Survey: Renewables shows jobs growth potential, says expert
The renewables sector is providing the greatest opportunity for job growth, according to the managing director of energyjobline.com.
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1400 applications received for just four jobs by recruitment firm
Oil and gas job seekers have been left chasing limited jobs with one recruitment specialist being inundated with 1400 applications in just 10 days.
Oil and gas recruiter AGR appoints new boss
Norwegian energy service firm AGR has appointed Steve Combe to manage its manpower consultancy unit in Aberdeen.
Petroplan reports surge in permanent job roles in Houston oil and gas
Oil and gas recruitment firm Petroplan is reporting more demand for permanent roles in the Houston jobs market, bucking an industry trend.
ASCO warns over fraudulent recruitment offers
ASCO has warned job seekers over false employment offers from the company.
Looking for a new job? Don’t tell anyone you work in the oil industry
Job hunters are being advised not to tell prospective employers they work in the oil industry or live in Aberdeen - if they don't want to their CVs to go the bottom of the pile.
Air Energi,Swift merge to create leading recruitment firm
Air Energi and Swift Worldwide Resources have merged to form a new company bringing together the two recruitment firms. The newly formed firm, Airswift, will create a $1.2billion turnover specialising in global workforce solutions for the energy, process and infrastructure services.
DOF Subsea in recruitment drive as it launches new diving capability service
DOF Subsea, a leading provider of integrated subsea solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, is in the process of developing a diving capability to service the North Sea and West Africa.
SSE invests £12million in recruitment shortfall
Energy giant SSE has pledged to invest £12million in order to help meet the need to recruit a shortfall of 208,000 workers in the sector by 2023. It has called on firms to invest in the support of apprentices to ensure the UK has the skilled workforce needed to deliver major projects required for the future as half of utility sectors workers are set to retire in the next eight years.
Opinion: Demand will overtake supply again
Oil and gas news this week has understandably focused on the continued announcements of job losses across the industry. We’ve heard about it from the industry perspective, we’ve heard about it from the education perspective and across the board, the message seems to be “let’s get this into context”. From an oil and gas recruitment perspective, the message is similar – but with some additional insights on offer. Back in October, when initial contractor rates cuts were grabbing the headlines, we advised those looking to move job to sit tight as we were certain that the cuts would extend across industry, affecting most companies and encompassing staff personnel, too. No point in jumping from the frying pan into what turns out to be the fire.
Energy company recruits more staff as it expands worldwide
An international services energy company has added to its engineering team as it expands its operations across the globe.