BP Graduate

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BP Graduate Vacation Employment Opportunities

• UWA Presentation 2009

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BP Globally
BP is an oil, gas, petrochemicals and renewables
company the 3rd largest oil gas company and
one of the 10 largest companies in the world we
employ over 100,000 people operating on 6
continents and in over 100 countries annual
revenues/turnover of 300 billion With annual
profits of 20billion market capitalisation
200 billion with approx 25,000 service
stations worldwide serving over 13 million
customers every day

through these brands
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How we are organised..
Alternative Energy
Exploration Production
Refining and Marketing

• Fuels value chains
• Refining
• Global fuels- air bp marine
• Lubricants
• Aromatics and acetyls

• Low power carbon businesses wind, solar,
  thermal power
• Bio ventures new biofuels technology
• Conversion hydrogen energy and coal conversion

• Oil exploration and production
• Gas businesses

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Our Global Presence
oil gas exploration refining aromatics and
acetyls market positions
An opportunity and a responsibility
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BP Australasia
Air BP
BP Retail dealer network
RCP 1.9b EP 1.1b RM 830m
EP- NWS
BP solar
BP Marine
B2B strategic accounts
Refineries Kwinana, Bulwer and NZRC
BP Castrol lubricants
BP distributors
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BP Refining

• We own, wholly or in part, 24 refineries world
  wide.
• 5 refineries are in the USA, supplying 1.5
  million barrels a day.
• Our share of processing capacity is 3.5 million
  barrels a day. World refining capacity approx 85
  million bpd.

• KWINANA
• Only refinery in WA
• Supplies 80 of WAs diesel and petrol
• Largest refinery in Australia 138,000
  barrels/day
• Our Competitive Edge
• Low sulphur diesel,
• High octane petrol, Opal

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2009 Graduate Recruiting

• In 2009 we are looking for
• Kwinana
• Mechanical engineers
• Chemical engineers
• Bulwer Island
• TBA, apply via the website
• Melbourne Central Office
• Finance
• Commerce
• EP Perth
• Petroleum Engineering
• Commerce

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Mechanical Engineers

• Mechanical Engineers
• Maintenance day to day running
• Implementing preventative maintenance solutions
• Project management
• Some project design
• Plant Integrity
• Safety

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Chemical Engineers

• Chemical Engineers
• Operations support
• Process optimisation
• Project Management
• Some design
• Process safety

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Environmental Engineers/Scientists

• Environmental Engineers/Scientists
• Air emissions control
• Waste water treatment and quality control
• Spills prevention and monitoring
• Groundwater monitoring and remediation
• Environmental improvement projects
• Environmental compliance

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ICE Engineering

• ICE Engineers
• Maintenance day to day operations
• Project management
• Plant system modifications
• Project design construction
• Specialist technology support and development

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EA PDP Program

• workshops and presentations
• continuous assessment
• feedback and counselling for the participating
  employees
• training and ongoing support for mentors and
  supervisors and
• assistance with the development of personal
  competency development plans.

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Projects

• Best Practice tank cleaning and leak detection.
• Project value around 1.5 million.
• Improved environmental risk management
• Improved worker safety
• Quicker cleaning times.

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Projects
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Project
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Project
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Naphtha Splitter

• New splitter was commissioned in August 2008
• Kwinana Projects Team
• Inspections
• Construction
• Pre-commissioning
• Load testing and verification

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Why choose BP?

• Site based work, while still living in the city
• A huge variety of processes and equipment on site
• Excellent technology and access to world experts
• Fantastic learning, development and training
  opportunities

• a great job with a great lifestyle

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Competitive Package

• Annual Bonus
• Access to BP Share Scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• 22.5 leave loading
• Ad hoc bonus opportunities
• Fuel and lubricant discounts
• 9 day fortnight
• 4 months paid maternity leave
• 1 week paid paternity leave

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Other benefits
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How to apply

• So whats the recruitment process?
• Apply online at www.bp.com/careers/australia
• Cognitive testing
• Assessment centre where you can showcase your
  talents through a variety of interviews and
  interactive activities
• Personality Profile testing
• Medical
• Offers made
• Background checks
• Referee checks

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Application

• BP online application at www.bp.com/careers/austra
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• Grade point average of 65 or greater
• 90 minutes to fill out questionnaire.
• Write out your answers in word and do a SPELL
  CHECK
• Attach a resume
• Optional to attach a cover letter good
  opportunity to cover anything that you want to
  say but cant in the written section
• Attach academic transcript
• Applications close April 6

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Application Tips

• Look at the BP website, understand what we are
  looking for
• Write clearly and succinctly
• SPELL CHECK
• Use different examples cover a breadth of
  experiences
• Focus on your specific contribution
• Dont try to complicate the answers with
  technical overload
• Focus on the key traits that BP asks for on the
  website

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Application Tips

• Resume
• BP outlines what to put on your resume on the
  website
• Use point form
• List past employment doesnt have to be
  engineering related
• Show your extracurricular activities
• Include your expected graduation date
• Psychometric testing
• Do practice online tests (verbal, numerical
  diagrammatic reasoning)

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Interview Tips

• Do your research! Website, brochures, recent
  media articles etc
• Remind yourself of your application/answers
• Familiarise yourself with the required
  competencies
• Answer succinctly and clearly
• Be ready with your own questions
• Prepare 4-5 strong example answers before you
  come, refresh your memory of the details.
• Use a variety of examples
• Dont use we use I

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Interview Tips

• BP uses STAR
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• For each competency we will ask a question
• Must answer using STAR
• Briefly outline the situation and task
• Focus on your own contribution and actions
• Explain the result and any learning's

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Interview Tips

• You will have 1 technical question. They are not
  difficult but require logical thinking. Take your
  time.
• You may be asked to talk about a time when things
  didnt go well. Prepare for this. Eg Tell me
  about a time when you realised that a project
  wasnt going to be finished on time.

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Questions

• Graduate applications close on 6 April 2009
• Vacation work will open in July and close in
  August.

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Any questions?