Career for Engineering grad

Originally Posted by icy water

NTU chem engine IS easier.
I was not from a top JC (bottom few in fact) but still managed to get 2nd upper.

That being said, my advice is study biz/acct. Very few of my friends actually got into oil & gas or chemical industries. Even 1st class doesn't mean a guarantee, just a higher chance for interview.

Interesting trivia. Are your friends 2nd upper/1st like you? I was from nus chem engine and the 2nd upper people i knew all landed interviews with O&G companies easily. As for getting the actual offer, that depends on interview performance.

What my friend (ntu chem engine) said must be true then, that O&G looks more favorably upon nus chem engine grads. But outside of O&G, no one cares which school you go to; the honours class is by far more important.

Yes, i agree with you on taking other courses.

With the bell curve of course my friends would be 1st to 3rd class haha.
As for interview, i am certain 2nd upper would almost guarantee an interview all the time.
Exxon tends to interview a lot of people. For shell, what i know is that they take in less than 10 grads per year and call them technologists to act different.