Guide to Searching and Applying for Jobs in Any Sector

By Carlos Ferrer

This practical guide offers the reader, in a nutshell, ideas and strategies to searching and applying for jobs in an economy that has proven to be more and more competitive. Although the title suggests a niche located in the Oil and Gas sector it can be perfectly applied to any other segment of the global economy. This guide offers a fresh and more aggressive approach to identifying job opportunities whilst enhancing our networking capabilities, without losing sight of other elements of our mental well-being that are left aside, during the sometimes difficult stages of the job search process. There are no secret formulas but simply the fact that the dynamics linking employers and candidates when it comes to filling a position for a particular organization, have evolved in respond to a more competitive professional market where unless we adapt our personal marketing approach, it will prove to be more challenging for job hunters to find themselves working for the right company. Hopefully, this guide will provide you with some of the strategies that will place your presence out there in a much better position to compete and excel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Carlos Ferrer
• Release date: May 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370536948

Carlos Ferrer

I am a family man with 2 beautiful children. My wife and I are originally from Venezuela but migrated to Australia back in 2007. Despite of missing our families and friends we have learnt to love this country and we are here for good.My academic background includes a business degree and MBA in finance. I've also completed a couple of units in Psychology, did some preparation in Psychoanalysis and I'm in the process of completing a diploma in counseling. In the sports front I love running (10 marathons so far and counting), I play tennis and I was also a successful fencer during my teen years.I have a passion for writing where the inclination seems to point towards the motivational arena. Time for this activity is not in abundance at this stage in my life but that doesn't stop my ideas from flowing. Soon enough, I will unleash my inspiration and hope to sharing my vision of the world with everybody.

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Guide to searching and applying for jobs amid current oil and gas market conditions

By Carlos Ferrer

Copyright Carlos Ferrer 2017

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Introduction

In recent times, the most effective job-seeking strategies have proven to be highly dynamic and changeable, with the job-hunter necessarily making modifications as they encounter shifting employment conditions. In particular, job-seekers in the oil and gas sector have encountered an increasing need to adapt to fluid market conditions due to the prolonged slump in the prices of these commodities. Clearly, new techniques and tactics for getting the job you want—or the position for which your experience best suits you, not necessarily the same thing—are required. Regardless of the specific area in which your professional experience or qualifications are concentrated, the current economic climate is directly or indirectly affecting all areas of the global economy. More than ever, difficult times call for a positive and creative mindset, one in which we focus on exploring our best qualities and abilities, then putting them in to action to land a new job. You may also seek to re-invent yourself in areas that you had never before dreamed of making money from. I