
About Working at Shell
Discover what makes working at Shell unique, learn more about our values-led culture, meet some of our people working in the organisation and get valuable tips to guide your application.
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Why Shell
Be at the forefront
You鈥檒l have the opportunity to help tackle the energy challenge, working at the forefront of new technology, trends and practices to both accelerate tomorrow鈥檚 transitions and address today鈥檚 energy needs.
Shared purpose and passion
You鈥檒l have the opportunity to power positive change for the world around us, working alongside colleagues who share a sense of purpose and a commitment to progress.
Global talent, diverse businesses
Work with professionals and leaders, each bringing their unique expertise as a vital part of a highly diverse international team. Depending on your location and role, you may get the chance to participate in overseas learning programmes, as well as short and long-term international assignments.
Personal growth
Personal development is the priority of the organisation. Our development programmes are recognised as industry leading. Shell's 'learner mindset' environment helps unlock the potential in each of us, creating a supportive, high-performance environment based on openness, curiosity and growth, where you can learn from experiences and build the skills that let you grow today and lead in future. We do this by investing heavily in our employees鈥 capabilities through on-the-job learning, coaching and mentoring, knowledge management, and formal training. Training is delivered in-house, online, or in partnership.
Global-scale participation
You鈥檒l have the opportunity to actively participate in external engagements as participants, sponsors, and keynote speakers, helping us to share our expertise, gain learnings and refresh our perspective.
Learn today, lead tomorrow
Learning curriculum
Our learning curriculum contains a wide range of resources and content: from face-to-face commercial and technical learning programmes to online courses, webcasts, e-books and guides.
Values-led Culture
Core values
We live our core values of honesty, integrity and respect, so you can work in an environment that encourages you to be the best version of yourself and respects the individual journeys each of us will take. Our values and how we care for people are an important part of life at Shell.
Community groups
At Shell, we aim to become one of the most diverse and inclusive organisations in the world, a place where everyone feels valued, respected and a strong sense of belonging. We鈥檙e proud of our employee networks which include 126 ERGs across more than 30 countries and regions. Our ERGs cover a variety of groups, including: Gender, Race and ethnicity, LBGT+ and Disability Inclusion and enABLEment, experience levels (e.g new graduates and experienced hires), parents, military service and many more.
On-boarding buddy
Each new joiner is assigned an 鈥極n-boarding buddy鈥 or 鈥楪raduate buddy鈥 who will help familiarise you with the way that we work at Shell.
Supportive network
Our supportive network will help you settle in, build friendships and offer you an exciting opportunity to lead or coordinate business or community activities.
Approachable leaders
Our culture is informal, with a flat hierarchy. Doors to senior management are open for everyone to discuss their views and ask questions, because we believe that accessible colleagues accelerate learning.
Teamwork
We have a recognised culture of achieving goals through teamwork. It鈥檚 a global success, which comes from our unique combination of physical, remote and virtual teams delivering exciting projects, and championing cross-cultural differences.
Rewards & Benefits
Strong rewards and benefits packages
Shell offers compensation and benefits packages considered to be among the best in the world. Check the Shell website in your country for specific rewards and benefits packages we offer. Many locations offer subsidised services such as sports facilities, medical/dental care and car parking. In many countries, you鈥檒l have the chance to participate in a Shell Share programme, enabling you to purchase shares of company stock at a lower price.
Work-life balance
We have flexible working arrangements and paid time off that help you achieve a fulfilling work-life balance. For example, we offer global minimum maternity, paternity, and non-birthing parental leave. Just one of the many flexible working policies we have in place to ensure you have more time to do the things you love.
Paid maternity leave
Shell offers a global minimum standard of 16 weeks paid maternity leave, enabling new mothers to put their families first and spend more time with their newborns.
Paid parental leave
Shell offers a minimum of 8 weeks paid leave to all non-birthing parents, including new dads and parents welcoming a child via surrogacy or adoption.
Rewarding your performance
On top of a competitive starter salary, you鈥檒l be recognised and rewarded through performance-related pay. The extent of the pay will depend on your merit, role, location and Shell鈥檚 business performance.

Employee Stories
Discover how some of our colleagues are powering progress as they tackle the energy challenge together.