Travel arrangements - Shell

Appendix 8 – SRD exercises1) Case studyThis exercise is completed individually. You will beassigned a role within a fictitious company in animaginary country and given one hour (one hourand 20 minutes if English is not your first language –please let us know) to analyse approximately 20 to25 documents related to the company‟s activities,performance and environment.At the welcome event you will be given somebackground information about the company,including the various divisions and the country inwhich it operates. This information will form the basisfor the Case Study and the Group Exercise.Information about your specific task will be given toyou at the SRD.After you have completed the preparation, you willbe required to informally brief two Assessors on:• issues facing the company and the key actionsyou propose to take• potential implications for the company‟s short,medium and long-term strqtegy and direction.This five-minute informal presentation is followed bya 20-minute discussion around the issues identifiedand your proposed actions. You will be expected tooutline the rationale for your proposals and be ableto discuss the topic in a broader context; however,detailed technical knowledge is not required. Duringthis exercise we will be observing the elements ofCapacity, Achievement and Relationships.2) Group discussionThe group discussion is completed in small teams.The scenario for the exercise is around socialperformance and sustainable development. Shellgives a proportion of its profits for investment insocial projects. A Review Board made up ofrepresentatives from different committees agree howto allocate the funds and make a recommendation toShell.You will be asked to imagine that you are acommunity representative for one of the committees.You will first receive five minutes to read through thegiven information before you meet other committeemembers and choose which investment proposals toput forward. Your group will then meet as theReview Board with the other committees to agree theallocation of funds.The exercise is split into four parts:•You will first be given five minutes to read theinformation individually•during the second part, you will take part in a 15-minute preliminary meeting with other membersof your committee to decide which investmentproposals you want to put forward to the ReviewBoard for consideration•during the third part of the exercise, you will takepart in a 25-30 minute review boardmeeting. Your task is to decide how to allocatethe social investment funds and makerecommendations to a Shell representative.The exercise is observed by Assessors who will beinterested in finding out how your team workstogether, and how you manage the meetings inorder to meet the desired objective. Even though youare working as a team you will be assessedindividually.3) Business scenario interview andtechnical interviewa) Business scenario interviewIf you are a business/commercial candidate you willparticipate in the Business Scenario. There are twosections to this exercise, both of which last 20minutes.In the first section, you will be given a list of businessrelevant problems from which you must choose oneto analyse and think about potential solutions. Youwill have 15 minutes of preparation time, after whichyou will meet with two Assessors who will ask youquestions about your analysis. You are not expectedto be an expert in the subject area. The Assessorswill be interested in your ideas on how you wouldmanage the topic, your purpose, actions and yourability to support your plan. You will not be requiredto deliver a formal presentation.