Early careers at Shell
At Shell, you can further develop your talents simply by applying for a vacant job. But if you are new on the job market, or a student, you can also advance your career at Shell in another way. As a graduate or an intern.
Shell Graduate Programme
Join us as a Graduate at Shell where you can grow and thrive as we power progress together. Whichever part of our business you join, you will have the chance to work with experienced colleagues and share your unique perspective and fresh ideas on how to tackle energy-related challenges. Our inclusive and collaborative culture will provide you with the support you need to grow your skills as you work on meaningful projects with exciting responsibilities right from the start.
What can you expect?
What can you expect?
Shell offers you a permanent contract which includes the following benefits:
- Competitive starting salary with annual performance related salary increase;
- Commuting / homeworking allowance or public transport card;
- Flexible / hybrid working;
- A total of 37 annual leave days, excluding public holidays;
- A personal budget to pursue educational opportunities, professional development, and life-long-learning.
What are we looking for?
What are we looking 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.
To be eligible for our Graduate Programme (Shell Netherlands) we ask the following of you:
- You must be pursuing or have completed a Master's or PhD degree in the Netherlands within the last three years. (If you are a young professional, you must have less than three years of relevant work experience);
- You live in the Netherlands;
- You are required to have graduated prior to your first day at Shell.
What does Shell offer?
What does Shell offer?
The Shell Graduate Programme is a leadership development program that develops future leaders of Shell.
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.
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(VO) Do you want to be a future leader?
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Are you studying or have you graduated in the last three years?
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And are you looking for a place to kickstart your career?
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Why not consider starting at a company that is developing the energy solutions
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of today and tomorrow.
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The Shell Graduate Programme is a leadership development programme...
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that develops future leaders of Shell.
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It is a three-year rotation programme that brings you the necessary tools...
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and realise your full potential through on-the-job training...
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formal training and coaching.
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We are looking for students and graduates with a business or engineering background.
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Is that you?
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Join us as a graduate at Shell
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where you can grow and thrive as we power progress together.
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Apply now.
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If you're keen on working in the rapidly evolving energy industry...
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there's no better place to be.
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You get to work on a diverse range of projects...
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with people from different disciplines and different backgrounds.
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I always continuously get challenged at work.
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I get a lot of responsibility as well, but with enough guidance and mentoring.
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What I like best is the focus on your development as a grad.
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If you join the graduate programme...
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you get to work with people from different disciplines and backgrounds.
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Making a positive impact on the world. -You'll be able to shape your role.
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And develop yourself as a young professional.
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I would apply at Shell.
Applying: how does it work?
Job Try-out and On-demand Interview (virtual)
You start with the Virtual Job Try-out where you 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. You then move on to the On-Demand Interview. You have to record your responses and complete the interview within 7 days from receiving the invitation. The Virtual Job Try-out and On-Demand Interview will take approximately 40 minutes.
Final assessment: Case study and Interview (online)
The next stage includes completing an online 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.
Then you will complete an online 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.
Job offer
Following the successful completion of Stage 2, you can be offered a spot in the Shell Graduate Programme.
Depending on availability of roles, of coaches, and of your skills we will find a suitable place for you within our company.
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 organised our Graduate Programme into two main categories (Commercial and Technical), each with its own distinct business areas.
Commercial
Commercial
The Commercial Graduate Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for you to demonstrate delivering commercial value across Shell. Joining this Programme will drive your development by enabling you to closely collaborate and create solutions together with our customers, business partners and suppliers to accelerate profitability in the Energy Transition.
Your Shell Commercial Graduate Programme experience
You will undertake two different 18-month commercial assignments during your time on the Programme. Regardless of which part of the business you will work for, you will be exposed to multiple elements of the end-to-end value chain, learning the dynamics of profit and loss and how to deliver commercial value for our customers, whilst leveraging data analytics and digital ways of working.
The types of roles and experiences we offer are broad and you will have real responsibility from day one. You could be working in Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, Business Development, Supply & Distribution Operations, Asset Economics, Deal Making, Customer Solutions or Pricing.
As you progress through different experiences and projects, we’ll also provide you with diverse and enriching learning opportunities. These will be in the form of not only traditional training courses, e-learning modules and workshops, but also focused on social learning, connects with senior commercial leaders and through case studies for you to work on with your fellow Graduates from across the globe.
Upon successful completion of the Roundtable assessment, you will be ready to continue your commercial career in your discipline of interest.
Lines of business you can explore
We have opportunities across the breadth of Shell.
- Downstream Renewables & Energy Solutions. Most assigns are in these businesses where we serve around 32 million customers a day at 46,000 service stations and provide products to more than 1 million business customers across 160 countries. This includes Mobility, Global Lubricants, Chemicals & Products, Trading & Supply, Shell Energy and Low Carbon Solutions business.
- Global Functions. In Global Functions, you’ll help deliver the specialist advice that enables us to operate as a highly competitive global business. In expert fields like Finance, Contracting & Procurement, HR and Information and Digital Technology, you’ll have the opportunity to work and collaborate with teams across the globe.
- Trading & Supply. 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.
Technical
Technical
This rigorous programme is built on core competences and business-critical capabilities. It is a globally standardized programme that is intended to accelerate Graduates’ development so they are able to make decisions independently in preparation for a Management level role in a duration of 2-3 years. This competence-driven approach enables graduates to be developed in a broader technical skill base, with exposure to discipline specific skills.
Technical development is complemented with the skills that you will need to make an early business impact or critical personal skills to be able to build a trustful working relationship with others.
Discipline-specific programmes
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical (ICE)
- Wells
- Projects
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Process Engineering
Other technical programmes
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemicals & Products Maintenance, Reliability & Turnaround
- Civil, Offshore and Pipelines
- Shipping and Maritime
- Geosciences
- Petroleum Engineering
- Safety and Environment
- Upstream Production
Power your progress
Develop solutions of tomorrow and today
How can the world transition to net-zero emissions while providing the secure, affordable energy that powers lives? By working with experienced colleagues who bring expertise from a range of areas, you will have the chance to work towards our shared ambition to reduce the net carbon footprint of the energy products we offer society.
Learn today, lead tomorrow
When you join, you will be assigned a role with exciting challenges and opportunities. You will be supported in setting up a development path that is tailored to your strengths and needs. The starting point is your "learning mindset".
Collaborate with experienced colleagues
With access to a global network of expertise, you can make meaningful connections and continue your growth and learning at Shell. We invite people to think differently and learn from the diversity of backgrounds, cultures, ideas and knowledge at Shell.
Achieve balance in a values-led culture
We live our core values of honesty, integrity and respect, so you can work in an environment that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Shell Assessed Internship
Are you currently in the last year of your Master's degree? Then an Assessed Internship at Shell is the chance to find out what impact you can make in the energy industry. We provide students in our Assessed Internship program with skills, valuable insights, and experiences that are not part of your typical classroom.
As one of our Assessed Interns, you’ll experience:
- The opportunity to develop into a future leader through mentoring and guided responsibilities
- Working in project teams that make a difference
- Supportive leaders, mentors and colleagues who guide and encourage you
- Hands-on co-creation opportunities that align with your development goals
- A fresh perspective on the energy market
Assessed Internship at Shell. How does it work?
We have designed the Shell Assessed Internship with you and your future career in mind. To give you a real role in our business. You get the mentoring and support you need to succeed throughout your internship. As one of our Assessed Interns, your leader and mentor guide you through the completion of a major project with clear deliverables and outcomes.
Work on real projects
Work on real projects
You make an impact and gain hands-on experience in a project that contributes to the current and future energy mix.
- You experience a culture of care from leaders who coach and support your wellbeing, enabling you to reach your personal and professional best;
- Grow, develop and collaborate with your global peers and Shell management in various networking events.
About the assessment itself, and your opportunities after
About the assessment itself, and your opportunities after
- After you’ve been placed, you, your mentor and your supervisor agree on which project you will undertake and on your specific development goals;
- Your mentor and supervisor provide you with regular and structured feedback – a kind of temperature check – throughout your internship;
- You participate in a formal mid-term review and an End of Internship Review with your mentor and supervisor;
- Following your successful completion of the assessments, we might be in the position to offer you an opportunity in our Shell Graduate Programme or a full-time employment.
I want to become a Shell Assessed Intern. How do I apply?
I want to become a Shell Assessed Intern. How do I apply?
Apply online by clicking on "Apply to the Shell Assessed Intership programme".
Virtual Job Try-out and On-Demand Video Interview
After you have signed up, you will be invited to the Virtual Job Try-out. Choose the Realistic Job Preview that fits you to find out more about the Shell Assessed Internship. You will be asked questions about how you would deal with challenges at work, about working with colleagues and with questions about you.
Once you have completed the Virtual Job Try-out, start the On-Demand Video Interview. You will be given as much time as you need to prepare for each of the three questions. Then, you'll have two minutes to record your answer.
The Virtual Job Try-out and On-Demand Video Interview together take about 40 minutes. You can save your progress, but it must be completed within 7 days of receiving the invitation.
Once the Virtual Job Try-out and On-Demand Video Interview are completed, a Shell recruiter will review your application and answers. Depending on the availability of spots, you will be invited for a Final Assessment.
Final Assessment
The Final Assessment consists of a live online session with two Shell employees. During the session, you will be asked for your opinion on a case study. You can watch it 48 hours prior to the session, so you can prepare.
On the day of your Final Assessment, you will be asked a question related to your case study. If English is not your native language, you will be given 30 minutes to prepare a 5-minute presentation. For English Native Speakers the preparation time is 20 minutes.
The two Shell employees who will assess you will ask additional questions. The final assessment takes a maximum of 40 minutes.
Welcome as an intern
After successfully completing the assessments, you may be offered a spot in the Shell Assessed Internship programme. You will receive interim evaluations from your mentor and supervisor, and of course a final evaluation. After your internship there could be possibilities to move on the Shell Graduate programme or a full-time job.
