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• April 9, 2026Attract the best talent
- For over a decade – thirteen consecutive years – recognized as the #1 most attractive U.S. energy company for engineering students.
- Global acceptance rate of 80%, exceeding broad market average.
- Launched in 2025, investment in STEM programs for underserved students at key engineering universities already showing results in improved retention and graduation rates.
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"Our people are at the heart of our success. We are innovators who persevere and continuously expand what’s possible. Here, our employees’ talent, determination and contributions shape how they’ll grow and the impact they’ll make along the way.
Our complex operations require the best of the best. Our workforce is equipped with technical skills and capabilities that take decades to build. Building a talented global workforce starts with an ongoing commitment to recruit exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds and experiences.”
Jack Williams
Senior Vice President
In view of our global scale, we reach into markets across the world to bring in the best people. We have been consistently rated a top engineering employer among industry peers with enduring recruiting and internship programs for both professional and manufacturing disciplines.
We have hiring programs in most countries where we operate. These include local internship programs, many of which have been in place for years and are an important early investment in talent and talent identification. Graduates of these programs become integral to our team. For example, in Guyana, nearly half the interns from the 2024 inaugural internship class were hired full time in 2025.
Our internships provide hands-on, unique opportunities for students around the world. During their time with us, they practice applying classroom skills and concepts in the workplace, gain valuable exposure to their chosen field of study, and obtain practical work experience while expanding their professional network.
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ExxonMobil #1 most attractive U.S. employer for engineering students
For more than a decade – 13 consecutive years – ExxonMobil has been consistently recognized as an industry-best company by Universum1, an organization that surveys over 50,000 U.S. college students who are actively engaged in engineering, business, science, and IT disciplines.
This recognition continues to demonstrate the success of our university recruiting model and our reputation for rigor, high standards, operational excellence, and business integrity. The talent we hire and develop is challenged with creating better solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.
“This achievement is a reflection of the partnerships we have across U.S. college campuses, ExxonMobil’s strong brand and employee value proposition, and the work of ExxonMobil employees, who dedicate their time to engage with students as they consider future careers.”
“Students today want purpose, growth, and a place where they are developed to build a lasting career. At ExxonMobil, our mission, our performance-driven culture, and our commitment to developing talent create opportunities for graduates to make a real impact while advancing their competencies and skills in a supportive, collaborative environment.”
Investing in globally diverse local talent
The global breadth of our operations makes diversity foundational to who we are. With active hiring in 30 countries, we continuously build a workforce from the communities in which we operate. It starts with attracting the right talent. We strive to hire people who share our values, fit our culture, can contribute immediately, and desire a long, successful career at ExxonMobil.
Hiring programs support our ability to successfully attract campus and experienced talent into roles across the Company. We leverage our hiring programs to supplement internal development as we consider growth areas and skill needs.
Qualified talent is recruited from broad sources available in the communities where we operate, building a diverse and healthy talent pipeline. Hiring programs are monitored and assessed for effectiveness, including analysis of the availability of qualified talent through multiple lenses. This global approach fosters a workforce comprised of individuals with varying backgrounds and experiences, strengthening teams that operate with courage, candor, and a shared desire to raise living standards while lowering emissions.
Examples from around the world:
- In the U.S., we utilize labor market information to understand the pool of talent available2. In 2025, 40% of our professional hires3 were minorities and 31% were women.
- The ExxonMobil Fawley apprenticeship scheme, which began in 1952, has graduated more than 200 apprentices since 2005, with over half continuing to work at the plant today.
Sponsoring future generations of industry leadership
Watch the video to learn more (2:11).
In the fall of 2024, the ExxonMobil Foundation launched two pilot Teen Engineering and Tech Centers in Spring and Houston, Texas, serving hundreds of promising young students across the state’s largest and most diverse metro area. The hands-on after-school curriculum includes robotics, coding, chemistry and more through dedicated lab spaces, 3D and laser printing, and computer-aided design (CAD) — all aimed at building the essential skills and technological literacy students need to succeed in STEM college programs and future careers. Wraparound services are also provided (e.g., transportation, academic support, college counseling, meals) to remove barriers and support retention.
We began our second year of programming in August 2025 with 96% of first-cohort students returning as sophomores, joined by 130 new freshmen. We’re thrilled to see students regularly show up after school, even on optional programming days like a Friday afternoon.
These centers are developed in collaboration with local, high-need high schools. Upon proof of concept, our goal is to expand in other U.S. locations and internationally where needs exist, including our latest announcement to support Guyana.
In late February 2026, ExxonMobil announced the Guyana STEM Initiative (GSI), a $100 million, 10‑year investment to expand STEM education initiatives across the country. The GSI will provide coordinated programming for students and teachers across all levels of STEM learning and aims to inspire the next generation of Guyanese engineers and scientists by working with students and the teachers who educate them.
We’re also planning to open the country’s first-ever STEM Centre, at the University of Guyana in Georgetown. It will give students and teachers a dedicated place for hands‑on learning and collaboration, and it will serve as a model for an additional center and satellite centers planned across the country.
A global talent pipeline
Operating in 54 countries, we look to engage with local communities where we operate to provide education and hands-on work experience. This provides access to diverse local talent pools and builds the local talent pipeline that is instrumental in running our operations.
We engage with local stakeholders and educational institutions to provide opportunities and build stronger capabilities, enriching the communities in which we operate and supporting the success of ExxonMobil.
Training and hiring locally has the shared benefit of helping us meet our workforce needs while advancing local economic development and education. We aim to enhance the long-term capability of local communities by leveraging the capability of our organization and engaging in training and educational partnerships locally.
Partnership with local communities and educational institutions
Guyana
"ExxonMobil is supporting the Guyanese government’s education priorities and demand for STEM talent by creating an impact initiative that graduates more Guyanese engineers and scientists, driving national development and supporting our talent pipeline. The Guyana STEM Initiative will become our signature community investment of $100 million over 10 years."
Alistair Routledge
Lead Country Manager, Guyana
India
"ExxonMobil is advancing AI in India by combining cutting‑edge technology with more than a century of deep domain expertise, enabling “humans + AI” collaboration to deliver smarter, more impactful solutions. Through disciplined execution and investment in India’s strong engineering and digital talent base, the Company is building a launchpad for future AI leaders. By partnering with top institutions like the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, ExxonMobil is accelerating AI upskilling and empowering India’s next generation of innovators."
Scott Sandlin
Lead Country Manager, India
China
"ExxonMobil China supports the Girls in STEM program across different sites across the country. In Shanghai, 30 students and teachers from a local school visited the Shanghai R&D Center. Through exhibition tours, lab visits, and interactive science activities, the program aimed to inspire young girls’ interest in the technology industry. In Huizhou, partnering with a local international school at Dayawan, young women are empowered to envision futures in technical fields, directly aligning with ExxonMobil’s internal Women in Engineering development goals."
Koh Tze San
Lead Country Manager, China
Nigeria
"ExxonMobil, in partnership with Junior Achievement Africa, gives students from Nigeria, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique a hands-on STEM education through the ExxonMobil Foundation STEM Africa competition. More than 3,000 students have tackled real-world challenges through the program’s Innovation Camps, STEM quizzes and competitions. These experiences have been game-changers: 96.4% of participants are now interested in or actively pursuing STEM careers, and 82.7% have improved their problem-solving skills."
Jagir Baxi
Lead Country Manager, Nigeria
United States
"ExxonMobil is collaborating with the University of Houston to enhance STEM knowledge and teaching ability of middle school math and science teachers at underserved schools, helping them earn a teaching certificate or professional STEM certificate, at no cost. The first cohort of 50 teachers will complete the program in 2026 with the program expanding to 75 teachers in the next cohort."
Alvin Abraham
ExxonMobil Foundation President, United States
Europe
"ExxonMobil’s commitment to shaping the future of STEM was displayed at the Sci-Tech Challenge in May 2025. Hosted annually by ExxonMobil and Junior Achievement (JA) Europe, the competition aims to inspire students across Europe to develop STEM capabilities. This year’s competition included using their STEM knowledge and associated analytical skills to think critically about complex global challenges, such as how to manage plastic waste more effectively."
Wim Blokker
Regional Director Europe, Global Operations, Belgium
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FOOTNOTES:
- Universum data (www.universumglobal.com)
- References to availability herein is the rate at which a defined group can be sourced in external hiring market in the U.S., based on governmental data and degree / experience hiring mix. ExxonMobil’s personnel policies, programs, and practices are administered in a nondiscriminatory manner in all aspects of the employment relationship consistent with applicable law. At all times personnel decisions are made based on the most qualified candidate for the role without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.
- Professional employees and hires are defined as executive, management, professional, technical (EMPT).