tompat3463
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 11:53 AM |
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Anyone here work on the Rigs ??
thinknig about a change in career from the builkding trade which I have been in for the last 10 years to working on the rigs.
I feel I have many transferable skill whjich I can implement into my new trade.
The problem is I'm finding it extremely difficult to get my7 CV acknowledged from rig companies let alone get a bloody interview.
looking into doing my OPITO survival course soon but again. this doesn't get U on a rig.
Just wondering if anyone on here is on the rigs and how did U get on ??
Cheers Alan
[Edited on 9/8/11 by tompat3463]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 11:55 AM |
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LOOKING TO DO THE SAME .........
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tompat3463
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 12:10 PM |
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its fooking rediculous how hard it is to get a bloody good comment back about ur CV... wind farms are another one of my options as the industry is
very up and coming !!
try Siemens mate..
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 01:01 PM |
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dad was on the rigs in the 70s , worked on the ninian central before that blew up .
anyway , being a pipefitter , knowing about gas , and having some friends who work in the industry is a bonus .
its a dangerous industry so very well paid .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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carlknight1982
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 02:27 PM |
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Offshore wind farms in this country are generally dealt with by Oceanteam, they build the one off the brightlingsea coast and the ship used to dredge
the cable in was called the Installer, but I cant for the life of me find any contact details.
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 04:37 PM |
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Im back in the electrical game but with inspection and maintenance this time being the focus. Im pretty hot on ups and dc battery systems so this is
a field I will explore.
Have been in telcoms, rf transmission and broadband for the last 13 years oncall so Ive pretty much had my fill of working both sides of the clock
...and still being asked to do more.....and more and more.
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Slater
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 04:45 PM |
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Yes, I did 7 years in the North Sea and 11 more in Sub Saharan Africa, mainly Nigeria, but am now have a desk job in the office for a oil field
service company. Getting a start in the oil business is not easy, it's all about getting your CV on the right persons desk at the right time.
Obviously it helps alot if you have some relevant experience. (Painter, mechanic, electrician, crane op, medic, cook). If you are willing to start at
the bottom, i.e. roustabout or basicly a deckhand/labourer, you can work your way up in a few years. If you are willing to travel to the crappy places
it helps too. Timing is difficult, but companies tend to recruit when they get busy when the oil price is high and lay folk off when it drops and the
work dries up. (I've been laid off twice).
It's hard work, with 12 hrs shifts, but pay is not bad, if you get a rotation you can work 2 week on /2 weeks off in the North sea or 5/5 in
other countries further away. I like the travel aspect and have been to lots of countries and got paid for it, abeit most of them are sh!tholes, but
quite interesting all the same. it's not for everybody, with weeks on end stuck on a rusty rig with 100 other blokes, marriges can suffer.
There are quite a few specialist websites with the oil company vacancies, you can up load your CV.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 9/8/11 at 05:25 PM |
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Me, kind off
i am offshore seismic, and previously geotechnical. Bloody hard work to get into my advice is do what i did and just keep badgering people. Siemens
are recruiting for windfarm people at the minute as i went for and was offered a job with them, it is not a fixed rota though so you dont know how
long away at a time you will be. Also cgg veritas and Gardline are recruiting (google to see what they do) It is as said hard as hell to get in but
once your in then your in and moving around is fairly easy.
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