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Updated Feb 3, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineering at Shell Oil
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 2 months)
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.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Intern at Shell Oil
Posted Jan 16, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Had a phone interview with Shell for a Summer Internship position in UK/Netherlands. The interview was about one hour in duration and could be broken up into three distinct parts.
The first part was a light introduction to confirm your identity and to discuss your internship options and to ask you several questions regarding the internship preferences.
The second part consisted in a series of personal experience/competency questions. Questions vary from interview to interview. Mine were two questions - What achievement are you most proud of? Tell us about a situation where you had to persuade people. Be prepared to expand and be asked questions regarding all that you say.
The final part of the interview consisted in selecting a topic out of four choices and be prepared to talk about it given a situation. The question I chose was Hiring and retaining talented people.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Internship at Shell Oil
Posted Jan 5, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 months)
Submitted my CV and cover letter online, in 2 days I was informed by HR that I was selected for phone interview. Phone interview consisted of 2 parts, the first was just questions about past experiences. I was asked to answer in STAR style. Second part I was asked to choose a topic from four, I chose Diversity and Inclusion. Then I was asked to answer a series of related questions and was told to answer it as if I were the CEO of Shell.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Procurement Manager at Shell Oil
Posted Dec 26, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
- The position requires a resourcefulness candidates
- given 2 hours to find list of information and email to interviewer
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Summer Internship at Shell Oil
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Singapore (Singapore) (took 3 months)
I would say it is easy to do well for the behavioural questions if you had practised enough and are aware of Shell's C.A.R.T criteria. What I found the most difficult about the interview were the questions that tested on one's thinking skills. He gave me 4 discussion topics (environmental hazards, business competitors, leadership development, carbon dioxide emission) to choose from, and you would have to solve the problem at a high level. I liked that he mentioned how Shell doesn't want to test on one's knowledge because "that wouldn't be fair", but rather, Shell is interested in seeing the candidate's thinking process instead. He encouraged one to think through the answers carefully and not be pressurised into giving a quick answer.
The interviewer was very kind and forthright in answering my questions. He said the people at Shell Singapore are "intrinsically honest" -- not just the department alone, but the entire Singapore office. He mentioned that the people working there are very smart, and that it will be hard to stand out unless you are extremely outstanding. There will be no chance of rotation among the different departments if what you are applying for is a summer internship.
When speaking to the HR person to discuss the internship issues (after i was given the offer), I found the woman very friendly, helpful and flexible. This gave me a very good impression of the people and culture in Shell.
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Reason for Declining
The project that I was given were not to my preference.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Summer Internship at Shell Oil
Posted Nov 30, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Basically the interviewer asked about the generic questions, she's a nice person to speak with.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Environmental Engineer at Shell Oil
Posted Oct 20, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in New Orleans, LA (took a day)
First I had a phone interview. A few weeks later I got invited to Shell Recruitment Day. This consisted of a technical interview (that you have to prepare for before hand) a case study (long) - read fast, and a group discussion with the other interviewees (this is to look at your ability to work in a group).
Overall a long day, but the people were really nice and very forthcoming about what would be involved in the interview. Very organized process.
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Negotiation Details
Didn't negotiate...offfer greatly exceeded by expectations.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Shell Oil
Posted Sep 1, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
i ws asked to tell a joke
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Graduate at Shell Oil
Posted Aug 26, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took 2 days)
I interviewed for a position in Shell's graduate development program. The first interview was a phone interview with an HR manager and lasted for about an hour. Shell called me back the same dat to notify me taht I had passed an invited me to an assesment day at their headquarters. The assesment day was quite comprehensive. Together with four other candidates I went through a full day of interviews. There were two indiviual case interviews as well as a group interview. Before each interview I got about an hour to prepare and read through premade materials. The interviews lasted between 30 and 40 minutes each.
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Negotiation Details
Not very much room for negotiation. All the graduate employees receive a compensationa package that is the same for everyone. It's possible to negotiate a starting date and location, but not very much else.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Project Manager at Shell Oil
Posted Jun 12, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
Here we go!
The process for us was divided in two parts.
1) Screening
2) SRD (Shell Recruitment Day)
I. Screening
I) First of all we had to fill and submit a resume. The resume is in a specific format and will be provided by Shell. Plus, we also had to apply online and fill a virtual resume online. Based on these two resumes, some people were short listed for telephonic interview.
ii) The date for Telephonic interview was communicated in advance. They can call at any time. I was the first to get a call at around 11 am and the last call came at about 8 or 9 pm. So be prepared! My interview was a 5 minute thing. Interviews are non – Technical. They asked me about some general stuff and then gave me a topic to speak on for a couple of minutes. Those who make through the interview will be called for SRD.
II. SRD
I) Project Round: Also known as Technical round, here you will be asked to present projects which you have done. You may present any project be it COP, SOP, LOP, Apogee, Internship, PS1 etc. We were asked to present only 1 project of our choice. All the questions in this round were related ONLY to the project and no other technical questions were asked. Those who make it through this round will go for HR.
ii) HR Round: A very short and simple HR round. Quite simple.
iii) Case Study Round: We were given a 60-70 page case study. We had to go through and prepare a 5 minute presentation on it. All this had to be done in 90 minutes. Please note that the presentation MUST NOT be of more than 5 minutes.
The case study round is a unique round and is somewhat difficult also. And so to make things simpler for the candidates, one sample case study round is held one day before SRD. That sample round is non evaluative. Also, you won’t find these case studies anywhere on the internet or in books. So, don’t waste your time in searching for them. Your best opportunity to prepare for it will be during the sample round. Those who survive this round will go for the final round.
iv) Group Activity Round: This is a modified GD round. The only thing is that here you won’t be alone; you will be divided in two teams. This is quite a simple round. You will be given a topic and some literature will also be provided. Your (and your team’s) discussion MUST revolve around the given literature only.
Important advice:
This was the process for us. It might be different for you guys. So don’t depend on this completely. And people with low CGPA need not worry. The CGPA cut off was 6.0 for us. So, whether you are 6.01 or 9.99, it really won’t matter.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Drug Test.
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