Job Interview: Shell.
Possible Questions (interview questions)
Why did you decide to leave your last job/ present job?
How did you hear about this position?
Tell me about your experience as a drilling team manager.
What are your main weaknesses?
How would your colleagues describe you?
What was your greatest accomplishment?
What do you know about our company?
How is your experience relevant to this job?
How do you expect this job to be different from your previous jobs?
Why should we choose you for this job?
What are your professional ambitions?
Please give us an example of overcoming difficulties at work.
Would you say you are a natural leader?
Can you work under strict deadlines?
How do you feel about moving abroad for you job?
What skills have you learnt in your present job?
What experience do you have of ISO certification?
Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
Do you have any questions for us?
Possible Questions (Personal questions)
Tell me a little bit about yourself and your family.
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What are your main interests / hobbies?
If a friend were to describe you, what would he say about you?
Describe a typical week for you.
Task 1: Who says it? The interviewer or the interviewee? Read each
statement and decide.
a-We only recruit candidates from the best universities.
b-You will spend a lot of time writing reports and planning scheduled maintenance.
c-I really enjoy new challenges.
d-We are one of the largest multinational oilfield service companies providing
innovative solutions, technology and services to the oil and gas industry.
e-The most important lesson I learned in the industry was with my last manager,
“reliability counts for money in the end”.
f-Sure! I can supply examples of my work as a electrician.
g-Your starting salary will be about $30, 000 a year.
h-We’ll contact you before the end of the month.
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i-You will be expected to attend in-service training.
Task 2: Here is a list of adjectives. Which of these describe you best? Put the best
adjectives above in order from one to ten, with the most important thing to show in an
interview at the top.
Ambitious
Brave/ Courageous
Creative
Curious
Diligent/ Hard working
Efficient
Energetic
Extrovert
Flexible
Humble
Idealistic
Independent/ Self-sufficient
Logical
Mature
Open-minded
Organised
Patient
Proactive
Punctual
Responsible/ Dependable
Resilient/ Determined
Sociable
Sympathetic
Systematic
Well-rounded
3-Choose one of the adjectives near the top of the list and tell or write a story that
illustrates that personality trait.
4-Which of these negative personality words do you think it is okay to mention as a
weakness?
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Emotional
Moody
Disorganized
Obsessive
Unsociable
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Listening tasks (part 1)
Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The Alaskan Pipeline system’s 420-miles above
ground segments are built in a zig-zag configuration to allow for
expansion or contraction of the pipe.
The pipeline carries an average of 1.8 million barrels of oil a day.
1. What type of problems might this structure bring? Make a list.
2. Here there are some facts about the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Imagine you're
interviewing one of the engineers responsible for the project. Write questions for
these answers.
A-............…........................….......................….?
It transports crude oil.
B-.........................................................…......…..?
Basically, it's located in the state of Alaska it crosses a great extend of land. There are more than
800 river and stream crossings and three mountain ranges that the pipeline crosses.
C…….….….….….….….…..….….….…..…….?
Not everywhere, only where there is permafrost, then the pipeline is above ground.
D-……………………………………………….?
It was built by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company; a group made up of seven oil companies.
E-........Why was it built in a zigzag pattern…..? (EXAMPLE)
Well, so that it becomes flexible if needed, like during an earthquake.
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Watch and check:
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3-Vocabulary Match
A-Spill 1-lograr algo mediante un proceso que implique
esfuerzo o luego de intentos fallidos.
B-dent
2-Derrame
C-leak
3-Sellar, cerrar.
D-clean up the mess
4-Fuga
E-seal
5-Ejercicio de entrenamiento / práctica
F-clamp
6-pinza
G-practice drill
7-abollar
H-manage to do something
8-limpiar “el desorden”
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
LISTENING TASKS (PART 2)
Decide if the following statements are true or false. [Link]
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1. Phillip is surprised at the number of applications they received.
2. Marcia wants to interview all applicants who sent a CV.
3. Marcia has the final decision on the twelve interview candidates.
4. All the potential candidates have all the basic requirements for the job.
5. Marcia and Phillip want the candidates to do a presentation about the company’s future.
Transcript
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Philip Hart: So, how many applications did we get, Marcia?
Marcia Boardman: Well...overall we’ve got over two hundred...
PH: That many!?
MB: Yes, but...most of which we can discard right away...people who don’t have the right
experience, qualifications that kind of thing...
PH: Of course...
MB: ...and then we get the people who submit ten-page long CVs, or CVs in comicbook font, or
green ink, or they attach a photo of themselves disco dancing...you know the kind of thing!
MB: So, I whittled down the serious candidates to a short-list of twelve people.
PH: And we’ll interview all of them?
MB: I think we should – but obviously I’ll let you have a look first.
PH: Great...so, who have we got then?
MB: Well, I think we’ve got some pretty strong candidates, two in particular...
PH: They have the right kind of profile?
MB: I’d certainly say so – a strong educational background, experience in multinational sales,
language skills...
PH: Good, I look forward to meeting them.
MB: So I’d say we do the standard interview format..
PH: Sure..
MB: A few general questions, then onto specifics...
PH: Yes, exactly – I want to hear specific details of when they’ve solved problems...
MB: Yes and then something about “vision”, as you put it...
PH: Yes...what do you think about a brief presentation?
MB: I think that’s a good idea – we could ask them to give a short presentation on where they see
the company going – and how they see themselves taking us there.
PH: Great! You know something? I’m really looking forward to this!
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Listening (3)
Listen to this podcast until minute 1:05. Who is the person interviewed?
[Link]
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4B. Listen again and complete the notes.
Keep it short, simple, .….….…… Tell us only what we need to know
Make sure there are not….………..……..…….
Don't include photos.
Only some personal information is interesting.
Include ………..…………...skills.
4C. What problems in CV does the person find in the first example?
