My experience so far hasn't been great, most places don’t even respond and the few that do say they already have way too many candidates for the same roles.
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@er also if you’re over 50 and not already a leader, it’s too late
@em specially if you’re American
There a very few opportunities to grow your career at bp - especially if you aren’t in the leadership clique. If you’re late career, it feels like it’s best to keep your head down and create value just to keep your job. My goal is to stay employed until I can find something better with another company, which hasn’t been easy.
I left bp a few years ago to go to another company. At least where I am, we aren't hiring at all. They are actively trying to reduce workforce. At least they are doing it through attrition and encouraging early retirement. I couldn't stand the constant bp reorg cycle. Good luck.
Yes, there are many mid level career petrotechs in your position. Unfortunately, there’s a relative market silence and fuzzy data on real opportunities available. The working narrative is that fewer people doing more with less. Some are deploying AI agents to help in daily routines so they promote the fact that they are force multipliers and very little need for outside hiring. Those employed constantly complain about being overworked yet when they interview a an outside peer candidate they make efforts to sabotage the candidate.
It’s a very strange situation at the moment. Wells over delivering with minimum maintenance or issues and run time efficiencies never seen in the past…would you hire an outsider?
I am also going through the same phase. Most of the experienced roles are getting filled internally and not considering applications for less experienced roles (as it will hamper progression of candidates internally).
I have been looking for a new position for years now with no luck. The US petroleum industry is dead and outsourcing to India.