Trainee Searching for 1st job

[face21]

Hi…I just completed my 3 in 1 electroni with Fiber Optic/Hydraulic/High Voltage for ROV n ROV Pilot Tech course last Feb 08 at IDESS (subic) under Subnet…

Right now Im struggling to find my 1st job as a Trainee. Does anybody knows who is willing to employ a trainee…?I’ve send my CV to Fugro,Oceaneering n other ROV comp but till now no reply…i’ve got some offer but was later rejected due to no working experinced. But if we are not given a chance how are we gonna gain experienced?

thanks 😆

[Ray Shields]

What other technical and work experience have you got?

That course you did will count for NOTHING if you do not already come from a strong technical background.

There are many people with a good technical background who will get a job first before anyone with a less technical background even without having wasted their money on such courses.

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Ray

I’m willing to help people try to get a foot in the door and have got a number of guys into the industry. I’m also happy to help people learn the ropes offshore. However, it pains me to see the same posts time & time again on here….I feel were on a real no-brainer with this one……. 😕

I’m not a recruitment agent nor do I work in an HR dept and I’m tired of seeing these posts and the same reply of ‘read the forums’. It obvious this simple piece of advice isn’t being taken seriously. I can only begin to imagine what company HR staff and recruiters think………..they must receive tons of this stuff….I dare say most goes in the bin without being thoroughly perused…… 🙄 then people are surprised that they can’t get work… 🙄

[subseascott]

Ha, ha, ha!!

Nice to see an honest reply instead of the usual "I’m the oracle of ROV’s & bla, bla, bla" or " For f&@s" sake, can you not navigate a forum?"

I was working in the office of one of the Aberdeen based companies a few years ago when they had a recruitment drive on. The assistant to the individual that was conducting the interviews had been given a list of "key words" such as certain qualifications, various words associated with experience & even past companies who potential trainees had worked for to scan for & then highlight with a marker pen. Basically, the 50 or so C.V’s with the most amount of colour got put to the top of the pile for the interviewee to look at & chose maybe 10, the rest being "recycled". Bare in mind this is out of a possible 200 a month or whatever ( I don’t work in HR) it shows that your CV definitely has a major contribution to not only an ROV trainee but anybody applying for a position in high demand.

So on that note, reckon it’s well worth reading over CV’s many times for grammatical & spelling errors, appearance & structure flaws & all the other valid tips you see on here & on other sites, as well as remembering that more often than ever companies are cross checking experience & chasing references!!!

Good luck 🙂

[nikeboy]

Just thought I’d give some advice for anybody trying to start a new career as a ROV pilot Tech. I have just started my new job as a trainee ROV pilot tech with a major ROV company, I managed to get this position with the help of all the information on this website. I can’t stress it enough for people to read the information on this forum if you are serious about getting into this sector. With the posts on this website it will give you an insight in what you need to do and how to go about getting your CV noticed. Thanks to everyone on this forum for the advice that has been posted throughout this site.

[Scott Beveridge]

Yes lads Do read the effin manual (re: website). Yes, subseascott has a very valid point in which many forum readers and members have overlooked or pooh-poohed, ummmm…. duuuh….duuuooooh…. language does not go over very well in an email or personnel interview. HR people (in which I have no time for… yes please note….) do not, I repeat, do not have an effin clue to what your qualifications are all about BBBBUUUUTTTT they DO know spelling, grammar, body language, and intimidation (albeit a nice cuppa…) NEVER UNDERESTIMATE a pencil-pusher

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Nikeboy

Thanks for that post………very well placed indeed. I hope this encourages other people to do similar. 😀

Well done on getting your foot in the door, it’s good to hear success stories for a change. Perhaps you could post some more as your career progresses, it’ll give other people an idea of what to expect coming into the industry and working their way to a fullfilling position.

See you out there…

Stay Safe

😉

[face21]

What other technical and work experience have you got?

That course you did will count for NOTHING if you do not already come from a strong technical background.

There are many people with a good technical background who will get a job first before anyone with a less technical background even without having wasted their money on such courses.

ray….fyi..i have my electrical/electronic,hydraulic n high voltage certs….right nowq im working as a mechanic repairing cars…

[luckyjim37]

The other thing as well is to always follow up a C.V. with a phone call.

Try and get firstly your name in the HR/Ops managers head and also if they are speaking to you chances are they may pull your C.V. and then it gets put down at the end of the call. On the top of the file.

Don’t get dispondant when looking for work. It is busy but a with the amount of trainees it is hard for companies to get them offshore into spots so be patient.

Use the facilities of this website. Check out IMCA’s website they list all registered companies. Knock on doors and get on the phone. Most of which can be done free through your local jobcenter as well.

Keep positive and don’t take your eye off the ball. Also take some advice on your C.V. from your job centre or even contact a company that specialises in C.V. writting. Format and appearance is everything. Content is important but it has to catch a persons eye before they read it properly.

[hermawan]

i just sharing too in here about my experience to looking job for ROV in singapore,

after i finish my course in singapore, i walk in to fugro office, and oceaneering office with hardcopy of my cv,

my background is electrical, and for 15 years ago i working for offshore as assistant survey, but after several years i moved to office as IT, until several weeks ago i have to decided to work in offshore again,

so for this time is still difficult to looking job rov regarding my background in IT,

btw i already re-make mv CV adjusting like rov-world suggested,

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