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Originally Posted by bizkitgto
Wow, awesome post. Very detailed. When you said you had frustrations with Aramco, was it mainly bureacracy?
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Some of it is that. The other thing that exists within ADCO as well is that people are not that knowledgeable. They are trained to do jobs and perform tasks, but they don't think outside the box well. If you do not follow their procedures to a T, even if they don't make sense, you will not get anywhere. So hoop-jumping becomes an important skill. Then you have some people (usually western expats) who are actually knowledgeable but have terrible attitudes and act like they're gods among men. These types have tremendous egos and tend to rule by tyranny more than anything. They're rare, but you'll know when you encounter one!
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When you started looking at jobs in the gulf did you just start applying on company's websites or did you look at using a recruiter instead?
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The company I worked for in Calgary was starting up a couple Middle Eastern operations and I threw my name in to be one of the engineers over here. I worked with them on month-in, month-out rotation for a couple years in Abu Dhabi. I then returned to live in Calgary for just under two years, working a couple different jobs. Meanwhile, the Abu Dhabi operation changed ownership and needed an engineer. They contacted me, so I agreed to come back on a permanent basis.
I know the ADNOC companies advertise openings on their website and that ARAMCO likes to hold job fairs in various places in North America, including Calgary. If you want to work for those places, that's a good place to start. If you're willing to permanently relocate, you'll have better luck than looking for some type of rotational position. Those are rare for office-type jobs. Usually they're reserved for positions that are operationally-critical and require the employee to work every day and be available around the clock.