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 a recruiter. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Shell in Mar 2010
Interview
A recuiter came to my school, she encouraged us to apply at Shell Canada. She gave myself and my classmates interviews on the spot. I went to my interview a few days later.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Shell in Dec 2008
Interview
Initially I applied for an internship with the company but my application got into the recruitment basket instead. I was flown to Miri for the interview and it consisted of 3 sections; an analytical problem solving session which involves evaluating a case study and then presenting findings to a panel, a group interview with 7 other candidates and a technical presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long would you take to carry out a safety campaign?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Shell (Aberdeen, Scozia) in Aug 2008
Interview
Told to sit and wait one of the interviewers was late- he didn't apologise when he finally arrived but the boss did. 2 on one interview. Routine competency questions and background knowledge checks. One interviewer was extremely rude and abrasive and asked very pointed questions to the extent that I suspected it was a ploy so I played it cool and used my background knowledge to answer questions. It was almost like good cop/ bad cop! This went on for around 45 minutes before both interviewers nodded to each other and the interview ended. I was introduced to the other staff members and driven to the station by the guy who had previously been abrasive and congratulated on getting the job!
Culture- laid back.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Some would view your answer regarding the present oil environment as being quite arrogant considering your age, how do you respond to that?