idlaunva

Anyone hear back from BP, Exxon, or Oxy about internships after interview yet?

And worst case if I don't get any of them, what kind of internship should I do if I want to get into Oil & Gas?

boneh3ad

Well Halliburton/Schlumberger is always an option to get into Oil & Gas. They are the ones who do the drilling.

purduefrank

Halliburton isn't hiring for any field engineer positions right now, maybe in the spring. They're still are looking for interns for various other positions though. Schlumberger is hiring field engineers, but I'm not sure when they are planning to get back to people.

boneh3ad

Yeah, I was going to say, that is assuming you would want to be a field engineer.

I worked an internship with Halliburton one summer and was very, very, very glad that I was not out in the field. I liked being in the Technology Center, and the work I did potentially saved them a boatload of cash.

bearcats

My friend got a BP trading internship offer 2 weeks ago.

boneh3ad

I would imagine that at a company like BP, whatever division runs trading most likely runs nearly independently from the one that runs, say, field engineering internships.

bearcats

I am pretty sure HR function is all run from the same HR department.

We had the same networking function and same on-campus interview date with the supply chain, field engineering and some other divisions' applicants. During the preselect networking dinner, they told everyone that the turnaround time-frame is around 1-2 weeks depending on division and this applies to everyone.

Although I do not know this for a fact, based on what I see, it is not unreasonable to assume that all divisions' internship recruiting are on the same timeline. If anything, trading recruiting would probably take longer since it's a much more competitive process with a lot more applicant per position available.

boneh3ad

Here we go again. Do you have facts to back that up? In general, trading internships might be more competitive simply because there are so few of them for the number of people that apply, but at a company like BP, I would be very surprised if this is the case simply because of the vast number of people who apply there for the more classic engineering positions. For most people who want to do trading, BP is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind.

bearcats

BP (Integrated Supply and Trading) Graduate Jobs & Internship programmes

BP trading applicant to position ratio = 150:1 for full time and 100:1 for internship. I find it hard to believe many other positions reach that ratio.

The interviewer also TOLD US at the networking function that IST has the lowest offer rate out of all divisions.

boneh3ad

Thanks for the link. I am actually kind of surprised. You are PROBABLY right in that the other positions most likely don't have that ratio. I still don't think the OP is looking for trading positions though, but the timeline information is potentially useful.

bearcats

I know OP wasn't looking for trading. I just thought logically the timeline should be the same based on the fact that everything was taking place at the same time.

UMEE11

Haven't heard anything back yet...but I would guess that offers will start rolling out very soon.

idlaunva

I got rejected from Schlumberger and Conoco (online app). Halliburton and Baker Hughes aren't hiring right now, and yes, I am not interested in trading.

In this economy, I will take any kind of engineering, upstream downstream whatever. I interviewed with Chevron today and they said by thanksgiving we should get their decision.

I have no idea what I can do to improve my chances as my grades are decent and it seems my interviews go well. If I don't get one this year I feel like I'm at a huge disadvantage. Whenever I apply online it seems like a crapshoot; interviews seem much more tangible

you_of_eh

This may seem like a retarded question..can an engineering major get a trading internship?

bearcats

yes (10 charrrr)