Top 7 Shell Oil interview questions and answers

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Question 1: Why do you want to work for Shell Oil?
This is a very simple question, but in order to give a suitable answer to the
recruitment position, you must know how to answer. You need to know
about the company you are willing to work for and read their job
description. When you are asked this question, tell them that working for
Shell Oil will be a challenging and beneficial experience to you.

1. Some ways of answering:

Normally, a candidate may answer in such ways as following:
• I don’t know;
• Because I like the job and like other employees in the company; or
• The job is quite a challenge to you which will help improve your
development.

2. Some sample answers:

• I have heard that Shell Oil is currently the company with the best
training & development policy. This is really a good chance for me to
develop my career.
• Shell Oil is the number one in ABC industry which I have long been
studying and aiming for. I hope with my ability and the opportunity to
work here, I will be able to make a breakthrough in ABC area.
• This is a new industry in XYZ region. I am researching on this
industry and aiming to be a leading specialist in the sector. Therefore,
I would like to have an opportunity to develop my career as expected
as this opportunity.

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Question 2: What do you know about Shell Oil?

This question is one reason to do some research on the

organization before the interview. Find out where they have been
and where they are going. What are the current issues and who are
the major players?

Sample answers:

1. A good organization with perfect management. I heard that

in this organization i can gain knowledge and good
atmosphere.
2. If its for a good renowned company then its better to go
through the company website and know what’s the
company profile and what’s their achievements/successes
and branches & other details.
3. According to me this is one of the best company. It has a
good Environment, We feel good working in companies,
which has good growth in the IT Industries. This
Organization has all the qualities like good growth, good
Environment, maintaining a best level in the IT Industries,
etc.

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Question 3: What are your career goals?
1. The reasons of this question:

This question will test your ability and ambition to develop yourself
as well as the ability to plan for the future.

2. Levels of career goals:

• You are not sure about your goals, then answer: I’m rather busy
with my duties and goals of the Company; as a result, I haven’t
focused much on my long-term personal goals.

• You have goals not or very little relating to the current job: For
example, you are applying for a sales manager, but your career goal is
to become the head of marketing department in the next 5 years.

• Current job oriented career goals: For example, you are working as a
sales manager, you goal is to become the area sales manager in the
next 2 years and in the next 5 years, you will be the regional sales
manager.

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Question 4: What are your biggest strengths?
This question will help polishing your qualification to the requirements
of the employer.

Steps to answer this question:

a) Identify which you are good at: Knowledge; Experience; Skills;

Abilities.
b) Prepare a list of your strong points:
c) Review the recruitment requirements:
You should review carefully the recruitment requirements to know for
sure which requirements are the most important to the employer.
d) Make a list of your strong points in your resume/cover letter:
List and describe your strong points in your resume and cover letter
orderly.
You should make descriptions to those points in your resume.
e) Prepare persuasive answers to the question of the employer about
strong points:
You do not only state your strong points to the employer but must also
provide evidence for them by references or records attached with your
application form.

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Question 5: How long would you expect to work for Shell Oil if hired?
Some tips for this question:

• It is not right to be specific; else you are giving them

the impression that you are not going to stay if hired.
• Specifics here are not good. Something like this
should work: I’d like it to be a long time. Or As long
as we both feel I’m doing a good job.

Sample answers

• I’d like it to be here a long time; as much as you

permit me and believe that I am doing a good job to
remain in your company.
• I worked for my previous employer … years. That
demonstrates my loyalty. So, as long as the work is
challenging, and I will have growth and training
potential, I will be happy to work here.
• First of all I pity you for hiring me, I will rob you
blind, eat all the almonds and pee in the punch bowl
any chance I get. So the answer to your question is,
until you catch on.

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Question 6: Do you know anyone who works for Shell Oil?

Answer tips:

Be aware of the policy on relatives working for the

organization. This can affect your answer even though they
asked about friends not relatives. Be careful to mention a
friend only if they have good records in the company.

Other interview tips

• Determine trends that is happening in your industry

and how to face/solve them.
• Attributes/traits/abilities related to this job and how to
get them.
• Review job specs, job description in job ads for this
position and try to think how to prove your
capabilities.
• Research the employer profile thoroughly, the aims of
their recruitment and what are your task/roles.

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Question 7: Why should Shell Oil hire you?
For one, the interview question “give us reasons to hire II. Answer samples
you”, “why should we employ you” or “what can you bring
to our company” is something that differentiates the best 1. Weak answers:
candidates from the other good candidates.
• “I am a hard worker.” — This is a really trite answer
This question deals with your ability to sell yourself. Think — almost anyone can say he or she is a hard worker.
of yourself as the product. Why should the customer buy? • “Because I need a job.” — This answer is about YOU
— “they” want to know what you can do for “them.”
I. Tips to answer: • “I saw your ad and could do the job.” — This answers
lacks passion and purpose.
1. One of the best ways to answer this question is to
make a short list of all your advantages and create a 2. Stronger answers:
paragraph that would point out the positive aspects
that you would bring to the new job position. • “Because I have what it takes to fill the requirements
2. One of the points that you can raise is the similarity of of this job – solve customer problems using my
the job profile you are aiming for at the company to excellent customer service skills.”
the job profile you enjoyed in your previous job. • “Because I have three years experience working with
3. You can also draw the interviewer’s attention to your customers in a very similar environment.”
key skills and strengths, namely – quick learning, • “Because I have the experience and expertise in the
excellent communication skills, etc. area of customer support that is required in this
4. In addition, your professional ambitions should be position.”
made clear – the motivation and dedication that you
have for the profession and the opening position.

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Other job interview tips for Shell Oil:

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