<p>I have noticed quiet a few PetE forums on here and I would like to bring up some concerns about me and my age to initiate my career.</p>
<p>I recently separated from Air Force (honorably served 5 years). My initial planning was to get out; get a degree; do the ROTC and join back as an officer. After my admission to Penn State, I changed my major to Petroleum Engineer (I transferred several credits from CCAF and Embry Riddle, that I earned while I was Active duty). I am now 23 Years old and looking to graduate by 2015. I will be 26 and getting into Oil industry as a fresh start with no technical knowledge of field.</p>
<p>Concerns:
1) Would I be considered 'too old' for a fresh grad to start a job?
2) I separated after being a Staff Sergeant for 1 Year. I do have some management and supervisory skill, can that be added to resume or anything from air force counts?</p>
<p>Any suggestions or advices will be greatly appreciated. I also know that being at PSU, I may have limited my options to get recruited by big oil firms down in south but am I eligible to apply for internships there? is there any bounding (like license requirement) to work out of state? (PA is my HOR)</p>
<p>My brother was a year older than you when he got out of the service. He did an math/business degree in 4 years, put his “battlefield leadership” on a resume, and was courted by all kinds of companies, and chose a good job in a major American city, starting at about what a typical engineering major makes out of school.</p>
<p>That’s anecdotal obv, and not quite what you are looking for, but I would guess that if you take school seriously, your resume will look really great to a lot of companies.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’d have any trouble getting a job with one of the big oil companies down here in Louisiana/Houston. Your military service will only aid you, not hinder you, and your leadership experience will probably help you get promoted faster than youngsters right out of college. Good luck, and thank you for your service!</p>
<p>Ok, Thank you every one for kindly responses. I did believed that military experience wont hurt but at same time, I started to think that since its a federal job and private firms will not care much about it. I guess the experience and skills that matters the most regardless of sectors you worked in. I appreciate it though!</p>
<p>31 y/o here, Ex Navy E5, Every career fair I go to I get about 10 requests for internship interviews. They love the military service. I start my internship with a fortune 300 in January.</p>
<p>Thats amazing, Its great to see some of similar background folks here. I am glad to know that its a positive thing. I look forward to career fair next year. Thank you.</p>
<p>It’s pretty hard sometimes to tell who’s 26 and who’s 22 - the only thing they’ll notice is you had military experience and as noted above people really like that :D</p>
<p>Are oil companies respect military service … because they assume the person will be discipline well or because of admiration for serving?</p>
<p>Just wondering because I’m 24 and will probably finish my PetE at 27. I didn’t serve, but as of now I do have 3 kids, (7, 5, 4) and I’ve held the same Pharmacy Technician job for 4 years and counting.</p>
<p>Sobe, I think you’ll be fine, too. It’s not like you’ve been sleeping on momma’s couch for the last ten years, though I do know people who have done that and gone back to school and are doing well in the oil field. I think if you are willing to work hard and are willing to travel and be away from your family for chunks at a time, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>My friend’s husband is in Houston all this week and next week, and in a couple of weeks, will be in Singapore for a few weeks. She’ll be home with the two boys, both under five, but they’ll get to take a nice trip to Disney when he gets home! Just mentioning this because it is a heavily travel job, but the financial benefits make it worthwhile!</p>
<p>Thank you Montegut. I know PetE is one of the most travel career. All this talk about peak oil, I’m just nervous whether I’ll graduate in time to catch the 17% employment growth through 2020 I saw at Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
<p>I too am wondering how long this oil boom is going to go on. H and I married in early 80s and had some very lean years because he was in the oil industry. Y2K gave him an opportunity to move out of the field, and there are not as many ups and downs and less threat of transfer to Houston. I work in the legal field in the Greater New Orleans area, and right now, I am doing a lot of martime/oil work. It’s a field of peaks and valleys, and you definitely have to learn to stockpile your good times to ride through the hard times.</p>
<p>Hi, i’m in the same situation you were in, i’m currently serving in the air force and i wont get out until im 26. I too want to get a degree in petroleum engineering. Can I ask if most of your ccaf credits were transferable into Penn State?</p>
<p>wait until i’m out. Also, i will have no other college experience besides my ccaf and most likely some credits from Embry Riddle. Will that be enough to get accepted into a school that offers Petroleum Engineering?</p>
<p>I got out and went to the community college for two semesters and then applied to Mines. Mines doesn’t have any transfer credit requirements and don’t require test scores. The director of admissions is prior service and the certifying VA official at the school is amazing.</p>
<p>Something to be aware of… the employee of the school who is in charge of certifying your classes for the GI Bill is paramount. They decide what is and isn’t going to get paid for. Mines has a good one. The community college I went to didn’t have a great one.</p>
<p>My last year in I started picking up math books and studying math. In fact… coursera.com has a precalculus class starting tomorrow, I would join if you have the time.</p>
<p>hi… this is my first post on this website… and i would like to take this discussion forward regarding age criteria… i am an international student… did a bachelor in chemical engg from a top rated univ in india (read IIT)…passed out in 2010 but since then have been drifting thru my career and did a lot of jobs trying to experiment out…3 month internships each with a major oil refiner (reliance) and another one with the RBI (its the central bank of India like the Fed in US)…passed out in 2010 … then worked for abt 8months with a reputed pharma MNC… then 6 month with an european investment bank… sat at home for a few months and then again worked as a trader on LIFFE(interest rate futures) for a london based firm GHF financials…so now i m 24 and assuming i get in spring 2014… i will be passing out by 27… so how do u rate my chances wrt age and considering the fact that a lot of people find me confused…I plan to do M S in petro engg and need a full tuition + RA … pls suggest and help regarding</p>
<p>1.do u think i hav a chance to get a job (offshore)in US /canada…considering the fact that i hav no serious production experience in engineering
2. which schools shud i target so that i get funding easily…considering i havent done ne serious research… i m ok with studying newhr… US /Canada
3. Lastly, ne suggestions on how shud i relate my SOP with my background and the work done with M Sc in Petro</p>