22 Shell Graduate Programme: Why Should I Join Shell

Title: 22 Shell Graduate Programme: Why should I join Shell?

Duration: 2:10 minutes

Description:

There's nothing like a direct question to prompt an honest answer. Hear what young experts in the Shell Graduate Programme have to say about Shell, based on their own experiences. Contributing to solving critical real-world problems, getting involved in large-scale projects, having the opportunity to go wherever you want within a global organisation. Find out what appealed to them and what will work for you.

22 Shell Graduate Programme: Why should I join Shell? Film Transcript

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Working at Shell

Why should I join?

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‘’I work with great people.’’

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‘’Working on multi-million pound projects.’’

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‘’A challenging, a volatile, exciting industry.’’

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‘’You're part of something that's important, moving, evolving.’’

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‘’You're taking to governments about their energy needsand how they'll provide energy for citizens.’’

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‘’We create a fuel that's burning cleaner, has fewer emissionsand that's key to making a society with fewer CO2 emissions.’’

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‘’You've got fantastic exposure to some of the real critical issuesgoing on in the energy industry right now.’’

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‘’We all know the challenges facing not just oil and gas companiesbut energy companies in general.I wanted to be part of working out that solution.’’

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‘’Right now I'm working on a project which is to do with carbon capture,which is a big deal, because as an energy companyI feel we should be contributing and we should be looking into waysof making the ways we produce energy nowadays even more sustainable.’’

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‘’My projects are interesting,my colleagues are so friendly and supportiveand I see myself developing every day.’’

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‘’I get the opportunity to come up with ideas.Sometimes they get executed, sometimes they don't.People value me for that.’’

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‘’Delivering your goals in Shell requires a multi-discipline approachand also a commercial mindset,so I'm regularly working in teams of various sizes,and thinking beyond the technical is a must.’’

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‘’You get the opportunity to move around,see different parts of the business, apply your knowledge in those areas.’’

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‘’And if you look at some of our senior managers,and look at their careers in Shell, they've tried these things out,and I don't think a lot of companies let you do that.’’

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‘’When I started, I knew nothing about reservoir engineering,which is what I do now.Yet within a year, I was working on key projects.’’

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‘’If you don't want to be inside Engineering all your life,you can go to Commercial, or you can do a Finance or Marketing role.’’

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‘’You can go everywhere you want.Only it's up to you to take those opportunitiesand to determine what you value the most.’’

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Consider a career with Shell

Apply online at shell.com/graduates

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