ExxonMobil: World Largest Non-National Integrated Oil Companyhttps://www.exxonmobil.com/USA-English/H ... at_mba.aspRecruiting: They have a well developed process at their core schools. They strongly favor people on their closed lists, getting R2 interviews is much harder if you come in off the open list. Fit is very important since they picture people as career hires not just as summer or short-time hires. You have to sell that you fit in with their conservative nature, are very passionate not just about energy but about oil...having some background that you can position as related helps. Besides people with energy backgrounds, they tend to favor engineers for their GM program, military folks, and people with strong leadership and technical skills. Interviews will be behavioral and fit based, depending on the interviewer they can be challenging and ask unusual questions that are unexpected for people prepared for basic behavioral interviews.
Large MBA recruiting program from many Top Tier and regional B-schools. There are four overall areas that MBA’s will feed into. Upstream (Houston), Chemical (Houston), Downstream (Fairfax VA), and Global Services (Houston and Fairfax)...some finance/treasury positions are in corporate HQ (Dallas area). There are multiple businesses within these areas that people are placed into and it depends on needs of each business unit each year.
They are
INCREASINGtheir recruitment of MBA’s and are expanding not just the numbers but where they are placing recruits. Many of their managers are close to retirement, so they need to fill the pipeline with young talent who can advance quickly and have broad skills to take over. They recruit at a lot of schools, from the ultra-elites to regional schools...the more desirable positions and higher pay definitely seem to go to the top schools they recruit at.
Exxon’s upward career progression favors the GM people over the pure finance folks, and willingness to go overseas is basically a must if you want to move up. They also strongly favor folks with technical/engineering backgrounds, if you don’t have this background its harder to get into the company and you are more likely to hit a ceiling. It is a huge corporation and is conservative in both its operation and personality; you most likely will wear a suit to work. The formal work environment can be tough for people who can’t function in that environment but they provide amazing opportunities for those who can successfully navigate the bureaucracy.
Most people who start there end up being career long employees and for good reasons. Great job security, lots of opportunity for advancement, and great benefits. Amazing work life balance, 40 hour weeks are the norm and talented people never leave based on compensation. The toughest thing is the expectation to be geographically flexible in terms of living for a few years abroad. However, they have amazing reputation for what they provide people in terms of assistance with the move and expat packages. And they love people who are willing to go to less desirable locations such as Africa.
Exxon Recruiting wrote:
ExxonMobil provides an unmatched career and leadership development experience for MBA students. Every MBA hired into the company is considered to be a future leader, and their career is tracked and reviewed annually by senior management and HR. As a truly global company that conducts business in approximately 175 countries, ExxonMobil is dedicated to developing leaders that are prepared for significant management and financial responsibility. Please review our corporate website for details on ExxonMobil’s expansive business operations in the chemical and petroleum/energy industries.
• Both Domestic and International work locations – this can be accomplished by either travel or a formal relocation
• Headquarters and Field assignments – assignments are balanced between the three headquarter locations (Dallas, Houston, and Fairfax, VA) and field assignments globally Analytical and Managerial focused assignments
• Multifunction assignments – assignments that seek to develop skills in marketing, finance, operations, and other areas
• Multi-company assignments – While an employee’s development is tracked through their original hiring company, employees are often cross-trained within other ExxonMobil companies.
General Management: Rotate their people every 18 to 24 months through a variety of job functions. Such as marketing, strategy, development, operations...you name it there is a chance you might end up doing it. The program is not a typical structure like a GE program, rotations are longer to allow you to really dig in and develop skills in that area. Probably the best opportunities in the oil industry for people who want to go into GM. Nothing on their site really about this program, they do have some info on positions that some GM people start in or rotate through.
Example of a GM type starting position:
Global Marketing: ChemicalFinance Careers: Great program, you will have plenty of opportunities to advance but the sense is that it may not have as great of opportunities as some of the GM areas. More silo’ed in finance functions than the programs at some competitors. Treasury will give put you in the same location as the C-level employees, which and seems to be the more desirable of the finance areas.
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