FUEL YOUR CAREER

Shell Interview Skills

Presentation

Presentation Overview
Introduction
What Shell Looks for in its Employees
Shells Recruitment Process
Sample Exercises
Degree and Career Matrix
Questions?

What Shell looks for in

candidates
Academic Record
Your academic record is one key factor in the
assessment of your application

Skills & Achievements

Extra-curricular activities and achievements are
strong evidence to help aid our understanding of
the type of person you are

Technical Skills
Technical skills are both essential and highly valued

CAR
Capacity, Achievement, Relationships

What Shell looks for in

candidates
CAPACITY
The ability to analyse data quickly and learn fast, basing
judgments on fact not sentiment
Analysing outside existing boundaries to identify
implications and learn from others
The creativity to propose innovative solutions and manage
uncertainty within complex environments to produce
workable solutions

In other words, your analytical ability to place

problems in a wide but relevant perspective

What Shell looks for in

candidates
ACHIEVEMENT
The drive and enthusiasm to set themselves and others
challenging unambiguous targets
The resilience to deliver
The courage and self-confidence to tackle unfamiliar
problems and go against the crowd when necessary

In other words, your ability to get things done

What Shell looks for in

candidates
RELATIONSHIPS
Genuine respect and concern for people and valuing
everyone regardless of culture or status
Demonstrating honesty and integrity in all their actions
Creating trust by open and direct communications
Persuading others by the inspiration, sensitivity and clarity
of their argument
Arranging clear means of communication and decision
making

In other words, your ability to work efficiently with

others in a team

Shells Recruitment Process

Candidate profile at www.shell.com/careers
Structured interview on campus
Shell Recruitment Day or Second Interview
Job offer
Start

Application
Application Forms
Applications should be completed online
(www.shell.com/careers)
Attach copies of required documents (resume
and transcript)
Submit Candidate Profile to receive notification
of future opportunities matching degree and
interests

Application
Resumes
Tailor resume to the job/organisation
Do not have unexplained gaps in work history
Include achievements both academic and nonacademic
Keep it short preferably one to two pages
Beware of exaggerating achievements

The Campus Interview

Why Use a Structured Interview?
Shell follows an interview process that is intended
to explore candidate qualities that are directly
related to excellent performance
Creates more valid selection decisions

The Campus Interview

Introduction by Shell Interviewer
Life Questions
Achievements, Relationships

Analysis of a contemporary topic

Capacity

Questions

The Campus Interview

Benefits for the Applicant
Provides applicants with the opportunity to
elaborate on experiences, qualifications and skills
Provides a fair and robust process of evaluating
all applicants by the same criteria

The Campus Interview

Interview Tips

Be yourself
Speak clearly
Ask for clarification if you do not understand a question
Dont be afraid to ask for time to think
Keep your answers relevant to the question
Ask questions be sure to leave the interview having
covered all areas you are unsure about training, job
locations, when you should expect to hear the outcome of
the interview

The Shell Recruitment Day

What Is It?
Final stage of the selection process
Global process across the Shell Businesses for determining
and assessing individual performance and behaviour
Several candidates participate (usually 6-12)
Involves a variety of tasks, both individual and group
exercises

The Shell Recruitment Day

No competition between participants
Shells objective is to look for reasons to hire (not
reasons to reject)
Evidence-based assessment
Objective criteria with graded levels
Ensures consistency in selection methods
Criteria tuned to gauge potential success in
Shells work environment

The Shell Recruitment Day

Benefits for the Applicant
Enables individuals to learn more about the specific
business in Shell where they may be working
Provides further insight on what a Shell career offers
Allows applicants to interact with diverse Shell managers
Facilitates decision-making for the individual on the fit with
the company
Provides the opportunity for an applicant to showcase their
skills and capabilities in a team environment

The Shell Recruitment Day

The first evening Shell welcomes you
Briefing and Dinner hosted by new Shell employees

The Shell Recruitment Day

6-12 candidates and 4-8 Assessors (Shell Staff)

Exercises

Proposal/Scenario
Case Study
Group Discussion
Interview

Close/Wrap up

The Shell Recruitment Day

NEXT STEPS
Results available
Max within 5 working days

Offer
Identification of first assignment

Get to know you meeting (site visit)

Second Interview/Site Visit

In some cases, candidates may be invited to
a second interview/site visit in lieu of a Shell
Recruitment Day
Benefits
Candidate may have the opportunity to demonstrate
technical skills, by delivering technical presentation or in
interview with managers
Enables individuals to learn more about the specific
business in Shell where they may be working
Gain introduction to current technologies onsite

Sample Exercises
INTERVIEW PRACTICE
In groups of 3 assume the following roles:
Interviewer
Interviewee
Observer

In turn, practice your interview skills benefiting

from the observations made by your peers

Sample Exercises
INTERVIEWER - Probe the interviewee for evidence
of their achievements and relationship skills
Can you give me an example of leading a team of people?
How did you motivate them?
How did you manage conflict?
What was your biggest challenge?

Can you give me an example of when you have demonstrated

significant resilience to achieve your target?
What obstacles did you face?
How did you overcome them?
What could you have done to prevent obstacles?

Sample Exercises
INTERVIEWEE
Think about the question and your answer
Remember what evidence the interviewer is
looking for
Focus on what YOU did
Be enthusiastic about your achievements
Keep your answers relevant to the question
Give sufficient background information to set the
scene, but be careful not to digress from the
question

Sample Exercises
OBSERVER
Listen to the interviewee
Were their answers relevant?
Did they digress?
What did they do well?
What could they improve upon?
Make notes during the interview and give
constructive feedback to the interviewee

Business Matrix

Technical Matrix

Any Questions?