Rising ChemE Junior—Can’t land internships, need advice

[u/Unable-Disaster7197]

Hey y’all, I’m a ChemE major going into my junior year and haven’t been able to land an internship the past two summers. I know I don’t have a ton of experience yet, but I’ve applied to a bunch of places and either get ghosted or rejected. I’ve also had a couple of interviews but never got chosen.

Could someone take a look at my resumee or give tips on what I could do better? Also, any recs and a list of companies that are open to students with limited experience would help a lot.

I really want to make next summer count. Appreciate any advice!

[u/useitsevr]

Dude I’m also a rising Junior so I can call you out. Why are u putting stuff like process improvement and process simulation and modeling on your “Technical skills”. No way you know how to do that yet

[u/Half_Canadian → u/useitsevr]

I would also get rid of "data entry" altogether

[u/Soggy-Ad-3981 → u/useitsevr]

god forbid a man knows how to improve a process or simulate some pipes in a damn software brotherrrrrrrr

[u/Autisum → u/useitsevr]

Oh yeah, that’s a good point. You don’t learn those until at least junior year. Fresh-soph is basic calculus, physics, mass & energy, how to keep your dorm clean. 

[u/Unable-Disaster7197 → u/useitsevr]

I’m a junior by classification but I’ve more credits than the avg junior as I’ve taken some junior classes. But I’ll review that and make sure it aligns with what I’ve learnt. Thanks for the feedback!

[u/SurveyAlternative842 → u/useitsevr]

its absolutely possible depending on the school. 2 of my sophomore year chemE courses have parts that work on process simulation and modeling as well as process control.

dont speak in absolutes when youre clearly uninformed