Trading applicants have rated the interview process at Shell with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trading roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Shell overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Shell as a Trading according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Shell in Jan 2011
Interview
Two parts to the phone interview:
1)Casual chat with the usual competency questions where the interviewer will further prompt on your responses. Questions like:
Why do you want to do trading?
Tell me about a personal achievement that you are proud of.
2) Choose a topic out of the 4 given and elaborate on the topic chosen. Again, the interviewer will further prompt you on your responses.
Eg. topics: Leadership, Hazardous chemicals, emissions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a personal achievement that you are proud of.