| Hi
Ron!
It´s
Fredrik here! I find your offshore guides site very inspiring
and helpful in pointing me in right direction!
Actually
i am going to the new stena drilling oil rig called stena
don that i spoke of before. The rig is not finished yet but
they say it will be now in october, i am going now to morrow
to stavanger in norway where the final preparations will be
made.
I
am going to work as welder. I have been hired since
30 juli so my test period is going to be finished 1 january
and after that i will be hired permanently.
I
will try to keep in touch to se what happens. If my cv can
remain i would be grateful because there can always come up
a job you can´t say no to. See you!
Thanks!
Fredrik H
Hi
Ron,
It's
nice hearing from you once again and I hope your business
is doing well. Here's the latest and greatest: I'm the Operations
Manager in Contract Manufacturing in a different industry,
and I really enjoy what I do - June was my one year service
anniversary.
I
very much appreciated your insights and advice, which helped
me to enhance my focus on what I was going after. And here's
how small the world is, one of my partners at this company,
worked in the oil industry most of his life, in fact, his
dad in law still is and is in high demand.
Let's
drop each other a line once in awhile, you never know what
the future will bring. If I'm ever down you way and our schedule
permits, coffee is on me. God bless and thanks again
Regards,
Paul S
Collierville, TN, USA
hi
capt. ron,
was
wondering if you know of any part time fill in work, as i'm
waiting for things too cool down in w africa, before noble
puts hands back out. thought you might have some ideas being
in the loop as you are.
also, what's the fastest way to get a z card? thank you as
your advice is always well taken.
gary
a
Gulf Breeze, FL, USA
Hello
Ron,
I registered as your site requested, but I'm not looking for
a job on a rig. You might want to delete my entry in your
database.
I
have a question for you. Is there a daily mail / package delivery
service between the rigs and the shore, either for mail or
supplies or etc. If not, do you think that would be a needed
service?
Steph,
they fly the mail out on the choppers or send it in a crew
/ supply boat.
Were you wanting to take the mail out?
Ron
I'm
thinking of using unmanned helicopters to do package delivery.
Benefits would be:
- very
cheap (10:1 difference)
- can
do many trips on a moments notice
- automated
service, emergency delivery
What
do you think?
Thanks,
Stephane F
Dear
Cpt. Ron,
Nice
to hear from you. How are you? Hope everything is fine. Right
now I´m doing an MBA at the Instituto de Empresa here in Spain.
I started in January and I will finish it next December. It´s
a lot of hard work but I think it´s definitely worth it.
Have
you received more complaints from "cheated people" by
oilcareer?
Best
regards,
David B
Ron,
Im
driving Tractor-trailer now, gave up on the drilling thing
but thanks for askin.
Chris
B
Ontario, CANADA
Well
hey Ron!
That
is a way old email!!! At least 2 years old!!!! I no longer
work offshore, I worked on a rig where if you didn't come
from South Louisiana, you were going nowhere. After two years
as a roustabout, and seeing literally dumbassess being handed
motorman jobs, etc., I had to go!
I
did everything possible, I got my motorman ticket, I worked
after hours with all the mechanics and motormen, free of charge
of course. During my on tour time the mechanics would always
get me to help them.
Hell
the maintenance supervisor let me change out the radiator
on a crane by myself! I did everything and I am not lazy by
any means.
I
am Mexican and not from south Louisiana. Anyway I work
at a galvanizing plant now, and i am the plant superintendent
there, go figure.
efren
Dear
Captain Ron,
Hi
how are you doing, this is James David Thomas writing to you
sir, I am a registered user of offshoreguides.com. I
was very much impressed by information provided on your website
and your early response.
I
had been waiting for a month to see the status as PENDING
AND THEN I was thrilled one morning to see my status as ACTIVE,
that's really great Captain Ron.
By
the way I would like to bring to your kind notice that my
dad's name is also Ronny who is britisher but settled in India.
By the I would like to have your photograph.
HOPE
I AM NOT DISTURBING YOU, I AM VERY EAGER TO JOIN THE CREW.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Regards,
James T,
Shajrah,
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Cpt
Ron,
Two
things for you today: First, I tried to update my resume on
your web. I made changes and when i tired to submit the changes
I got this "warning " message saying there is a problem on
line 81. Well I got back to my resume but could not find any
problem with line 81. Could you please take a look and let
me know what s wrong with it?
Second,
I live off the coast of CA , Long beach is not too far from
me, and every time i go to the beach i see all these oil rigs
offshore. I m pretty sure there are some jobs i could apply
for on some of them... well the problem is: I dont know where
to go to apply....Would you be able to help in this matter?
Thank
you,
Bruno Dal-Pra
Riverside, CA, USA
Hey
Ron,
thanks
for the shout. No I haven't really had a lot of success in
finding an offshore gig, but I've decided to get out of the
oilpatch. I'm going into Real Estate here in the Panhandle
of Florida.
I
think the timing is right, besides the oilfield, "sure
ain't what it used to be". thanks again for your reply and
if you or anyone you know needs help in real estate in Florida,
please call me.
thanks,
John B
Hello,
I
just wonder.....if you have such professional workers, they
are doing a hard job and.. must be stressed....
Are
you interested to send them a professional masseurin / therapeut,
working with chinese method from switzerland?? which is traveling
around the world and looking for a unusual-job?? If so, please
contact me!
Gabriela
S
dipl. Masseurin
I
leave out of Port Fourchoun on occasion. I enjoy working
land jobs myself, because of the long boat rides. I like the
chopper rides though. I'm a private pilot myself. I like going
over to Grand Island in the summer and check out the babes.
I
take it you're an old married man though and can't do those
things. HA! Anyway I work with the mud engineers from
MI and for the most part they are a good group.
Well
keep up the good work on your site. I run across folks on
occasion who used your site as I did. I gave your website
address to some high school kids I play golf with who are
interested in working in our industry. It has more info. than
I could give.
Thanks
Jimmy M
Sherwood, AR, USA
Hi
Ron,
Thanks
a lot for the Offshore guides newsletter, it's nice to know
what your up to. I'm spending time in Queensland enjoying
the sunshine, hang gliding and I even managed a little work
in the Film industry. Spent 3 months working 80-90 hour weeks
driving trucks, setting up at locations, managing infrastructure
and occasionally massaging stressed out "stars".
It
was a lot different than operating cranes that's for sure.
The movie is called "Collision Course" though it may change
for the release and it's a MGM co-production starring someone
who apparently is well liked in the U.S. Steve Irwin aka "The
Crocodile Hunter". It's due out in the states for your
Summer season...hope you enjoy it.
Lot's
of stories on our t.v. regarding the September 11 destruction
of the Twin towers and some of your firefighters in Australia
right now on a holiday. A sad reminder of an horrific act
of terrorism.
Regards,
Russell F
Malvern, AUSTRALIA
Dear
Mr. Ron,
I
was written to you before and I must apologize. I have been
saved as much articles as I could and when I wrote back. I
have been written to you as a employer, also. A major mistake,
caused because I want to do as much as I can in one day. If
this email can improve first, bad impression he has done your
part.
On
the second hand, I must thank you, because you have shared
yours thinking with me (and us on the Net). Your book is very
helpful.
Best
regards,
Ivan T
Mostar, BOSNIA
Hi
Ron,
I'm
glad to part of Offshore Guides, so far you are the only one
who has given me any help on this situation!
I've sent out five resumes to the big drilling contractors
in Houston. No reply yet. They are advertising for Rig Electricians
but it seems they are not hiring many????
Do
you think it is worth my while to go to Houston in May, take
the SCR course with Ross Hill Controls (costs$1000.00) and
then visit some of the drilling contractors at that time???
Or
should I just keep on sending resumes? Or maybe try to get
in as a roughneck? What do you think???
Thanks
Kevin S
Lakeville, MN, USA
Hi
Captain Ron
I
think this is probably the most valuable info on any site.
Keep up the good work. You give us all hope in finding a job.
I particularly like the Message Board as it is interactive.
Would like to have seen more jobs advertised and response
from more employers. Fraternal greetings from South Africa
Sakkie
N
SOUTH AFRICA
Your
so right Ron! I am going to fill out there stupid application
form to make them happy. I sent Paul an e-mail telling him
that I would fill it out in the next few days when I am home.
They
ask for names and numbers of past employers that I worked
for 15 years ago. This info I will have to dig and make calls
to find. This is the year 2001 not 1985, get with the program
guys!
Paul
could at least send a message saying he didn't give a shit,
at least I would know if he is getting my e-mails. They need
a lesson from Captain Ron, to show them how its done. Thanks
Ron, I will let you know how I make out.
Bob
D
Alberta, CANADA
Hello,
Believe
it or not I do appreciate your help. I guess I'm just letting
my nerves get the better of me - worried about being out of
work.
You
do make a good point. How is it that some parts of the oilfield
are crying for people and other parts are laying off? I have
no answer for that.
For myself I was last working with Transocean Sedco Forex,
an offshore drilling contractor, as a Rig Clerk. Well, oil
is now down to less than $20 per barrel. Transocean Sedco
Forex (TSF) stacked 2 of their rigs. I had less than a year
with the company so they laid me off and put one of the longer
time people in my spot.
If
I had been in the shoes of the longer term people I would
have appreciated that. But, unfortunately, I was in the short
timer position {wry grin!}
Thank
you for taking care of adding me to the dispatcher/rig clerk
category. I have worked under the title Dispatcher before.
Actually what is the difference between Clerk and Dispatcher?
Different bosses I have had have referred to me as either
or both.
How
does it work? John Doe with XYZ, Inc. sees my name in the
database and thinks I would be a good fit for him. What happens
next, please? Thank you again for your help. I truly do appreciate
it.
P.S.
I would LOVE to give you the $45 for the subscription service.
But right now I simplycan't afford it.
Yours
Truly,
Gary B. R
Hi
Cpt Ron,
It
is good to start the new year with a e-mail message from you
after I returned from holiday. Cpt Ron enclosed you will find
the way that I am e-mailing my "application" for offshore
employment to recruitment companies in South Africa.
I
know that I first have to gain actual offshore experience
before I can approach International oil companies in order
to get paid in dollars. Thank you once again for your extra
effort in guiding the CV Resume of beginners.
yes,
a lot of "soul searching" went into my CV after I made contact
with you and you made me realize some points that I was not
even aware of in the offshore oil rigs.
About
the people who presented the course; I can only speak
of highly. The fully qualified medic gave us teaching over
two days with the most realistic teaching methods and and
we were taught the first aid necessary in the offshore environment.
We
were given Firefighting training @ the Fire Departments Training
centre in Tokai at Cape Town by a firefighter with more than
ten years firefighting experience. The training on the offshore
safety and survival was given in conjunction by a NSRI (National
Sea Rescue Institute) active member and a safety officer on
a rig offshore in Gulf of Mexico.
The
course is accredited by Lloyd`s QA Department to ISO 9001
Standards. The course lasted seven days. The course taught
me a lot of things I did not know and also what is expected
of me under some conditions but most of all that safety is
of utmost importance.
The
course cost me R2350.00 (@R10.00 to the $ it was about $23.50)
Now to me in rands that is a lot of money!!, but I did it
and now I can add it to my Resume.
The course presenter furnished me with a few recruitment agencies
situated around my coastal side of South Africa, which I have
sent my CV and Resume to and am now waiting for a response
as I sent it at the end of last year.
I
have also sent my CV via e-mail to three oil companies that
has offshore oil rigs offshore in Angola. It is apparently
a area that is yielding good oil finds.
So
Cpt that is all for now from my side. I know that I must be
patient and keep searching for that door that will open.(
It seems that the door I am talking about is like the door
of the human heart that only has a handle on the inside that
can be opened when Jesus knocks at the the door of the heart!)
Regards
and God Bless
Dolf B
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
Dear
Captain Ron Edwards,
As
per the last transmission I sent out to you on Friday, 4th
January, which followed after your transmission to me on the
31st December, how is it?I'm
still on wait for your response after that transmission.
Regards,
Jeffrey L
Capt.
Ron:
Hi
again. The name of the school is Oilwell Drilling Technology.
Its address is at No. 98 Road 1 corner Road 3, Project 6,
Quezon City, Luzon, Philippines. I've visited the IADC website
and the school checks out.
The
name of the instructor is Engr. Benjamin Cabanglan. He said
he is a veteran of the rig for 27 years. I visited the school
last week and looked for him. The secretary said he was recalled
to the work as a Senior Toolpusher again. I didn't catch the
name of the rig its location.
Thanks
for answering my email. I can see light at the end of the
tunnel again.
Eduardo
H
Hi
Ron
I
live in South Africa and would like to ask your advice on
how to start an Offshore Employment Agency. I am currently
working in Brazil on the Nymphea (South Seas Driller). I have
been working Offshore for 20 years and only the last 3 years
as an expatriate.
A
lot off people always approach me for jobs Offshore and I
can not really help them as the industry in S.A is to small.
Another problem facing us in this country is Affirmative Action
so even highly skilled white people do not have a change of
getting work. I am sorry if I might sound Racist but it is
fact of life in S.A.
I
have also noticed in your Offshore Guides about all the scams
and has been told by many people about money they have lost
through ignorance. Entry level jobs is non-existing due to
the A/A. On the Rig I am on we are 8 S.A.
S.A.'s
with experience Offshore is normally in demand as Oil Companies
can pay us less. Ex. 2500 USD is the equivalent of 24000 Rand
which is a lot off money in S.A. South Africans are prepared
to work anywhere especially if they can earn USD.
Your
help in this would be appreciated, as I would really like
to help people, make a little money on the side and have a
good name ( Not a con artist ).
Best
Regards
Peter L
SOUTH AFRICA
Dear
Cpt Ron,
Thank
You for your information regarding my status. However, there
are a few
things
that I want to clarify regarding these oppurtinities:
1.
What do You want me to do from this point ? please give me
some advise.
2.
I cannot travel outside US because my immigration status is
Political Asylum and I have to remain US only. The INS
gave me SSN and working permit authorization. In november
I am eligible to apply for green card and have
to wait for about 2 years for green card process.
3.
I dont have passport because I "jump off" ship. ( I used to
worked for Holand America Line on board MS. Maasdam.)
3.
Did You review my resume yet?
Thank
You Sir,
Teuku
Dear
Captain Ron Edwards,
I
submitted my c.v in your office and you sent me confirmation
on Wed, 26 Sep. Sir,20 days have gone by and i am still waiting
what happened with my application for employment.
I
was very happy and sure that now i have contacted the best
person in offshore oil industry. Still i am sure you can do
it within no time as you have the experience, influence and
contacts in this field.
Please
indicate me what is the development, how long it will take
more and are you sure you can arrange a job for me because
you know i am currently unemployed and seeking a job very
badly.
If
you think it is difficult to get job in U.S.A or canada as
work permit is essential then please try to get the employment
at any other location of the world.
Due
to my current situation and circumstances i am ready to accept
an offer in any category offshore even below my qualification
and experience. Hoping you will do your level best solving
my problem as soon as possible.
Regards
Fawad A
Hi,
It's
me Adedayo Faleye once again . I will need you to advice me
on how to move about this offshore work. I have been working
on this offshore guide moves since last year and nothing seems
to be coming out of it yet.
I
would really appreciate it if you could help out with posting
my resume or any other thing you could do to help out. Thanks
in anticipation.
Best
regards,
Adedayo F
Capt
Ron
I
would like to offer my condolences and prayers to all those
affected both directly and indirectly with the acts committed
against The United States on September 11. Our thoughts are
with you.
Sorry
I am writing to you only now but I wanted to let everything
calm down and to give you guys a chance to get back to normal
and get on your feet again, which I accept it is not very
easy at this stage.
When
will your new Book be ready? I am looking forward to it and
can not wait to read it. Does it perhaps have a Address Book
as well? Will you send me a copy of it, either by post or
e-mail. Please let me know.
I
am still willing and ready to go to work on a rig. I will
work anywhere, and will work as a Rig clerk or Painter. I
will fly anytime and I am not scared to fly because I see
it in this viewpoint if it is your time to go then it will
be your turn. We all have to go that way and there is nothing
you can do about it.
Will
you thank Carlyn on my behalf for letting me know that you
were offshore and that you will only back this week. What
is the latest activities offshore at this stage, is there
new activities coming up and how do you see the demand for
oil production and new drilling opportunities worldwide?
Do
you have any new job opportunities yet? Please let me know.
Thank
you
Cornelius T
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Dear
Sirs,
I
have heard a lot from people thats wants money from me to
make sure my name is sent to companies that need people. I
would like you people to know that, I would like to go to
work and not have to spend money to have to do so.
Please
advice the advertisement people in your field to do so. If
you do need me please let me know.
Thank
You Kindly,
Frederick M
Dear
Mr. Ron,
Once
again thanks for your favour. I would definetly try my all
level best to hit all the sites of my interest.
In
the mean time you are also kindly requested to please whenever
you find a vacancy (of my type) please do not hesitate to
let me know. Thanks a lot and sorry for wasting your precious
time.
Sincerely
Yours,
Fawad S
Karachi, PAKISTAN
Hello
Ron
gross for roughnecks ,is about $7,000 US per month in the
Gulf Of Mexico. Gary is definitely thinking about going overseas,
service rigs he hears it is about a $1600 a month increase
if he goes for 21 days on/ off. He does not get that here
in Alberta.
Sherri
G
Alberta, CANADA
Hello
Cpt. Ron
I
know maybe my letters boring , but YOU! are only my chance
to get involved in offshore oil and gas production. I am almost
40 years old –so sad! And my clock is running faster and faster…..WHAT
I have to do to make You think about Radoslav Nakev from tinny
Bulgaria at least 5 min. every day ???????? WHAT ?????
Let
me explain. Me and my wife Stefka (both radiologic technologist)
we are unemployed last 9 years. It is a DRAMA!!! NO I AM NOT
CRYING!!!
I
am ready to fight for my offshore dream! I am well educated
, responsible person and all my life was fight…. I did never
get any thing easy and free…..
Mr.
Edwards dear Cpt. Ron as I writed 11 months ago my personal
offer to You is 100% of first 2 months offshore salary:)
Radoslav N
BULGARIA
YOU
SAY THAT IT IS A GUARANTEE THAT YOU CAN GET ME A JOB WELL
LET ME TELL YOU A FEW THINGS. FIRST I HAVE BEEN COVICTED OF
A FELONY ABOUT 3YEARS AGO CAUSE OF SECDOND DERREE BATTERY
AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET A JOB BECAUSE
OF THAT.
CAUSE
I HAVE BEEN CONVITED OF A FELON.WAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
ALSO I HAVE GOTTN A COUPLE OF OFFSHORE JOBS BEFORE.
I
DONT KNOW IF THEY JUST DIDNT CHECK OR WHAT BUT I TOD ON THE
APPLACTION THAT I HAD NEVER BEN CONVICTED OF A FELON CAUSE
THATS WAT I WAS TOLD TO DO BY MY PROBATION OFFICR
TOLD
ME TO TELL THEM NO AND THAT I DDNT HAVE TO TELL THEM BUT ANY
WAY I KNOW THEY HAVE THI SHEET CALLED CONSUMER REPORTS AND
THEY SAY THAT IT SHOWS UP AND THE 2 OFFSHORE COMPANIES THAT
I WIRKED FOR I SIGHNED THEM THE CONSUMER REPORTS AND
SAID THAT I HAD NEVER BEEN COVICTED.
AND
I GOT HIRED TELL ME WHY DO YOU THINK THEY HIRED ME AND I I
SGHNED THE CONSUMER REPORT AND PUT ON THA APPLACTION THAT
I HAD NEVER BEEN CONVITED OF A FELON?
AND
THE JOBS THAT I WAS ON I I DDNT LEAVE. I DID MY JOB AS I WAS
ALWAYS TOLD BUT TO ME IT SEEMS IT WAS ALWAYS A RACE THIG.
THE
WAY HOW THEY WOULD ACT TOWARDS ME OUT THERE AND I WOULDNT
QUIT SO THEY WOULD COME UP WITHA REASON TO GET RID OF ME.
I
WOULD BE LIKE THE ONLY BLACK ONE THE OUTSIDE WORKING ON THE
RIG AND I COULD TEL I WAS NOT WANTED THERE. BUT I IDNT NOT
WANT TO QUIT CAUSE I NEEDED THE JOB SO THEY SAW THAT THEY
COULD NOT GET TO ME. SO THEY COME UP WITH LIL EXCUSES TO GET
RID OF ME.
NOW
YOU ARE SENDING ME EMAILS TELLING ME IF I SEND YOU A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU ARE GONA GET ME A JOB AND THE
TYPE OF JOB THAT I WANT OFFSHORE. I LIKE THE RIGS GET SEA
SICK TO MUCH FOR THA BOATS SO SOMETHING LIKE A PAINTER I WOULD
LIKE TO DO THAT OUT THERE.
BUT
DONT KNOW ANY COMPANIES THAT GO OFFSHORE AND PAINT OR LIKE
WITH A GOOD COMPANY TAT HAS THEIR OWN CATERING COMPANY I WOULD
LIKE TO START OFF AS A UT OR GALLEY HAND AND BECOME A COOK
BUT DONT KNOW OF ANY COMPANIES THAT HAve their own catering
companies.
AND
RIGHT NOW I AM STRUGGLING TO GET A JOB AT THIS TIME AND CANT
AFFORD TO SEND YOU THE MONEY. IT COST TO GET THE INFORMATION
FROM YOU BUT IF YOU CAN GET ME THA JOB AND JUST TAKE THE PAYMENS
OUT OF MY CHECK THAT WOULD BE GREAT SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW
IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT IN ANY WAY
Travis
J
hi
Ron,
It's
been a pleasure for me to keep in touch with u but i have
one more question to ask u. why is so difficult for a romanian
guy to get a job on an offshore rig? is this a matter racism
or what? i see it doesn't matter i've got prior experience.
i
hope u understand my angry and if u have something interesting
to tell me about how to apply for a job ,i mean any information,
do not hesitate to write back. i'll be very grateful if u
can help me somehow.
thanks
again for everything
costel c
ROMANIA
Dear
Captain Ron:
You have
a wonderful site that I've been looking at and it struck me
that you may be able to advise or give me a lead. I am a researcher
working on a new IMAX film that will be the in-house permanent
film, "The Story of Texas" at the Bob Bullock Museum
in Austin Texas.
One of
the most dramatic sequences will be aerial shots of one of
the huge platforms off the Texas Gulf Coast. The director,
Al Reinert, wants "direct quotes" from guys who
work out on those platforms--description and stories
in their own words, about their lives and work out there.
I have
plenty of oral histories from the old days in the oil patch,
but so far haven't found what we need: interviews / oral
histories by modern offshore workers.
I saw
the letters on your site, which are close to what we need,
though not enough about the work out there. Do you know of
others or can you point me to anyone or any institution that
might help us? (Of course the producer will have to track
each person down, to gain their permission--after they choose
which ones fit best.)
I appreciate
your time and information. Thanks very much!
Dear
Mr. Edwards:
It was
a pleasure to talk with you this afternoon. I think the who,
what, where, and how of off shore oil drilling would make
a fascinating subject for our audience. I thank you in advance
for your help on this project. I will let you know how we
do.
Thank
you for your recent e-mail. We did do a show from the "Britannia"
off shore platform in the North Sea as part of our "Where
In The World is Matt Lauer" series in early May.
As part
of the program, NBC News correspondent, Bob Hager went to
a natural gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico and traced for
our viewers how the natural gas is taken from the bottom of
the gulf and delivered to our homes. The show was a great
success. Thank you for your interest.
Sincerely,
Mary O
Special Projects Producer
NBC News' Today Show
sir
this is very best online resume submission. i given u my resume
yesterday but u didn't reply. can i join your offshore company
as a rig driller? my qualification is mentioned in my resume.
i m so upset!
sir please
do very best you can for me because i really need this job.
i send u my resume in previous email age = 25, Sex = Male,
Location = Pakistan/Karachi and no other harmful disease and
also fluient in English. I be waiting your email. Thanks!
With Best
Regards
Tanvir
H
Karachi, PAKISTAN
Dear
Ron,
Thank
you very much for your email with comments and helpful advices
and all efforts you done to help me in my search, I really
appreciate this.
At the
moment I get little busy with other things, but soon will
come back to you. Thanks you again and best regards.
You are
the best, no doubt,
Davor S
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
To
who ever you are-Jack died May 18 on a oil rig heading for
brazil-call wife lindsay
I
am to write this letter as a motivation to you of what we
would like to have. We are a young retired couple and would
like to move to this challenge both to see other countries
and adventure but also to earn meanwhile to make our retirement
with less worries and more enjoyable and also "payable".
From our
C.V. you will be able to conclude that we had as a couple
very interesting and adventurous experience, touring and working
widely through our country. I hereby would like you to help
us to get jobs at the same time on the same place.
We are
willing to start at the bottom wherever hands are needed and
we can be of use. We would like to move as needed to positions
where we can do work more appropriate to our skills or again
where they are in need of us. We are very keen and interested
to work on the seismic survey boats in Brazil!
According
to your previous e-mail we need to subscribe for your personal
help / assistance. Please let us know if the cost is double
for the two of us and we can pay by transfer / cash
immediately.
Johan's
CV is already sent for your attention. Attached follows Mariana,
Piekaar's Johan's wife :
Cheers!
Johan P
Lichtenburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Ron,
Thanks
for your keen interest and concern about the Jackup search.
We got nothing and the timing was so short. Was a deliberate
attempt from some Shell crooks to corner the job for the few
who already have rigs in Nigeria.
I enjoyed
yr offshore guide and would continue to be of tremendous reserviour
for offshore matters. We in Nigeria so rely on the info for
our business.
Will you
be at the Offshore Technical Conference this year in Houston?
I will be there. Check yr mails to know my hotel. Once again
thanks for yr interest and am looking forward to some good
business with you.
Paul
NIGERIA
Ron,
I wish
to thank you for your help in bringing oilcareer.com to the
notice of the authorities and assisting us to get a refund.
Again thank you.
Very best
regards
Rob M
Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Hi
Ron
My name
is Lisa and I am the wife of a rigpig who often visits your
site and message board. My hubby is Paul Masters who had numerous
e-mail contact with you. He was a subscriber but it recently
expired. His quest for offshore employment has become a job
for both of us. I do all the work while he's out on the patch.
I have
spent numerous hours on the net checking out sites and I now
have a better understanding of the whole Oil Industry. When
we first started I thought it would be easy with Paul having
5 years experience, but what a joke.
I don't
think it's what you know but who you know!!! Being in Australia
makes it harder as the phone calls become costly, and so does
postage etc. It might come to us saving our dollars and sending
Paul overseas to go doorknocking!!!
While
on line I've come across two other people besides yourself
who have
been extremely helpful. They are Leonard Roe from www.workover.co.uk
and Ralf Pelton (I got his site from your site) from excitingcareers.com.
I think the three of you should get to know each other as
you all have the experience and know how of the oil field
industry.
Hell between
the three of you, you could start your own company and employ
all of us desperate people out here!! lol
Paul has
his resume with rigzone and it has been viewed 17 times with
no replies, how depressing is that. Is it only u.s citizens
they want!! Thanks for all the feedback you've given us. It's
nice to know someone out there is on our side.
Your message
board is a great idea although I get a good laugh when I see
people sending in their credentials looking for you to give
them a job. Haven't they bothered to read the rest of your
site? I'll keep you posted on any miracles that should come
our way. Until then keep up the excellent work.
Cheers
Lisa
Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Dear
Ron,
I refer
to your letter (quoted below). I take it to be a circular
letter addressed to a number of people, but I nevertheless
assume that the questions in it are somewhat more than mere
rhetoric, so I am writing to reply.
(1) Have
I found work in the offshore industry yet - no.
(2) Have I been contacted by anyone about a job - no.
(3) Have I had any dealings with OilCareer.com - no. I have
seen their site, but sites of that type (Money up front and
a lot of promises) don't interest me.
(4) My comments on your site: As a web site, it's improving.
As a business, only you know!
The main
problem appears to be that, while you have managed to attract
quite a number of workers to the site, you don't appear to
have attracted many prospective employers. Obviously you need
to have both, or the site will flop.
In an
evenly-balanced employment market, it might be possible for
you to attract both workers and employers, and keep everyone
happy, but in a tight employment market like at present, the
crux of the problem is this - if employment is hard to come
by, it will bring more job-seekers to your site, but at the
same time it will make it difficult for you to find employers
for them, so the majority of your prospective customers are
going to be disappointed.
Thank
you for pointing out about your new bulletin board - it is
interesting to read the comments of other job-seekers. It
would be even more interesting to hear from the employers,
but they seem to be conspicuous by their absence!
Best regards,
and good luck!
Capt. Robert H
for
the past week i have taken my courses for safety. i
have received all courses which include: WHMIS, TDG, First
Aid, CPR A and C, Fire Safety and H2S
I have
passed all courses with hi mark 98% and well now im looking
for a job... i came across your site and well i have been
looking, faxing, and emailing alot of places.
im really
interested in the off shore rigs.... Ron if you have any info
that would help me out i would be greatly appreciated....
im a hard worker and ready to find the right job
sincerly,
Chris H
Dear
Ron: What follows is something I found at a free Internet
site...
.....If
you are reading the contents of this site with the intention
of getting straight offshore as say an electrician (if that
is your trade), then you may be in for a shock. In the past
it was possible and in isolated cases it still happens today.
However,
you may spend years trying in vain to get in as a tradesman,
especially if you do not get a personal recommendation from
someone already employed offshore, who has worked with you
in the past. There are others who have your trade and offshore
experience to boot.
Companies
are unlikely to choose you before them. They don't know how
good you are, whether you are a hard worker or if you can
stand being away from your family and friends......"
The reason
I am sending it to you is because I am seriously considering
the possibility of to use oilcareer services. There is only
a slight problem which as nothing to do with money, it,s absolutely
irrelevant for me to spend a couple of USA dollars for his
services. The trouble is, I hate to be cheated, everybody
does and I am not an exception.
Could
you please advise,
Antonio R
Dear
Ron,
I have
come to a stage in my life where unbearable really became
unbearable. I would like to discuss the two options I have
left with you. Please bear with me.
Option
one:
If I register with you. Do you honestly think I have have
a chance to get a job on a offshore rig? The reason I ask
you this is because, I have applied for hundreds of entry
level positions with different oil companies around the globe.
But all the reply e-mail's and letters were the same: "Sorry,
we only employ experienced workers and US and Australian citizens."
I have
registered with a local company a while ago, but with no results.
They merely posted my CV on their WebPages for employers to
view. The cost of that excellent service was me walking to
work for two weeks. I used my gas money to pay them.
Option
two:
I am considering this option very seriously. I want to register
for a 12 day program with the International Petroleum Museum
and Exposition. This way I can gain some experience and hopefully
land myself a job. The only reason I am still in doubt is
that I will have to resign my current job and use my pension
money to pay for the course. I must be certain of getting
a job after completion of the course.
What I
am about to tell you is not intended to withdraw sympathy.
I only want you to see that I must get a job soon. I am currently
going downslide with a great velocity and still gaining speed.
At my current job they are busy with retrenchments. They will
start retrenching in my department within the next four months.
I found
out from our HR department what my pension would be if I got
retrenched. What a joke, after ten years of dedicated service.
If I work offshore I will double that amount within the first
year.
My pickup
was repossessed a few months ago. Next will be my car and
then my house. All I will have left is my wife and kids! As
you can see, I must find a job on the rigs and I must find
one fast. At least within the next two months.
If I get
retrenched the chances of finding another job is almost zero
because of our governments affirmative action policies. Could
you please advice me of what option you think the best would
be for me taken in consideration my present circumstances?
I have
a CV uploaded on your databank if you would like to have a
look at it. Thank you for your time.
Regards
Christo C
SOUTH AFRICA
Hi
Ron,
I'm trying
to use your friendly system of trying to down load my CV or
Resume into your space where it say, I can do this in the
HTML format.
I can
tell you this is not an easy task and I can assure you I have
some people who are computer wizzes and they are stumped as
well. I cannot afford to pay your very large fee of ($75US)
($160NZ) this is half a weeks wages.
If this
system is so easy, then I mistified why I cant do it right
with Pros. I am not going to be sucked in like most of your
clients, which I presume they use your service because they
dont know how.
I will
not be beaten by the the task of placing my CV on the file
that you have offered people. This I believe is where you
make your money, and not from the employer. So this should
tell you that my determination has got the better of me and
I will not give up.
Finally,
I think the reminder notice you sent me Fucken stinks, I've
done nothing wrong, other than try and gain employment through
you. NOW, if you want to you can take my FUCKEN name of your
stupid mother fucken data base, if you have such a fucken
stupid mother fucken thing you cunt.
Your's
sisncerely
Jim
Editor's
note: Jim was having trouble in uploading his CV. I had sent
him a reminder notice, I guess it caught him at the wrong
time. He eventually got it uploaded, I had a look at it. One
of the things he emphasized about himself was that he always
put his best foot forward. I wrote him back and asked if the
above letter was how he put his best foot forward. This is
his reply:
Dear Ron,
First
of all, I would like to apoligise to you and ask for your
forgiveness. I dont know what come over me. I must have
been in some sort of crisis!!!
I would
like to also thank you for what you have done for me, even
if you were to take my application off immediately I would
not blame you.
Believe
it or not, I dont have a bad attitude, quite the contrary.
I must of totally misunderstood your instructions as to how
to put my Resume in the body of the text box.
I thought
that you wanted applicants to put in links etc, which this
was the main source of my problem. Once I had written the
e-mail earlier today, I didn't even bother to proof read it,
other than to just write it and send it.
When I
got your response, I then properly read the e-mail I sent
and then couldn't stop myself from laughing. I believe you
have a great sense of humor, which I suppose you have to have
in your kind of position.
I once
again apologize to you and to your staff should they had read
my poorly put together piece of literature.
yours
sincerely
Jim K
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