Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Shell as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Graduate Program and Operation Support rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Graduate Program and Operation Support roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Shell takes an average of 30 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Materials and Corrosion Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Materials and Corrosion Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
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Straightforward, recorded video interviews and motivation letter. You have to complete the process within 1 week after applying for the position. There is also a situational and personality test. Afterwards, there is an interview.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Shell
Interview
Straightforward, first stage is an invite to a hirevue page to take different assessments and a final recorded interview comprised of three questions.
First part of the assessment is some situational judgement based on hypothetical scenarios developing in office as an employee. Second part is devoted to personal questions and how likely/unlikely your relate to different scenarios. The third part is the recorded interview with 3 separate questions which give ample time to prepare.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe a time when you needed to ask for feedback or advice.
I applied online. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at Shell (Londra, Inghilterra) in May 2025
Interview
Stage 1: video recorded answers to various broad questions relating to why Shell, why me, etc
Stage 2: 1 hour or so phone call (essentially a sense check, is this guy legit) this took a few months to get
Stage 3: 3 hour video interview covering business cases, personal story, background, basic competencies. Notably not many technical "give me the formula for" type questions which are pretty common.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What have you done in the last few years out side of uni to demonstrate or grow your competencies/understanding of the broader energy sector