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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I applied online. I interviewed at Shell (New Orleans, LA) in Aug 2013
Interview
Interviewed and within a week was offered the job. The hiring process is a lengthy one, it took 2 months from start to finish. It was a relativly easy process, just long.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Shell (Lagos) in Mar 2013
Interview
First applied on their website, it took some days before they contacted me, although those who took the tests early got contacted early. Then you Take some IQ tests, a management kind of test. and some and then a speed test
I applied online. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at Shell (Houston, TX)
Interview
I applied online, and was chosen for an on-campus interview. Once I did that, they called me up for an SRD. I turned it down twice due to scheduling, but finally they called me a third time and I went.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was a rapid firing of questions, but overall not too difficult. Just be sure to prepare plenty of stories for the different behavioral questions that they would ask you.