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 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shell
Interview
Interview happened in three rounds. First round was telephonic followed by a face to face interview which was complete technical round and ran for approx 2 hrs. Discussed all minute details of your experience. Third round was of HR and Leadership skills. They give you a case like you are a CEO of a loss making company. What steps would you take...there is nothing objective like Yes or No but all subjective. They will find questions from your answers. This interview again ran for 2 hrs and had a panel of 3 persons.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Indian suppliers not been able to compete with Chinese suppliers. What kind of arrangements are required from Govt side to make India sourcing successful.
I applied online. I interviewed at Shell (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2012
Interview
Interviewed by phone. Interview lasted 45 minutes:
15 minutes to discuss your resume, contact information and generally introduce yourself to the interviewer and vice versa.
30 minutes of answering behavioural questions including speaking about your proudest achievement (15 mins) and general behavioural questions (15 mins).
A final 15 minutes is allocated to the discussion of 4 subjects as if you were acting as the CEO of a global company:
1. Business and Competitors -> chosen for this interview. Interviewer explained what I had to do and asked questions at every 'step' of my answer to lead.
2. CO2 emissions -> chosen for my first interview and did terrible. Interviewer did not ask questions to 'lead' the discussion.
I do not remember 3 and 4. They tend to reuse these questions since all 4 subjects have been given to me in both interviews I've gotten (back as an undergraduate and now graduating student).
Overall the interview process is very predictable (except for the last section but even that is quite repetitive) and your enjoyment of the interview thoroughly depends on your interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me of a time you had to use a different method of communication with a coworker?