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Shell UK: application stages, tests and practice

Shell says its UK graduate process runs from an online application (where you can express interest in several business streams and Shell asks Finance applicants to put Finance first) to a Virtual Job Try-out of work simulations plus an on-demand video interview, taking about 40 minutes in total and due within 7 days, then a final online case study and interview with two Shell employees. Shell assesses candidates against its CAR criteria: Capacity, Achievement and Relationships. No assessment vendor is named on the pages read.

Routes: Finance in the Shell Graduate Programme (UK, 2027 intake): a three-year programme based at Shell Centre, London, made up of two 18-month rotations across accounting and reporting, business partnering, financial planning, financial controls, risk management, direct tax and treasury. Start dates are March and September 2027 and the application window closes on 15 December 2026. Shell also runs the Shell Assessed Internship Programme for penultimate-year students (typically 10 to 12 weeks; Commercial and Corporate roles ask for a Bachelor's degree), where you choose your preferred area; the internship page does not name a finance area, so check the live listing. A successful internship can lead to a graduate offer. Last verified 2026-11-08.

Stages in order

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Candidate-reported Reported by candidates. Treat as likely but unconfirmed.
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Online application
Official employer
Apply through Shell's Workday careers site. The Finance listing asks for a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the UK, graduating in 2027 or within the last three years, and a 2:1 or above (or on track for one); there are no specific A-level or GCSE grade requirements. You must live in the UK. Candidates can express interest in several business streams, and Shell encourages those most interested in Finance to choose it as their first preference. The listing prefers econometrics-related disciplines such as finance, accounting, economics, business management and mathematics. For the Assessed Internship, Shell says you can optionally link your LinkedIn profile and use a degree matcher to pick your preferred area.
Sources: [1] [2] [3]
Virtual Job Try-out and on-demand video interview
Official employer
Shell describes the Virtual Job Try-out as simulations of the job where you tackle challenges, show your problem-solving, share your story and show your work approach. You then record answers in an on-demand interview. Both must be finished within 7 days of the invitation and take about 40 minutes together. Shell's Assessed Internship page says the on-demand interview has three questions; the graduate page does not give a number. No platform or vendor is named on the pages read.
Practise: Situational judgement test practice, Video interview practice
Sources: [1] [3]
Final assessment: case study and interview (online)
Official employer
An online case study session with two Shell employees. Shell sends all the information you need in advance so you can read and prepare. This is followed by an online interview with the same two Shell employees; the Assessed Internship page says assessors ask questions and scenarios after the case study. Shell's interview tips say it uses the C-A-R criteria (Capacity, Achievement, Relationships) to assess candidates. Session lengths are not published on the pages read.
Practise: Case study exercise practice, Assessment centre practice, Daily interview question
Sources: [1] [3] [4]

Final stage line-up

Official employer

Online final assessment with two Shell employees: a case study session prepared from materials sent in advance, then an interview with the same two people. No group exercise is described on the pages read. Durations are not published.

Assessment centre practice

Retakes and validity

Shell's UK Assessed Internship page says that for 10 months after an Assessed Internship application, further applications are decided by the first outcome: a successful candidate who reapplies to a different position goes straight through stage one, and an unsuccessful one is automatically turned down. The graduate programme page read does not state a reapplication rule. Shell says it may amend or withdraw listings before the advertised closing date.

What we could not verify

Shell does not name the platform behind the Virtual Job Try-out or the on-demand interview on the pages read
Prep sites say Shell uses an SHL numerical reasoning test (one gives 18 questions in 25 minutes); no numerical test is mentioned on Shell's own pages read
Older candidate reports describe a face-to-face assessment day with a group exercise, presentation and in-tray exercise; Shell's current pages describe an online case study and interview only
The number of on-demand interview questions for the graduate programme is not stated on the graduate page (the Assessed Internship page says three)
Lengths of the case study session and final interview are not published on the pages read
Whether a finance area is offered in the Shell Assessed Internship Programme is not stated on the internship page read
Salary for the UK graduate programme is not stated on the pages read

Sources

Shell UK: Shell Graduate Programme Checked 2026-11-08
Shell's own page (read through the page's published data file, as the page renders with JavaScript). Supports the 2027 intake being open, links to the UK Finance and IDT listings, eligibility, the three-year programme, the Virtual Job Try-out and on-demand interview (about 40 minutes, within 7 days), and the online case study and interview with two Shell employees.
Shell careers: Finance - Shell Graduate Programme 2027 - United Kingdom Checked 2026-11-08
Shell's own job listing, linked from the UK graduate page. Supports London (Shell Centre), two 18-month rotations, the finance areas covered, preferred degrees, the 2:1 requirement, Finance as first preference, March and September 2027 start dates and the 15 December 2026 closing date.
Shell UK: Shell Assessed Internship Programme Checked 2026-11-08
Shell's own page (read through the page's published data file). Supports eligibility, 10 to 12 week length, the CAR criteria with descriptions, the four application steps, three on-demand questions, the case study with two Shell professionals, and the 10-month outcome validity rule.
Shell UK: six job interview preparation tips for graduate roles Checked 2026-11-08
Shell's own page. Supports that Shell uses the C-A-R criteria to assess candidates, with descriptions of Capacity, Achievement and Relationships, and that the graduate programme has Commercial, Technical, Global Functions and Trading and Supply paths.

Common questions about Shell UK

What are the stages of the Shell UK application process?

As we could verify, the stages are: Online application, then Virtual Job Try-out and on-demand video interview, then Final assessment: case study and interview (online). The page says which of these are stated by Shell UK itself and which are only reported by candidates. Check your own invitation, because processes change every cycle.

What is the final stage of the Shell UK process?

Can I practise for Shell UK here?

Yes. Each stage links to the matching free practice, with real timings, an untimed mode and a learn mode. The practice is independent, uses original questions and is not affiliated with Shell UK or any test publisher.

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