Resources

 UtahFutures - Occupations - Gas and Oil Drillers
https://utahfutures.org/info2.aspx?FileID=Occ&FileNum=100330&TopicNum=0

UtahFutures - Occupations - Petroleum Engineers
 https://utahfutures.org/info2.aspx?FileID=Occ&FileNum=100407&RelatedNum=0

What Is Required to Become a Petroleum Engineer? | eHow.com  
 http://www.ehow.com/info_8141434_required-become-petroleum-engineer.html

 10 Best College Majors for a Lucrative Career - Kiplinger
http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/10-best-college-majors-for-your-career/1.html

 Oil and Gas Jobs | Oil Jobs | Offshore Jobs | Careers in the Oil and Gas Industry
 https://www.oilandgasjobsearch.com/

Final Reflection paper

This semester I have been able to see what I need to do for my future, and make an academic and career plan to accomplish my desires. I am in the process of transferring to a school that has the program I want to pursue. I am planning on getting my bachelor’s degree by the winter of 2015. That all depends on if I can start school in the fall of 2013. During the last summer at school I want to do an Internship, to be able to get experience in the career field as well as a good network going. So that I might be able to get help finding a job after I graduate. After I graduate I want to get a job as a petroleum engineer with an oil exploration company. I wouldn’t mind having to live out of the united states for a bit. I hope to get in with a good well known company and make a name for myself in the industry, which will come with a lot of hard work and dedication. The reason I chose this plan is cause it makes the most sense to me, and I think in the long run its going to make me the happiest.

 At the beginning of this class I had an idea what I wanted to do, but after this class I know that my idea is what I want to pursue. I have been able to look into the field and find out more about the industry. Professor Haynes helped a lot by encouraging me to study it out and make sure that it is something that I would like and also if it will be a good occupation choice in the future. So for now I have decided what I want to do for a career and this class has helped me come to a solid decision.

Out of all of the things that we have done as a class a couple of the things that helped me the most was, the informational interview and the job shadow. As well as the top 3 occupations and any other time we were asked to look up the things that we were interested in. From the informational interview I was able to learn the important qualities needed to be a good employee on a large company level. From the job shadow I was able to learn about other areas where petroleum engineers can work.

I don’t have many goals for the future but the ones I do have are important to me. These are in no certain order. I want to get my BS in Petroleum Engineering, which I will accomplish by focusing all of my time and talents to my classes. I want to have a successful career in petroleum engineering, which will start by doing well in school and building relations ships with those who already have a foot in the door. I want to raise a big family, I am married but it might still be a couple of years still. And I want to live in an area where I can have a decent sized house and property with a couple of motorcycles. Those for the most part are my plans for the future.     

star stories

1.      I have seen the effects of team work during my 3 seasons as a fire fighter. Especially during my first season in the hand crew. When we were called to a fire, we were told the situation and then had to hike to our designated spot on the fire. When we arrived at the location, we dug a trench around the fire. Our crew usually consisted of about 20 or more people. About 5to 8 people used Pulaski’s, a tool used to dig into the ground and cut roots, and the other half used scraping tools to remove the debris and get to pure dirt. With this set up we were very efficient and were able to get the job done quickly. Thus the outcome was that we stopped the fire from spreading any further.

2.       When I was in high school I worked at a local dairy, and confronted many challenges, or so thought of them as challenges at my age. I would always have hoses or pipes break, that I would have to replace or get the owner to fix. Sometimes it was a quick fix and other times it took hours. But the biggest challenge I faced was when I was bringing the cows up to be milked and I didn’t close a gate, which emptied onto a local road. The cows started spreading in every direction. I called my boss and told him what had happened; I then got on my motorcycle and herded some of the cows back toward the barn. When I herded the cows closer some friends that were passing by helped me get them in. This in return resulted, in me continuing to milk the cows and get the job done on time.  

3.      A couple of years ago I was able to realize a goal that I had been working towards for years. It was to serve as a full time volunteer for the church that I am a part of. There were a lot of parts that played into fulfilling my goal. One of the main parts that I had to accomplish before I even started the service was the financial part of it. Since it was a voluntary service I had to save enough money to be able to go. When I was about 17 I realized that my job at the dairy was not going to be sufficient enough to save the amount that I needed. So I started to look for opportunities in the community that would help me save up for the amount I needed. I was interested in the wild land fire job, and knew that with that job I would make more than the amount that I needed. I just happened that my boss’s son in-law had worked at the station I wanted to work at; he put a good word in for me at the station. I got the job and was able to save more that the amount I needed. This resulted in me being able to be a volunteer for two years in Brazil. I was able to accomplish this through networking.

e-scavenger hunt

1.      When I looked at the events, there were not any for this semester. There were however events for next semester. There is a spring career and internship fair in January. There is also a Technology career fair in February, and a summer part time job fair in March. And on-campus interviews are to be announced.

2.      List 4 services offered by the Career Development Center.                                                                         You are able to find and contact counselors from the site. They also have many job searching resources that help in the job searching process. They also offer a free resume builder that you can use. They also provide a calendar of events, so you can be to a of those events that can help you in finding a job.

3.      Look under the “Students” tab for the “Job Search Engines”.  What are 4 sources the website suggests you to look for job opportunities?  Some that I thought would be beneficial to me were, careerbuilders.com, student jobs, usajobs, and campuscareercenter.com

4.      Locate the names of 4 counselors and tell what their specific area is.

Jordan Doman, College of Technology & Computing and College of Aviation & Public Services

Dan Felts, College of Science and Health

Gary Gardener, School of Education and School of the Arts

Sue Stevenson, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

5.     What services are available to help you prepare for grad school?

UVU has a graduate exam preparation center, which will help you prepare for those difficult tests. They have graduate school fairs, that help you find specific grad programs, and also med schools. They will help you find the best grad school for you.

6.     Find Optimal Resume on the CDC website (homepage).  This is a free service to help students create a basic resume.                                                                                                                                                  Found it and it works very well.

7.      Where is the CDC office located?  What is the office phone number?

LC room 409.  801-863-6364

8.     Who is the Director of Internship Services? Who is the Internship Coordinator?  Where is the Internship Office located?

You are the director of Internship services, Maren Mather is the internship coordinator. The office is in LC 410

9.     What is the process for setting up an internship for credit?

You have to do the online orientation, and then your department has to ok it.

10.  List two internships found on the “Weekly Hot Internships” list?

Novell INC, Southwest Airlines

11.  List two internships available in Washington DC and the current deadline for application.

LDS Public and International Affairs: dead line was Oct 30, next dead line is March 5.                            

Republican National Committee: Dec 15

12.  Find the testimonial page for internships.  (http://www.uvu.edu/internships/students/testimonials.html) View at least one testimonial.  Who did you watch and what did you learn?  Look at the written testimonials.  What one impressed you?

I watched Courtney Kilpack, I learned that the more internships you do the better. She felt that by her doing her 3 internships, she was able to secure a job by the time she graduated.

I was impressed by all of them, they all had really good aspects. But I liked Trevor Tooke’s, how he was able to still stay in the area and meet a lot of local business owners and was even offered jobs by some of them. Another one that I liked was David Iba, because I speak Portuguese also. That would be a neat opportunity.

13.  What internship scholarships are available?

There are quite a few internship opportunities availiable, there are 9 General scholarships, 10 Government scholarships, and 4 non-profit scholarships. Which im sure go pretty quickly.

14.  Take a look at the Internship Blog and Facebook page.  What suggestions do you have that would make these more helpful?

I thought that the facebook page was super awesome, I was surprised that it had so much stuff on it. There was a lot of networking happening when I looked at it. I couldn’t think of anything that I could come up with that would be more helpful, for this great website. Looks like you guys are doing it right.

15.  Go go to the “Have a quick Question” box on the internship home page and ask a question regarding internships.  Write the question you asked below.

Are there a lot of opportunities for internships in Brazil, or even the Brazilian embassy or the American Embassy in Brazil?

Find Internship

1) Continental Resources Petroleum Eng. intern http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?k=Job&c=qN29VfwD&j=owLOWfwL&s=SimplyHired&sh_aa=1&utm_source=simplyhired&utm_medium=jobclick
2)ASC (Aramco) Student intern program, http://www.aramcoservices.com/employment/employment-opportunities-asc.aspx
3) Boeing Internship, http://www.internships.com/posting/Intern-Business-A-I1571748540
4) Ameren. petroleum engineering student internship, http://www.internmatch.com/internships/ameren/intern-student-petroleum-engineer-may-aug-2013--2
5) General Electric student internship. http://www.ge.com/search/index.jsp
I thought that these Internships looked fun and interesting, I thought that some of these internships would help me gain experience with the petroleum field and other internships that I thought would help me gain other skills that would help me in the future.

Decision making model

Decision Making Model

1.      Get to know yourself. Find out what your strengths, interests, values, and skills are.

2.      Know your options.

3.      Gather information and do some research, look into each of those options.

4.      Evaluate your options, which would best suit you. The Pros, cons and risks associated with each.

5.      Choose the best option.

6.      Create a plan on how you will achieve your goal, and go after it!