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re: How long should it take to fill a Sr. Eng position? (oil patch)
Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:48 pm to Oily Tigah
Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:48 pm to Oily Tigah
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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?
Maybe they weren't a drilling engineer?
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Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:52 pm to Oily Tigah
I'm for hire! 
But I'm also graduating in PETE in a couple months..
But I'm also graduating in PETE in a couple months..
Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:54 pm to Oily Tigah
Hire me. I like money. I have 8 years in engineering, 0 in the oil field. But at least I got one of the numbers in your requirement, right?
This post was edited on 3/21/14 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 3/21/14 at 12:59 pm to 904
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I'm for hire! But I'm also graduating in PETE in a couple months..
Same here any entry level spots open?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:01 pm to Oily Tigah
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made 2 offers. Both were turned down
If your offers are being turned down then your HR probably needs to find out exactly why your offers are being rejected. Then you need to determine if you can increase salary, benefits, etc. or do you need to change the requirements of your job applicants.
Also consider changing your recruiting strategy. Is there anyone internal you can promote, even if involves relocation, and then look to back fill that position.
Do you have contacts at other firms that have someone who may fit the bill?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:06 pm to Oily Tigah
If 2 people interviewed and turned it down, it sounds like the pay or benefits just weren't there. I do think you should have more candidates come in for interviews, though. What media are you using to advertise the position?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:06 pm to NoHoTiger
Resivior engineers are useless anyway.
They may as well have an accounting degree. All they do is manipulate numbers to the low side when buying and high side when selling. Then they go somewhere in between when forecasting. They don't engineer shite.
They may as well have an accounting degree. All they do is manipulate numbers to the low side when buying and high side when selling. Then they go somewhere in between when forecasting. They don't engineer shite.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:06 pm to NoHoTiger
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Also consider changing your recruiting strategy. Is there anyone internal you can promote, even if involves relocation, and then look to back fill that position.
We have had 3 people in that position in the last 3 years. The first 2 were internal promotes. One stayed 6 months, the other 1 month. We went out and hired someone that stayed 8 months. We have been looking ever since.
When I say drilled wells, I mean as in: This is your rig, make sure it keeps drilling good wells. Drilling engineers don't drill wells. They dig holes where i tell them to.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:10 pm to Oily Tigah
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We have had 3 people in that position in the last 3 years. The first 2 were internal promotes. One stayed 6 months, the other 1 month. We went out and hired someone that stayed 8 months. We have been looking ever since.
Then chances are you have an internal issue you need to address prior to filling the position. If you have a relationship with the previous engineers talk to them and get an actual reason on why they left, not the crap they said in their exit interview; talk to current employees and find out what is going on. If this a senior position, that is entirely too much turnover for it not to be an internal issue.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:45 pm to hardhead
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MOSTResivior engineers are useless anyway. They may as well have an accounting degree. All they do is manipulate numbers to the low side when buying and high side when selling. Then they go somewhere in between when forecasting. They don't engineer shite.
FIFY. I agree, most now a days are like that. That is part of what is making it so hard to find someone. It's really hard to find anyone that knows how to analyze logs or do material balance or Nodal analysis or design a well properly. Don't fool yourself into thinking we are all like that. Oily is a MFing allstar.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:50 pm to Oily Tigah
quote:I've got 5 years reservoir experience. Is that Sr. enough?
How long should it take to fill a Sr. Eng position? (oil patch)
Posted on 3/21/14 at 1:51 pm to Oily Tigah
If you want a good one you better get your checkbook out. The good ones are going to be hard to get away from where ever they are currently employed. That is why companies try and home grow their own. Usually, once they can stand on their own feet, they haul arse.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 2:11 pm to ForeverLSU02
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I've got 5 years reservoir experience. Is that Sr. enough?
Anyone that is interested, send your resume to
oilytigah@gmail.com
Posted on 3/21/14 at 2:18 pm to Oily Tigah
Why is it so hard to find one who can do material balance or nodal analysis properly?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 2:19 pm to Oily Tigah
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Anyone that is interested, send your resume to
you got any production or completions positions open? Posted on 3/21/14 at 3:04 pm to TigerFanInSoCal
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you got any production or completions positions open?
Yes!
Posted on 3/21/14 at 3:07 pm to TheIndulger
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Why is it so hard to find one who can do material balance or nodal analysis properly?
I guess bc most Res Eng are pencil pushing, bean counters these days. Personally I blame the shale plays.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 3:15 pm to Oily Tigah
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We are looking at anyone with 5-15 years of experience.
Damn, I have 20 years. Good luck!
Posted on 3/21/14 at 3:21 pm to Casty McBoozer
Most of the REs I work with are extremely smart and do plenty of high-end reservoir simulation and forecasting. Which is the primary subsurface work that drives multi-billion dollar investments. They certainly arent glorified bean counters.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 3:22 pm to Oily Tigah
quote:Office location?
Oily Tigah
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