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Volume 12 • Issue 1 • January 2012 |
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The question of which factors will
shape the oil and gas industry's hiring and personnel market in 2012 can
be answered like this.
- The
perfect candidate has plenty of options and will be attracted to hiring
organizations that offer the best overall package and can proceed with
the offer and hiring process most efficiently.
The most dollars do not always win as the hiring process
becomes overly complicated and delayed.
It is always disheartening to see a perfect match fall apart because
of a lack of decisiveness during the hiring process.
- The
company with the best chance has a formidable public record, a
well-defined business plan it can easily convey, and a superb and
multi-faceted public relations program to convince the new employee
that this company is the right one to join.
- The winning candidate has a very good track record, is able to communicate that track record in a focused manner to their potential new employer and does not assume that people will know what they want and need without being told.
- A
great candidate has realistic, not outlandish and unrealistic expectations.
Overall, there is nothing new.
You would be surprised how important timely reminders in the
beginning of a new year really are.
All the Best to all of you for
the New Year!
Your
friends at Collarini
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Your New Key Employee Is On Board -
Now What? You've
just hired a key manager, given him a great salary, and top notch
benefits; but what have you done to ensure his success?
The answer to that question is commonly another
question..."What do you mean?"
Dr. Mark Friedman, PhD Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
and executive coach said, "Fifty-percent of new executives either
quit or are fired within the first three years and forty percent of those
new hires will fail within the first 18 months." Companies
can ill afford to spend time and money hiring the best and brightest only
to count it a failure shortly thereafter and start the process all over
again. When highly qualified
and experienced professionals assume a new role, they are faced with many
challenges. This is
especially true when the individual is entering a new organization.
A major mistake of companies hiring experienced personnel is
believing that they don't need on-boarding, but research shows that new
employees with significant experience are the most difficult group to
socialize to values of a new company. On-boarding is a comprehensive process by which your employees are socialized
into your company's philosophy and culture in addition to being oriented
into their specific job tasks. Our
on-boarding services enable new leaders to jump start their success by
identifying key organizational priorities and critical imperatives, and
then aids those leaders in focusing their efforts towards achieving them.
We teach them to capitalize on their strengths and develop their
soft spots so they add value immediately. Our professional coaches and
industry experts help new leaders develop action plans that ensure early
accomplishments. Our
services include the following deliverables: Assessment
Establish
On-Boarding Goals & Action Planning
Effective
On-Boarding Meetings
Follow-up
Replacement
costs for a new hire can run anywhere from 150% to 400% of base salary.
Research shows that an effective on-boarding program promotes
higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational
commitment, and reduction in stress and intent to quit.
On boarding gives your company an edge when it comes to retaining a
competitive advantage in an increasingly mobile and globalized workforce.
Contact Collarini Energy Staffing to hear more about our
on-boarding program.
The following biographies are just a small sampling of the
kind of talent available in our talent pool of over 20,000 experts.
Please call our placement
managers if you are interested in learning more about these
professionals, or check out our website for more candidates. Senior
Environmental Advisor
with a master's
degree in chemistry and over 20 years of experience in E&P,
refinery, and petrochemical industries. Experienced in assessing
environmental impact studies, preparation of remedial action plans,
preparation of national and international environmental standards, and
preparation of oil and chemical spills prevention and control plans.
Language fluency in English and Spanish. Geographical work locations are
United States and Venezuela.
Ask
for HS875. HSEQ
Manager
with an
associate's degree in computer studies and nine years of experience in
the offshore oil and gas industry.
Expert in HSEQ leadership, supervision, training, improvement,
and progressive safety performance.
Experienced in implementing ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSA 18001
certification. Additionally
experienced in the development and implementation of HSEQ management
systems. Technically proficient in SAP Information Systems, AutoCAD,
OrcaFlex, StruCAD, Oracle, and ERP Accpac.
Certified Safety Manager, Six Sigma Black Belt, ISO 9001 Lead
Auditor, and Why Tree and Fault Tree Analysis.
Ask
for HS836.
Supply
Chain Manager with a
bachelor's degree and ten years of experience in the oil and gas
industry. Experience in E&P and Drilling industry in materials
management, inventory streamline, scheduling, auditing, negotiations,
and vendor qualifications. Expert knowledge of SAP Logistics and
Materials Management modules, ARIS, Project, and Oracle.
Ask for PU931. Senior
Subsea and Project Engineer with a
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and 18 years of experience
working in the oil and gas industry.
Expert in subsea equipment engineering and structural design. Experienced in design and completions of subsea systems,
subsea electro-hydraulic controls systems, and pressure vessels.
Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Technical proficiency in SolidWorks, ANSYS, MathCAD, AutoCAD,
COSMOS, ALGOR, and Inventor. Ask
for F1598. Geophysicist
with a master's degree in geophysics and ten years of experience working
for a national oil company and service companies. Expert in
international offshore seismic acquisitions and reservoir
characterization (processing, data conditioning, fluid substitution, AVO
analysis and inversion). Experienced
in structural, velocity, and 3D seismic modeling, rock and fluid physics
properties estimation, and unconventional reservoir rock physics.
Geographic areas worked include West Africa, the Caspian Sea, the North
Sea, and the Mediterranean. Software
proficiency in Petrel, Omni, Vista, ProMax, Hampson-Russell, ArcGIS,
MatLab's MathWork, Charisma, and Paradigm.
Ask
for GP1193. Chief
Financial Officer
with a master's
degree in accounting and taxation, a bachelor's degree in Finance, and
30 years of experience in small oil and gas companies.
Experienced in maximizing cash flow and net present value of
invested capital and enterprise risk management utilizing derivatives,
insurance, risk shifting, and contract negotiations.
Additionally experienced in raising capital, due diligence,
investor relations, financial planning and reporting, U.S. GAAP, IFRS,
internal controls, human resource management, and technical systems
evaluation. Licensed CPA. Ask
for A754. Structural
Geologist
with a master's
degree in geological sciences and four years of experience working for a
mid-sized independent E&P company and academia. Experienced in
regional structural analysis, data integration, seismic interpretation,
salt, extensional, and inversion tectonics, and basin modeling in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Software proficiency in Petra, Landmark
OpenWorks and SeisWorks, and Kingdom Suite.
Ask
for G1880. Geoscience
Technician
with 14 years of
experience working for small to medium producing companies. Experienced
in data loading of well logs, seismic, velocity, and directional
surveys, aliasing log curves, and setting up new wells within projects.
Additionally experienced in acquisition processes, creating maps,
cross-sections, and presentations, and correlating and annotating well
logs. Software proficiency in SMT, GeoGraphix, Petra, Neuralog,
PowerTools, PI/Dwights, DrillingInfo, IHS, Tobin, and OWL.
Ask
for TG388. Engineering
Manager
with a
bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and 27 years of experience
working for small and large independents and a major operator.
Experienced in budgeting, cash flow analysis, contract
negotiations, partner relations, and economic analysis.
Additionally experienced in reserve reporting, production
monitoring and optimization, acquisition evaluation, and remedial well
work. Geographic areas
worked include Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, the Gulf of
Mexico shelf and deepwater, Brazil, and Indonesia.
Ask for P542. Petroleum
Engineer
with bachelor's
degrees in petroleum engineering and computer science and 33 years of
experience working for national oil companies and a service company.
Experienced in providing integrated field development solutions,
well modeling and design, multiphase surface and system optimization,
reservoir analytical simulation, reservoir fluid characterization, and
production data analysis. Geographic
areas worked include Saudi Arabia and Colombia.
Software proficiency in PROSPER, GAP, MBAL, PVTP, OFM, Saphir,
F.A.S.T., Oracle, and SQL. Language
fluency in Spanish and English and a basic command of French,
Portuguese, and German. Ask
for P472. Reservoir
Engineer
with a PhD in
mechanical engineering and 30 years of experience working for major oil
and gas companies and service companies.
Experienced in reservoir simulation, reservoir modeling,
reservoir characterization, and mentoring and training of engineering
professionals. Geographic
areas worked include the shelf and deepwater Gulf of Mexico, California,
Alaska, Mexico, Russia, Trinidad, Venezuela, Western Siberia, the
Caspian Sea, and the North Sea. Software
proficiency in ECLIPSE, Landmark VIP, PEEP, WellTest, and SAPHIR.
Ask for R534. Drilling
and Completions Superintendent with
32 years of experience working for a major operator and service
companies. Experienced in
drilling, completion, well testing, and intervention operations
including HPHT, extended reach horizontal completions, multi-stage
fracturing, and deepwater. Additionally experienced in supervising drilling and
completion crews and service personnel in the construction, operations,
maintenance, and repair of equipment and facilities.
Geographic areas worked include the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the
Eagle Ford shale, west Texas, New Mexico, offshore Alaska, the Caspian
Sea, West Africa, and Australia. Software
proficiency in WellView. Ask for DO485.
Do We All Need To Get Certified Now? Interesting developments within the
geosciences community in Texas may show a trend that could potentially
affect other professional disciplines and personnel working for operating
and service companies in other states. Quietly, and unobserved by many,
the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists proposed rule changes in
September 2011 that may have an effect on professionals working both
independently or in oil and gas companies.
A workgroup was created to review the list of current exemptions
from certification for geologists working in oil and gas. The working group had come up with a number of areas where
geologists would be required to be certified, if the proposal came to
pass. This would have clearly
included those professionals who work in operating companies as well, not
just professional consulting services firms where certification is fairly
standard. This would have affected those
individuals who:
Don't be alarmed; these are very
specific focus areas for a finite group of professionals.
And the bill did eventually not come to pass this time.
The fact that this change is considered at all made us think that a
trend could already be under way that will result in many more new rules
for certification. Although this bill started out in
Texas, those familiar with the idea are already talking about some kind of
"California Effect" at work.
What that means is that sine the 1970s, the state of California has
been on the leading edge of many major environmental regulations, consumer
protection standards, and many social agenda reform items.
A large number of these new rules did not stay in California for
long but where adopted by other states over time in successive order.
Using that analogy and transferring it to this matter at hand
enhanced certification requirements may not be far off for other areas of
expertise in and outside of Texas. So, the question is:
How far are we from "compulsory certification" for many
more professionals in our industry, no just those working in consulting,
auditing, or regulatory firms? This could require a huge effort and a lot of time and money
but also could present opportunities for companies assisting firms to get
the certifications they need for their employees. We are still far away from broad
adoption of certifications rules, but it does not hurt to pay attention to
what is coming down the pipe. Keep
a very close eye on it as you are deciding what career improvements you
undertake. Certification may
not have been in the front of your mind, but it may become something that
would be to your benefit to understand in advance!
Connecting
the Industry's Experts...
Guiding
Careers to the Next Level... Collarini
Career Management applies
its deep understanding of the career paths of technical professionals in
the E&P and EPC communities to help companies and professionals build
successful organizations and careers. We leverage Collarini's unique
combination of industry knowledge and technical expertise to guide
companies and individuals during transition, training existing employees
for high performance, and designing customized technical training plans
for companies and individuals.
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