Undergraduate Students
Internship Success Story
Shell
Isaac Elking, Kathryn Conrad, Rachel Peskowitz, and Tyler Shepfer
What did you do?
Global Contract Review Board Process Assurance Evaluation--I looked at contracts that were approved by the Board and followed up with them to see that they were carried out as they were supposed to be.
- Kathryn Conrad
Creating a series of attitude surveys for interns in regards to the intern events hosted by Recruitment. Making recommendations that will improve the candidate screening process and bring quality candidates through Shell’s recruitment process.
- Rachel Peskowitz
Inbound Freight Payments Process - I created current state maps of the processes currently in place for how freight is added on and subsequently paid for on MRO Purchase Orders for all of the US refineries and for each Line of Business in Shell, then worked with a Global standardization team to create a fit for purpose model to be implemented in all the Downstream Shell Businesses.
- Isaac Elking
What was the most important thing you learned?
I learned that in a large company, relationships are everything. In order to be successful, you must establish solid relationships with hundreds of employees in order to efficiently and effectively complete your job. Also, in human resources, it is vital to understand the business in order to effectively help your client groups.
- Tyler Shepfer
I learned that being flexible is important. Your plans and projects are likely to change as you go, and you need to be open to it or you will not be as successful. I have also been able to get a better idea of what I value in an employer.
- Rachel Peskowitz
I learned how to work a business project from beginning to end, and in doing so how to manage the conflicts that arise when you have to fulfill process standardization, business impact, and real life implementation requirements that must be practical and effective across five different categories of business.
- Isaac Elking
What advice would you give?
I would say that you should make sure to be involved on campus. It is a major benefit when you go into an interview and can discuss scenarios when you've acted as a leader and worked in teams with people who have different opinions and views than you toward a common goal - something that many campus organizations give you an opportunity to do. It will also help prepare you to work with the wide variety of people you'll encounter in today's globalizing world.
- Isaac Elking
Look for a company that has an internship program like Shell's: here we have a supervisor, mentor, official Shell Buddy,
and organized intern events to keep
us involved in the company.
- Kathryn Conrad
