Don’t let fearmongers convince you otherwise. Take the time to look for yourself. I started searching a few weeks ago and have been pleasantly surprised by what I’ve found. Before that, I was stressing and believing the negativity about a lack of jobs. Now I feel like an id--t.
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I'm seeing folks in California getting jobs in Bay Area via LinkedIn updates - I also talked to my neighbors who works with Salesforce, Siemens, Visa, RH and many others and all of them are hiring and just got new people.
When they start moving Bay Area folks - many we will be fine as Bay Area has tons of jobs - it's not just tech play. The question for Bay Area folks is that Houston is an Oil and Gas play - will that industry really thrive vs. Bay Area and how will CVX perform in next 5-10 years? This feels like a sinking ship
Yes, the Bay Area has tons of opportunities
OP you must not be a petroleum engineer, nor a geoscientist….
Maybe an accountant or a lawyer….
Welcome to the world outside Chevron. Companies want Technical fluency and commercial fluency in one person. It works better that way.
Bwahahaha! You're wanting someone who does petrophysics (and a good job at that), exploration and appraisal, and business development. Each of these are a function in and of their own.
This is like asking for a chemical engineer, a biomed engineer, and a civil engineer all in one. Get real.
Left Chevron a few years back to join an independent (no private shop). We've been passively looking to add a good geo and res engineer for the past 6 months. Most of our peers are in the same spot.
There aren't a lot of Geos out there with experience doing BD or E&A efforts. Same goes for solid petrophys skills. If you can check those boxes (ideally all at the same time), you'll get something attractive.
It’s only going to get MUCH worse this year, with the impending layoffs at Chevron, Shell and the PIPs at Exxon. There may be jobs that show up on Google, but when there are hundreds of applicants for each one, good luck with that.
I have heard of so many finding jobs and leaving Chevron recently. High performers and average performers. They’re all going to be so much happier once MW’s dumpster fire is behind them
@OP, once you get an offer letter, please let us know. Simply finding a job posting online does not guarantee that you'll land a position. Many companies advertise jobs without actually hiring; some listings are tied to proposed projects that never materialize. Additionally, many postings are for internal candidates, which often leads to meandering rejections of external applicants. If you are around 50 or older, the chances of getting hired can be even lower, you will go through the interviews very nicely, just to face rejection after couple of rounds. While I appreciate your enthusiasm, the reality of the petrotech job market is quite different now, and it may get worse before it improves.
@as you must not be aware that just because you found 7 geologist jobs on Google that there are over 200 people applying to those roles and not everyone is going to get something. When I applied for my job, there were over 300 people that applied and they weren't all mostly unqualified people. Just as the person said below, the market for geologists is terrible.
Just a simple google search I found 60 Houston based geo jobs ranging from BP, Hess, XOM, OXY, Hilcorp, Apache, Haliburton, Shell, Aramco, and many other smaller companies. To the previous point, most are specialists (Aramco hiring an inorganic geochemist) and experienced hires.
There are MANY opportunities for geologists (Hess has several senior geological advisory positions which is hilarious), but most advertisements are seeking specialists with many years of experience. Generalists for any function are likely going to find it a competitive market with offshoring growing in popularity.
“geologist” lol
Not if you are a geologist/geoscientist. The job market is terrible. There are folks still looking for jobs from layoffs at firms 2 years ago, and they are highly skilled / highly regarded professionals.
I’ve noticed the same. There are quite a few jobs out there now that the year has started. We will lose people that have marketable skills first which doesn't seem like a big brain strategy.
I don't trust any upbeat posts on a Friday - this is a manic day.
Only if you live in the he-l hole known as Texas.
I'm so glad that MW is unleashing this mayhem in good times so we can find other job easily. very thoughtful.