This is me during my Shell Recruitment Day in November 2011.

1hr after the whole day group interview, I got the phone call I can never forget, “Congratulations, they all loved you. When can you start?”

If you have an upcoming group interview where they put a bunch of you together in a room and give you a task to work on together, then sit up.

I will tell you my secrets.

I don’t need them anymore and it can help you land your dream job.

They are what I used during my SRD.

I have given the same playbook to many mentees who used them to land their dream jobs in various companies.

So, trust me, this works.

A 🧵 A group interview can feel a little like BBNaija.

Hours upon hours of being watched, scored and tested with other candidates.

You try to ignore the assessors and just focus on the tasks but you can’t escape the reality TV show that you are inside.

Even though Shell doesn't do this anymore (thanks to COVID 19 when they moved everything online) a thousand other companies still run group interviews.

So these tips are for you.

I interviewed people for Shell for years.

Here’s how to get in. 🧵

These tips will help you for other O&G companies too because they basically copy each other.

Same concepts. Different buzz words. Shell uses what they call the CAR framework.

Let’s take this one by one.

In the process of seeking permanent residency in the US, a petitioner submits an application to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

After submission, the petitioner must await a decision.

Here are 4 Possible Responses Petitioners should expect from the USCIS.

A thread..... The response stage is a critical and suspenseful part of the application process. At this point, a petitioner can do nothing but sit back, pray to God, and hope for the best. The USCIS may respond in the following ways:

Do you dream of achieving an EB-1A visa?

Has the process of proving that you are of extraordinary ability been difficult for you?

Understanding the 10 criteria provided by the USCIS is one of the first steps to getting the EB-1A visa.

So, What is Criterion 1?

A thread In determining whether an applicant satisfies Criterion 1, the USCIS first checks if such applicant was a recipient of a lesser prize/award. Then, it proceeds to check if the lesser award is nationally or internationally recognized and was received on the basis of excellence.

Imagine a world where sight and sound don’t exist.
Where darkness and silence fill every waking moment.

For Helen Keller, this was her reality after an illness left her blind and deaf at just 19 months old.

But instead of a life of isolation, Helen redefined what was possible.

A thread! Born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen was a healthy, lively baby.

But tragedy struck when she was just 19 months old.

A sudden illness, believed to be scarlet fever or meningitis, left her both blind and deaf.

Akinwumi Adesina: The Farmer Who Became Africa's Visionary Leader

In a world often focused on technology and finance, Akinwumi Adesina’s journey is a fascinating testament to the power of agriculture to shape economies and change lives.

His rise from the humble background of a farmer’s son to becoming the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is nothing short of extraordinary.

Check out his story. A thread! Born on February 6, 1960, in Nigeria, Adesina grew up believing in the potential of agriculture to transform lives, communities, and nations.

His academic brilliance became evident when he pursued agricultural economics at OAU.

However, his ambitions were much greater than a successful academic career.

In a world where the corridors of power are often dominated by men, one woman has continuously broken barriers with her brilliance, tenacity, and vision.

Speaking of the one and only, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Just like her achievements, her journey is far from ordinary Born on June 13, 1954, in the bustling village of Ogwashi-Ukwu, Nigeria, Ngozi was always destined for greatness.

As the daughter of an esteemed professor and Nigeria’s first female Professor of Sociology, her upbringing was rich with intellectual curiosity and the belief that education was a ticket to limitless possibilities.

However, life wasn’t always smooth.

Most people know Amazon as the world’s biggest online retailer, but what if I told you its real moneymaker isn’t selling products?

Amazon has a quiet business that has turned into a $100+ billion gold mine.

Open this thread to see what gives Amazon more money (70% of its operating income) than selling books. In the early 2000s, Amazon was still just an online bookstore with a growing retail business. They needed to scale up their operations fast to keep up with customer demand, so they started building huge data centers for their own use.

Around 2003, Amazon engineers started realizing that they were facing the same technical problems over and over: infrastructure. Every time they launched a new feature or product, they had to reinvent the wheel. This led to a lightbulb moment.

Elon Musk: From a Cramped One-Room Office to Billion-Dollar Success

Elon Musk is known for founding Tesla, SpaceX, and PayPal.

But before all the success, his journey was filled with failures, doubts, and harsh criticism from even his mentors.

Born in South Africa, Musk moved to the U.S. with huge dreams, but his path to success wasn’t smooth at all.

At the start, he didn’t have much money, and people thought his ideas were crazy. In 1995, Elon and his brother, Kimbal Musk, started their first company, Zip2, in a small, cramped one-room office.

It wasn’t just their office—it was also where they lived. There was no apartment.

They had to sleep on the floor and shower at a nearby gym.

Do you know the story of the man who started as a poor Scottish Immigrant but later became one of the Richest Men in America?

Do you also know that after making so much money, this man almost gave it all away to change the world?

The Man’s name is Andrew Carnegie and is considered the Father of Modern Philanthropy.

Well, Check out his Story! Born in Scotland in 1835, Carnegie and his family lived in a small cottage.

His father was a handloom weaver who lost his job when the Industrial Revolution disrupted the textile industry.

This led to many financial difficulties for the family.

I want to share some more stories from this year's application for the @MtScholarships

These are 8 responses to the question "Why should we consider you?"

Let me know which one(s) you like the most and why. Tunde Onakoya's words, "It is possible to do big things from small places," resonate deeply with my experience. Growing up in Akure as a female child in a family where resources were limited, I dared to dream. Six years down the line, I am the co-valedictorian for the engineering class of 2024 at the University of X. Today, I dare to dream again. Circumstances might not have changed, but previous experiences have highlighted how all our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. My dream is to pursue a Ph.D. in environmental engineering at a top school in the US and find solutions to pressing environmental challenges in Africa. While this goal is ambitious, I believe this scholarship would provide me with the mentorship and financial aid that I need to navigate the application process as I dare to make my dreams a reality.