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Prior Experience Personnel


Offshore, Oilfield and Maritime Oil Rig Jobs

You’ve Got the Experience. So Why Aren’t You Getting Hired?

You’ve worked your tail off.

You’ve got offshore, oilfield, maritime, or heavy construction chops—and now you’re ready to turn that into bigger paychecks and better opportunities.

But even with all your experience, you’re just spinning your wheels.
No callbacks. No interviews. No Job.

You’ve sent out dozens, maybe hundreds of résumés. And the response?

Dismal. Nothing close to what someone with your experience and qualifications should be getting.

Offshore mechanic working on equipment during maintenance operations, wearing proper PPE and safety gear.

Real work. Real results. These are the jobs you’re built for
now it’s time to make sure your résumé sells you as the professional you are.


The Harsh Truth After 40+ Years Reviewing Thousands of Résumés

Most people work better than they write.
That’s not a dig. It’s the truth.

And it’s one of the main reasons I wrote Your Pathway to High Paying Offshore Jobs—to help experienced workers like you bypass the digital hiring roadblocks that kill good applications before anyone ever reads them.

Before you bail because you can’t see how a book’s gonna help you, give me 20 seconds.

And it’s one of the main reasons I wrote Your Pathway — to help experienced workers like you bypass the digital hiring roadblocks that kill good applications before anyone ever reads them.

Before you scroll past thinking “How’s a book gonna help me?” give me 20 seconds:
Your Pathway isn’t just a book. It’s a step-by-step roadmap built from real deck-plate experience that shows you how to land offshore work in today’s algorithm-driven market.


Why Experience Alone Isn’t Enough

Here’s the reality:
These days, 80% of résumés never even reach a human being.

They get filtered out by Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) — automated gatekeepers that scan your résumé for structure, keywords, and job-specific language.
If your résumé doesn’t match what the system is looking for, it’s dead on arrival.

T-Bone’s Truth:
“I’ve seen greenhorns hired over vets just ’cause they had cleaner paperwork. Don’t let that happen to you.”


How to Package Your Experience for Offshore Work

Your background already has value—you just need to translate it into language the industry recognizes.

Here’s how:

  • Translate your land-based or military experience into offshore terms (maintenance, crane ops, confined-space, marine safety, etc.).
  • Tailor your résumé to each posting—never one-size-fits-all.
  • Highlight safety, leadership, and rig-ready skills.
  • Cut the dead weight — ditch fluff phrases like:
    • “Hard-working professional”
    • “Results-driven individual”
    • “Team player”
    • “Fast learner”
    • “Excellent communication skills”
    • “Self-starter”
    • “Strategic thinker”

These all sound nice—and say nothing.
They don’t prove a thing, and they sure don’t sell you as a hire.


If Your Résumé Isn’t Built for Offshore Hiring, You’re Already Sunk

Today’s automated hiring systems don’t care how qualified you are if your résumé isn’t formatted, worded, or structured right.
That’s fixable—and that’s where Your Pathway comes in.

Most people don’t know how to sell themselves using the written word.
But that’s what gets you noticed—and that’s what this site is built on.

Worker adjusting controls

Offshore isn’t all wrenches and welders anymore—today’s rigs run on data, sensors, and systems.


Here’s What You Can Do Right Now

✅ 1. Grab a Copy of Your Pathway

Chapter 8 walks you through how to build an offshore-ready résumé that gets past filters and grabs attention—written from the perspective of someone who’s hired and been hired offshore.

✅ 2. Get Your Professional Résumé Critique (Included Free)

When you order Your Pathway, I’ll personally review your résumé line-by-line.
You’ll learn exactly what’s blocking callbacks—and how to fix it.

This isn’t a canned “looks good” reply.
It’s a professional review from a 40-year veteran who knows how to make résumés work in the real world.

✅ 3. Need a Hand?

If you’d rather skip the guesswork, I offer a professional rewrite service — built clean, targeted, and offshore-ready.
And when you order within 12 hours, you get the book free.

“Most people work better than they write. That’s where I come in.” — Cpt Ron


BONUS: Top Offshore Companies Hiring Now

You don’t need to go bouncing between dead job boards or shady middlemen.
I’ve already built the list—over 400 trusted offshore and oilfield companies actively hiring today.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Drilling contractors with active crew rotations
  • Offshore fabrication, welding, and decommissioning
  • OSV, tug, and supply vessel operators
  • Dive, inspection, and subsea companies
  • Catering & galley outfits hiring right now
  • IT, electronics, and communications techs—control systems, automation, and rig network support roles that keep the digital side of offshore running
  • Aviation personnel

No guesswork. No middlemen. Just real leads.


Final Word

You’ve already earned the experience—now let’s get it noticed.
Make sure your résumé works as hard as you do.

Click here to get started

  • Includes free professional résumé critique
  • 400+ industry companies that are hiring now for current and future needs
  • Personal help from me if you have questions
  • Money-back guarantee if you are not thrilled with your purchase

Two workers on rig

The work speaks loud—but your résumé has to shout. Translate what you’ve done into the language that gets you hired.