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 college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Shell in Oct 2007
Interview
Typical graduate candidates are interviewed on campus and, pending qualifications, flown to Houston to participate in a two day interview process called Shell Recruitment Days (SRD). Each SRD consists of 8 to 10 people, typically of different college majors and from different universities. The SRD process is mainly looking to see if a candidate meets the personable and team working skills requirements that Shell highly seeks in its employees. Critical thinking and business prowess are assessed, albeit secondarily. Technical knowledge, however, is not assessed; Shell recruits from a list of universities known for producing candidates with the required job skills to work in the business.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something that you have accomplished that has defined your leadership abilities, style and success?
The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Shell (Boulder, CO) in Sep 2009
Interview
Spoke with representatives at a career fair and received an invite for an interview about a week later. The day before the official interview there was an informal group meeting discussing some of the non job specific aspects related to working at Shell. The Interview stressed Capacity, Achievement, and Relationships. The achievement aspect is tested by asking you to describe a past achievement. The capacity aspect is tested by giving you a sample problem to describe and solve at a high level. The relationships aspect is drawn on more or less through out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the challenges of standardization over the next 10 to 15 years