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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 non-academic
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?