I am interviewing regularly and I realized I have not learnt anything new which outside company needs. Higher education is an option now.
~ Low cost TC emp
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That's a tough call.
If you were an 'M' in the MPT scheme, afraid maybe private prison companies are the option.
Otherwise - 'P' or 'T' people just need to keep expanding their skills. And that's what you need to do. Even at lower pay for a while. If need be.
@OP It’s on you to develop transferable skills and make yourself employable. Success doesn’t beat a path to your door.
I tried an experiment today. I took ExxonMobil off my resume when I applied for a job this morning. I have applied for 8 jobs and have yet to get a call back. Granted it might be my age. Age discrimination is running rampant right now. I'll report back if I hear something.
I left six months ago and I didn’t find it hard…I spent about 2 months taking free quick trainings on some topics and brushing up on questions only asked during interviews that aren’t really applicable to the job and had several offers from the big tech companies. And I know several others who did the same.
Also PowerPoint is absolutely an essential skill, but you can’t tell who is actually good at it when applying to a job. But it’s very critical for those entering consulting or who want to be in management at any other company (outside of Amazon) for once you’ve landed the job.
Don't stop learning, people. Polishing PowerPoints is not a marketable skill outside of XOM as our managers are likely finding out or will be soon. Nor is managing 'stewardship'. Notice how many data science people have left? Because they have marketable skills.
May the odds be in your favor.
While I think it’s important we keep growing our skills on our own time separate from our jobs, I tend to agree that jumping industries from O&G is very difficult even with skills applicable outside of our specific industry, and typecasting is very real the longer you’ve been in the company and industry. I think it’s all about supply and demand of our skills in the job market right now.
I think you make yourself unemployable. Continuous grow is needed for any job and feels like you enjoyed your time here and did not spend effort to learn and grow
Yeah, you're right. We're are way behind what the contractors can do and the skills they have and developed. Most of the contractors would not have a hard time finding another job if they were let go.
Come to Midland. You will gain technical knowledge and become more competitive in the market
I'm afraid you're right. After some years at EM the risk is to become an “expert” in corporate politics and in managing the internal red tape, while the jobs requesting a real expertise are done by contractors. Ive seen this happening in different organisations and different part of the world.
The company assumes (wrongly in my view) that the proper technical expertise can always be found on the market, and when they say “developing people”, they mean formatting them so that they become obedient servants. Maybe a bit of a caricature, but I think, not that far from reality.