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. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Shell (San Antonio, TX) in Sep 2012
Interview
1:1 interview in a closed room. Bottled water was provided. The recruiter has few page of papers to record your performance. He/She asked questions, and recorded your answer and other performance when you response. The entire interview has three section: 1) Describe your achievements; 2) Demonstrate your capability work with others; 3) Think youself as a leader of a global energy company, pick up a topic (CO2 emission, global culture, company deversity, etc.) to develop your thought how the company can be benefit from this specific topic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
He/She will ask you questions based on what you have answered. Totally unexpected.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shell (New Orleans, LA)
Interview
I applied online and was called within 2 weeks for a phone interview, which was fairly informal. It ran between 30 and 45 minutes and I was given the chance to go through my resume and talk about my experiences. I was also given a bit of background about the position by the hiring manager. About a week later, I was called once again and asked to meet for a face to face interview. This involved me being flown out to New Orleans. I was asked to prepare a presentation that would take about 20 minutes to present. During the presentation I was to discuss a project I had worked on previously and the challenges I faced, what I learned, the steps I took to solving the problems I encountered, etc. I was to present to the hiring manager, HR, and a senior level manager. The presentation portion of the interview went very smoothly and everyone made me feel very welcome and comfortable. The interview ended up being very conversational as the interviewers did not wait for me to finish the whole presentation before asking questions. There was also a "standard interview questions" portion, as well as a brief case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The case study is something you cannot really prepare for. A scenario is presented to you and you have to answer a series of questions, based on the background information that is given to you. You are asked to answer these questions as though you are the CEO of the company. I don't remember exactly the question that was asked, but I do remember that there were some questions that tested ethics and others that looked at your strategic/problem solving skills.
I applied online. I interviewed at Shell (Singapore)
Interview
Went threw 1st round telephone interview, was asked about previous internship experiences and some general questions and finally a discussion on one of the four topics (culture, competition, environment, safety), I chose culture and talked about strengths and weaknesses of having a multi-cutural team. Waiting for the assessment center now.