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Post by Shammal on May 14, 2014 7:06:40 GMT
I was told by a recruiter(ASC) that they are rated based on the quality of applicants that they forward on to be considered. So it appears that there is some initial screening that takes place. It also likely means that they have every reason to find openings for good resume's as they come in.
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Post by Suz on May 21, 2014 0:34:32 GMT
Oh, that is very interesting. Thank you for the information.
Still haven't heard anything. Would LOVE to, but not holding out hope like I used to. Have just given it to and let the chips fall where they may.
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Post by Algiers on Feb 13, 2015 5:33:17 GMT
Blueskies,
Did you ever get an interview? I've submitted my application for a paralegal posting as well and was looking for some feedback on the position, etc.
Cheers
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Post by Alaround on Jun 1, 2015 20:14:11 GMT
I was contacted by one of the recruiters recently, inviting me to apply for subsurface roles. I was also requested to send my CV, if interested in being shortlisted for interview in June, during a recruitment fair. I was excited, so I applied and forwarded my CV. Few days later I got this reply "Saudi Aramco has carefully reviewed your CV and unfortunately we have to inform you that at this moment we do not have any suitable vacancies that match with your working experience and qualifications. However, this does not mean Saudi Aramco has nothing to offer; we have put your information in our database and as such we will be able to contact you when future job opportunities arise". Not sure what went wrong as I have 8 years solid working experience and MSc with from a top UK university. I am quite disappointed and will want to hear from members of this forum who have gone through similar experience. Just want to be sure that there is still room for another try and if so do I need to have more years of experience and PHD to be qualified for a role with Aramco?
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Post by bogiefrommuskogee on Jun 8, 2015 5:24:46 GMT
There is no clear answer to your question but, in general, years of experience are a factor. If a job is to be filled, it would be filled by a qualified Saudi if one is available. Only specialty jobs where no Saudi candidate is qualified are usually filled by Expats. With the drop in oil price, Aramco is being more selective about the jobs being filled as there are many more candidates available in the market than there were two years ago. In other words, it is somewhat of a buyer's market. We are still recruiting in my dept, for example, but we are being very selective at this time whereas two years ago we had set the bar a little lower.
Having said that, you can better speak to your specific qualifications to the job you were being considered for than me but, from experience, I can say we often reject applications from potential candidates because they do not have the specific skills that meet our needs but, if the applicant looks interesting, we will forward the CV to what we believe is the more appropriate department. There is a core group (not sure what department they work for) that try to ensure that a CV gets the most possible exposure among all departments and they require written justification if a candidate is rejected.
From my POV (upstream operations), I believe that spending your time getting experience would be more valuable than getting a PhD. For research positions, a PhD might be more useful. There are a few highly specialized departments primarily involved with research that place value on the sheepskin. I believe that they would want a PhD and experience with research in the specialty. The company sends a portion of their Saudi engineers for advanced degrees every year and many get PhDs. The fundamental question is what can you do so well that you would be difficult to find a replacement for?
If you have not submitted your CV online at the jobs website, I suggest you do so. Carefully evaluate the wording on your CV because I believe the first pass review is done by software that does key word matching to bring the largest number of hits to the top of the pile where they get human review.
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