I have 20 years work experience in many different field and completed my M.Sc. degree in petroleum and geological engineering and my B.Eng. degree in hydrogeology. In the past six years I have tried very hard for a professional opportunity with little success. What should I do to get company's attention in the professional field, especially the petroleum industry?
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Slugger926
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The past six years, the oil industry was kaputz. Now in the last 3 months things are booming.
You only need to move to Oklahoma or Texas, and there are many oppurtunities, especially if you don't mind being away from home for extended periods of time.
Your background would be well suited for remidiation that some of the oil companies need to do around their old well sites.
You only need to move to Oklahoma or Texas, and there are many oppurtunities, especially if you don't mind being away from home for extended periods of time.
Your background would be well suited for remidiation that some of the oil companies need to do around their old well sites.
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Thousands??? What if you sent out LESS cv's then? and make sure they are personalised. Focus on what you want to do exactly, where you want to work exactly, get as much info as possible, try to talk to potential future colleagues and when everything is ripe send your cv. Don't shoot cv's around like a machine gun.
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I’d hire a professional HR type or at least get the services of one somehow and have your resume and cover letter reviewed and improved.
Headhunters have thousands of resumes on file, make yours standout in a positive manner from the crown. Don’t print them on coloured paper or odd sized that makes them stick out in a negative manner. Have them letter perfect and focused.
Remember with the big stack of résumés on his desk the headhunter wants to reduce this to as manageable a pile as possible and then down to 10 or so for a phone interview to get rid of 5 more.
Then he will have personal interviews to get it down to three who will finally see the client. To survive the various cuts, you have to be a perfect match for the position involved.
Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng
Construction Project Management
From conception to completion
Headhunters have thousands of resumes on file, make yours standout in a positive manner from the crown. Don’t print them on coloured paper or odd sized that makes them stick out in a negative manner. Have them letter perfect and focused.
Remember with the big stack of résumés on his desk the headhunter wants to reduce this to as manageable a pile as possible and then down to 10 or so for a phone interview to get rid of 5 more.
Then he will have personal interviews to get it down to three who will finally see the client. To survive the various cuts, you have to be a perfect match for the position involved.
Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng
Construction Project Management
From conception to completion
Slugger926
Bioengineer
When I graduated college, I tried the mass mailings of resume's to every job opening in the paper, and many phone calls.
I had much better luck and several job offers by just getting out and dropping in cold to businesses meating with engineer's one-on-one at small businesses and engineering firms. Even HR people tended to help when they met me face to face rather than looking at a piece of paper.
You would be surprised how many doors would be open by just getting out there rather than mailing cold. Plus it is a lot cheaper to get out there and hit the street. ( I think I spent $400 in one week on stamps, resume paper, and envelopes when I graduated college with no fruits from those seeds.)
I had much better luck and several job offers by just getting out and dropping in cold to businesses meating with engineer's one-on-one at small businesses and engineering firms. Even HR people tended to help when they met me face to face rather than looking at a piece of paper.
You would be surprised how many doors would be open by just getting out there rather than mailing cold. Plus it is a lot cheaper to get out there and hit the street. ( I think I spent $400 in one week on stamps, resume paper, and envelopes when I graduated college with no fruits from those seeds.)
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Go here
Clic on the petro-chem job board.
Find a temporary job ( ie Kelly Girl engineer ) and work.
Do a good job and network, network, network.
Clic on the petro-chem job board.
Find a temporary job ( ie Kelly Girl engineer ) and work.
Do a good job and network, network, network.
You could also try to get your foot in the door as a contractor.
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