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Post by CalgaryTrooper on Mar 18, 2013 15:59:50 GMT
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Post by TrainingProf on Mar 18, 2013 20:29:49 GMT
Updated.
Interesting fact, but from what I understand somewhat normal, the job and location that I interviewed for was not the one I was made the offer for. I will now have to research the difference between living in Dhahran and Ras Tanura.
Offered Position: Program Development & Evaluation yst (CHANGED)
Department: Program Development and QA (CHANGED)
Location: Ras Tanura (CHANGED)
Online Resume Submission to Career Site/Recruiter: November 2012
Follow-up email from Houston ASC recruiter: Jan 24, 2013
Houston Interview conducted: Saay, Feb. 16th, 2013
Email Offer Received: Mar 18, 2013
FedEx Offer Received:
Medical and BI paperwork mailed to ASC:
Relocation Adviser assigned:
Received Benefits/direct deposit/Visa app/other paperwork packet:
Houston orientation and Medical:
Visa Medical Cleared:
BI Started:
Reference Check for BI:
Medical & BI cleared:
Visa application approved:
Departure date:
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Post by Riz1 on Mar 19, 2013 12:15:12 GMT
After hearing of the horror stories on this forum of people being asked to leave during their probationary period, I would advise you of checking the requirements of the new job against your qualifications and work experience.
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Post by TrainingProf on Mar 19, 2013 13:37:36 GMT
I agree Riz. I have already asked for a new job description. I applied for this job le along with the one I was actually interviewed for so I am not that worried about having the necessary skill set. The jobs with this le currently posted are all in DH with an engineering twist so I am interested in seeing what this one in RT has in store for me.
DWB
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Post by waderand on Mar 19, 2013 15:20:50 GMT
TrainingProf I am in the same situation as you. I received offer for different job (same as you) and in same location. It was not the job I was interviewing for. Maybe we can discuss offline. My email is waderandca@gmail.com. |
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Post by gbhatia on Mar 20, 2013 13:26:03 GMT
OK. So I've finally gotten around to putting the numerous dates involved in our timeline. As you can see, ours was one of the more lengthy processes due to timing (process started during the month of Ramadan last year) and was impacted by the Eid holidays as well as the Christmas season here in North America. Add to that a change in the group I will be working for and it will be close to a year from initial contact to departure.
1. Telephone Introduction through Industry Contact : May 5th 2012
2. Online Application : June 15th 2012
3. Application Position : Business Development Specialist – Chemicals
4. Location: Dhahran, SA
5. Request for Interview dates from Recruiter : July 30 2012
6. Online Resume & Application Submission to U.S. Recruiter: Aug. 2 2012
7. Telephone Interview (formal) with Saudi Aramco group (Dhahran based) : Sep. 4th 2012
8. Follow-up video conference Interview with Saudi Aramco (Dhahran) : Nov. 5th 2012 (delay due to Eid Holidays)
9. Notification of Successful Interview & Requests for Pay Stubs : Nov 12th 2012
10. Verbal / Email offer received: Dec 5th 2012
11. Fedex offer received: Dec 9th, 2012
12. Offer accepted Dec 12th, 2012
13. Medicals / BI information submitted : Dec. 23rd , 2012
14. Relocation Advisor Assigned : Jan 5th, 2013
15. Orientation / Medicals in Houston : Jan 23rd , 2013
16. Medical Clearance (Verbal notification) : Jan 30, 2013
17. BI Report issued by Houston to Saudi Arabia : Feb 5th, 2013
18. Notification of impending change in offer due to restructuring : Feb 11, 2013
19. Passports sent to Houston for impending Visa application : Feb. 13th, 2013
20. BI report accepted from Saudi Arabia (Verbal confirmation) : March 5th, 2013
21. School Acceptance form received from SAS : March 5th, 2013
22. Visa application made and sent to Saudi Arabia embassy in Ottawa : March 5th 2013
23. Revised Email offer received (formality due to change in group) : March 08, 2013
24. Revised Fedex offer received: March 11, 2013
25. Revised offer accepted and returned : March 11, 2013
26. Movers / Packers assigned : March 18th 2013
27. Visa application approved:
28. Departure date: Tentative target date : April 25th, 2013
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Post by TrainingProf on Mar 20, 2013 16:22:05 GMT
Quick update and some advise (duh). I accepted the offer via email and I got the FedEx packet the day after my email offer package. BTW, I was never asked to submit my current pay stubs and the base in the offer exceeded the salary I put on the application.
The FedEx packet contained the same information as the email (offer letter, benefits worksheet, salary worksheet) as well as the BI and Medical paperwork. Portions of the packet have to be turned around within seven days but other pieces like the bulk of the BI and Medical can be turned around later as they must expect that you may need to perform a paper chase like I did. They provided two separate FedEx envelopes to facilitate this split.
Because my offer letter mentioned a 45 day reporting window (for bach. status), I asked about a timeline. The recruiter indicated that once ASC gets the paperwork back it will take about four weeks for the BI and two weeks for the medical. I am assuming these will happen concurrently. The 45 days is a "highly flexible" window to give both the Saudi department and the applicant something to plan to. Additional time could be given to "wrap up" affairs at home prior to departure. Family status applicants can expect a 90 day window.
My advise to those who are still waiting for offers: make sure you actually can lay hands on all the necessary documents you will need. I thought I had everything, but got a few surprises. These include (1) marriage and/or birth certificates for dependents regardless of if they are going with you or not as they will be covered by health insurance. (2) education documentation to include BOTH transcripts and diplomas. I am not sure why they would want a copy of the diploma when they have a transcript but that is they way it is listed. (3) employment records i.e. pay stubs, contracts, names, addresses, departments, phone numbers etc. going back at least 7 years. It is my understanding that the more actual documentation you can provide, the less time and effort the BI will take.
I am grateful that the process so far seems to be moving along quickly. I cannot imagine the faith and patience some of the folks like Thyssenkrupp and gbhatia had to have to go six months to almost a year.
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Post by waderand on Mar 20, 2013 20:37:51 GMT
TrainingProf, I got the same offer as you with the same changes. Would be nice to compare notes  I have yet to receive the email offer. I got email from recruiter with Congratulations and the company generated email as well. I spoke to recruiter as well. You must be working with Brenda too? |
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Post by justthe4ofus on Mar 23, 2013 17:48:13 GMT
Timeline update for us. We just got the visa, countdown begins
Resume sent to recruiter: August 27, 2012
Interview Scheduled: October 17, 2012
Interview completed: November 7, 2012
Verbal offer received: November 19, 2012
Paystubs sent to ASC: November 20, 2012
Written offer received: December 4, 2012
Medical and BI paperwork mailed to ASC: December 10, 2012
Relocation Advisor assigned: January 2, 2013
Received Benefits/direct deposit/Visa app/other paperwork packet: January 4, 2013
Sent packet back to ASC: January 9, 2013
Houston orientation: January 21, 2013
Medical cleared: January 21, 2013
BI cleared: February 22, 2013
Visa application approved: March 21, 2013
Departure date:........
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Post by TrainingProf on Mar 25, 2013 13:27:48 GMT
Just a couple more things to add.
Offered Position: Program Development & Evaluation yst
Department: Program Development and QA
Location: Ras Tanura
Online Resume Submission to Career Site/Recruiter: November 2012
Follow-up email from Houston ASC recruiter: Jan 24, 2013
Houston Interview conducted: Saay, Feb. 16th, 2013
Email Offer Received: Mar 18, 2013
FedEx Offer, BI & Medical Received: Mar 19, 2013
Offer, Medical and BI paperwork mailed to ASC: March 25, 2013
Relocation Adviser assigned:
Received Benefits/direct deposit/Visa app/other paperwork packet:
Houston orientation and Medical:
Visa Medical Cleared:
BI Started:
Reference Check for BI:
Medical & BI cleared:
Visa application approved:
Departure date:
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Post by waderand on Mar 25, 2013 14:03:19 GMT
TrainingProf,
I am just a few days behind you. I was offered the same position and location with the same changes as you. I did not receive my Fed Ex till Friday.
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Post by gbhatia on Mar 26, 2013 5:01:26 GMT
Well it's official (sort of  ). We just got word today that the contingencies have cleared and the visas issued ! . Still don't have it in writing but that should be sent to us within the next day or two. Our departure date has been set for May 2nd which is a Wednesday with arrival in Dhahran on the 3rd. I'm just wondering if its normal to arrive on a Thursday evening ? Are the facilities & commissary etc open on Friday ? If not, should we push to arrive so the next day is a weekday ? The movers are coming tomorrow to do the initial assessment . I've updated my timeline to reflect the new info. 1. Telephone Introduction through Industry Contact : May 5th 2012 2. Online Application : June 15th 2012 3. Application Position : Business Development Specialist – Chemicals 4. Location: Dhahran, SA 5. Request for Interview dates from Recruiter : July 30 2012 6. Online Resume & Application Submission to U.S. Recruiter: Aug. 2 2012 7. Telephone Interview (formal) with Saudi Aramco group (Dhahran based) : Sep. 4th 2012 8. Follow-up video conference Interview with Saudi Aramco (Dhahran) : Nov. 5th 2012 (delay due to Eid Holidays) 9. Notification of Successful Interview & Requests for Pay Stubs : Nov 12th 2012 10. Verbal / Email offer received: Dec 5th 2012 11. Fedex offer received: Dec 9th, 2012 12. Offer accepted Dec 12th, 2012 13. Medicals / BI information submitted : Dec. 23rd , 2012 14. Relocation Advisor Assigned : Jan 5th, 2013 15. Orientation / Medicals in Houston : Jan 23rd , 2013 16. Medical Clearance (Verbal notification) : Jan 30, 2013 17. BI Report issued by Houston to Saudi Arabia : Feb 5th, 2013 18. Notification of impending change in offer due to restructuring : Feb 11, 2013 19. Passports sent to Houston for impending Visa application : Feb. 13th, 2013 20. BI report accepted from Saudi Arabia (Verbal confirmation) : March 5th, 2013 21. School Acceptance form received from SAS : March 5th, 2013 22. Visa application made and sent to Saudi Arabia embassy in Ottawa : March 5th 2013 23. Revised Email offer received (formality due to change in group) : March 08, 2013 24. Revised Fedex offer received: March 11, 2013 25. Revised offer accepted and returned : March 11, 2013 26. Movers / Packers assigned : March 18th 2013 27. Visa application approved: March 25th 2013 28. Initial assessment by moving company : March 26th, 2013 29. Departure date: Tentative target date : May 2nd, 2013 |
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Post by TrainingProf on Mar 26, 2013 21:35:51 GMT
W,
I just sent you an email so we can compare notes. Sounds like we are tracking close (except for the fact you probably didn't misplace your diploma) :wink:
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Post by TrainingProf on Mar 26, 2013 21:40:45 GMT
@ gbhatia
Congrats. Again I applaud your patience.
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Post by gbhatia on Mar 27, 2013 0:44:55 GMT
Thanks TP. It has been a long haul but one that I'm sure will be worth it  |
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). We just got word today that the contingencies have cleared and the visas issued ! 