Internships & Career Fair BrownbagSeptember 16, 2013

Meet the SpeakersHelen Xu ’14

xuh@lafayette

Matt Iassogna ’14iassognm@lafayette

Isaac Lavine ’14lavinei@lafayette

ExxonMobil Corporation:Evolution of Crude Oil/Natural Gas

ExxonMobil CorporationExxonMobil Corporation

Upstream

Exploration

Development

Production

Gas & Power Marketing

Upstream Research

Downstream

Refining & Supply

Fuels Marketing

Lubricants & Specialties

Research and

Engineering

ChemicalsExxonMobil

Global Services

ExxonMobil Chemicals Co.Summer 2012

•Houston, TX•Intern Projects:

▫Isoprene Optimization Model▫Standardization of Global Pricing Parameter

•How I Got the Internship: Information Session, Career Vault application, on-campus interview

•Classes I Used:▫Material and Energy Balances▫+ Unit Operations, Experimental Design II

•Most/Least Favorite:▫Integrated engineering problem, plant visits▫Obstacle of knowledge succession

ExxonMobil CorporationExxonMobil Corporation

Upstream

Exploration

Development

Production

Gas & Power Marketing

Upstream Research

Downstream

Refining & Supply

Fuels Marketing

Lubricants & Specialties

Research and

Engineering

ChemicalsExxonMobil

Global Services

ExxonMobil Development Co.Summer 2013

• Houston, TX• Intern Project:

▫Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Engineering, Procurement, & Construction (EPC) Market Intelligence Study

• How I Got the Internship: Interexchange Employee Database, phone interviews

• Classes I Used:▫My Econ Major

• Most/Least Favorite:▫Research-based project

Aimed for depth vs. breadth (typical of most intern projects)

Brought knowledge added to the department Brute force research = isolation

Intern Activities

MCubed Technologies, Inc. 2012-13•Location:

▫Monroe, CT•Type of industry:

▫Optics, Defense•Description of company:

▫Precision machining company specializing in low thermally expansive materials used for imaging and ultra-hard materials used in bullet-proof armor plating

MCubed Technologies, Inc. (summer 2012)•How I got the internship:

▫Help wanted sign (seeking Chemical Engineers)

•Other jobs:▫Only job I really wanted, applied to

Unilever, Sun and few others•What I did:

▫Research and Development for new product line

MCubed Technologies, Inc. (summer 2012)•What I used from classes:

▫Natures of Materials basics and equilibrium tables

•Favorite part of the job:▫Doing the experimentation and writing my

patent application•Least favorite part:

▫Three week processes had downtime that I needed to fill

MCubed Technologies, Inc. (summer 2013)•How I got the internship:

▫Stayed in contact, re-applied and was accepted

•Other jobs:▫N/A

•What I did: ▫Process Development for major product

line

MCubed Technologies, Inc. (summer 2012)•What I used from classes:

▫Problem solving methods•Favorite part of the job:

▫Doing tests, sitting in on meetings and presenting results

•Least favorite part:▫Dealing with customer service from other

companies

Booz Allen Hamilton – Summer 2013•Headquartered in McLean, VA•Consulting and technology company•Government (primarily) and private sector

contractor:▫Defense▫Cyber▫Civil▫SIG (Strategic Innovations Group)

Booz Allen Hamilton• How did you get the job?

▫ Online application• What other jobs you applied for

▫ A number of ChE companies that came to campus• What you did

▫ Technical programming role• What you used that you learned in classes

▫ Teamwork skills, hard work skills, and some of the statistical concepts from Experimental Design

Booz Allen Hamilton•Favorite part of the job?

▫Collaboration. Working together is crucial to success at Booz Allen

▫Flexibility. From a projects and a training perspective, you have freedom

•Least favorite part of the job?▫Communication issues due to location

Navigating the Career Fair for a ChE• Visit

http://careerservices.lafayette.edu/2013/06/14/annual-career-fair/ to see list of companies

• Research each company so you are informed▫ Name & type▫ Locations▫ Internship & Job Opportunities

• Good companies for ChEs (just some of the many)▫ ExxonMobil- Petroleum▫ Air Products- Industrial Gases▫ Linde- Industrial Gases▫ Johnson & Johnson-Healthcare products & Pharmaceuticals▫ Flowserve-Pumps, valves, etc.▫ West Pharmaceuticals-Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals▫ B.Braun-Pharmaceuticals

What to wear

What not to wear

What to bring•Folder•Resumes (15-20)•List of companies you find interesting•Questions to ask

▫How established is the program?▫What is the job?▫What they like most and least about the

company

When you are there•Wait in line but be bold•Talk to everybody, don’t limit yourself to

your preset list•Give your resume out•Network network network

After the fair•Send Thank You notes•Follow up with connections you made•Check the Career Vault for internship

positions and interview schedules▫http://lafayettecareervault.experience.com/

experience/login

GOOD LUCK!