Internships and employment?

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<p>Hi there, I'm currently a chem-e undergrad going into my second year of college at UCSB. I'm doing undergraduate research over the summer and most likely continuing that throughout my sophomore year. The professor I do research for told me about and to apply to this program she's involved with where I continue my research and I go on to china, where I do research in China at this famous chinese university, it's supposed to be this research collaboration with US and chinese scientists. However, is all of this research worth it? I enjoy doing the research but when it comes to employment these days and how hard it is to find a job after graduating, I want to make sure that what I am doing is worth it when it comes to looking for a job. I would love to do graduate school but I don't want to shell out another 100k.</p>

<p>My main question is this, would a lot of research attract actual big time employers, like chevron and intel and such, or is research only good for attracting graduate schools?</p>

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<p>Research is most helpful for those interested in PhD graduate programs. I doubt that research would be particularly helpful for getting an entry level process engineering job. Try to get an internship at a company as soon as you can to help your job prospects. Or you could try to go for a PhD program (it doesn’t cost 100k, most PhD programs are fully funded and you make a small stipend).</p>