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!
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