<p>You can also make your own experience.</p>
<p>I didn't have any office experience in the field of my internship, but I did have freelance work and have several projects I've been working on while in school. I put those on my resume and got hired.</p>
<p>I'd have to agree with Forever LSU. Probably nearly impossible to get an oil-industry internship for the summer at this point in time.</p>
<p>I talked to my HR guy yesterday at work. I'm currently committed to working at a specific refinery for summer 2010. I called yesterday to see if there were openings at any of the company's six other refineries instead...nope. Means that hiring for summer 2010 is already done. Mentioned HR guy told my roommate that fall 2010 rotations will be set in two weeks.</p>
<p>Sophomore (rising junior) industrial engineering major</p>
<p>Interning this summer at W.L. Gore & Associates, which is a manufacturing company famous for creating Gore-Tex, though I'll be interning in the medical products division.</p>
<p>Can't wait!</p>
<p>Is it possible to find a job with nothing but a bachelor's degree in engineering right after college? Or is previous work experience pretty much necessary?</p>
<p>I guess anything is possible, but take a look at it from an employer's point of view. Why would you hire somebody with no work experience over somebody with work experience. S/he would have to be well-connected or be extremely talented.</p>
<p>Previous work experience allows you go back to that employer for a job when you graduate. It's not by any means a guarantee but it sure helps that the employer already knows you and what you're capable of.</p>
<p>Let's say all else fails, and I can't find an internship or job this summer. Would it be a bad idea to spend the summer working on a personal project (like designing something cool for fun)?</p>
<p>no i don't have one</p>
<p>Seems like right now is the second round for giving summer intern interviews. </p>
<p>What the managers are looking for is if you have the skills for the specific position, and if they match the project they have planned for the intern to do. It's not about what grade you are in or where you are located or what experience you have had ... it's about if your interest and skills match what they are looking for to fill the position. Most people know this ... but if you don't ... you now know why if you weren't considered for a position.</p>
<p>Yes, and I'm a ChemE freshman from Northwestern. Company is sending me to Denmark for training and then to Australia to work on my project.</p>
<p>I have an REU offer, waitlisted at another, and an interview with an aerospace company. I would have liked to get an offer from industry sooner, but as of now I think I will take the REU because it's a sure thing. What's the average number of interviews one has to do for a position at one company before getting an offer? Two? Five?</p>
<p>Typically, two to three. </p>
<p>1) On Campus Interview or Phone Interview
2) On Site Interview
3) Second On Site Interview (if necessary)</p>
<p>Most should make a decision after the on site interview ... usually the same day ... but they won't notify you until a few days later about your status.</p>