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?