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Plains interview preparation

Walk into Plains prepared.
Know what it looks for.

Plains is one of North America's largest midstream energy infrastructure operators, transporting, storing, terminaling, and marketing crude oil and natural gas liquids through more than 18,000 miles of pipeline. Headquartered in Houston with deep roots in the Permian Basin, Plains is in the middle of a strategic transformation — selling its Canadian NGL business to Keyera for $3.75 billion and consolidating its position as the premier pure-play crude oil midstream operator following the $2.9 billion acquisition of EPIC Crude (now Cactus III). Behavioral interviews at Plains lean heavily on safety culture, operational discipline, ownership and accountability, and the company's stated motto of "Do the Right Thing" — making preparation less about rehearsed answers and more about understanding how Plains thinks about risk, integrity, and long-cycle infrastructure.

What we know about Plains

Your preparation, in four steps

Take them in order, or start where you need help most.

  1. Step 1Learn how Plains hiresHear its values, its interview process and the questions it asks.Listen
  2. Step 2Build your storiesTurn your experience into STAR answers shaped around Plains.Open Story Bank
  3. Step 3Tailor your resumeWrite a resume for your target role at Plains, from your own experience.Open Resume Studio
  4. Step 4Practice out loudRun a mock interview with an AI interviewer. Get a written report on what to fix.Start practicing