Jul 17 2013, 11:46 AM
QUOTE(papoyapoy @ Jul 16 2013, 11:24 PM)
Hi all.
I am a recent MEng Mechanical Engineering Graduate.
Did my internship with EMEPMI upstream function. Project office based at Ranhill Worley. So got a good exposure working with Client and Consultant. I know client pay handsome, in meeting consultant always kena marah kaw2. But I observed, your learning curve is steep as u join consultant / service provider which is something I think I want to have when I begin my career.
Currently I got 3 options
1. Got an offer as Associate Engineer with EMEPMI - Upstream, Surprisingly excellent pay for fresh grad
2. Offered a Graduate Engineer position with Petronas - Not sure which dept yet, but have a feeling kena masuk Downstream due to Rapid project taking off later, interviewed my seniors started working for Petronas last year, pays lower than XOM.
3. Got invitation to attend SRD with Shell - Asked for Upstream function, salary wise fresh grad I don't know.
I am tempted to accept XOM's offer and reject SRD from Shell and Petronas. Shell is taking so long to arrange interviews and whatnots due to high volume application. At this time being I think its smart to secure a job first rather than taking risk going to SRD and god forbids, fail.
To be honest what I really want is to join SLB. Get sent to remote places, sleep deprived, work my butt off and learn as much as I could while I'm young and adventurous. But SLB has yet to respond
Need some insights from you pro people to help me make my decision. Should I settle with what I have or try even harder? By any chance anyone have contacts within SLB and dont mind sharing , I'd be glad.
Terima kasih.
If you are a freshie discipline engineer looking for a position in a project team, I always have the opinion that you will learn more as a contractor/consultant at the beginning of your career compared to you joining operator/client. If you joined operator/client as a fresh graduate, it really depends at which stage the project is currently in. (FEED?Detail Design?Execution?Operation?) if it is the former, yes you will be involved in the design, churning out specifications but the consultant will do the hard work of doing the detail design. Once it enters the execution phase, you are just managing your contractor, making sure whatever they produce are as per design.I am a recent MEng Mechanical Engineering Graduate.
Did my internship with EMEPMI upstream function. Project office based at Ranhill Worley. So got a good exposure working with Client and Consultant. I know client pay handsome, in meeting consultant always kena marah kaw2. But I observed, your learning curve is steep as u join consultant / service provider which is something I think I want to have when I begin my career.
Currently I got 3 options
1. Got an offer as Associate Engineer with EMEPMI - Upstream, Surprisingly excellent pay for fresh grad
2. Offered a Graduate Engineer position with Petronas - Not sure which dept yet, but have a feeling kena masuk Downstream due to Rapid project taking off later, interviewed my seniors started working for Petronas last year, pays lower than XOM.
3. Got invitation to attend SRD with Shell - Asked for Upstream function, salary wise fresh grad I don't know.
I am tempted to accept XOM's offer and reject SRD from Shell and Petronas. Shell is taking so long to arrange interviews and whatnots due to high volume application. At this time being I think its smart to secure a job first rather than taking risk going to SRD and god forbids, fail.
To be honest what I really want is to join SLB. Get sent to remote places, sleep deprived, work my butt off and learn as much as I could while I'm young and adventurous. But SLB has yet to respond
Need some insights from you pro people to help me make my decision. Should I settle with what I have or try even harder? By any chance anyone have contacts within SLB and dont mind sharing , I'd be glad.
Terima kasih.
Hence I believe as a freshie, the learning curve is steeper if you are a consultant when it comes to technical knowledge. However there are no right or wrong answers. As a client, you will get to hone your management and softskills, crucial in climbing the corporate ladder in a big company. Hence in my humble opinion, if you aim to be a specialist/subject matter expert, start from consultancy. If you aim to be an all rounder/project manager, client/operator seems to be a better choice.
Veterans, any thoughts?
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