<p>Just wondering if anyone in the know could give me an idea of what it takes to get a job as a drilling engineer for Exxon in the states. I go to school in Canada so I know what it takes to get a job with Exxon Canada but I haven't talked to anyone from the States. Just curious. Do they favor certain school? Whats the general GPA cut-off? Also, do PetrE's tend to land higher salaries in the States vs Canada? I've heard this claim but haven't really seen any data to support it.</p>
<p>Ahhhhh I see. Interesting.</p>
<p>What I’ve heard for exxon is > 3.7 GPA.</p>
<p>Interested as well… especially intern stats.</p>
<p>Damn 3.7? As a cut-off for interviews? That seems kind of steep.</p>
<p>yes, it is hard to believe that the GPA interview cut-off is 3.7</p>
<p>That’s what my friend said, his dad is an engineer at exxon, he said to get an interview you must have a 3.7 or above. Anyways, they probably make exceptions sometimes, but they do pay more than everyone else so I could understand why their requirements are a bit higher.</p>
<p>here is a thought, although it is pure speculation, as to why Exxon might require a GPA as high as 3.7 for drilling engineer interviews.</p>
<p>Assuming these type of engineers mostly come from Petroleum Engineering majors. There are only about 2 dozen univesities in the U.S. that offer this type of major, with only a few of those, such as Stanford being in the very selective type of university. For another type of engineer, such as Chemical Engineering, Exxon will allow the university to do the first phase of selection and therefore require a lower GPA. However with less selective universities that offer Petroleum Enigineering, Exxon has to require a higher level of selectivity - hence a higher GPA. Can’t think of any other reason other than there are an excess of Petroleum Engineers graduating each year (supply/demand) and this can’t be the case.</p>
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Eh? Why not?</p>
<p>Do they only hire petroleum engineering majors for drilling engineering positions?</p>
<p>OP is Canadian, but at least for US jobs:
[U.S</a>. Recruiting Bachelor & Master Degrees - Drilling](<a href=“http://www.exxonmobil.com/USA-English/HR/Jobs/HR_US_what_sample24.asp]U.S”>Career opportunities | ExxonMobil)
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<p>Ok, I see, so Exxon hires all tyes of Engineering majors for the Drilling Engineer job…</p>
<p>since it is one of the highest paying engineering jobs, I would imagine the supply/demand balance comes into play with an overabundance of engineering majors applying, therefore Exxon can afford to be extremely selective in its GPA requirement…</p>
<p>I think with most of those majors listed you would be required to already have some upstream oil industry experience to get a drilling engineer job. A PetrE degree would no doubt be heavily favored when hiring fresh grads for obvious reasons. I would think there would have to be a serious lack of qualified PetrE grads to have to start hiring a Civil/Electrical/Environmental/Materials engineer. However Chemical/Mechanical engineers may have a decent shot.</p>
<p>I was thinking more 3.2-3.5 as a cut-off. I don’t really see the point in a really high GPA cut off especially for oil jobs. If you set your cut-off at 3.7 you’re leaving behind a lot of great candidates and limiting yourself to a lot of book worm types. I can’t see an oil company doing that. I don’t know.</p>
<p>Wouldnt the oil company be more likely to hire someone with experience for the position? Someone with 3-5 years of experience is probably better then a recent grad right. Maybe thats why the gpa is so high for recent graduates to land an interview? just speculating</p>
<p>you_eh, excellent points</p>
<p>I agree but just going with what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>A little googling also agreed with this; from glassdoor:
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<p>Well first off, you cannot become a drilling engineer straight out of college. Most companies require at least 5 year experience of some other petroleum engineering position. I cannot think of it right now.</p>
<p>Well I guess “Drilling Engineer” isn’t exactly a clear cut position. I interned for Shell and my position was a “drilling engineer” but obviously I didn’t have the same tasks and responsibilities as a 40 year old veteran drilling engineer. I guess I should say upstream petroleum engineering job at Exxon, or “drilling engineer in training” whatever you want to call it.</p>
<p>I watched all the major operators throw away resumes of sub 3.5 at my career fair (for petroleum engineers).</p>
<p>Definitely isn’t true that you can’t have the title of drilling engineer straight out of college.</p>