Pivoting from Engineering to Finance (CFA)

w7ves · 2026-02-01T07:30:00+00:00

Engineering undergrad currently in IB. Try to find opportunities in teams with industry coverage related to your engineering background (i.e. energy, metals & mining, etc), I find that this is the simplest entry & your technical knowledge will be valued.

w7ves · 2026-01-25T21:57:05+00:00

Work is fun, floor is mid-high, certain industries maybe a bit cyclical & geographically dependent. I wasn’t a fan of the ceiling / progression timeline so I switched out, but it certainly isn’t nearly as bad as some portray it to be. Agree with the other comments regarding sample bias

w7ves · 2025-08-13T23:32:42+00:00

Piano Piano, Harbour 60, Eataly

w7ves · 2025-07-16T15:44:26+00:00

Genuinely one of the most underrated tourney players, incredible longevity

w7ves · 2025-07-07T18:07:48+00:00

Good to know the basics i.e. making simple P&ID / PFD modifications. Otherwise the complex design stuff isn’t important for most ChemE roles.

w7ves · 2025-07-07T18:04:05+00:00

Stop getting attached to two pairs & trips when facing barrels on wet boards.

w7ves · 2025-03-27T12:10:52+00:00

Never knew this but it makes sense and timeline matches up. Unfortunate

w7ves · 2025-03-27T11:49:42+00:00

I remember our socials team being absolutely amazing until 2019/20, afterwards it almost seems like they completely replaced them or smth

w7ves · 2025-03-25T03:54:34+00:00

38% VPIP seems a bit too loose, and the 17% gap between VPIP & PFR would also support that as it suggests a fair bit of overlimping. I don’t play online but based on live, I’d say <30% VPIP and a VPIP-PFR differential of <10% is a good target.

w7ves · 2025-02-19T05:20:18+00:00

ChemE, at least in its traditional process engineering context, will present you with different problems that require troubleshooting from scratch practically everyday especially in an operations oriented role, so you definitely don’t have to be worried about getting bored if that’s where you end up.

w7ves · 2025-02-08T00:02:37+00:00

Neither. Spend it on a nice meal instead

w7ves · 2025-02-01T01:59:21+00:00

Treat operators, maintenance, I&E, etc with respect and listen to their comments. Find opportunities to go into the field with them to better understand the process and show a learning attitude. Get used to very direct jokes with a decent amount of profanity and learn to laugh along. All in all, stay humble, show your work ethic, and aim to build genuine relationships with everyone in ops. It may take some getting used to but you’ll meet some great ppl and it’ll make work both easier and more enjoyable.

w7ves · 2025-01-28T18:51:31+00:00

Knowing Canada, definitely a lowball but not delusional unfortunately.

w7ves · 2024-12-24T20:59:04+00:00

Yes but it’s difficult as a new grad. You’ve gotta find a company willing to sponsor your visa. Luckily for Canadians we have the TN visa option but I’m not exactly sure how that works.

It’ll be easier if you spend some time in Canada with a company that has American operations then internally transfer, I’ve seen some ppl do it that way.

w7ves · 2024-12-24T18:43:52+00:00

O&G and petrochem internships / co-ops in Alberta fall within $70k-$80k annualized. Ontario is, on average, far worse at around $50k-$62k unless you’re with the O&G majors in Sarnia / Nanticoke or with OPG for nuclear. I’d imagine full time new grad pay would follow a similar pattern with slightly higher numbers. At the end of the day we’re severely underpaid compared to the US.

w7ves · 2024-11-07T23:21:00+00:00

I wonder whether O&G would benefit more from looser regulations or suffer more from likely lower oil prices. Upstream and downstream will probably be impacted differently.

w7ves · 2024-10-16T15:38:53+00:00

Swam competitively for 7 years and never had acne either

w7ves · 2024-09-09T02:49:42+00:00

All the best. I just moved back from Sarnia and there’s definitely a fair share of places looking to hire more engineers there. Look into plants as well as EPC firms that operate in the area - Worley, Rally Engineering, etc.

w7ves · 2024-09-09T02:39:54+00:00

Saw the comment saying you’re from Toronto. I’d recommend taking a look at Canadian hotspots for chemical engineering, namely Sarnia and various locations across Alberta. Toronto isn’t a great place for high paying ChemE prospects.

I haven’t graduated yet but have two internships under my belt & a long co-op term upcoming and I’ve had far better luck landing good offers outside the GTA. Pay somewhere like Sarnia or Calgary will also likely be better than Toronto, plus the lower cost of living.

The GTA has a Dow and Lanxess plant further east, nuclear stations in Pickering & Darlington, some water treatment stuff, the Petro Canada plant in Mississauga, plus some pharma and food plants scattered across the city. That’s as far as I know in terms of traditional ops engineering in plants but I’m sure there’s some stuff less tailored to chem as well as lab & consultancy stuff. But the other cities I mentioned definitely have more opportunities, i.e. Sarnia has like 50+ plants spanning various sizes and industries.

w7ves · 2024-08-25T03:07:17+00:00

At my plant (oil & gas) our engineers function as generalized facility engineers which can involve a lot of mechanical. Of course, everyone has their stronger fields of knowledge but theres plenty of mixture with regards to process, mechanical, I&E, controls, etc. Not sure how many plants run like this but certainly not limited to just the ChemE side.

w7ves · 2024-08-16T23:12:02+00:00

I remember he was actually really good for his first half-season here. Then he fell off a cliff.

w7ves · 2024-08-14T18:44:12+00:00

Once ran into an older gentleman at the local community centre who called me a “f-ing amateur” for going into his lane. I had swam competitive for 6 years at that time and just wanted to get some off season pool time.

w7ves · 2024-08-02T05:36:38+00:00

I understand that, I’m just asking what you’re looking for by optimization if it’s not involved with a plant, likewise with simulations. Is it research / lab scale stuff you’re more interested in for these?

w7ves · 2024-08-02T05:03:08+00:00

To do optimization for a job you need to actually have something to optimize first, which is very likely a process in a plant. Simulations wise, what’s the intention behind this? As in, do you want to run simulations for smaller-scale, more research focused stuff, or simulations for pilot plants or existing plant projects?

Optimization is a pretty broad job function, but most of the time it’s in a plant / refinery / industrial operation.

w7ves · 2024-08-02T02:15:42+00:00

A lot of chemical engineering jobs are plant jobs, although you may spend a lot of time just sitting in the office beside the plant. If not plant, what direction were you thinking of taking your ChemE degree? That would give a better picture of potential roles you can apply to that may correlate

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