Oceaneering vs. Canyon Offshore

What situation is Oceaneering better than Canyon Offshore.

Is the training better at canyon due to less trainees running around?
Aren’t you now working at Oceaneering?

Thanks for your input. I’ll give it a go and see what happens.

I flew down the day before my interview..I was nervous …alittle and didn’t sleep that much. I stayed at the Days Inn where they put you up when your in training. It was clean and comfortable. I did something stupid and forgot my debit card at the counter when I checked in and I found out later what I did, I popped back in and she had it in the cash register for me. That was really nice, where I come from, that wouldn’t have happened.

The morning of the interview, 8 of us where there at 9am and was met by HR and taken down to a classroom. They have the best training equipment and curriculum money can buy. Classrooms and other students were friendly and everybody was pretty excited about being there. I was very excited about the possibility of working there too , my heart was up in my throat. They are very professional HR people and really down to earth at Morgan City and everybody was so nice. I come from a different part of the country were it seems rudeness is the standard, so good ole’ southern hospitality suited me fine.

We were all given a 50 question Electronics test and a 50 question Hydraulics test. I scored highest on the electronics, as well I should have, because I taught it for 13 years and have been in the Elec/Mech Tech field for 27 years.

The interview panel was next and was Interviewed with 6 people and maybe 3 where from HR, not sure. I think 2 where supervisors and all were nice. Out of the 8 that interviewed, myself and 3 other guys made it. NOBODY that was hired were relatives or any of that. Actually, one of the guys that was let go, was a supervisor refferal. I too thought he would be in like Flynn, but no dice.
1 guy that made it was a 22 year retired Navy guy and another long chain Navy sub electrician and a young guy that had worked on rigs in insturmentation.

I start training in October and am going to work towards learning everything. I am a older guy with experience doing things, but this is a adventure of a lifetime that I can share with my grandson. I’ll probably get flamed on about my positive post, but thats OK, I am just telling you of my experience. It wasn’t bad and I didn’t feel like they are hiring anybody like freinds and family.

I will at the Monterey College ROV MATE program Aug-Sept before I go down to Morgan City. I was going to build a small web site and post my weekly journal for the other students in my class at Monterey Pennisula College MATE program. I will ask Oceaneering if it’s OK’s so you all can see it too.