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What should I do to try and get a no/limited exp oil job?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:40 pm
I have no experience in actual oil. I do have experience in some aspects of oil: inventory, purchasing, procurement, AP/AR.
I'm not against starting at the bottom, but if I could use some of what I know, I'd like to do that.
What should I do? I've briefly looked at rigzone, but it seems a lot they want requires experience.
I'm not against starting at the bottom, but if I could use some of what I know, I'd like to do that.
What should I do? I've briefly looked at rigzone, but it seems a lot they want requires experience.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 4:22 pm
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Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:42 pm to Chair
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What should I do up try and get a no/limited exp oil job?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:47 pm to LSUTygerFan
what?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:48 pm to Chair
Study technical writing.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:48 pm to theunknownknight
quote:
what?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:49 pm to Chair
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:49 pm to Chair
quote:
What should I do?
Avoid using heavy machinery.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:50 pm to Chair
¿Da fuq?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:50 pm to TigerMeister
Hope you don't have a girlfriend or wife bro. You'll get to know Jody well if so.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:50 pm to Chair
Scaffold builder you will become
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:50 pm to Chair
quote:
I'm not against starting at the bottom
Good.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:51 pm to Chair
Posted on 4/24/14 at 2:55 pm to Chair
You don't belong in the work force; you can't even type.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:03 pm to JumpingTheShark
Well, I corrected it.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:07 pm to Chair
If you're really willing to start at the bottom, there's a few guys on here (including myself) that could help you out. Remember though, the bottom is exactly that. I started out as a hand, less than 2 years later I work for one of the biggest companies in the world and get to fly all over the world; I'll be in Colombia in two weeks and Abu Dhabi right after.
You may have to start at the bottom but you can move up pretty quickly.
Our main writer just retired so I've had to pick up some of the slack. frick that noise, I'd rather turn wrenches.
You may have to start at the bottom but you can move up pretty quickly.
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technical writing
Our main writer just retired so I've had to pick up some of the slack. frick that noise, I'd rather turn wrenches.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:08 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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Study technical writing
or the English language. I only can wonder how those accounting skills are?
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:16 pm to Corkfather
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This post was edited on 8/17/14 at 8:22 am
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:29 pm to Corkfather
Now that I'm in Houston, probably until early February, I was looking to find an entry level job as a financial analyst in O&G, but I've had a tough time, since most firms look exclusively at accounting & finance majors for that, or people with O&G experience.
It sucks, because I have private equity and financial modeling experience, and know about 10x more about finance than anyone with just an undergrad finance degree, but it seems most people in the industry are just looking for cookie-cutter type candidates for positions, and I don't really have any connections in the region or industry.
I sent out cover letters & resumes to several private equity firms in the Houston area that specialize in O&G, but they seem to mostly be looking for guys who worked for 2-3 years at prestigious NYC investment banks focusing on energy financials, and my work experience is just not that impressive relative to those other candidates.
It sucks though, because I know good and well that if given a chance I could do some financial modeling with the best of them, learn whatever O&G financial accounting conventions happen to exist, and then work on leveraged buyout deals or whatever, but it seems hard to get my foot in the door.
Maybe I'll just stick to what I'm doing now though, and work on trying to get a job at a quant hedge fund in 2015, which was my original plan anyway. frick though, I sort of figured, "when in Houston, do as Houstonians do" though when it comes to O&G. I do sort of want to be like J.R. Ewing a little bit.
It sucks, because I have private equity and financial modeling experience, and know about 10x more about finance than anyone with just an undergrad finance degree, but it seems most people in the industry are just looking for cookie-cutter type candidates for positions, and I don't really have any connections in the region or industry.
I sent out cover letters & resumes to several private equity firms in the Houston area that specialize in O&G, but they seem to mostly be looking for guys who worked for 2-3 years at prestigious NYC investment banks focusing on energy financials, and my work experience is just not that impressive relative to those other candidates.
It sucks though, because I know good and well that if given a chance I could do some financial modeling with the best of them, learn whatever O&G financial accounting conventions happen to exist, and then work on leveraged buyout deals or whatever, but it seems hard to get my foot in the door.
Maybe I'll just stick to what I'm doing now though, and work on trying to get a job at a quant hedge fund in 2015, which was my original plan anyway. frick though, I sort of figured, "when in Houston, do as Houstonians do" though when it comes to O&G. I do sort of want to be like J.R. Ewing a little bit.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:30 pm to Chair
there's an oil tech community college program that's offered at a lot of places around Lafayette. New Iberia, and Houma/Thibodaux. I'd start with that.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:44 pm to Corkfather
I am also am willing to start at the bottom in the oilfield. Can you help me out? Maybe email me some info. jordybias@gmail.com
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