internships & career fair brownbag september 15, 2014
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Internships & Career Fair BrownbagSeptember 15, 2014
Meet the Speakers
Georgia Papagianis ’15papagiag@lafayette
Bradley Mesloh ’15meslohb@lafayette
Ashley Kunow ’15kunowa@lafayette
Navigating the Career Fair for a ChE• http://
careerservices.lafayette.edu/files/2014/09/2014-Career-Fair-Program-PDF.pdf 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)▫ B. Braun - Pharmaceuticals▫ ExxonMobil - Petroleum▫ Air Products - Industrial Gases▫ Linde - Industrial Gases▫ Johnson & Johnson - Healthcare products &
Pharmaceuticals▫ West Pharmaceuticals - Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
What to bring• Business dress (It is required for entry.)• Folder with resumés (15-20)
▫Splurge on the high quality paper.• List of companies you find interesting• Some questions to ask
▫How established is the program?▫What are the biggest challenges for this
position/company?▫What they like most and least about the company?▫Something of interest gained in your information
acquisition 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 resumé out.•Network network network. (At
minimum, ask for business cards)•Talk yourself up… but not too much.•Take the free stuff if offered. (You’ll
actually make the career fair reps happy.)
After the fair•Send Thank You notes
▫Written best, particularly for interviewers (later)
•Follow up with connections you made▫Interview and hiring decisions are made based
on a number of things: making an impression on someone is most certainly one.
•Check the Career Vault for internship positions and interview schedules▫http://lafayettecareervault.experience.com/exp
erience/login
GOOD LUCK!
NYC DEPDepartment of Environmental Protection
• Government agency• Provides NYC with clean drinking water• Manages waste water and storm water
• How did you find the internship?– Career Vault and on campus interview
• Other jobs I applied for– Mana Products– Air Products
• Skills used that I learned in classes– Teamwork skills– Unit Operations– Process Controls– General Chemistry
NYC DEPDepartment of Environmental Protection
CWFP Process Diagram
Sulfuric Acid
Aluminum Sulfate (or Polyaluminum
Chloride)
Cationic Polymer
(Coagulant Aid)
Rapid Mix
Anionic Polymer
(Filter Aid)
Flocculation
DAF
Trough
Filter Media
CFEUV
Air SourceAir Compressor
Saturators
DAF Recycle
Treated w
ater
Hydrofluosilicic Acid
Sodium HypochloriteSodium Hydroxide
Corrosion Inhibitor
Sodium hypochlorite
Raw Water
My Internship
• Croton Water Filtration Plant
• Bronx, New York• Process Control and
Operations • Engineering Asset
Management
Sampling
My Project
• Analyze the relationship between various process changes on water quality parameters and filter performance for the North Plant over a 36-day period
• Favorite/least favorite aspects of the internship?– Favorite: everything – Least favorite: the commute
Contract Pharmacal Corporation
• Hauppauge, NY• Contract manufacturer for
pharmaceuticals
• Found through Craigslist• Looked for other internships on Long
Island as well as through Career Services
Contract Pharmacal Corporation
• Worked in the Packaging Department• Did not use any particular class during my
internship– I briefly utilized control charts from CHE 324.
• What I did:– Created spreadsheets to actively track packaging.
(Who, what, when, and where)– Tracked and determined downtime on specific lines
• Favorite part: – Working with people my age and sharing my
background
• Least favorite part: – Not doing actual Chemical Engineering
ExxonMobilSummer 2013
• Baton Rouge, LA▫ Distillation & Specialties• Process Contact Engineering• Vent Gas Mapping• Desalter Chemicals
• Classes Used:▫ Thermodynamics, Unit Operations, Chemistry
• Favorite/Least Favorite Parts:▫ Problem Solving/Unit Optimization▫ Stewardship
• How did I get this internship?▫ Attended brownbag and applied through Career Vault▫ On campus interview & phone interview
• Intern Activities▫ Tiki Tubing▫ Volunteering at the Food Bank & Waste Collection Day▫ Shooting Range▫ Trips to New Orleans & Houston
Troy CorporationSummer 2014• Newark, NJ
▫Fractionator Capacity Increase▫Air Compressor Replacement
• Classes Used:▫Separations, Unit Operations
• Favorite/Least Favorite Parts:▫Project Engineering▫Communication with Vendors
• How did I get this internship▫Online Application