I’ve heard of cases where former CVX employees have used headhunters in their job seeking journey. After 6 months off; I think I will get back into the job market in a few months.
Are there headhunting agencies for operators/HR/non degreed management types?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Every recruiter I met was some sort of desperate washout from a real job or a lady in her 20s.
Well, I recruit top applicants monthly for all of my positions, never have any positions unfilled, and have to leave plenty standing, so there's that. But of course. you are an unemployed troll on a layoffs website, so consider the audience. Good luck with your job search. No worries, mate!
Apparently you don’t know how to recruit. So sorry.
@8gqh, No, that's not correct. I am a recruiter. You need to have a good reason unless you are the absolute only applicant who is acceptable in every other respect, and these days there are many to pick from, so good luck with that.
Not really, you just say “nobody was hiring during the pandemic” or something, they don’t care, they are just happy to have a highly qualified applicant!
No matter how long you go, you need to explain why you were sitting on your pathetic butthurt A$$ instead of working or looking for work whenever you apply. Common knowledge. Nothing new here. Employers would rather hire a person employed who is jumping ship than someone laid off. Also common knowledge. Read and learn, kiddies.
Chevron is pretty much top of the food chain, so anyone laid off has endless options for quick employment anywhere farther down - smaller majors, large independents, smaller guys, contractors, etc.
Nah, most people go for six months as that is how long UE is paid. Of course, during COVID it is longer but that will end soon and more people will start applying.
@6nqo, No troll, you are incorrect. If you’ve been unemployed for six months without a good reason you’re probably unemployable as far as most recruiters are concerned. is common knowledge in almost all industries & occupations. There are exceptions but they are few. Expect to do some explaining for time off and not some woke/snowflake "I was doing some soul-searching, needed some time to reflect on my inner blah blah blah etc". Employers don't want the flakes, they want people who don't mind a little hard work. Surprised how that is news for anyone, anywhere, at any time.
5ckm: I call troll. Everyone in this industry knows how cyclic it is and many (most?) have been laid off at some point. Most respect someone who takes some down time with their severance l. That said, there is a high probability you will get your next job because someone you know recommended you. If you pi-s off everyone you have ever worked with, and particularly those SME or folks who have now moved up several steps in management above you, then you might be in for a hard time.
@OP If you’ve been unemployed for six months without a good reason you’re probably unemployable as far as most recruiters are concerned. There’s a lot of people currently employed who are up on their skills with fresh contacts taking below-market offers just to get out of O&G, or to move to a better position within it.
I happen to screen resumes for my group (we hired too many numbskulls who looked good on paper but couldn’t do the job), and I usually tell the hiring manager not to touch anyone who’s been out of work for three or more months.
In my experience headhunters mostly work for companies (not individuals), but that said they provide the only route into many industry jobs. Often when you file open (nonspecific) job inquires with a company they will just ignore it and many jobs that are really open are never listed on a company website or externally. This is particularly true at the start of an upswing... companies do not want to sort through a lot of applicants. Instead they farm the search out to head hunters. How do you find a good head hunter in your area of specialty, that’s not hard. Find an ad for a job for which you are qualified that is put out with language like “our client is looking for....”. Apply for that job, and also in a separate communication send you resume to that company asking if they know of any other opportunities. That will get you into their system. The key with headhunters is have no loyalty ... contact as many as you can and repeat process without telling the next one of the first. They are paid by the employer (not you), but when the right job comes up you are the commodity... then it is win win to. make sure your name is on their plate. One note, however, is that they get paid when the employer hires, even if the job is a poor fit for you... you are the only one in this game looking after your interests.
@2tze, that's nice that you are all self-absorbed in your completely unrelated response. Any advice for the OP? I would stick with linkedin and check with your actual contacts, not people here, they are generally useless, as you have just learned from the last response.
Chevron effectively gave it's employees and extra year paid (Covid WFH) + Severence + other benefits . I was going to retire in May 2020, the layoff basically extended that another two years if we include the benefits, i.e.: if we add another 9 months of ESIP company match + Pension and retire at the precise time the interest rates were lowest (maxing out Pension) , pretty good deal really IMHO. AND it looks like the O&G industry is at the beginning of its likely shift away from fossil fuels so we can arguably save the ecosystem from a catastrophic break down due to acidification and warming of oceans, loss of habitat and so on , Unlike the mass extinction events of geological history, the current extinction challenge is one for which a single species - ours - appears to be almost wholly responsible.