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 through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shell (Houston, TX) in Jan 2009
Interview
Initial phone interview where you are asked to discuss your thoughts on a word that has nothing to do with the oil and gas industry. My word was "space travel". This is followed by a one-day face-to-face all day interview in Houston, TX. Lots of candidates are there on the same day interviewing for multiple jobs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The structure of the interview process itself is the most difficult thing. Candidates are not given feedback on how they are doing. And the questions and testing is so vague, it's hard to know how you are doing or what they want you to say.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shell (Houston, TX)
Interview
I am a college hire, so I had one interview on campus, and then flew to Houston a few weeks after for a second round interview. Honestly, it was a pretty standard interview, nothing too special. The second round interview was intense though, and my interviewers were UNREADABLE! So it's very hard to tell if you are doing a good job or not. Overall, a very good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The case study they give you in second round interviews is long and they don't give you much time to read through it, so be ready to think on your feet!