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"Hey Houston, we've had a problem here." James A. Lovell, Jr

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello everyone, another late blog being posted (sorry Saltire). I moved to Human Resources in week 3 and was there for 2 weeks. I was excited at the task of re-designing the HR SharePoint site. I was working with 3 people – Don, Bee and Connie...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kraig Martin on 25-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Houston, wood group, Houston WoodGroup, San Antonio, University of Abertay, Wood Group PSN

Road Trips, Republicans and a Tiki Pole

Hello everyone, I am one of the 4 interns for Wood Group PSN in Houston, Texas. The fifth intern in Houston is with Cameron International. Sorry for the delay in posting my first blog. I am only writing about the first 2 weeks, it's too long as it is! The apartment is...AMAZING!!!!!!! I am staying...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kraig Martin on 08-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Texas, wood group, U.S.A, Houston WoodGroup, Dallas, Houston. Texas, Fort Worth, Wood Group PSN

A year on...

I can’t believe this time last year we were heading off to Houston, on what would turn out to be some of the best weeks of my life to date. I had the new and old Wood Group interns at my flat for dinner this week, as it’s become a tradition to get to know each other and share our experiences...

Posted to Undergraduates by Kirsty Nisbet on 07-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Houston, Texas, wood group, USA, University of Strathclyde, Houston WoodGroup, Time

Teambuilding at 14,000 ft!

Hi Everyone! You would think that by now I would find writing my blog an easy task, this is not the case. It is however only difficult as there is so much to write and I feel that I will end up typing for hours! So… week 5, its come by fast hasn’t it! I can’t believe that we are so...

Posted to Undergraduates by Jennifer Kemp on 24-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Houston, week 5, week 6, U.S.A, Houston WoodGroup

Do it.

“Do it” the phrase of the week here in Houston. We have all adopted this saying and use it at any given opportunity. Although first used in jest by a taxi driver last Saturday evening it has really stuck and I think that he has helped us to achieve the “do it” mentality we all...

Posted to Undergraduates by Jennifer Kemp on 09-Aug-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Houston, Texas, employment, America, week 4, Adventure, Global Scot, Houston WoodGroup

Howdy from the Lone Star State

Hi there!! A bit late to the blogosphere thanks to some technical difficulties but here it is… a little bit about my first fortnight in Houston, Texas where I'm doing an internship with Wood Group, an oil and gas services company. This is essentially my first exposure to international business...

Posted to Undergraduates by David Campbell on 27-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Human Resource, Houston WoodGroup

Yee Hah!

Howdy!! I can’t believe I have finished my first week already, it seems as though I have been here five minutes. This week has however been one of the most jam packed I have ever had! After the nine hour flight to get to Houston we were all very jet-lagged and the queue through immigration seemed...

Posted to Undergraduates by Jennifer Kemp on 19-Jul-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Houston WoodGroup