Commercial Skills

Development Program

Are you ready to put your skills to work?

Commercial Skills
Development Program

By joining the Chevron

Commercial Skills Development
Program, you will apply your
expertise to real-world issues
that face our business and
influence how the world
receives energy.

Despite Chevrons large size,

I have been impressed by the
opportunity to make significant
contributions. Within my first
month, I was helping to develop
the strategy for a project that
would be presented to the CEO.
Jason, Program Alumnus

Who We Hire

Where You Will Work

We look for graduate students with keen

analytical skills and a strong business
sense. An ideal candidate:

While on the program, you will be placed

on rotational assignments in a variety
of locations. Working in different areas
broadens your experience and helps you
better understand the global scope of
our company.

yy Aspires to become a senior-level

manager and has the communication
and leadership skills to do so.
yy Possesses both creative and analytical
skills to reach innovative solutions to
complex business issues.

Assignments could be in the following

business areas:

yy Thrives in team-based, collaborative

environments.

yy Houston, Texas

yy Is flexible enough to move among

different assignments and work
locations both within and outside
the U.S.
yy Has an M.B.A. degree and three to six
years of pre-M.B.A. work experience.

yy San Francisco Bay Area, California

yy Covington, Louisiana
yy Outside the U.S., including:
Australia

Singapore

Bangladesh

Thailand

Japan

Trinidad and Tobago

Kazakhstan

United Kingdom

Nigeria

Venezuela

Philippines

Vietnam

Russia

Chevron supports my development

through assignments that
cultivate my skills in a range of
challenging market environments.
The program has given me the
tools and perspective to think
about the business holistically.
Christine, Program Member

Use your
ingenuity to
propel the world
forward.

What You Will Do

Your Continued Growth

The program is designed to expose you

to the upstream, gas and midstream
businesses, and further develop your
commercial skill sets, such as:

While in the program, youll receive

guidance from a program manager, as
well as from a senior leader who will
serve as your mentor. You will also
receive regular performance feedback
during each rotation assignment.

yy Strategy and planning

yy Business development
yy Asset commercialization

After the Program

yy Decision analysis

The program end is just the beginning

of your career at Chevron. Your future
assignments will continue to be shaped
by your interests, performance and
development areas, as well as Chevrons
evolving business needs. A personnel
development representative will review
and guide your continued career
development.

During the two-year program, you will

rotate through three or four assignments
in the business units listed below. While
there is no pre-established sequence
for your rotations, the first will likely be
based in the U.S. The path you follow will
blend your interests and strengths with
Chevrons business needs.
yy Gas Commercialization
yy Natural Gas
yy Pipe Line
yy Global Power
yy Shipping
yy Gas and Midstream Headquarters
yy Upstream and Gas
yy Corporate Business Development
yy Chevron Energy Solutions

Summer Internship
Program
Get a preview of what its like at
Chevron by joining as a summer
intern after your first year of
graduate school. As an intern,
youll gain a better understanding
of our business and learn more
about our people and our culture.

Structure
Internship assignments are
typically project-based. They are
challenging and rewarding just
like those on the full-time program.

What to Expect
Throughout the summer, youll
have opportunities to interact with
senior leaders, current program
members and program alumni.
You will tour our facilities, attend
presentations about the company
and socialize with other Chevron
professionals. Interns
are often hired later into our
full-time program.

Chevron Headquarters

Exploration and production

Refining
Chemicals

Chevron is one of the worlds leading integrated energy

companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business around the
globe. Our success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment
of approximately 58,000 employees who operate across the
energy spectrum. We explore for, produce and transport crude oil,
natural gas and LNG; refine, market and distribute transportation
fuels and other energy products; manufacture and sell
petrochemical products; generate power and produce geothermal
energy; provide energy-efficiency solutions; and develop and
commercialize the energy resources of the future, including
biofuels and other renewables.

How to Apply
Please check with your school
placement center for job posting
dates.
For complete information on
Chevron, please visit our website at
www.chevron.com.
To get more information on the
program, please visit our careers
website at www.chevron.com/
careers.

Six months into Chevron, I was part of team that was involved in evaluating
multibillion-dollar shale gas acquisition opportunities. This gave me a
chance to learn from geologists, petroleum engineers and other specialists.
Uday, Program Member

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