Candidates applying for a graduate scheme with Shell will have a first interview either by phone or face-to-face, and a second interview as part of a recruitment day (Shell’s name for its assessment centre). Shell states that its first interviews (phone or face-to-face) assess candidates against the company’s ‘CAR’ criteria. These stand for: capacity (eg to ‘learn quickly, identify issues and propose solutions’) achievement (having achievements outside your studies) relationship (being able to work well with different types of people) See Shell’s own website for more details. Expect to be questioned about your past challenges, experiences and achievements (ie ‘competency’ questions) and about your reasons for applying. Second interviews typically also involve a number of competency questions. Going on past candidates’ experiences, you may also be asked technical questions (if relevant) and be interviewed about your responses to the case study exercises that form part of the recruitment day.