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 3 years on average, depending on your chosen area, and is the beginning of a career-long development programme that places high value on flexibility and a great work-life balance.
What to expect on the Programme
Your Learning Journey
Within your 2-3 year rotation in the programme, you’ll be moulded to be a future leader through on-the-job challenges, coaching and mentoring and formal training.
Tailored Graduate Development
Your unique Graduate Development Plan is an agreed course of action with your manager to help track your progress and steer your learning.
End-of-Programme Assessment
At the end of your programme, your performance and achievements will be reviewed and will determine your next steps for your career.
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’ve organised our Graduate Programme into three distinct business areas.
In Global Functions, you’ll help deliver the specialist advice that enables us to operate as a highly competitive global business. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to work and collaborate with teams across the globe.
Function-specific programmes include:
- Human Resources
- Contracting and Procurement
- Finance
- Information and Digital Technology
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. Whatever your interests, in many locations there’s likely to be Shell sports and social groups. At Shell, work-life balance is highly valued, as is community.
Powering Graduates Programme
The Powering Graduates Programme offers a series of unique development opportunities relevant for all Graduates regardless of their business area.
Thriving with a supportive community
Teamwork is vital for us to achieve our common goal. At Shell, you’ll experience working with a diverse yet 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 may also opt to join diversity groups in Shell, including the Women’s Network, the enABLE Network for employees with disabilities and our other pro-diversity group.
Listening to what you have to say
At Shell, you’ll be encouraged 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 come from different backgrounds, countries and cultures, bringing a huge variety of skills and experiences to our team. But there are a few things we consistently look out for when it comes to applications - things like how you work with others, absorb information, your creative problem-solving abilities and your drive and self-confidence.
The application process
- Review the realistic job preview
- Take the virtual job tryout and complete the on-demand video interview
- Live online interview and presentation with two Shell team members
- Shell Connect – successful applications are invited to visit Shell
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. In most countries, we don’t ask for specific grades, but a strong academic record will help.
For all our Technical roles in certain countries, we do ask that you’ve 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 our Commercial and Corporate roles, we’re looking for a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Which career path?
Use our Degree Matcher to see where your qualifications could take you within Shell. This will help you apply to the specific area of the business that particularly interests you and is relevant to your qualifications.
