Just had the SRD in Cyberjaya on the 6th of March. Just thought I'd share a little of the experiences for your benefit.

5th was briefing. Met the other candidates, 5 of us in total, 1 bailed at the last minute. It was pretty chilled, couple ice-breakers and then met with current grads to talk about what it's like to work a Shell. Got a pack with some information about the case study that we would need to discuss the next day.

On the 6th. Starts at about... 715am. Don't be late.

Start with an e-tray exercise, which is basically a form of email simulation exercise. Looks a lot like Outlook, so if you know that you'll fine. They also give you a practice to do before the SRD, for f*** sake do it. Time is the biggest issue, odds are you won't be able to finish all the questions, don't worry about it. Next there's a 20 minute period for you to reply to an e-mail, its written, not difficult, just manage your time.

Next is a group discussion, important to take initiative, don't just sit there like a Malaysian, get up and do something. write on the board, offer to keep time (you have 30 minutes), be apart of the process and offer a (well structured opinion). Afterwards, self-reflection exercise where you have to talk about how you did during the previous exercise, it's not difficult, just don't be an idiot.

Then case-study. Probably the most intense, but compared to big banks or top-tier consultancies it is a walk in the park. only about 15 (?) pages of information. so condense it, ANSWER THE QUESTION and make a recommendation. They will ask you some questions to throw you off, just think logically, don't be afraid to ask for more time (during the interview) to structure your thoughts. You should be fine. Do NOT panic, just be cool.

Finally lunch, then afterwards, final competency interview, it's like the phone or F2F interview, pretty casual as well. If you got all the way here, this part should be a walk.

I got a job offer yesterday. So before anyone goes 'you sound cocky', I have an offer AND i'm just trying to be helpful. Take from it what you will, if you have questions, go for it. Good luck.

Congrats. Tbf I am a commercial grad. But if you are a tech grad. they most definitely will. 12 emails in total, you have about... 40 minutes? I think, I can't remember. Case study was about some fictional region that shell is expanding in to and has to decide whether to acquire or build their own.

No idea. 2 of them were pretty awful, 1 was really quiet while the other was just a douche, so I'd be surprised if either of them did. But i still have no clue.

They are very vague about starting date and job position. They said they'll try to find something that 'fits your interests' whatever that supposed to mean.

Tips:
Sleep well. I got like 5 hours, so I was kinda buzzed, but the adrenaline will help.
Be confident, have an opinion, but make sure you've thought about it.
Be friendly, if you're not social by nature, you can pretend for a day.
Also, it really isn't that hard. I've been to a couple that have REALLY scared the crap out of me. This is really not that bad.
Finally, this is NOT a competition, they are judging you based on YOU. If you can help the others, help them because you're really helping yourself. Don't try to throw anyone under the bus. It's very possible all of you get offers.

All the best.

I think I started the app in December? Got a phone interview in late Jan. And got called for the SRD last Monday.

In my defence, they said someone cancelled so they asked if I wanted to take his slot.

Shell is going through some changes at the moment so things might take longer than usual. I know they're still recruiting though, especially for technical roles. There should also be roles in the global function team (i.e., finance). So there's no harm in applying.

I also know for a fact. That relocation allowance is RM25,000. So there isn't really a point in arguing about that.

Jack,

What is this? Are you doing a survey? FFS there is so much info on the SRD on this thread alone its remarkable. There isn't formula to 'beating' the Assessment. Just go do the damn thing and if you're good and they like you, you'll get an offer.

*slow claps*

Thank you. My response would've been far more condescending. And as far as upstream businesses go, the only comparable company is Exxon, in terms of revenue generation. The other oil majors (I'm looking at you BP),are doing relatively worse. To compare any company with other companies of a different industry, in order to benchmark performance would be unfair. Perhaps the gentleman, would like to take an introductory economics course to understand the basics of Supply and Demand and Business Cycles. F***, and I was trying to not be condescending.