Is Shell a good company to work for as a Consultant?

Consultant professionals working at Shell have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 30 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Shell employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Consultant Jobs at Shell now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Consultant interview questions at Shell .

Does Shell pay Consultant employees well?

Consultant professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shell with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Consultant salaries at Shell.

How happy are Consultant professionals working at Shell?

34% of Consultant employees at Shell would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 82% in the past 12 months. Consultant professionals have also rated Shell with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 2.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (336) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (278) , Project Manager (262) , Manager (232) , Intern (218) , Analyst (215) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (119) , Financial Analyst (113) , Process Engineer (106) , Sales Associate (91) , Customer Service Representative (90) , Data Engineer (90)

What are the pros of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"good work life balance and flexible" ((in 1479 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1012 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 789 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 700 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 669 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 236 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 158 reviews)); "Long hours and stressful occasionally Cyclical commodity boom and bust" ((in 136 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 95 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 75 reviews))

Shell Consultant reviews

3.6

34% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

27% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

2.3

Career opportunities

Consultant employees have rated Shell with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Consultant professionals have a good working experience there. Shell is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Consultant professionals compared to other employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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30 reviews

3.0

Feb 15, 2012

Great platform for career growth and involvement in technology

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big brand, excellent pay, international profile

Cons

Slow growth, less level of responsibility, sometimes bureaucratic

4.0

Feb 17, 2009

Shell Oil, A Wonderful Place to Be

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ease of communication with immediate management. Shell has a very strict open door policy for its employees. Ability to seek and receive training in personal development as well as critical business skills. Shell offers a learning center to its employees called the Shell Open University where outside consultants come in to educate employees and help to keep their skills sharp. Great compensation and benefits. Shell offers one of the best salary and benefits packages in the industry. Good personal feedback both as an individual and as a team. Shell is very good about asking for 360 feedback. Plenty of intellectual challenges offered. Shell offers projects that are stimulating and very rewarding. Great personal achievement recognition awards. Shell offers great monetary awards for outstanding work.

Cons

Very large company. Can be hard to navigate such a large structure. Not American owned. Dutch owned and consequently there is always a tension between global processes and local needs and laws to be overcome. Global can mean a loss of personal identity in the larger scheme of things and can also offer complications, especially with hiring laws, environmental laws and overall product quality. No real say as to who is placed in Sr. Leadership. Employees are never asked about changes in leadership and tend to be the last to know something that huge is changing within the company structure.

2.0

Jun 25, 2008

They call it "SHELL" for a reason.

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global Fully integrated Oil and Gas company. Sufficient resources to do work. Great employer for a career as a specialist in an exploration and production technology. Good general but limited in true details about important company activity around the globe, especially if negative. Management decisions are made by stakeholder concensus rather than command and control. This is to Shell's credit. No project or initiative fails, this is not possible. Shiney side is always up. Branding is unbeatable and clean restrooms are tops! Shareholders should expect more. Many jobs are moving offshore that should be good for other countries.

Cons

Comp and benefits behind competition, BP, Chevron and set for graduate entry. Very limited consideration given to experienced hires with 15 years plus. Numbers show Shell has difficulty retaining new experienced talent, and will struggle as baby boomers retire. Average age in Shell is high. Experienced talent goes to E&P independents with much better comp and benefits, Anadarko, Devon. Management acts in a vaccum. As no projects fail, only some of the involved are guilty and suffer. The appearance of the Shell is clean, shiney and swift. The reality, there is a great deal that goes on and is never brought to light.

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