Archive for August, 2008

Roustabout Jobs: How To Get Hired As An Offshore Roustabout

If you are serious about breaking into the oil industry, then you need to get hired for roustabout jobs. These entry-level jobs, although labor-intensive, still require some minimum qualifications…

Oil Rig Jobs: What Is It Like To Work An Oil Rig Job?

So, what is it like to work on an oil rig? In some ways, you can compare it to a jail term. Except that you get paid (often more than a mid-level manager in many companies) and you get 4-star or 5-star hotel quality food and accommodations.

Oil Rig Employment: What Do You Need To Do Before You Get Hired?

Working on an oil rig is rarely considered a career. Nevertheless, the prospects of workers who successfully gain oil rig employment are very bright for the coming decade. Demand for oil remains high from first world nations and the gigantic economies formerly third world nations like China and India are also insatiably guzzling oil as they rapidly move to join the ranks of first world nations.

Oil Platform Jobs: Planning For Your Future or 4 Retirement Plans

Oil platform jobs are great! They pay well and leave you with a lot of free time. But it pays to learn from history. Once this oil boom ends in the next decade, these jobs will disappear. So what can you do to prepare for this? Here are 4 ways to help you retire from the oil industry…

Oil Field Jobs: What Are Working Conditions Like On The Oil Field?

Learn what it is like to work on an oil field. How is it the same as working on an offshore oil rig, and how is it different?

Oil Drilling Jobs: 10 Tips And Warnings For Your First Oil Job

It would be a shame to run into trouble after landing your oil drilling job, wouldn’t it? Follow these 10 tips to get your oil career started on the right foot.

Oil Company Jobs: How Much Longer Will Oil Company Jobs Remain Hot?

Oil company jobs are very hot right now, but how long will this last? Is it worth trying to get in now, or should you turn your efforts to prepare for the next hot job market? Read on to find out more.

Oil Careers: These 3 Fatal Mistakes In Your Resume Could Derail Your Career In The Oil Industry

Are you one of those trying to kick start their oil careers? Do you know the 3 most common mistakes which can get your resume thrown out? Don’t let ignorance stop your career in the offshore oil industry.

Offshore Rig Jobs: Are You Making These 7 Mistakes In Your Cover Letter?

Offshore rig jobs are in hot demand right now, but if you make even one of these 7 mistakes in your cover letter, your prospects of getting hired will sink like a brick.