re: Texas A&M: A warning to petroleum engineering students

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Are there any statistics on the number of engineering students who find work through Careers2Geaux? I can't find anything online.

LSU has set up a good program for on-campus recruiting, but I am wondering how many students actually find jobs through this service.

A friend told me that Exxon had 900 applications through Careers2Geaux last year, gave 120ish interviews, 40ish call backs, and less than 10 jobs/internships. Also said Chevron was pretty similar; 500 applicants, 80 interviews, 10 or so positions filled.

I know those are majors, but those numbers are terrible. I'm curious to know the placement rate.

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The numbers when I was in school were pretty good. I'd say >75% of PETE students got their jobs through careers 2 geaux. You have to realize, the majors have been in the industry a long time. They know that just because there are 3 times as many petroleum engineering and geologist students doesn't mean they should send out 3x the offers. They've lived through crashes.

Texas A&M is smart, smarter than LSU for sure. They stopped letting just anyone get in the department when the students started pouring in. When you have enrollment numbers like you do now, the market becomes saturated and you're left with poor hiring statistics like you show.

Article you posted is old but still worth reading.