Intern 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Shell overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Shell as a Intern according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 13%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Shell in Aug 2014
Interview
First, you will be asked to fill out an online personality test. If you pass that (surprisingly, quite a few people don't) then you will be allowed to take the online case. The case is all about oil & gas, so it's good to do research and at least know the basics (what is upstream, downstream, pipelines, etc.) Once you pass that, then there is the in person interview which is all basic behavioral questions. I was not interviewed by someone in my field, so the questions were fairly broad.
I applied online. I interviewed at Shell (Calgary, AB) in Jan 2026
Interview
Self video screening interview and then only the select candidates move forward with actual interview. It seems very few are filtered through AI filtering. They tell you if you aren't selected within few days.
The first round is a general screening with two components. the first is multiple choice where you are put in plausible situations at work regarding following guidelines. Then there is a personality quiz, and finally 3 prerecorded interview questions with unlimited attempts
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one time were you had to deal with conflict in the work place
They first took an assesment of my behavioural compatability and other such information, technical round is usually conducted later after the above assesment to see if you can fit in the company culture
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how i would solve a conflict with my co worker