r/ChemicalEngineering • u/the_originaI • Aug 05 '25

Job Search ExxonMobil, Career Fair Prep/Interviews

Hey everyone. I’m currently a rising Sophomore. Exxonmobil is visiting sometime late September during the career fair and confirmed they’ll be taking applicants the day of and interviewing only a select few the day after.

Anything I can do to stand out? How should I approach them? Any and all advice would be extremely helpful.

I have an okay CV, just a few technical projects and community service. I also have a 4.0 GPA.

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u/hauntedkitchen Aug 05 '25

The 4.0 gets you in the door and helps you stand out. Be able to speak to anything on your resume (especially any interesting projects or unique service opportunities). Be personable (people like to work with people they like). Don’t be afraid to ask about what they do in their role, their favorite things about the company, and what opportunities could look like. Go in with confidence and I’m sure you’ll do fine!

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u/the_originaI 6d ago

Thank you for the advice. I was just invited to an interview during this upcoming week.

Everyone else (for some odd reason) gave useless advice and put me down, lmao.

Anyways, I think I’m going to get the internship since they took us out to lunch already and really had a great time. Thank you for the advice, they did ask a lot about my resume and experiences and tied it into specific questions.

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u/hauntedkitchen Aug 05 '25

They generally recruit for co-ops at each grade level as well as seniors for full time. The further you are in your schooling the more detailed technical questions they may ask

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u/the_originaI Aug 05 '25

Thank you! This helps a lot. I’m definitely going to prepare really unique questions beforehand just so the recruiter might remember me.