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Apply as a Student or Graduate
To apply for a role with us, we ask you to complete a general application and, if you're successful, you'll be invited to a interview.
If we think you’re the right match for us, we’ll make you an offer.
This eight-hour day includes exercises, presentations and a group discussion - enabling you to find out how well you cope in different business scenarios and assess your potential for business or technical leadership. It's not a competition for jobs - simply chance for us to observe you in action.
To apply for the Shell Recruitment Day follow these simple steps.
Click Apply Now below then click register
- Fill in the Data Protection section and enter your personal details
- You’ll then be asked to validate your email address
- Once validated, you can then log on to your account,
- Select Shell Recruitment Day as your chosen route into Shell
- Then submit your application and upload your CV.
Gourami is a fictional country and is the setting for Shell's interactive business challenge - held in a number of locations worldwide. Working with a team to develop and present a viable five-year business plan, you'll gain an excellent understanding of our global activities and working culture.
To apply for the Gourami Business Challenge follow these simple steps.
Click Apply Now below then click register
- Fill in the Data Protection section and enter your personal details
- You’ll then be asked to validate your email address
- Once validated, you can then log on to your account,
- Select Gourami as your chosen route into Shell
- Then submit your application and upload your CV.
Want to test and prove yourself over an extended period? An Internship will give you first-hand experience of Shell as an employer - and exposure to a range of real-life business projects. Along the way, you'll benefit from detailed feedback on just how well you're doing. Which means, in short, you'll find out if you've got what it takes.
To apply for an Internship follow these simple steps.
Click Apply Now below then click register
- Fill in the Data Protection section and enter your personal details
- You’ll then be asked to validate your email address
- Once validated, you can then log on to your account,
- Select Internship as your chosen route into Shell
- Then submit your application and upload your CV.
If there's anything you're unsure about or you'd simply like to get a quick overview of our student opportunities, you should be able to find all the information you're looking for here.
Q. How many graduates do you employ each year?
A. We hire in the region of 1000 graduates, globally, each year. We do have opportunities all over the world but we are able to offer more in those countries where we have a higher operating presence - for example the Netherlands, UK, US, China, Malaysia, France, Germany, Qatar and Nigeria.
Q. What sorts of jobs are available?
A. We offer an amazing range of jobs in many different Technical and Commercial fields. Each year we examine our business requirements to find opportunities where graduates will be able to experience real responsibilities from day one. Exact jobs available, therefore, vary from year to year and depend on the operations in each country.
Q. What minimum qualifications do I need to apply?
A. We've created an online Degree Matcher to help you to identify the career options most suitable for you. The Degree Matcher is simply to help guide your choices and the listings of degrees and disciplines are not exhaustive. We will not retain any of the information you input.
Q. I have applied before; can I re-apply?
A. Yes, you can re-apply if you have been unsuccessful. However, if you do wish to re-apply, we advise that you should leave:
a) At least 12 months from the date of the final outcome of your previous application, if you were successful up to an interview.
b) Two years from the date of the final outcome of your previous application, if you were invited to a Shell Recruitment Day, Gourami Business Challenge or an assessed Internship.
We advise this to enable you to have a better chance of being successful the second time round. The additional time will allow you to demonstrate that you have developed yourself further and have gained additional experience and/or qualifications.
Q. Can I defer my start date?
A. Yes, it's possible to defer starting dates. How long your job offer will be valid with us depends on your plans and the requirements of our business.
Q. I have already graduated and have some work experience; am I eligible to apply?
A. Yes. You may be surprised to find that you wouldn't be the only graduate in Shell who joins us with previous work experience. In terms of process, you will still need to apply in the same way as any other graduate.
Q. What selection criteria do you use to assess applications for your student opportunities?
A. While a strong academic record is important, our selection processes are designed to assess your Capacity, Achievement and Relationship.
Q. What is the Gourami Business Challenge?
A. The Gourami Business Challenge is an interactive business course and is held at a different location every year. Participants take the role of a Shell international project team tasked with developing and presenting a five-year business strategy for the fictitious company of Shell Gourami to senior Shell leaders, gaining invaluable skills along the way.
Q. Does securing a place on the Gourami Business Challenge or an Internship mean that I will automatically receive an offer of graduate employment?
A. While by no means guaranteed it is certainly a possibility. Your performance during the Gourami Business Challenge or your internship will be monitored and assessed by senior Shell managers. If you demonstrate the levels of performance and qualities we’re looking for, then we could well offer you a full-time position for when you graduate.
Q. Do you sponsor the studies of individual students?
A. We only consider sponsoring students from developing countries who are interested in carrying out postgraduate studies in the UK and the Netherlands. First-degree students are not eligible. We have 90 scholarships available in total, administered by The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund.
The programme is a partnership with the Universities of Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Oxford, Imperial College London and University College London, who also contribute to the funding. For details please visit www.shellscholar.org
Q. Do you take part in campus visits and recruitment fairs?
A. We use a number of different media channels to provide information on career opportunities within Shell, which means we do take part in a number of student events all over the world. Please visit your Country website for local information and events.