Details on the graduate programme and how to apply
The Shell Graduate Programme offers a world-class framework to help you make the most of your potential, personally and professionally.
The Shell Graduate Programme lasts at least 3 years, and is the beginning of a career-long development that places high value on flexibility and a great work-life balance.
What to expect on the Programme
Your Learning Journey
Within your three years in the programme, you will be molded to be a future leader through a range of development opportunities which may include job rotations, on-the-job challenges, formal training and coaching.
Tailored Graduate Development
At Shell, we empower graduates to take ownership of your own development.
Co-created by you and your line manager to make the best of your individual strengths, your unique plan is an agreed course of action to help you keep track of your progress and steer your learning.
Using this plan as a guide, you will actively manage your development while your line manager will provide the necessary enablement.
End-of-Programme Assessment
At the end of your programme, your performance and achievements will be reviewed. Upon a successful outcome, an exciting next phase of the journey will commence.
Choose the Shell path for you
Shell is one of the world’s largest companies, with variety of roles and opportunities, globally. To help you find the best place for your skills, we have organised our Graduate Programme into three distinct business areas.
Shell Trading & Supply (T&S) is one of the largest energy trading organisations in the world with hubs in London, Houston, Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.
We support the Shell group through trading crude oil, refined products, low-carbon fuels, power, liquefied natural gas (LNG), chemical feedstocks, environmental products and freight services in trading hubs around the world. We are active in most energy markets across the globe, sourcing from a wide range of suppliers and selling to a wide range of customers.
T&S consists of a number of separate businesses that belong to the Shell group of companies. This provides us access to an integrated network of supply and distribution activities and industry-leading shipping and maritime capabilities, allowing us to operate as a truly integrated supply chain and add value to Shell across multiple facets of our business from Upstream and Integrated Gas to the Downstream and Renewables businesses.
We strive to bring stable and secure energy to millions of communities across the world while continuing to push towards a net-zero carbon future. Our people in Trading and Supply ensure this energy reaches our customers on time, efficiently and at better value by forging mutually beneficial partnerships.
Your Shell Trading & Supply Graduate Programme experience
On-the-job experience in this area entails two 18-month rotations in Trading and Supply businesses, exposure across commodities and geographical scope where possible. The objective is to give you exposure to Operations, Analytics, Risk, Compliance and Business Development within Trading and Supply, supported by formal training. Upon successful completion of the Roundtable assessment, you will be able to further develop your knowledge within one of the multiple business lines in Trading & Supply.
Why apply for a Trading and Supply Graduate role?
Drive global solutions
At Trading & Supply, our focus on enabling real growth and change at scale means that you can help to power lives across the planet. Our collaborative approach to problem-solving will give you the opportunity to work with partners across multiple disciplines and to innovate for a cleaner energy future.
Get empowered, thrive in your career
Shell’s global business reach ensures there are always a variety of projects to engage your interests, enabling you to collaborate with industry experts, make meaningful connections, learn from peers around the globe and grow your career. Reinforcing this is our culture of respect, care and inclusivity that creates an environment where everyone should feel safe and empowered.
Explore your passions through diverse opportunities
As a Graduate at Shell Trading & Supply, you can look forward to a fulfilling career, with global opportunities and the flexibility to try different roles to find your true passion. We are looking for bright minds that enjoy a challenge and look forward to making a positive impact.
Lines of business you can explore
Products
Our Products team ensures that our customers receive fuels on time. Our people source refined products and feedstocks from a wide range of global suppliers and deliver 6 million barrels of fuels to customers each day.
Crude
The Crude team trades more than 8 million barrels of physical oil each day. We are active in most crude oil markets, sourcing from a wide range of suppliers and selling to a wide range of customers both internal and external to Shell.
Commercial Operations
Our Commercial Operations team makes Trading and Supply an easy organisation to work, transact and partner with. Our teams constantly work towards advancing our processes, platforms and data capabilities to deliver a seamless experience to our partners and customers.
Energy
Our Energy team provides LNG, gas, power, and environmental products by growing integrated value chains and unlocking demand. They also lead industry sector decarbonisation on behalf of Shell by exploring and managing emerging value chains such as the marketing of carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Compliance
"The T&S Graduate Programme challenges you professionally, but also gives you the means needed to excel. It empowered me to feel like I was working towards something while helping me see my growth throughout the process."
Eric, Sale Rotational Analyst
"Shell is one of the world’s largest commodities trading firms and the people that make up T&S have decades of experience to share and learn from, which makes being here a truly one-of-a-kind experience for those early in their career."
Patrick, Commercial Operator
Life beyond learning
Along with opportunities to learn and grow, we want your first years at Shell to be enjoyable, sociable, and to help you develop other skills that are vital for a promising career, from communication to building relationships. Day-to-day life at Shell gives you plenty of chances to meet people, network and really enjoy the social side of work. At Shell, work-life balance is highly valued, as is community.
Powering Graduates
Powering Graduates offers a series of unique development opportunities relevant for all the Graduates regardless of their business area.
Thriving with a supportive community
Teamwork is vital for us to achieve our common goal. At Shell, you will experience working with a diverse and collaborative global network who will always be able to help you solve day-to-day challenges.
Apart from being part of the Global Graduate Community, you are also welcome to join Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in Shell, including the Women’s Network, the enABLE Network for employees with disabilities, and our LGBT+ Network, among others.
Listening to what you have to say
At Shell, you’ll be encouraged to voice your ideas and concerns. Your diverse thoughts and inputs are valuable, and you’ll find how leaders will enable you to speak up and share your insights to the table.
Rewarding your hard work
You’ll be recognized and rewarded with a compensation and benefits package considered to be among the best in the industry, including a competitive starter salary, with performance related pay and allowances.
How to apply?
Our Graduates, while diverse in background and skillsets, come together with key traits and behaviours that aid their success in the programme. These include qualities such as their capacity to analyse situations and propose purposeful solutions that align with our strategic goals, adaptability towards learning and growing from feedback in order to deliver results, and how they nurture relationships and work effectively with a diverse team.
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Title: Applying to the Shell Graduate Programme
Duration: 2:44 minutes
Description:
This video explains what we look out for in candidates applying to the Shell Graduate Programme and
the process to apply.
Applying to the Shell Graduate Programme - Transcript
[Background music plays]
Upbeat energetic music.
[Animated sequence]
Confetti bursts onto the screen against a yellow background. Text and Shell Pecten logo appear on
screen.
[Text displays]
Applying to the Shell Graduate Programme
[Voice over]
Excited about applying to the Shell Graduate Programme? Here’s what you need to know.
[Animated sequence]
Multiple illustrated characters from diverse backgrounds fill the shape of a pecten and then expand to
fill the entire frame.
[Voice over]
We welcome graduates from all backgrounds, countries and cultures, bringing a huge variety of skills
and experience to our team.
[Animation sequence]
An illustrated female character sat at her desk typing on a laptop appears inside the outline of the Shell
Pecten.
[Text displays]
Key criteria we look out for
[Voice over]
Yet there are a few key criteria we look out for in applications.
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A blue background fills the frame. Text appears on screen one word at a time, with a ball bouncing
over the words from left to right.
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some of the competencies you’ll need to succeed
[Voice over]
No matter the role, here are some of the competencies you’ll need to succeed.
[Animated sequence]
Letters C against a blue background, A against an orange background and R against a yellow
background appear next to each other on screen. Words drop down from the top of the screen above
each letter.
[Text displays]
Capacity
Achievement
Relationships
[Voice over]
Think: C-A-R. Capacity. Achievement. Relationships.
[Animated sequence]
An illustrated male character with his hand on his chin appears inside the outline of a Shell Pecten with
a light blue fill. Text appears on screen to the right.
[Text displays]
CAR
Competency 01
Capacity
analyse situations & propose solutions
[Voice over]
Capacity: you’ll be able to analyse situations and propose solutions to address problems and develop
opportunities.
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The bottom half of an illustrated character walking up a flight of stairs appears on screen in the outline
of a Shell Pecten with light orange fill. Text appears on screen.
[Text displays]
CAR
Competency 02
Achievement
driven to succeed and adapt by learning
[Voice over]
Achievement: you’ll be driven to succeed and adapt by learning and growing from feedback to deliver
results.
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Two illustrated characters appear inside a pecten with a yellow fill. They high-five each other. Text
appears on screen.
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CAR
Competency 03
Relationships
working effectively in a diverse team
[Voice over]
Relationships: you’ll thrive working effectively in a diverse team and be able to build mutually
beneficial, positive working relationships.
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Two illustrated characters depicting graduates appear on screen inside the Shell Pecten with a light
grey fill. One is in a graduation robe and the other has a backpack and study book. Text appears on
screen.
[Text displays]
in your final year
already graduated
[Voice over]
You’ll either be in your final year - or already graduated from a recognised university and have
anywhere between zero- and three-years’ work experience.
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A close-up of an illustrated female character at her desk in front of a laptop appears on screen inside
the Shell Pecten. A speech bubble with text appears above her.
[Text displays]
Feel like you fit the profile? Great!
[Voice over]
Feel like you fit the profile? Great!
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The screen splits in two with the left of the screen in orange and the right in blue.
[Text displays]
Two Stages
[Voice over]
There are two stages to the application process.
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An illustrated female character appears on screen pointing to an icon of an envelope. She is inside the
Shell Pecten with a light orange fill and surrounded by other icons. Text appears on screen.
[Text displays]
Stage One
Job Tryout
how well you respond to situations at work. You’ll tackle challenges, demonstrate problem-solving
skills, and share your unique approach to work.
[Voice over]
The first stage starts with the Virtual Job Tryout. Through simulations, you’ll be assessed on how well
you respond to situations at work. You’ll tackle challenges, demonstrate problem-solving skills, and
share your unique approach to work.
[Animated sequence]
Text disappears and a barometer appears behind the illustrated character, with the dial moving from
left to right.
[Text displays]
Stage One
gives us a way of evaluating how well you’ll fit into the Graduate Programme.
[Voice over]
The Virtual Job Tryout gives you an insight into what your role might look like and gives us a way of
evaluating how well you’ll fit into the Graduate Programme.
[Animated sequence]
The screen fills with an orange background and text appears to the left of the screen with an illustrated
male character with a notebook and pen in hand to the right of the screen.
[Text displays]
Stage One
For the Job Tryout you’ll want to
Be prepared
there are lots of tools out there to help you with this.
[Voice over]
For the Virtual Job Tryout you’ll want to: Be prepared - there are lots of tools out there to help you
with this.
[Animated sequence]
The text disappears and a new illustrated male character appears to the right of the frame sat in front
of a computer. Text appears on screen.
[Text displays]
Stage One
For the Job Tryout you’ll want to
Be focused
you’ll need to listen and respond appropriately.
[Voice over]
Be focused - you'll need to listen and respond appropriately.
[Animated sequence]
Text disappears and an illustrated female character appears to the right of the frame smiling. Text
appears on screen
[Text displays]
Stage One
For the Job Tryout you’ll want to
Be yourself
your genuine response will ensure you are sharing what makes a role ideal for you.
[Voice over]
Be Yourself - your genuine response will ensure you are sharing what makes a role ideal for you.
[Animated sequence]
An illustrated male character appears to the right of the frame sat behind his computer with a
microphone next to him. Text swipes in from the left.
[Text displays]
Stage One
On-Demand Interview
You’ll be asked certain questions, and you’ll need to record your answers.
[Voice over]
After this, you’ll straight away move onto the On-Demand Interview. You’ll be asked certain questions,
and you’ll need to record your answers.
[Animated sequence]
A giant number 1 appears on the left of the screen.
[Text displays]
Stage 1 should take around 40 minutes to complete.
[Voice over]
This first stage takes around 40 minutes.
[Animated sequence]
A blue background appears with two illustrated characters sat on chairs in front of an oversized screen.
An illustrated character appears on the screen holding note cards. Text appears on screen.
[Text displays]
Stage Two
A Case Study session with two Shell employees.
[Voice over]
Then, some candidates will move onto stage 2. You’ll take part in a virtual case study session with two
Shell employees. (Don’t worry - we’ll give you everything you need to prepare for this.)
[Animated sequence]
The animation changes and an illustrated female character appears to the right of the screen. She is sat
in a chair in front of a computer waving at another character on screen. Text changes.
[Text displays]
Stage Two
An Interview
We’ll get to know you a bit better and - just as importantly - you’ll get to know us better, too.
[Voice over]
Finally: a virtual interview. We’ll get to know you a bit better and - just as importantly - you’ll get to
know us better, too.
[Animated sequence]
The animation transitions to a computer screen with a world map on it. Two illustrated characters, a
male and female, appear in front of the screen and shake hands. A red speech bubble appears above
the woman and an orange speech bubble above the man. The background changes from white to
yellow and bright confetti appears on screen above the illustrated characters. Text appears from the
top.
[Text displays]
Congratulations!
[Voice over]
If successful over these two stages, you could be offered a place in the Shell Graduate Programme.
Congratulations!
[Animated sequence]
Characters disappear and text appears on screen.
[Text displays]
Ready to get going and tackle energy-related challenges?
Start your application process today
Apply to the Shell Graduate Programme
[Voice over]
So: ready to get going and tackle energy-related challenges? Start your application process today!
[Animated sequence]
The pecten energy lines appear on a yellow background. The small classic red and yellow Pecten logo
appears on the screen.
[Background music plays]
Sound of Shell mnemonic.
The application process
Stage One: Virtual Job Tryout and On-Demand Interview
Stage One: Virtual Job Tryout and On-Demand Interview
Step into the role with our Virtual Job Tryout, the first stage of your application journey. Experience the job through simulations where you tackle challenges, demonstrate your problem-solving skills, share your unique story, and reveal your work approach. This is a dynamic way to gauge how you’ll fit into a role in the Shell Graduate Programme. Once you complete the Virtual Job Tryout, you will then move on to the On-Demand Interview. During the On-Demand Interview, you will be given enough time to prepare for each question before being asked to record your responses. You will be given the option to save your progress, though you will have to complete the interview within 7 days from receiving the invitation.
The Virtual Job Tryout and On-Demand Interview will take approximately 40 minutes.
Stage Two: Final Assessment (Virtual)
Stage Two: Final Assessment (Virtual)
Applicants to either programme will complete a virtual case study session with two Shell employees. You will need to read and prepare for this, but don’t worry, all the information you need will be provided to you in advance.
Applicants to the Shell Graduate Programme (SGP) will complete a virtual interview with the same two Shell employees. This allows us to get to know you better and for you to get to know us better.
Offer
Offer
Following the successful completion of Stage 2, you could be offered a place in the Shell Graduate Programme (SGP) or the Shell Assessed Internship Programme (SAI) depending on currently available opportunities.
In the Assessed Internship Programme, you will receive hands-on training and the chance to earn a Shell Graduate Programme employment offer.
For Graduates, if you are successful in your application, your intake date could fall within one of these months: February, May, August or November. However, please be aware that the availability of roles varies by country. Some countries offer roles in all four months, while others provide opportunities only in certain months. The specifics are contingent on the location.
What we look for
Our Graduates, while diverse in background and skillsets, come together with key traits and behaviours that aid their success in the programme. These include qualities such as their capacity to analyse situations and propose purposeful solutions that align with our strategic goals, adaptability towards learning and growing from feedback in order to deliver results, and how they nurture relationships and work effectively with a diverse team.
Our basic requirements
We welcome applicants who have either already graduated from a recognised university or are in the final year of their degree course.
For Technical roles in certain countries, we do ask that you have already obtained or are studying towards a Master’s degree or equivalent qualification. In other countries, many of our technical roles are for a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
For Commercial and Global Functions roles, we are looking for a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Validity of the assessment outcome
Please note that after submitting a Graduate Programme application, any further applications during a 10-month period will be auto-progressed, based on the outcome of the first application. Therefore, if you have a successful application and re-apply to a different position in a 10-month period, your application will automatically proceed through Stage One. Alternatively, if you have an unsuccessful application and re-apply to a different position in a 10-month period, your application will be automatically regretted.
