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So I am trying to find a job in a Texas oilfield or chemical plant. I recently graduated as a Chemical engineer and it seems that my degree is about as useful as stock paper. Yes I've already done everything you are about to suggest to find a job with my degree, lets not waste a single word on that topic. Please do not post anything about applying online, seriously don't. Now if there is a better position than roughneck that my degree could help me get that would be great. Eventually in a few years I'd like to move into an engineering job, but I need a job that can help me get there. If you have a story about how you moved to Texas and got an oilfield job, operator position in a chemical plant, or something similar please post. Also if you have any advice for picking up and moving to another state to find a job please share. My current plan is to get a job here(Miami, Florida), and save up like 2000 dollars then move to Texas. I will probably be living out of my car until I find a job. Yes I am aware the work is extremely hard. Life sucks and I will learn to deal with it. I am in decent shape and know I can handle the work.
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# ¿ Sep 15, 2014 21:02 |
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# ¿ May 17, 2024 09:03 |
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gently caress the ROW posted:You'll be out in Midland/Odessa probably - is your spanish good? You're going to need a lot of spanish. Yes I speak Spanish(I am Cuban, or rather my family is). Its not perfect, but I don't think it needs to be at a college level for this sort of work.
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# ¿ Sep 15, 2014 21:33 |
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Tom Steele posted:A chemical engineering degree is actually a pretty great fit for this kind of thing and should provide you some opportunity to go in at a higher-than-roughneck level. I know you dont want to hear it, but if you want to PM me your resume or post the important parts here I dont mind taking a look and seeing if I can come up with any ideas. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B57x9ymMkUb4t1aoAu3fu4K7bjCrL3I3dIixPb0t36o/edit it fits on one page in MS word. Barrista posted:^ You wouldn't be a "roughneck" in one of these positions either. You'd either be helping to run a line (ordering operators around) or be on a project team that addresses issues or makes line changes. You can also look at the Beaumont or Port Arthur area. I've been applying every where in the united states. I am just going to take my car and try to find a job in Texas, because that's where people say the jobs are at. Ill gladly take a position anywhere. Frozen Horse posted:Do you list something like "Fluent in spoken Spanish" or "Conversant in spoken/written Spanish" or whatever is appropriate to your level of skill on your resume? This can set you apart from the average ChemE fresh out of college, especially for positions where you're going to be on the plant floor interacting with sesquilingual operators.
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# ¿ Sep 18, 2014 22:35 |
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Shooting Blanks posted:Don't make this assumption. Include it as a skill. The Baumer posted:Nobody will assume you speak Spanish because your name sounds Spanish idiot. Please do pursue a job as a rough neck so you can get straightened out. Care to expand on what exactly needs to be straightened out? Was my assumption so gross that you needed to talk poo poo?
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# ¿ Sep 19, 2014 03:10 |
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The idea isn't for there to be a natural progression. Its so I can network, and show people that I can work hard.
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# ¿ Sep 19, 2014 19:39 |
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Barrista posted:Any reason you are specifically looking at TX? Our plant near Baton Rouge is hiring chemical engineers as well. Would you care to give me your plant name? Also maybe a reference?
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# ¿ Sep 19, 2014 20:07 |
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oxsnard posted:Oil and Gas guy here. Honestly you should think about getting into process safety management (PSM/RMP) This field is about to explode (hehe) with upcoming changes to OSHA and EPA regulations. The net is going to be cast in a wider ney both in o&g as well as traditionally exempt industries, as a result of that fertilizer depot explosion in Texas. Chemical engineers are the best candidates in this area too. I don't have plat. Would you care to add me on linkedin? or message me by email?
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# ¿ Sep 20, 2014 23:53 |
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oxsnard posted:I'll add you on linkedin. Email me at fourteenwaffles at gmail with a link to your profile. Sent you an e-mail yesterday.
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# ¿ Sep 22, 2014 16:18 |
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# ¿ May 17, 2024 09:03 |
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Amaterasu posted:Don't go to Midland unless you absolutely have to. It's a horrible place and you will have a very hard time finding a place to live. They have waiting lists for apartments before they're even finished being built. My company now rents a furnished house because it was so hard to get a decent hotel room for company employees. Yea I was recently told about west Texas by oxsnard. Do you think North Dakota would be any better? It seems like in ND most companies give you a place in a man camp. Also I can assure you Koch Pipeline is extremely selective. I have a friend with a 3.55 who worked throughout his education(20+ hours a week) and he couldn't even get an interview. People who are inside the company always seem to think that there are so many people coming in, but they have no idea how much larger that rejection pile is.
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# ¿ Sep 24, 2014 23:14 |