Oil and Gas Industry Overview
 

Here are some things to bear in mind as you check for oil and gas jobs :

1.    Search for jobs online. Large companies are now looking for skilled or semi-skilled workers on the Internet. It makes sense: advertising jobs on the Internet is cheaper and more efficient, because the job ads are there 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year long. This applies most especially to off shore oil rig jobs - the global oil rig jobs that can really bring in the big bucks for workers who have the right skills.

2.    If you don’t have a lot of specialized skills, don’t worry – you can still get onto an oil rig. However, it should be noted that people with no skills at all will have to duke it out from the bottom rung of the career ladder. Again, if you stay long enough, you just might be able to become a driller yourself. But, until that time, you have to be strong and patient, and you have to do your current job to the best of your ability, even if that means staying in a hot kitchen every day preparing meals for the roughnecks and drillers outside.

3.    If you've a special talent or skill, apply for the position with the highest salary!  You'll have to perform to a high level right off the bat, to keep your job secure.  Many oil drilling companies post new jobs each week; this may be because they're expanding - but it could also be they're removing poorly performing personnel - so keep that in the forefront of your mind.