Very disappointed

I completed my rov training at fort william and have been struggling to get my foot in the door and get my first job. I got given a phone number for a ROV manager ( NOT NAMING ) who I called to see about the possibility of work or advice. I left a message but got no reply.

So today ( a week later ) I decided to drop them an email, asking if it would be possible to meet him and get advice about the best ways to find work and if they are looking for personnel. All I got back was

" we are recruiting but not people such as you with no experience, you have wasted your money"

surly thats no way to advertise the industry or that company to future employees, clients etc etc??

As you will find on this board, the general advise is against doing the ROV courses. Thry CAN be of benefit on the CV, however there are many other things to do before doing that. And this includes HNCs in Electrical/electronics, hydraulics, etc. Work experience also counts a lot more.

That is not to say the course might not sway it, but it is not the be all and end all the training companies tell everyone.

As you found, some companies are looking foir time served experienced people, others are looking for people with purely academic backgrounds.

Hows it going rovjas
Keep at it the job will turn up , it is true of some companys they dont want to know unless you have the background / degree .
But i have worked with electrical engineers / mech engineers and it aint rocket science, yes when the shit hits the fan you need to have a clue and need to work as a team to get the job done.
The PCB boards on some rovs are no harder to understand than you find in a pc. Fault finding and knowing where to look for any problems is the hard part, and with surface mounted components you cant work on them anyway ,anyone can pull a board out and replace it.From what i have been told some rov techs offshore think an ocsiliscope is for putting there coffee on or watching tv on is that correct MISIUEK.
You didnt want rovjas to take what you say as a bad remark but did you have to rub it in that the next chopper is yours,lets hope when the oil industry takes its next slump you are as good as you think you are. Karma! its a bitch

Rovjas , being serious for approx’ two minutes !
Who told or advised you to do the ROV course in Fort William ?
I would be very interested to know , send me a private message please.

rovjas

Don’t take it personally mate.

A general rule of thumb to use in the industry is that the people in the office are there cause they were crap offshore.

Keep at it, and there’s every chance you’ll get to sh*t on whoever sent you the letter from a great height in about 10 years or so.

The question you should ask yourself is ‘do you want to work for a company who puts someone as unproffesional as this in a position of authority?’ I’ll bet the amswer is no.

rovjas
I remember when I was a roughneck and a slot came up for a motorhand
(next position up the ladder …use to spin chain on the drill floor)
I could spin chain but did not have a clue about the rest of the tasks that go with the job…long story short…driller knew I was bullshiting but I had the right attitude and got my shot at the title.

It is up to the lads on your crew or even that job if you can pull it off.
If you say you have 3 months experience on the critter you used at the school who knows?

It isn’t getting you no where …..where your at now is it…what do you have to loose.
You will look back in a few years time and laugh most likely.
Best of luck….be positive!!!

you will find that a lot of companies are employing just now but there is plenty of ex forces boys going about just now and the ops managers seem to love these guys good or bad! I don’t know your working background but companies are looking for some form of technical qualifications and somebody with no technical background apart from an rov course will probably go to the bottom of the pile! That said don’t give up keep sending the cv’s and back that up with a phone call. good luck