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The Chemical Engineering Job Search
Presentation by Itanza LawrenceCareer Placement Officer
Organized in conjunction with ChEGO
Key Points
• Companies• Industries• Background• Resume• Cover Letters• Organization• Networking
You have to use all available Resources
COMPANIES
• Heat and Material Balances• Mass Transfer Operations in
Wastewater and air• Process piping• RO/DI Systems• Ultra-pure systems and
specialty Gases
With the strongest portfolio of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Always®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Downy®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Gillette®, Febreze®, and Vicks®, our goal is to improve life daily through our products, people, and initiatives.
• Research & Development• Product Supply Engineering
– Technical/Process Engineer– Control Engineer
• Product Supply Manufacturing
From major sewerage programs in London and Abu Dhabi to super cleanrooms in China, from nuclear cleanup in Scotland to major highways and airports in the United States, CH2M HILL's project experience is as diverse as the world itself.
Ch2mhill Proctor and Gamble
Industries• Bulk Chemicals – Dow, Exxon Chemical, BASF• Specialty Chemicals – Corning, Foamex, PPG Industries• Petroleum Products – Arco, Chevron, Shell• Pharmaceuticals – Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck• Electronics – AT&T, General Electric, Xerox• Food Products – Frito Lay, General Mills, Kraft• Consumer Products – 3M, Johnson & Johnson• Process Design, Operation, and Consulting – Fluor Daniel• Software for Chemical Engineering – Aspen Technology• Paper and Pulp – Mead Corporation• Automotive – Chrysler, Ford, General Motors• Finance & Investing – First Manhattan Cons. Group, McKinsey &Co.
Referenced from: https://duncan.cbe.cornell.edu/cheme112/CHEMESITES/COMPANIES/
BACKGROUNDWHY ARE YOU A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE ENGINEERING WORLD?
• Hard work• Determination• A great laugh• Ability to think outside of the box• Previous experience
Research, summer jobs, internships, student group leadership
• Writing Skills• Your culture
The ResumeMust Have…• Clearly defined margins• Contact information• GPA*• Clear Format
Must NOT Have…• Typos• Excessive formatting• “I”• More than 1 page
Name in LARGE font
Education at the topLocations and dates on the right hand side balance the resume
Clear Margin (no less than .65”)
Consistent Formatting - Location, font & size
Experience should be listed in reverse chronological order
Action words to begin bullet points
Include all relevant skills
Talk about the role your applying for
Tell them why you are excited
Tell them why your background adds to your value
Address additional skills
Close and reiterate interest
Organization/Preparation
• Create an excel sheet with relevant information– Organization name– Link– Interest level– Contact
• Keep it updated• Prepare before speaking with employers
NETWORKING
• LinkedIn– Chemical Engineering Group
• Center for Career Education– Lionshare
• Conferences
Networking is a powerful tool responsible for the majority of career placement. This goes beyond personal, long-term relationships and can come from short term acquaintances developed through LinkedIn, Student Group Associations and introductions at career fairs.
Questions?
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