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xzit:

I was just about to ask a similar question. I know these companies have surveyors though not as much as engineers. I have a BSc in Geology and a professional diploma in surveying and geoinformatics. My target job has always been the upstream sector but it seems like who you know is just as important as what you know in these concerns. What I've noticed is that these companies seldom advertize for surveyors and GIS personnel. It would be really swell to put my knowledge in the geosciences to practice in one of these companies. No better motivation to deliver than the tangible financial gain in these companies!

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cheapgadgets6: Hello T22,jarus and deboski,pls am a final year elect elct studnt,jus tru with my IT in a manufacturin coy wia I workd @ d electrical/maintenance dpt,lrnt abt control,power n intrumntatns,I want to go into the oil and gas sector upon my graduation n servc,I intend chusin d telecom option in ma final year,so I cn b diversified,combinin telecoms knwldge wt d power n control av goten alredi..op ds move is ok? Also wht certificatns can I get to equip masef? Tinkin of getin HSE or sm autocad 2d/3d trainins or a projct mgt certificatn..pls I nid sm advice..tnx

davide470:
Though I have very limited experience, I would say this; Multinationals don't normally advertise for surveyors or Geoinformants.. The reason being, Oil servicing firms handling the drilling and formation stage of a field normally send their Geo staffs as secondment to these multinationals.
They only advertise for Reservoir Engineers, and with good years of experience.
So my advice will be, focus on Oil servicing firms dt deals majorly on the Geo* lines (Fugro and co)

kart042000: Hi T22, jarus, deboski and everyone on this forum, been following this thread and it is fully packed with mind blowing informations, and amounts in terms of salary that could make me sit up and start dreaming big. I recently finished my M.Sc from mobile and satellite communication from UK, with a distinction, and I am CCIE R&S written certified. I have also done several trainings in the UK such as the seatel communication, mtn satellite communication and orbits communication for stabilized antennas used on ships and oil rigs. I am still trying to get my foot in the country, still applying and I am beginning to wonder if I did the wrong course lol. Any information of any company my skill is highly essential would be appreciated because I have applied to many places, no feedback or acknowledgement they even received my CV. And for the careers in africa, applied since last year, till I left UK they never invited me or any of my friends for any of there forum.

I humbly await your responses. Thanks

Chrisbenogor: The focus has been pay pay pay and it can be very very misleading. There are many factors one should consider before taking the plunge. You cannot have it all and depending on which role you are taking you have to be careful when you look at money.
Some companies at entry level might not pay so well but have better industry recognised training programs than others, at entry level this should be a bigger draw than where you would seat to be a glorified house boy taking instructions from HQ.
When I have time and energy I would expound more.

b2spirit: There is so much mis-information on this thread about the salaries of IOCs (E&P) and oil-servicing companies in Nigeria.

Those who have worked in any of these companies for several years will understand that salaries in these companies are very dynamic. Too dynamic to change jobs solely because of the "perceived" difference in salary.

Can we really compare salaries with incomplete information? No. Salary at entry level may seem higher, but do you really know how it compares () at higher levels and over time, especially considering that perks, retention bonuses, performance bonuses, field allowances, etc, may come into play.

The field allowances that are paid in some of these oil-servicing companies will make many E&P employees tremble in utter fear.

Contentment is very key...in the end.

Let's first start with how annual salaries are sometimes presented.
Some companies prefer to state your annual basic salary only on your offer letter; while others would put all the money you are going to receive within the present year or a year from when you start work.

The problem with the latter is that....there are some allowances (monies) that are included that are not paid yearly - some allowances are paid once in every four years or less, though you may receive them in your first year. So your salary may "appear" to drop the following year.

Most times ppl don't usually have enough information to objectively compare salaries in offer letters. However, the experienced eye will ask questions and seek more information or the breakdown. Unfortunately, the questions may never be answered. So one is sometimes forced to go with what you see in one's offer letter; and discover "the truth" after one joins.

Secondly, I don't think any of these companies (TOTAL, CHEVRON, EXXON, SHELL, AGIP, etc) has set out to be the best paying per se. They usually place themselves in some percentile. For example company A may state that are okay with being in the top 25% percent (75th percentile). I think percentiles are more important than present rankings. Rankings fluctuate more frequently than percentiles.

If Total is the best paying now, they certainly weren't the best paying in the past, and certainly won't be in the future; and their management will be more than fine with that, provided they don't drop below the target the company has set for itself.

The best paying company probably became the best by trying to match the salary of another company, in other to attract the best brains. And of course it would be matched and surpassed at some point. We have seen this trend before. Salaries are market driven...so it can't be static for long.

I personally know people that have moved from Chevron, Exxon, AGIP, etc to join Shell and vice versa. At the time of move, the difference in salaries was different. So moving or deciding to pick one out of many solely because of salary is usually not a good idea. You need to look at other things.

bigfrancis21:

I deeply understand your situation, my dear. The employment situation in the country is mostly about connexions and who you know(ima mmadu), save for a few sincere and genuine companies that still give free-and-fair recruitment processes.

I experienced this when I was applying for my IT(industrial training) in my 4th year in the university. I applied to Internship offers in ExxonMobil(I won their scholarship in my first year in the university, renewable till I graduated, and hoped it could give me an upper hand in landing a 6-month internship offer with them) and APM Terminals(an international shipping company located at Apapa Lagos state). Both companies invited me for an aptitude test at PH and VI, Lagos respectively. I went for them, the both tests holding between at a time interval of 1 week. I never heard from Mobil till today. They didn't call any of us who wrote their IT test. Instead, they filled up those spaces with their own relatives who were IT-seeking students.

However, APM Terminals contacted me few weeks later informing me of my success at the aptitude test and inviting me for an oral interview at their magnificent office complex at Apapa which I went for and passed. The package didn't just end there with the IT placement offer - it also came with a scholarship award sum which they paid me at the start of my final year.

I was very impressed with them. My experience with APM Terminals, Apapa proved to me that there are still some, albeit a few, sincere companies in Nigeria who recruit employees on a level playing field. Shell oil company is another one too.

I'll advise that you keep persevering. And you should try both options that I listed. This is Nigeria and its how the system works here most of the time.

Take care.

bigfrancis21:

I deeply understand your situation, my dear. The employment situation in the country is mostly about connexions and who you know(ima mmadu), save for a few sincere and genuine companies that still give free-and-fair recruitment processes.

I experienced this when I was applying for my IT(industrial training) in my 4th year in the university. I applied to Internship offers in ExxonMobil(I won their scholarship in my first year in the university, renewable till I graduated, and hoped it could give me an upper hand in landing a 6-month internship offer with them) and APM Terminals(an international shipping company located at Apapa Lagos state). Both companies invited me for an aptitude test at PH and VI, Lagos respectively. I went for them, the both tests holding between at a time interval of 1 week. I never heard from Mobil till today. They didn't call any of us who wrote their IT test. Instead, they filled up those spaces with their own relatives who were IT-seeking students.

However, APM Terminals contacted me few weeks later informing me of my success at the aptitude test and inviting me for an oral interview at their magnificent office complex at Apapa which I went for and passed. The package didn't just end there with the IT placement offer - it also came with a scholarship award sum which they paid me at the start of my final year.

I was very impressed with them. My experience with APM Terminals, Apapa proved to me that there are still some, albeit a few, sincere companies in Nigeria who recruit employees on a level playing field. Shell oil company is another one too.

I'll advise that you keep persevering. And you should try both options that I listed. This is Nigeria and its how the system works here most of the time.

Take care.

x-fire:

Nice contribution, however there's a big difference between IT placement and job placement. While many organizations may reward their loyal staffs and friends with IT placement for their wards, same can not be said for job placement. Recruitment for full time positions in most of the companies are purely by merit.

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JamexJames: I had about 80% chances of been retained by Total during my internship with them in their gas plant and flow station but due to what a past IT student did so they stop retaining their IT students that did well... Total field operators are on money not to talk of their supervisors, team leaders etc