How long should it take to fill a Sr. Eng position? (oil patch)

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We have had a Sr Res Eng position open in my asset for 210 days. That seems like a long time.

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maybe they have not found the right match yet

That does seem like a long time, word must be out about the company you work for.

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my question is how long until you start demanding some results?

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not sure, you work for them. is this normal?

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not sure, you work for them. is this normal?

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I want to know if it is "normal" for other companies.I already know that I find it unacceptable. If I am going to raise a stink about it, I need to be able to point to what other companies are doing ans show that we don't meet the industry "bench mark",

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Oily Tigah

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Have you compared the requirements/incentives to other companies offering the same position?

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I graduated PETE

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not to steal oily's thunder, but i am trying to tell my daughter to go into this. good idea?

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not to steal oily's thunder, but i am trying to tell my daughter to go into this. good idea?

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All depends on the person. I decided to have a decent time in college and not get a 3.5+ GPA, therefore I was most likely to end up in some shitty desolate town near Mexico or Canada. I said no thanks, and stayed in BR working for an engineering company.

Some people get plush jobs in Houston, New Orleans, DFW. Only a few start there, most have to work a few years in the field (which means work holidays, long hours, basically they run you into the ground).

I'll stick to my 40 hours a week and be happy and in my own bed at the end of every night.

Except now I am contracted to a plant in shitport and live in a hotel. Maybe I should have stuck with PETE afterall.

ETA: One thing that will help her is she will be a female Engineer, and all companies have to have diversity. She shouldn't have trouble find a job.

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Well that wouldn't be a Senior Engineer then would it?

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Idk. I have almost 5 years experience and I'm a Sr Engineer.

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Quit requiring 10+ years work experience

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Well that wouldn't be a Senior Engineer then would it?

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Does the job ACTUALLY require 10 years experience to do the job? If not, then part of the problem could be that you are requiring unnecessary experience rather than looking at actual job and transferable skills that will work to get the job done. If you aren't willing to make any concessions about length of experience then you can't really bitch about candidates not willing to make concessions about salary, benefits, work days/environment, etc.

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Does the job ACTUALLY require 10 years experience to do the job? If not, then part of the problem could be that you are requiring unnecessary experience rather than looking at actual job and transferable skills that will work to get the job done. If you aren't willing to make any concessions about length of experience then you can't really bitch about candidates not willing to make concessions about salary, benefits, work days/environment, etc.

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We are looking at anyone with 5-15 years of experience. YO experience is just a number. We are bringing in a girl with 3 years for an interview next week. We would hire anyone that we thought was a good fit. We have even started lowering the bar a little in hopes of finding a diamond in the rough. In 6 months, we have had 3 interviews and made 2 offers. Both were turned down. As far as I can tell our benefits are competitive, except for 9/80. We are trying to fill a good office gig, in Houston. It should not be this hard. Hell, the last couple of resumes they sent us were people with 5-6 years of experience that had NEVER drilled ONE well. How does that even happen?