Exxon Mobil Corporation

Digital Innovation Intern

May - August 2019 • Spring, TX

What I liked

I really appreciated the challenging and impactful work I was able to do as an intern. My intern project took me the entire summer to complete and I could see how it would actually provide value to the company. I was also able to expand on my network of other Black engineers while there. Additionally, I was pushed to develop a lot of soft skills that I don't have as many opportunities to work on while at school.

What I wish was different

Advice

Spend a lot of your time networking with people. Completing your intern project is obviously important, but so is making sure that people know and remember you. I would try to meet about three new people each week. You never know how they may be able to help you later on.

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Marketing Intern

June - August 2019 • Spring, TX

What I liked

Everyone I worked with was very smart and competent. I was doing real life work as an intern and I knew from day 1 that what I was working on was going to be implemented.

What I wish was different

There is very little career pathing for the future.

Advice

Ask questions! Ask people to lunch! Network as much as possible!

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Associate

May 2018 - July 2019 • Auburn, AL

What I liked

My co-workers, and the customers. It was a good job with good management.

What I wish was different

Honestly nothing.

Advice

Always do your best at your job no matter what it is.

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Specialties Technical Intern

May - August 2019 • Baton Rouge, LA

What I liked

I was able to fill-in for the work of a full-time process engineer which was a great experience.

What I wish was different

More assistance in terms of finding housing at work location

Advice

Take advantage of the opportunity to network with people from across different business areas.

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Technical Assistant

June 2019 • St. James, LA

What I liked

Salary

What I wish was different

The commute

Advice

Prepare to read a lot

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Process Engineer Intern

June - August 2019 • Beaumont, TX

What I liked

I really enjoyed applying what I had learned over my Chemical Engineering career to solve real world problems. It was an amazing experience to climb up +50' to see huge heat exchanges and distillation columns. The resources were plentiful for interns, and the intern projects truly added value to the company.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had experienced industry earlier so I knew better questions to ask while I was there.

Advice

Don't be intimidated by your projects. Go around and meet multiple people. It is important to get known and to gain credibility.

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FIxed Equipment Engineer

May - August 2018 • Baton Rouge, LA

What I liked

Ability to work with many different people, had a very helpful mentor, was able to interact with all the interns

What I wish was different

A stronger, more structure internship program where people are onboarded quicker (IT and HR-wise)

Advice

Ask people questions! Never be too shy to ask for help

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Market Analyst Intern

June - August 2019 • Houston, TX

What I liked

Flexibility, challenging work, opportunity to meet people

What I wish was different

Location

Advice

Prepare well for interview

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optimization engineering

June - August 2017 • Houston, TX

What I liked

Great resources, lots of learning opportunities, I had my own project and was treated like a full independent adult, the people (my coworkers) were amazing people to work with

What I wish was different

Opportunity to do more in-depth visits of refineries would have been nice but overall a great experience

Advice

Go into it with an open mind, learn all you can, and be prepared to do a lot of thinking. They will treat you really really well.

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Chemical Engineering Intern

June - August 2016 • Baton Rouge, LA

What I liked

The work was challenging, I was given serious responsibility and not treated like an intern. They did a really good job organizing intern events so that we could meet each other and grow our network.

What I wish was different

I only wish it could have been longer, because you feel like you barely scratch the surface of things you could learn in that short amount of time.

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask questions! If you don't know/understand something, it is better to say so early on. Don't forget to judge the company you're working for just as they are judging you. You are trying to figure out if the culture is something you could see yourself fitting in with.

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Instrumentation Engineer Intern

June - August 2023 • Baton Rouge, LA

What I liked

I loved the culture within the group I was working with primarily. I enjoyed the sense of ownership I was given to perform my task in the manner I thought was the most efficient and effective for me personally. I enjoyed the growth I achieved as an electrical engineer.

What I wish was different

I wish there were more minorities in the workplace, however I understand that this is something that the company is actively tackling head on.

Advice

Ask plenty of questions. Be specific and direct about what you ask. Also, seek feedback and implement it into your development!

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Process Safety Intern

May - August 2018 • Joliet, IL

What I liked

Very, independent, hands-on work -- and you are given important tasks that other engineers would do.

What I wish was different

More variety of projects, I primarily worked on one all summer without seeing all of the possibilities.

Advice

Go for it. ExxonMobil is a corporation that is tough to match in terms of challenges, benefits, and positive work environment.

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Process Engineer Intern

May - August 2018 • Baytown, TX

What I liked

As an intern ExxonMobil, you are treated as a regular employee - you are assigned a relevant project(s) and a technical mentor/supervisor who can guide you as needed. Everyone I worked with over the summer had an open-door policy and was willing to share their knowledge about the company and provide career advice. EM also organizes several events, both volunteer and networking, to allow interns to engage with and learn more about the company.

What I wish was different

Throughout your internship, projects are largely driven by your ambition. I asked for more projects and felt very rewarded at the end of the term when I shared my deliverables. However, it is important to ask for or find work when you inch closer to the end of your projects so that you can continue to contribute and not get bored.

Advice

It is easy to get very involved in your projects that you forget that you are working at such a large company. Take the time to ask people questions about not only the work, but also about their experiences, career paths, and advice they have for interns. Also, a lot of the work can have a steep learning curve, and employees recognize that; however, a willingness to learn and a pleasant attitude are always appreciated.

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Geoscientist Intern

May - August 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

I was able to work as an actual employee and contribute to the company.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Subsea Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Spring, TX

What I liked

I was given challenging and interesting projects with a lot of autonomy. I gained valuable work experience from both a technical and soft-skills perspective.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Software Engineer

May - August 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

Amazing mentorship. Lots of opportunities to learn and network. You are given real work, not "intern work". The campus is beautfiul.

What I wish was different

Nothing I can think of.

Advice

Take advantage of all the networking opportunities.

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Peyment intern

May - August 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

The positive encouragement

What I wish was different

Networking

Advice

Network as much as you can, it never hurts.

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Fuels and Lubricants Intern

May - August 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

Great internship program set up. Lots of independence and responsibility for an intern. Large company in a large city, so lots of opportunities to do cool things on weekends. Great pay and benefits

What I wish was different

Advice

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Technical Intern

May - August 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

ExxonMobil is a terrific company that has so many areas to work in besides its trademark oil, gas, and chemical routes. Whether you are a business major interested in accounting, procurement or a science major looking for research opportunities in biofuels or an engineer like myself looking to work at a refinery, build an internal website, or work overseas, there is almost an area that will fit you perfectly! Even though I was there for only three months, my employers gave me a tremendous hands-off project of building a website with ReactJS that had to interact with APIs which required a lot of work, research, and time. Essentially they wanted to challenge me to see what I was capable of which, an invaluable attribute to look for in an internship! Most importantly, the culture is well developed, the teams are incredibly friendly, and the workplace is gorgeous (look up their campus online)!

What I wish was different

As with any huge company, it can be hard for things to change as fast as you are expecting them to go straight out of college. Many people have told me, as I have experienced, that ExxonMobil moves slowly whether in terms of technology, permission overhead, or processes, so do not expect things to move as fast as you want.

Advice

Do not expect yourself to know everything for an internship that you would be expected to know as a full-time hire. The point of an internship is to learn but not only for yourself, the hiring company also benefits because they get to experience a new perspective and see what the new trends out from college students. Always be open with what you do not know because for ExxonMobil one of their grading criteria for a good intern is whether or not you ask questions!

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