Disregard of less than 2 years experience in O&G companies: Jarus, I beg to disagree
Hey Jarus, reading several of your posts suggests that oil companies disregard where you work for the first three years( mostly in your opinion).
Well, the little I know, it depends on the companies policies and the quality of your work experience. The oando guy with four years experience that became entry level at slumberger was different. I guess he likely worked in the downstream sector which is not even a major role in what Slum majors in! I bet if he had that same or even less number of years in an oil rig, exposed to basic trainings like BOSIET, rig safety and core rig exp; and the likes, they wouldn’t dare regard him as entry level. Or if he had even 2 years experience at another top oil servicing company in related position.My honest opinions.
Regards
Austin
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Thanks, Austin.
You are actually partially correct. However, top oil companies, especially IOCs, have standard global structure. In Shell for example, irrespective of where you’re coming from, if you are coming with less than 3 years experience, you will be lumped together with someone with no experience that just finished NYSC, and will undergo same recruitment process. All of you compete together and given same offer if you scale through. They disregard your work experience. That I am sure of. In fact, when Shell advertise for entry level positions, they say applications from 0-3 years are welcome.
For Chevron, their second level is 3-5 years, automatically implying that someone with less than 3 years experience from somewhere, is still an entry level candidate.
What you may not know is that, these big IOCs and some well structured independents, have standard structure, with defined levels and requirements for each level, that can hardly be waived irrespective of what you possess beyond their minimum requirement. You will just be placed where you fit in their structure, once you meet the minimum requirement for that level (and passed the selection process). The ball is hardly in your court.
For some small, unstructured or semi-structured operators however, anything may go. You can come from Harvard or being son of a Senator with zero experience, and given any position, even Manager. That is why I said you’re partially correct.
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Alright. I get your point as well. Thanks