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Originally Posted by Muta
Standard practice would be to contact the hiring manager, the lead, etc. That goes for any industry. Most jobs that are advertised in O+G, I've found you need to know someone to actually get an interview at the bare minimum. Moreso than other industries I've applied into.
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Pretty true for the most part. My wife is a HR recruiter and worked for a major O&G company here in Calgary until she went on mat leave and she basically said for the most part the only jobs that ever got posted on their website were the ones they couldn't fill through internal applicants or referrals. They actually even preferred going through a hiring agency to find applicants rather than just posting on their website.
I also work for an oil company and have worked for two others previous to this one and every position I have had was through a referral. There's a reason why these companies will pay their employees thousands of dollars for a good referral that they hire, they get better candidates that way. I wouldn't drop a name here unless I was sure they would be good for the job...