You say it as if you've guaranteed your internship from both companies. These blokes may be what you consider as "oldtimers", but nevertheless they're right. Get your priorities right. It's an employer's world, not employee's world when it comes to fresh grads like you. There's no shortage of fresh blood.

These are not "harsh" comments. These are advice telling the TS to get a dose of reality check. The job market has no shortage of fresh grads and moreever with the current price wars hiring is pretty much frozen.

Instead of trying to ask more sensible questions like how to secure a job, he's asking about benefits already. IMO chem grads should be grateful it they even manage to secure a job in any of the oil companies at this stage, much less concerns themselves about their package.

Interns should be sending their profiles to any proper engineering firms and not just picking a few and limiting themselves.

Being money minded is the first step to failure. Career Experience and Personal Development comes first.

This post has been edited by ps3roxor: Jan 10 2015, 09:17 PM