with basic accounting questions; no individual wordings were recoverable from candidate reports, so revise core accounting fundamentals rather than memorising items.
Reported by a candidatePast behaviorReported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.
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The ExxonMobil hiring process at a glance
- 1Online application and online test — Application via jobs.exxonmobil.com; some Budapest candidates report an online test roughly a week before the video stage, others report the video first.
- 2One-way recorded video interview (Budapest/GBC) — Reported as 6 situational/STAR questions, about 1 minute to read and 2 minutes to answer each, roughly 30 minutes total, with a 6-day window to record.
- 3Written assignments (some analyst roles) — One candidate reports a 10-minute accounting quiz plus an HR questionnaire alongside the video.
- 4Panel or senior interview — Two interviewers, one more senior, reported at around 2 hours covering technical accounting and behavioural questions.
- 5Offer — Offer after the later interview rounds; ExxonMobil's own careers material notes resume review alone can take 2 to 8 weeks.
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For Budapest Global Business Center roles in finance, accounting and analyst functions, candidates describe applying through jobs.exxonmobil.com and then meeting an online test and an automated video interview close together — some report the test first with the video arriving about a week later, others report the video as the first step. The recorded stage is consistently reported as six questions, mostly situational or STAR-style, ending with a set of basic accounting questions that candidates describe as easy. Questions are played as pre-recorded video clips delivered by different individuals rather than read as text, with think time before each answer.
Timings are configurable by employers and reports do not fully agree. The better-corroborated Budapest account gives roughly 1 minute to read each question and about 2 minutes to answer, with the whole sitting taking around 30 minutes and a 6-day window to complete the recording. One Business Analyst report instead describes about 120 minutes of preparation, including watching the question video, and 60 to 120 minutes of recording time for the same six questions — most likely a different role-family configuration or a description of the overall window rather than per-question caps. Plan for tight per-question limits and treat any longer allowance as a bonus. No candidate report describes whether retakes are allowed, so assume a single take. One candidate also reports two written assignments paired with the video: a 10-minute accounting quiz and an HR questionnaire.
After the recorded stage, Budapest candidates report a longer interview with two people, one of them more senior, running to roughly 2 hours and mixing technical accounting content with behavioural questioning; the overall experience is described as two rounds combining video and panels before an offer.
Regional differences matter more than usual at ExxonMobil. UK engineering and chemical-engineering graduate hiring does not appear to use a one-way video: candidates describe online reasoning tests, then a live Skype interview of about 10 minutes run by an outsourced third party with three to four competency questions drawn from a rotating bank, then a face-to-face round with two project managers including roughly 10 minutes of technical questioning such as interpreting a mini P&ID diagram, and finally an assessment centre with group exercises, a case study and a presentation, with the whole process running up to about three months. In the US and general corporate pipeline, ExxonMobil's own material describes resume review taking 2 to 8 weeks, optional aptitude assessments notified by email, and a preliminary phone or Zoom interview — all live formats. Prepare for a recorded interview only if the invitation explicitly asks you to record answers.
About this research
- Researched questions
- 11 — 11 officially published or candidate-reported
- Typical format
- One-way video; a common setup is 30s prep + ~2 min answers. Employers configure their own timing, question count, and retakes.
- Research updated
- August 2026 · part of our evidence-labeled video-interview question bank
Best-supported scope: Finance, accounting and business/financial analyst roles at ExxonMobil's Budapest Global Business Center, where candidates report a pre-recorded one-way video interview early in the pipeline. UK engineering and chemical-engineering graduate hiring is explicitly out of scope for one-way video: every graduate report describes a live interview instead.
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Sources reviewed
- Glassdoor — ExxonMobil Budapest interview reports (automated video interview, 6 questions, timings)
- Glassdoor — ExxonMobil Business Analyst interview reports (6-question video, written assignments)
- Glassdoor — ExxonMobil Financial Analyst interview reports (pre-recorded questions by different individuals)
- Glassdoor — ExxonMobil main interview page (Jan 2022 first-round recorded video items; later live rounds)
- ExxonMobil official — Careers in Bengaluru hiring process (resume review, assessments, interview rounds)
- The Student Room — ExxonMobil UK graduate threads (live ~10-minute Skype screen, competency questions)