Searching For Oil Rig Jobs?

Posted by John

Oil rig jobs are a popular option for young men seeking a high paying entry level oil rig jobs that requires little in the way of skills and qualifications. It is for this reason that you will find plenty of websites pointing out how you can secure oil rig jobs if you will just pay a small upfront fee to be entered on their database. With the current economic situation though, you will find that the oil rig vacancies that you thought where so easy to get are now being chased by hundreds of applicants.

So how do you go about getting recruited for work on an oil rig? It seems quite difficult at first as the companies doing the drilling are international, so you can’t just pop in and hand them your resume, right? Honestly? It’s even easier because most of the oil rig recruitment companies do there recruiting online. So you sit back at home and take the plunge. Although this appears to be the easiest route, you only have to trawl the job forums and you will find that guys who have years of experience are struggling to find oil rig jobs right now.

If you want to be successful in securing oil rig jobs then you are going to have to work very hard to ensure that you get your CV in front of the right people and even then your chances are pretty slim of actually securing an interview and even then even less chance of actually getting a job on an oil rig.

To have the best chance of getting oil rig jobs you must first get all your qualifications together, copies of certificates etc. that may be asked for. Make sure your resume is up to date and start submitting to as many oil rig recruitment companies as possible. The reason we recommend this is because not every oil drilling company employs every oil rig recruiter. You don’t want to miss out on a job because you only applied to one agency.

A number of oil rig recruitment companies have a form on their website where you’re expected to fill in all your details when applying for oil rig jobs. Don’t ignore it and just email your resume off, as they’ll very likely just delete it. This form is an automated way for them to have you enter all your relevant information into their database. When a position becomes available, instead of going through hundreds of CV’s, they query the database and a shortlist is drawn automatically by the computer. The oil rig recruitment companies also have a process they have to go through. That is the way that they receive their resumes. They can be quite sticky about it. So if you see a form on the website and it says to fill it in…just do it. Obviously if they have no form, then send your resume any way you wish and don’t forget a motivational letter. Why should the
oil rig recruitment agency push your resume forward and not some other guy? That’s what the motivational letter is all about!

It is very important that you tailor both your CV and your motivation letter to each and every oil rig vacancy that you are applying for. The worst possible thing you can do is send a generic letter with your CV to all the oil rig jobs. The time and effort you take to make contact with a real person in the organisation will make a huge difference to your eventual chances of securing and oil rig job. Use the free online services like LinkedIn to find out who can help you with your search.

By networking, you will be able to get and introduction to the person you need to impress to get the job. It stands to reason that you will be taken more seriously by the recruiter or hiring manager if you are introduced by someone they know and trust.

At the moment the oil and gas industry is going through a really tough time and you are not going to have an easy time finding oil rig jobs. There have been layoffs just like in the rest of the economy; so finding and securing an offshore job is going to be a challenge. It’s not impossible but it is not going to be a walk in the park. Oilfield jobs are hard and dangerous and the number of people who work in the industry are changing all the time. As the older guys decide to opt out new positions open up.

It is the norm for a new recruit to start as a roustabout or roughneck. These are the dirty dangerous oil rig jobs that are important. You will learn everything you need to know about drilling from the more experienced hands and find that after 3 or 4 years you will be eligible for the more skilful jobs such as driller. There are quite a few driller jobs being advertised right now but unless you have the experience and skills you will not be considered for the job.

You are going to have to sell yourself. This is your big chance. To become a part of the oil and gas industry will change your life. If you are successful it can set you up financially for life, and once you’ve got oil in your blood, you’ll never want to work in another industry again.