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 2 months. I interviewed at Shell in Dec 2011
Interview
Typical competency questions for first 40 minutes but there were a lot of further questions probing quite deeply on each example so that I only got to talk about 2 or 3 of my experiences. For the last 20 minutes, I was given a choice of 4 topics to discuss. The one I chose was the role of social responsibility for a large international company such as Shell. Another was how to hire and retain high-calibre people in the company. One was about the usefulness of virtual teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time something was not going to plan and you had to change your approach
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Shell in Oct 2011
Interview
The interview consisted of an interviewer who wrote my responses down to send to someone who would review the responses and decide whether I got the job. The questions were typical behavioral questions with a heavy focus on teamwork, and the last question was a very broad case question in which you were asked to solve some large-scale (worldwide) problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation in which you had to communicate with people in a way that you are not used to.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Shell (Calgary, AB) in Sep 2011
Interview
Had a 3-hour interview with manager & HR. It revolved around the information my resume + behavioural questions. Pretty elaborate, I would say. Interview was held in a very professional manner, both HR & manager took lots of notes. Prior to an interview had to sign-off background check release for the verification of education, employment history & references and for criminal record check, and also was requested to provide two copies of ID. Got an offer with sign-off bonus. With an offer I received new forms for background check, a separate form for drug test, and a request to provide copy of the degree certificate.
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Question 1
You are a CEO. There is a press-conference, related to an accident, involving your equipment. One of the journalists stated that your company buys cheap parts and makes profit by saving on safety. Your response? Note that the response will be translated on TV.