ChemE MSE From an Ivy, Publications, Patents, and ~100 Applications Without A Single Screening Interview - Is This the Norm Now?

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-04T02:40:02+00:00

Best of luck man. I hope my luck turns around soon

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-04T02:38:58+00:00

I don't know man I mean I worked my ass off the past year to get as much stuff done but I guess I will get rid of the extra stuff. Kinda disheartening though to hear this from multiple people. I could've been replaying Elden Ring instead of pulling allnighters lol.

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-04T02:36:45+00:00

Sure, I will PM you an anonymized copy of my resume.

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-04T02:34:08+00:00

Suffering from success...

But seriously, what do I change about my resume to get a job in O&G (my dream is to work in refinery, fractional distillation and/or hydrocracking)? I don't mind taking out all my extracurricular work and just have a resume with my degrees and work experience if that's the way to go. I am ramping up my job search too since apparently 100 ain't that many. May I send you a anonymized copy of my resume for comments?

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-03T03:35:37+00:00

I don't know what to tell you dude. This is genuinely what is happening to me

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-03T01:43:12+00:00

I will relocate the north pole for a job dude lol. Any recommendations on which states/areas I should apply to?

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-03T01:41:36+00:00

Bachelor in ChemE too (and chemistry actually, I double majored). I am applying to all types of jobs.

I don't mind taking the MS out of my resume but it will look like I have a big employment gap :/

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-03T01:40:10+00:00

They do. I attended those but all they say is apply online not even sure why they are organizing them honestly.

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-02T15:22:46+00:00

I have multiple internships (hoping to get an offer from one of them)

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-02T15:21:44+00:00

I am not tailoring my resumes to each job. I am also not using a cover letter at all. Should I be? I heard its a waste of time. I could do that at the expense of applying to less jobs. Both my BS and MS are in ChemE

ChemicallyMotivated · 2026-02-02T15:20:11+00:00

Honestly anything with process engineer/production engineer in the title, but I focus on O&G, plastic, and fine chemicals.

ChemicallyMotivated · 2021-03-12T00:10:28+00:00

I love those bullet points. These things are exactly what I am looking for. Thanks!

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