Y'all also have people on bl with a captain's license that call themselves a fishing guide.

the LAB unit is union and the rest is non-union. they actually have it fenced off separately. :spineyes:

correct! only one area of the plant is union.

well no ****

Having an engineering degree doesn't make u an engineer either lol trust me

Easy killer

They will also will be hiring 12 operators in Sept or Oct , just receive this info this a.m.

go stamp some metal, you metal stamping engineer you!

Definitely gonna call myself a waterjet engineer from now on. Best respect son

you do qualify, no doubt.

yea but there is about 300 + applicants

Yep ... I tested a few weeks ago for an Instrument Tech position, they tested about 130 people for 2 positions lol

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So what would put you or someone else above the rest? Degree? Experience? Knowing someone?. I'm a college student right now is the reason I ask

95% of what gets into a good job at a refinery is WHO YOU KNOW!!!!!

GPA separates degreed engineers when applying for competitive positions. Everyone who hires engineers knows 2.x GPAs indicate a mediocre work ethic through college. Hiring managers are enthusiastic about grads with 3.5 and above GPAs in engineering disciplines and will pay a lot more attention to GPAs above 3.0 than in the 2.x range.

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Most places now wont touch you for I or E without the education (unless you have alot of experience, like some of the older guys), and the better jobs in the area require at least a few years expierience plus the education

If you know someone you can probably could in with minimal experience but probably would still need the degrees

If you have all three, you wont have much trouble finding a good job

Who you know. but i would suggest taking the travel jobs and get experience. Have buddies that worked out of town for a couple of years and then worked their way back here.

I can only speak to the I&E jobs though ... dont know much about finding an ENGR job

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Should've clarified I am not goin for engineering but process technology... And I&E jobs?

Earlier in this thread...one of your 1st post you basically said a GED was ample enough to get a job classified as an engineer:spineyes:...

now this comment about GPA....:work: apparently this is a competitive position since over 300 people applied for 12 slots..

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The laws of supply and demand are always in play. Lots of demand and little supply will lead to the hiring of engineers with more poorly documented qualifications. Little demand and oversupply will make the process more competitive.

There is no contradiction in the idea that under some conditions a GED plus some college engineering coursework and a decade+ of relevant experience can sometimes be sufficient to land a job with engineering in the title, but under more challenging conditions and job requirements, one might need a good GPA in addition to an engineering degree.

There are a variety of different situations being discussed, and my comments were addressed to different situations.

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With a process plant degree you can get a job as an operator straight out of school, or at least the chances are much better compared to a student coming straight out of school with an instrument degree.

That's good to hear. Thanks for the reply

$100.00 bucks says if/when W interviews, he won't get the position anyway and these multiple pages of drivel will be all for nothing. :D

Just my opinion. But you're crazy posting that pic. That could hurt you actually. HR departments are weird about this kind of stuff.

Exactly, just one of a myriad of examples why he won't get hired.

I just wanted to make a point to dumbaZz here

And I never said if I wanted to take this job it was offered to me

I can understand that. Just wanted to warn you just incase.

If you want an operations job you best be applying now because they are hiring people not finished with school and paying for them to finish along with all the guys that are leaving other jobs

So does this mean that all of those engineering degrees from Texas A&M are a FARCE?

a farce is a Comedy -that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable.[

you build em or run em? I used to build em back in the day. Ever hear of a little shop in Dallas called Technicut? We bubilt some bad a$$ machines back then.

I just run one right now. Pretty badass machine, wish I had one lol.

what would you make if you had one?

A lot of money smart***