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ExxonMobil Careers: Fuel For Thought

ExxonMobil Careers: Fuel For Thought. Overview of ExxonMobil - Who are we and what do we do?. Choosing an employer, what should you look for?. Typical I/T characteristics of a large company. What characteristics do we look for?. ExxonMobil is Leadership.

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ExxonMobil Careers: Fuel For Thought

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  1. ExxonMobil Careers: Fuel For Thought

  2. Overview of ExxonMobil - Who are we and what do we do? Choosing an employer, what should you look for? Typical I/T characteristics of a large company What characteristics do we look for?

  3. ExxonMobil is Leadership • Financial• Largest company in 2005 Fortune 500 list • Revenues -- $292B ($171B) • Profits -- $25.3B ($15.5B) • Assets -- $195B • Operational• Largest non-government producer of oil and natural gas • • One of world's top 3 petrochemical companies• Conducts business in over 200 countries and territories • • Nearly 86,000 employees worldwide • • Among the world's largest independent producers of electricity • Technological• Petroleum industry is one of the most high tech industries • • 1,900 PhD’s employed; $600M spent on research • • Invented revolutionary refining processes and 3-D visualization • Developed engineering innovations that led to deepwater oil and gas • production

  4. ExxonMobil At A Glance Exxon Mobil Corporation Downstream Upstream Chemical Exploration Development Production Gas Marketing Upstream Research Refining & Supply Fuels Marketing Lubricants & Petroleum Research and Engineering Specialties • 10 Specialized Functional Companies - 1 Global Services Company - 9 Staff and Services Functions

  5. Upstream • • Explores for/produces oil and natural gas on all • continents except Antarctica • Active exploration in 50 countries • • 100 major projects under way or in planning stage • • World’s largest non-government producer of both oil • and natural gas • - 59,000 producing wells • - 2.6 million barrels of oil/day • - 9.9 Bcf/day • Industry-leading proved oil/gas reserves of 22B oil-equivalent • barrels (73B in the resource base) • - Replaced 125% of production • - “Finding costs” were 44¢/bbl in 2004 compared with nearly • $4/bbl in the ‘80’s

  6. World Class Upstream Projects 3DVisualization Deep Water Development Major development in Africa

  7. Hoover/DianaGulf of Mexico

  8. Downstream • • Largest refining and marketing company • Ownership in 50 refineries in 27 countries with worldwide capacity of 6.3 million barrels per day • Sell 8 million barrels per day of gasoline, other petroleum products • • Speedpass, On The Run; 7 million members • 40,000 stations in 118 countries plus 1 million industrial/wholesale customers • Global marketer of aviation, marine fuels • • Sell products under Exxon, Esso, Mobil brands

  9. Chemical • Among top 3 global petrochemical companies ($3.4B profit) • Strong presence worldwide with major investments in growth regions • - Manufacturing locations in 24 countries • - 26.6 Million tons of petrochemical products • - Products marketed in more than 150 countries • 90% of assets in businesses where we’re among the top suppliers • 3 major U.S. Gulf Coast manufacturing complexes (Baton Rouge, • Baytown and Beaumont) • New Singapore petrochemical plant a model for industry

  10. White Oils Baby Oil Cosmetics Food Polishing Petroleum Jelly Pharmaceuticals Waxes Coating Candles Crayons Lipsticks Wax Cups Chocolate

  11. Global Services • Provides worldwide Information Systems, Procurement, and Real Estate and Facility Management Services • - Over $1B spent annually on I/T • 13,000 employees and contractors in nearly 100 countries. • - 5,000 IS employees • Benefits: • - Economies of scale (centralized datacenters, etc.) • - Spread of best practices • - Response to change • - Relationships

  12. Choosing an employer... What should you look for ? • How is I/T valued in the company? • - Primary purpose (ie, a technology or consulting company) • - Integral to the business, but not primary purpose • - Viewed as support • Is the company on the leading edge of technology? • Do you want to become (remain?) an expert in a single technology area? • Geographic stability vs. geographic flexibility • - Mandatory travel within a job • - Job relocation throughout career • Controlled work environment vs. flexible work environment

  13. Choosing an employer... What do I look for ? • Will there be a variety of career options? • - Within I/T • - Opportunity to move into a business function • What does the company offer financially? (Risk vs. Stability) • - Base salary • - Stock grants/options • - 401(k) matches; retirement plans • - Partnership • What “extras” does the company offer? • - Sponsor additional schooling • - New hire activities/program (formal vs. informal)

  14. Typical I/T characteristics of a “large, non-I/T” company • I/T viewed as integral to the business, but not the primary purpose of the company • Technology • Implementers of technology, not “creators” • - Internal consultants to the business providing solutions to their specific problems • - Technology is a business enabler • Generally not leading edge • - Often technology is several generations old • - May be close to leading edge in some specialized areas • - Work from a standard “technology set” • Few true technology “experts” • - Internal experts (advisors) rather than industry experts

  15. Typical I/T characteristics, continued.... • Career Lifecycle • Not hired for a specific technical skill • - Recruited based on overall abilities • - Hired for the ability to learn rather than a specific skill set • Job rotation early in your career • - Shorter term (2-3 year) assignments • - A wide variety of assignments/across business lines • - Does not allow you to become/remain a technical expert early in your career • Opportunity for management track or more technical track as career progresses • - Length of assignment longer • - Ability to focus on one technology area (advisor) • Business area assignments

  16. Typical I/T characteristics, continued.... • Work Environment • Structured/controlled work environment • - Fixed set of technologies • - Structured project lifecycle and approval process • - High focus on security and controls • Large projects/ wide scope • Team oriented approach • Geographic flexibility required • - Travel requirements vary by job, but generally moderate at most • - Must be able to relocate • Co-located with the business

  17. Typical I/T characteristics, continued.... • Other • Financially.... • - Competitive base salary • - Few stock options/grants at low/entry levels • - Strong 401(k)/retirement program (hired for a career) • - No partnership program • The “extras”.... • - Provide reimbursement for additional schooling and certifications • - Formal new hire program/ rotation program • - Continuous training in technical and non-technical areas through out career • - Chance to get involved in campus recruiting activities

  18. Characteristics we are looking for in YOU • Good communication and interpersonal skills • Demonstrated leadership skills/ initiative • Good analytical thinking and problem solving • Prior internship or relevant experience • Planning and organizational skills • Implementers, not “creators” of technology • Effective contributor on teams • Ability to adapt to change • Future Technical Advisors and IS Managers

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