Oil and Gas CV help

[DuncsGTi]

A wee bit cheeky I know, but does anyone on here who works offshore fancy taking a look at my CV and giving me any pointers on it?

I've worked in a mechanical/technical role in the forces for 13 years, just left last week and I'm trying to secure something/anything offshore. My preference would be Mech fitter type work but I will do ANYTHING

I can fit my life around ad hoc in the short to medium term but would want a full time rotation eventually

Cheers in advance

[PaulG40]

Where are you intending to/do already live? On the O&G careers fair in aberdeen last week, most were saying they want ad hoc, not people on rotations but being ad hoc would mean they want you no further than a 40min drive max from Aberdeen. That was Schlumberger that told me that.

The fair was a bit disappointing tbh, I was expecting alot more from. Most, OneSubsea (Cameron & Schlumberger) weren't even taking CVs, telling people to send them in via their website. It didn't give me confidence to smash my PVR in. Most talking about a downturn at the mo. Most of my lossie lads all got employed around March time this year, so maybe with a new financial year things may look up.

[DuncsGTi]

I'm living down South West England atm but most of my family are just over the hill from Ballater (Glenshee area)

I have been putting my English address on my CV/Applications but I think I'll start using their Scottish one if it'll help

My friends who are ad hoc seem to get 1 or 2 days notice so surely distance from Aberdeen shouldn't be too much of a problem?

[anonymous-user]

Change your address to the north east for sure.

I would also be asking nicely if your family members know anyone who works in the industry and can put in a word/hand in a CV to the correct person so it at least gets seen.

Also, I'd consider a college course (evening classes etc) that could help with securing offshore work. You could also try and get some office based work onshore that leads into offshore/foreign assignments within oil and gas. Search oil and gas job sites without any specific role in mind and just scan through all the roles on offer to see if there is an area that you can target. This can help with agencies instead of simply saying "I'll take anything".

Persistence is key in this game imo. Sooner or later you will get what you want but you have to work for it and persist. If it's a get rich quick idea you've had then forget it and focus on doing something else.

My 2p

[rog007]

No need to put your address on a CV for a whole host of reasons, space and security being two. The assumption is that if you're applying for the role you can cope with the location of the role. Good luck!

[SLCZ3]

Check out the oil and gas prices, currently dropping like a stone, OPEC cannot decide on production allocations. We have had 14 years of feast so due some famine, look at some alternatives.
( Worked in this business since 1972, survived the 1984 downturn and existed through the famine of the nineties. )