hi guys, I have a very weird situation here.

I went for the first interview and i got a call 4 days later saying that they would like to call me for the second interview in Miri. She told me the date to book the plane ticket, the time of SRD and the briefing. A week later, the same lady called me and asked me if i got the conformation email and i said no. She told me i have to wait for the mail before i can go for SRD and she will contact me soon to confirm. I said ok. Then a week later, i get a call from Miri saying that they have checked with Shell KL and i did not clear the first level of interview, therefore i am not invited. 2 hours later the email saying that i did not make it arrived.

It seemed to be very weird to me. I don't think Shell can make such a mistake by informing the wrong person right?

Anyone been in similar position or have any advise about this situation?

This post has been edited by silverwave: Oct 13 2008, 05:10 PM

its not suprising silverware to be honest, ive been waiting myself for almost 2-3 months already =(

Yea, better don't hope too much.

Shell R&D facility start-up soon

It invests RM526mil in gas-to-liquid projects in Bintulu plant

BINTULU: The Shell group, which has invested over US$150mil (RM526.3mil) since 2006 in two gas-to-liquids (GTL) research and development (R&D) demonstration projects at its plant in Bintulu, aims to commission and start up the facilities this quarter.

Shell Malaysia Gas & Power vice president d*** Benschop said the projects would further develop the Bintulu plant, Shell MDS (M) Sdn Bhd, as an R&D centre for GTL technology for the group.

“The two key R&D projects underpin Shell’s commitment to GTL technology and sustained long-term presence in the country with our continued investment,” he said at the launch of the projects on Friday.

The two projects are an enhanced Shell gasification process for GTL to increase the efficiency of the process through optimised energy integration and the heavy paraffin synthesis demonstration project, a pilot scale facility that could help enhance the performance of Shell’s proprietary GTL catalyst through more efficient and effective conversion of feed gas.

To-date, some 1.4 million manhours have been spent on the projects with zero lost time through injury incidents.

Shell Global Solutions International gasification and synthesis technology development manager H.P. Calis said Shell group’s annual R&D expenditure totalled about US$1.2bil last year, the highest among oil and gas majors.

The investments are evidenced by the number of patent filings by Shell, which is said to be more than 50% higher than the average of its peers. The group has a published patent filing track record of 30,000 patents filed to-date.

Going forward, Benschop said Shell MDS would focus on expanding its product range.

“We already have an enormous amount of investments in the two projects. Capital expenditure at the Bintulu plant will mainly be to expand product range and maintenance and upgrading works rather than capacity building,” he said.

On Shell MDS’ financial performance, Benschop hopes to beat last year’s revenue of over RM1bil this year on higher oil price and demand for better value products. Revenue figures were better in the first nine months of the year versus the same period last year, he said

Shell MDS has customers in 46 countries worldwide. About 80% to 90% of revenue came from overseas last year. Its other shareholders include Mitsubishi Corp, Petroliam Nasional Bhd and the Sarawak state government.

Since 1993, about US$1bil (RM3.5bil) has been spent on the plant sited on 40.5ha in Bintulu. It has a production capacity of 14,700 barrels of liquid products and waxes per day and about 360 employees.

URL: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...36&sec=business

my internship interview is tomorrow .... will let you guys know how it goes .. scared man

No worry dude.
Its non-technical interview.
Just be yourself.

yeah thats what i've read. Erm.. wonder if they will ask about diversification and inclusiveness ... brrr freaky man

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Added on October 15, 2008, 4:45 pmbugger man lol the interview lasted roughly 1 hr 20 mins asking me sooooooooooo sooooooooooooooooo many questions till i cant remember them. The topic was how organization provide energy whil taking environmental issues into account. brrr and the toughest one was lets say all oil companies is providing environmentally friendly products , what other negative effects will they face ... that one was tough for me

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Added on October 21, 2008, 3:52 pmOk just got this email to day

We were pleased to have the opportunity of talking to you recently at your interview.

We would now like to advise you that your application is under consideration for one of our Pre Employment Opportunities and a member of our recruitment team will be in contact with you in the near future.

Pre Employment Opportunities are totally dependent on project availability. In addition, it also takes into account a specific matching of the project requirements with your background and expectations. In the event that none of the conditions above are met, candidates will be kept in our database for reference and future employment consideration.

***Whats the next phone call going to be about ? another phone interview ? Just curious

This post has been edited by googelizer: Oct 21 2008, 03:52 PM

haha.. actually not very looking towards it. Just preparing myself for the worst... sometime this big company is rather strange le.. oh well..

i have never worked for shell though....it seems rather strange...that shell is awliz hiring new people nearly every few months once....strange ???

so keng chau, until got new depts and subsidiaries open up everyday ??????

hint... young bloods is cheaper...

I don't think they hire everyday.

Of the many SRD they have, they will analyse the candidates.
Not many are hired.
But annually, they hire a few hundred.
Succession planning mar.

well silverware i hope your application with shell is still valid.. i was called to attend the F2F interview last week on thursday, was told that result would be out in 10 days, but i received an email saying i passed that evening, and was called to attend the SRD sometime this month in miri. i hope when you would get another chance and dont give up. i also dont know the out come of my SRD, or how i will perform, i just hope i can make it.. that all

so theres gonna be another SRD this month? when to be exact? Ive been waiting for the SRD for like 4-5 months already

is it helping if we know somebody from inside n pass the resume to them?

asking just out of curiosity.. n that somebody wud be a managerial position in HR. can anyone answer me?

or need to submit through the net as well..?

i would say.. do it both.. heheh.. then ask the manager to help u out...

i tot of dat too.. but afraid if there's a risk..

huhu. if local MNC company then its ok.. but dunno bout Shell..

Kamal007 it is held next 2 weeks..

ehrm..
juz wanna ask whether shell does sponsor any professional paper to their employees? ie. ACCA, CPA,etc? for accounting of course..

thx for the info =)

In my experience, having someone in Shell refer you will help you from being weeded out automatically by the system. However you will still have to go through the proper interview channels and you will still have to pass the interviews. Shell has a nice employee referral program so if the position you're applying for is in the list then your friend will get the US$1800 bonus or however much the referral program pays now.

However your friend is in HR so there are strict rules against HR and management referring anyone for a job (conflict of interest). Shell is very strict in this so if I were in the HR position I don't want to be involved. There are other less risky ways of getting into Shell Good luck!

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Added on November 12, 2008, 11:18 amI don't know about accounting but I've known colleagues who were certified for CISSP, PMP, Prince2 etc. So they do sponsor certifications in general.


This post has been edited by tishaban: Nov 12 2008, 11:18 AM