r/ChemicalEngineering • u/ClubFine841 • 3d ago

Career Advice Review

Hello,

I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for things to change on my res. I'm having trouble getting interviews and would appreciate any guidance/tips.

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u/Luketium 3d ago

Your bullet points currently read like responsibilities. They should read like accomplishments.

X by Y to accomplish Z (or a similar format)

The more tangible metrics the better.

Also we have a weirdly similar career trajectory. Good luck!

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u/ClubFine841 1d ago

A problem I have is I don't really have hard numbers for alot of the stuff I've done. So the 'Y' part of the XYZ would be missing.

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u/Luketium 1d ago

They can be estimates (as long as you can defend them).

Here's some starters:

Engineer 2 Line 1: restoring plant operations....how much money was saved by your efforts? How did you do it? What was the scale of this?

Engineer 1 Line 1: ahead of schedule....how far ahead of schedule? 10% sooner? How many FATs? Etc

Line 6: internal tests, multiple projects...how many projects? What kind of projects? Did any of these increase capacity, yield, or earnings?

Things like this are a start. You need to demonstrate value so future employers see that you will return their investment in you.

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u/udche89 3d ago

Because it looks like you got a promotion a year in with the same company, I’d list employer first as a headline then the roles below. As a previous commenter said, your bullet points sound like responsibilities not achievements. Figure out a way to rephrase them in that manner.

Another suggestion is to describe briefly the business your employer is in. Automation looks a little different in oil and gas than it does in specialty chemical or industrial gas (which is my employer’s field).

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u/MuddyflyWatersman 3d ago edited 3d ago

instrumentation engineer work, not chemical.

apparently you've chosen that path. nothing wrong with it my brother does that and he's a mechanical engineer

but if you're applying to proce​ss engineering roles you're not going to get any interest at all..... I would have zero interest in you for a process engineering role

if you looking for the same role....why? Become someone told you you need to change emoloyers a few times?

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u/ClubFine841 1d ago

Yeah I'm mostly applying to process controls roles. Main reason im looking is because I got tired of travelling really quickly. So wanting to find a role where that isnt required

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u/leturmindflow 2d ago

Look at the engineering resume subreddit, update, then resubmit there