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Case Study-An Interview with Shell Oil Company
　　The Shell Oil Company is well known for its human resource assessment methodology, which has proven successful in the identification and selection of candidates for its global operations. Its approach and assessment criteria have been adopted by some government agencies for selecting scholars and public officials. While it is not a financial institution, the experience documented below is the first-hand real life experience of one of the authors that has applicability and relevance on interviewing with global financial institutions.
Case study-The Shell Oil Company Interview Experience
　　壳牌石油公司以其人事评估方法著称，该方法成功地为其在全世界的机构选拔了大量优秀人才。它的方法和评估标准已经被全世界很多政府机构采用，以选择奖学金得主和政府官员。尽管它不属于金融机构，但以下案例是本书作者之一的亲身经历，相信对参加金融机构应聘的人士，也是有所裨益的。
　　案例分析——壳牌石油公司面试经历
　　The second largest global oil giant and a Fortune 500 company, Shell is known for its stringent selection criteria when it comes to executive hiring. The interview process of this world-class company is very thorough and demands a lot out of a candidate. The whole experience is exhausting (it lasts approximately 6 hours including lunch) and one has to be very well prepared mentally to perform well.
　　The setting is as such: The candidate, along with 5-6 other short-listed candidates, is invited to a local hotel/resort/country club for a day. The panel that will be interviewing you consists of senior managers from different divisions of the company.
　　One point to note for perspective: Through this thorough interview process, the company seeks to employ candidates who can eventually progress to a General Management position in one of the company’s numerous divisions. The various stages of the long process include:
作为全球第二大石油公司和财富500强企业，壳牌公司在挑选人才方面极为严格。这个世界级大公司的面试过程非常全面、非常挑剔。整个过程是很耗费精力的(包括午饭大约需要6个小时)，你必须作好心理准备，争取良好表现。
整个“布景”是：你和其他几个经过筛选的候选人一同受邀去当地的饭店／风景区／乡村俱乐部过一天。即将面试你们的面试评审团成员包括公司各部门高级经理。
　　要注意一个前提：公司需要招募的是一个最后能晋升到部门经理的人选。冗长的面试过程具体如下：
　　1. Panel Interview. Candidates are first put through an interview regarding one's personal and education background, career objectives, achievements, extra curricular activities, etc. The panel usually consists of senior management from different divisions of the company. Some