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Oil and Gas internships 2016-08-21 18:04:48 Post No. 1456480
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As a chemical engineering student trying to find internships in the oil and gas industry, what should I look for in a company? For instance, this company will be at my career fair but they also filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy from what I saw on their site http://www.sandridgeenergy.com/
Am I better off looking for a company with a large market cap? In terms of future possibilities for upward mobility, what factors do I look for? Should I set my sights on a different job? Anheuser-Bush will be there too and I wouldn't mind working in their Houston brewery.
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>>1456480
Chapter 11 isn't super unusual, but that isn't a great thing, to be sure.
If you have the choice between a big established company and a smaller one, it sometimes is better to work for the latter (albeit briefly) because the work opportunities are more prevalent. Big companies tend to be less flexible about letting you try new things and get your hands dirty. At the same time, your concerns are valid - that sucker could tank somehow (energy companies, being regulated, apparently have a hard time in general).
I'd recommend just interviewing broadly and thinking about it when you have real offers in-hand.
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>>1456484
Thanks. I will try to get as many interviews as possible.
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>>1456480
Any
The company itself is fairly irrelevant, it's the experience you gain that is important. Sure, a few get a job out of their internships but they are the exception rather than the rule. Internships are competitive enough that you'll be at a massive advantage over other graduates if you have any industrial experience at all. Like the other anon said cast your net wide.
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