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Volume 11 • Issue 4 • July 2011 |
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The Transition is Upon Us...
Our focus this newsletter will again be on interviewing and the hiring process. The point is that proper preparation can help a candidate's and the employer's case in making the hiring and matching process successful.
If you are thinking about hiring and you are not sure whether you need a job profile, then the answer to that question should be a resounding "yes." After reading our article, you will see why all participants involved in the process will benefit from this simple, yet effective, procedure.
And no matter how much we advise candidates to carefully research
the companies they want to work for, this area still can use
improvement. We gathered some
important fresh
tips and hope you can put them to good use.
Hope you are having a great
summer!
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Importance of
a Good Job Profile in the Hiring Process
Increasingly,
companies are looking for highly qualified and exceedingly productive
candidates in a diminishing pool of talent. In order to find the best talent
for your company's needs you must first determine and articulate what is
important to you in a successful hire.
Don't let others decide what is important to you. This should be done through a strategic planning process to ensure the new hire supports organizational objectives. Meet with your HR or outside recruiter and those in the company that have a stake in the hiring decision. This meeting should determine the optimal profile, availability in the current labor market, any anticipated obstacles, career paths, selling points of the position, and necessary experience requirements. The job description should be written to support departmental or organizational goals. It should accurately reflect specific job duties, responsibilities, and performance expectations. Assure that job responsibilities are clearly defined, and avoid unrealistic expectations or disconnects on procedures, roles, and responsibilities.
This
would be a good time to look at your internal talent to determine whether
you need to look externally in your search. If an external search is required,
look at your strong performers and determine those top qualities you would
like to see in your next employee.
Once the final job description is complete, make sure all members of the interviewing team have a copy to review and prepare for the interviews. It's imperative that all interviewers are in agreement as to what the hiring profile is and that they send a consistent message to the candidate on the position, company, and culture. In order to have a productive interview, each interviewer should have a specific list of questions. Remember that the best candidates are also interviewing you and the company. They're assessing how you measure up to their expectations, the company's vision, the caliber of leadership, the career path, and the culture. As a result, everyone who participates in the interviewing process should devote some time to addressing these topics, selling the opportunity, and ensuring that the candidate experience is a good one.
Remember that
the best candidates are also interviewing you and the company. They're
assessing how you measure up to their expectations, the company's vision,
the caliber of leadership, the career path, and the culture. As a result, everyone who
participates in the interviewing process should devote some time to
addressing these topics, selling the opportunity, and ensuring that the
candidate experience is a good one.
Be
sure to circle back with the team to get everyone's feedback as quickly as
possible after the conclusion of the candidate interviews while
impressions are fresh in their minds. Remember that in today's market
the great candidates are likely interviewing with your competitors, so
don't let the "big fish get away".
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The
following biographies are just a small sampling of the kind of talent
available in our talent pool of over 19,000 experts. Please call our
placement
managers if you are interested in learning more about these
professionals, or check out our website for more candidates.
Registered Professional
Landman with 16 years of experience working
for an independent oil and gas company and land service companies.
Experienced in both in-house and field operations with responsibilities in
full cycle land management for exploration, development, and acquisitions
and divestitures. Additionally experienced in due diligence, land and
lease records, division orders, and hiring, training, and managing land
department staff. Geographic areas worked include Texas, Louisiana,
California, Pennsylvania and New York. Ask For L974.
Geophysicist with a master's degree in geophysics and 26 years of
experience working for a large and mid-sized oil companies. Expert
explorationist in offshore and onshore seismic interpretation. Experienced
in subsalt interpretation, seismic modeling, and mapping. Additionally
experienced in play development, prospect maturation, data integration,
and well planning. Geographic areas worked include North America, Asia,
Africa, Central and South America, and Europe. Software proficiency in
GeoQuest, Landmark, Paradigm, SMT, Hampson-Russell, and PI/Dwights.
Ask For GP382.
Geoscience
Technician with 20 years of experience
working for major and large independent oil and gas companies. Expert in
managing large geoscience data rooms and providing user technical support.
Additionally experienced in systems networking, diagnosing and repairing
operating systems, solving hardware and application issues, assisting
non-technical internal and external geosciences clients, and overseeing
and conducting data conversion projects. Software proficiency in GeoQuest,
GeoFrame, IESX, StratLog, GeoViz, Landmark OpenWorks and StratWorks,
MapView, ArcGIS, PETRA, Recall, GeoGraphix, Lexco OWL, ZEH Graphics,
Legato Network backup, PI/Dwights, and Petrel. Ask For
TG292.
Geoscience
Technician with 11 years of experience
working for large oil and gas companies. Experienced in data loading,
troubleshooting, and creating maps and spreadsheets. Additionally
experienced in generating digital base maps and montages, planimetering
contours and faults, and digitizing maps and logs. Software proficiency in
ArcGIS, GeoFrame, vi-Editor, OpenWorks, OpenExplorer, PetroWorks,
SeisWorks, WOW, Z-Map, Geolog, Finder, NeuraLog, NeuraMap, NeuraSection,
Petra, PLAT, PI Dwights, P2000, PhotoShop, and AutoCAD. Ask For
TG688.
Executive Engineer with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and 25
years of experience working for small to mid-sized independent oil and gas
companies. Experienced in engineering management, risk management,
budgeting, prospect evaluation, economic analysis, strategic planning, and
asset management. Geographic areas worked include Texas, Louisiana, the
mid-continent, California, Michigan, and the Gulf of Mexico. Software
proficiency in ARIES. Ask For R947.
Reservoir Engineer with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and more
than 30 years of oil and gas experience. Experienced in oil and gas
acquisitions, corporate lending, cash flow analysis, reserve evaluations,
economic evaluations, and project risk analysis. Geographic areas worked
include New Mexico, west Texas, Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico.
Computer skills include ARIES, Peep, OFM, and MS Office. Ask For
R694.
Drilling and Production
Engineer with a master's degree in petroleum
engineering and 35 years of experience working for mid-sized to large
independents as well as a major oil and gas company. Experienced in
drilling, production, facilities, and pipeline operations; budgeting and
cost control, workovers, recompletions, facility and pipeline maintenance,
and production optimization. Geographic areas worked include the Gulf of
Mexico shelf and deepwater, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Colorado, Utah,
Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, and North Dakota. Software proficiency in
ARIES, PROSPER, and Field Direct. Ask For DP278.
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 a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and five
years of oil and gas experience working for a large independent.
Experienced in identifying candidates for optimization, performing nodal
analysis, preparing AFEs, filing regulatory reports, monitoring reservoir
performance, evaluating fracture techniques, and analyzing reserves
potential. Geographic areas worked include west Texas. Software
proficiency in PROSPER, Peep, OFM, SNAP, Saphir, and Enerdeq. Ask
For R963.
Subsea Engineer with a master's degree in electrical and mechanical
engineering and 15 years of experience working for oil and gas service
companies. Expert in designing deepwater subsea control and production
systems. Experienced in designing umbilicals, performing FEED studies of
subsea drilling, developing procedures for control systems integration
testing, installation and commissioning activities, and ensuring
compliance with API, ASME, and ISO 9001 standards. Geographic areas worked
include the U.S. and the Ukraine. Software proficiency in AutoCAD.
Language fluency in Ukrainian. Ask For MD0117.
Instrumentation and Control
Engineer with a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering and over 20 years of experience in oil and gas,
waste treatment, nuclear, and utilities and power industries. Expert in
conceptual design engineering of highly automated controls in ESD, SIS,
BPCS, BMS, CMC, and F&G systems. Experienced in DCS configuration,
graphic development, PLC programming, and HMI interface. Proficiency in
DCS systems (Honeywell TDC3000, and TPS), PLC systems (Triconex,
Tristation 1131, AB PLC5, Modicon 984, Honeywell FSC, August, and GE
Fanuc), Graphic systems (Foxboro IA, and Honeywell HMIWeb Experion C200
PKS), PLC/HMI/DCS interface systems (Siemens S7-400, Schneider, Magelis,
Delta V, and Yokogawa), and CAD systems (SmartPlant Intergraph
Microstation, and AutoCAD). Ask For DB0284.
Facilities Engineer with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and 16
years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Expert in the design of
onshore and offshore production facilities. Experienced in brownfield
project management and operations engineering, cost estimating,
construction management, hook-up and commissioning, and fabrication
oversight. Geographic areas worked include Texas, Louisiana, Trinidad,
Singapore, Angola and Israel. Licensed Professional Engineer in the State
of Texas. Ask For F1742.
Health, Safety, and Environmental
Engineer with a master's degree in
environmental management and 16 years of experience working for
environmental and engineering consulting firms. Expert in environmental
and safety regulatory compliance. Experienced in occupational health,
industrial hygiene, air, waste and water permitting, and chemical exposure
compliance. Additional experience in safety and risk management, behavior
base programs, safety training, development of HSE guidelines and
procedures, and conducting safety audits. Software proficiency in Maximo,
GeoLearing, SharePoint, and MSO Suite. Certifications include Board of
Environmental Health and Safety Auditors (BEAC), and Hazard Materials
Manager (HAZMAT). Ask For HS0171.
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thousands of talented people in more than 30 upstream disciplines at
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| Career Advice |
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Where do you want to work?
You need to be prepared for every job interview; not
being prepared is reckless, and most candidates are reasonably prepared to
answer basic questions as to why they want to work for a specific
company. But there is a
rub. Since everybody is
prepared reasonably enough, candidates who are best prepared do stand
apart from the crowd.
Here are some ideas on how you can outshine your
competition.
1. Size
of organization
For
companies that are known and
have good name recognition, this is an easy question to answer. But how
well do you know the size and the products or services of the company with
whom you are interviewing?
This will become important, for example, where a division of a large
corporation acts as a relatively independent unit. On the other hand,
other organizations are very connected globally, changing the business
climate and the way things get done, substantially by employing more
chains of command.
2. Financial
reliability:
Major companies that are traded publicly are likely to be less risky than smaller companies. So the smaller the company, the more it is important that the candidate understands the financial condition of a potential future employer. Checking for successful acquisitions or completed projects can be a very important index. Is the company appearing to shop around looking for different focus areas ? While not necessarily bad, this could be an indicator that it has not reached the stability you may want.
3. Chemistry:
Chemistry, or culture, is a critical aspect to know about
the company you are interviewing and an area that can be investigated in
an interview.
Getting to know as many individuals as you can in the organization and listening to their views, both business and personal, is an important area of research. The people directly responsible for interviewing are not enough to get the full picture. Smart companies have interview panels made up of employees from different levels within the organization. And smart candidates would ask to be interviewed by such a panel.
4. Business
Segmentation:
It is no longer straightforward to determine what sector of the oil and gas industry a company occupies. Producers are now much more prone to work exploration and exploitation, onshore and offshore, and domestically and internationally. Each of these segments is influenced by its own set of business rules and drivers. As a future employee, you want to understand all the different business segments of the prospective company, since you may be required to use a number of different skills and tools, and as the future employee, you will have to be ready to accept change in new environments.
Do the best you can to
be prepared for your interview.
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listed below (other supporting personnel are managed upon request):
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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
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