Caltrans Transportation Engineer, Civil interview questions
Updated Aug 17, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 8%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
14 interviews
Caltrans interviews FAQs
- Transportation Engineer, Civil applicants have rated the interview process at Caltrans with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Transportation Engineer, Civil roles take an average of 79 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caltrans overall takes an average of 60 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Caltrans as a Transportation Engineer, Civil according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Phone interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
One on one interview: 3%
Other: 3%
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