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      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (2,007 total reviews)
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      Wael Sawan

      63% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

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      4.0
      May 3, 2014

      You determine your own career path

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities for overseas assignments. Pay is good, benefits really good. You can determine your own career path by choosing your next assignments. Shell E&P has every other Friday off. The development program for college grads is good. A variety of assignments the first couple of years exposes the employee to different areas of the company giving them insight into what area they want to move to next.

      Cons

      Some departments have workloads with too few employees to meet those deadlines within reasonable work hours. The pay is not in the top but packaged with the benefits it balances out.

      3.0
      Apr 25, 2014

      Performance Targets

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company works to keep salaries up to par with other majors.

      Cons

      Promotion based more on meeting organizational promotional targets than performance. Annual reviews are targeted to that theme as well. Mid-career individuals are lumped together making feedback more skewed and perfomance less impactful.

      2.0
      Apr 6, 2014

      Not a positive experience for contractors, great for direct employees.

      Operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a Contractor - Learn quickly in short period of time b/c you either sink or swim. The ability to put Shell on your resume....does wonders. You have the opportunity to make many connections throughout Shell. As an Employee - great pay, benefits, etc. Overall, I think Shell is a great company for its direct employees. As a contractor you have to go in with the mindset that it is a tremendous stepping stone to greater opportunities.

      Cons

      Very defined line between contractors vs direct hire employees. Expect to be a "work horse" as a contractor, with no acknowledgement or reward other than being allowed to enter the building the next day. Management couldn't care less if you stay or leave.

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