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Libya- no oil jobs?
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sisyphus



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:06 am    Post subject: Libya- no oil jobs? Reply with quote

I cant seem to see any Libya Oil jobs advertised anywhere and the companies i have emailed dont reply. Am I doing something wrong? Is there no recruitment at the moment, im actually probably looking post MA anyway for an Oil gig and I really need some sort of rotational contract as im family constrained etc......The Sisyphus
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sharter



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:00 pm    Post subject: Libya Reply with quote

Try Smart Recruitment Specialists, Harley Street London, contact May Dean. Don't do a rotation for less than 30,000 GBP per annum and I wouldn't touch one longer than 6 on 3 off.
There are some truly disgraceful oofers out here from the likes of Bell, IH and all that mob.
Once you get to Trip, there's loads of private work....tonnes of it....especially for PET and IELTS, the latter commanding a real premium.
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Hadit



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What are the general required credentials for the Libyan oil jobs: a BA and CELTA + a year experience? Can people from the US work there, or is it more of a European union/British thing?
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doner



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does not matter. You will not get a job as you are a 4 weeker and with only one years experience. Drop the fantasy that you are going to get a well paid job with a total investment of 4 weeks.
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oilmart1



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How do you get your tonnes of private jobs sharter? I am currently in Libya andonone of those cr.ap salaries you mention Smile
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britdan



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm also thinking about applying for oil rig jobs in either Libya or Equatorial Guinea in 2011. By this time I'll have (hopefully) a DELTA (with a specialism in Exam Classes) and 7 years experience (1 year post DELTA).

Unfortunately, I don't have a First or Bachelors Degree.

Are these qualifications/experience enough, or is a first degree a Libyan government requirement to issue work visas?

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I've been looking around and I've seen positions with the rotation 28on:28off, which sounds great; and I've seen 42on:21off, which doesn't sound so great.

What rotation is more likely?
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doner



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no degree no decent job Embarassed

Rotational jobs are tough that is why they give you time off. If it was bearable they would save money and do it the normal way. It is not great and you are falling into the fantasy that you can get a great job with loads of money without a degree. Hell it is near impossible to do that with a degree yet you will be competing with all those with degrees.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:49 pm    Post subject: erm Reply with quote

I'm on a rotation, everyone has a degree....at least!!

Rotations can be pleasant. I enjoy my life, the money is good and I have loads of hols.

Equatorial Guinea is the centre of world malaria. Taking pills is actually part of your contract. Marathon oil interviewed me and loads of my male mates about 2 years ago and none of us received an offer. I know 2 women who the fat bloke and his side kick employed, both had little experience... but one had long legs. Fluor and Wood Group were recruiting for them.

I'm on a 42/21 and probably earn a bit more than the Eq Guinea job pays as I get paid 12 months a year and am not tax resident. I also won't get malaria in Libya. 28/28 would be heaven, but I wouldn't save and would become UK tax resident/Europe tax resident.

Rotations are for people who are self-reliant inside and outside work. The misanthrope, penny pinching, back stabbing, prima donna a-holes soon get found out on a gas plant in the Sahara.
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basiltherat



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Rotations are for people who are self-reliant inside and outside work. The misanthrope, penny pinching, back stabbing, prima donna a-holes soon get found out on a gas plant in the Sahara.


Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. And there is evidence to prove it; at least where I am.


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you are falling into the fantasy that you can get a great job with loads of money without a degree



I don't agree. Good-paying jobs can be had by people who don't have a degree. It's all about getting a reputation for doing an excellent job, being persistent and persuasive as well as being fortunate that there are people in recruiting positions who correctly realize that a degree is not necessarily the be-all and end-all of this 'gig'.

It's also about personality and getting on with people. There is little point in having a degree to get a job if one could be descibed as ...........a misanthrope, penny pinching, back stabbing, prima donna a-hole.

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Basil Smile
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cezarek



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it possible to get a rotational job with BA + CELTA and 10 years experience (not Middle East)?

And if so, what is the recruitment timescale?

Any advice much appreciated!
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cezarek



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I notice a company called Intensive English is advertising some vacancies in Libya. Does anyone have any experience of them?

The salary is 1000 sterling plus LYD350 subsistence allowance - this doesn't seem much compared to some of the salaries mentioned in this forum.

They offer 12 or 24 week contracts in the ad I saw (on another well-known site), but their ads elsewhere and on their website are for 24 weeks.

The 12 week possibility might be interesting for me - I haven't any Middle East experience and this could be a way of finding out if I'd love it or hate it.

Any input would be much appreciated.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:09 pm    Post subject: Harrumph Reply with quote

Sounds like a truly shite offer!
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cezarek



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's my feeling too.
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officeboy



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey guys, check on this one:

Teaching positions within Libya.
Desert location's, suitable for male applicants only.

6 week on / 3 week off rotation.

Annual salary starting at 24K GBP + Quarterly KPI Bonus + Travel allowance additional to flight allowance.

5 / 6 return flights per year to LHR (dependant on rotation) or flight allowance for other destinations.

In country transfers, camp accommodation & meals inclusive.

All entry / exit visa costs covered.

UK passport holder, native English speakers only.

This is a permanent position, for experienced rotational teachers only.

Only applicants that fit the required profile will be contacted

Qualifications required:

CELTA / DELTA Qualified.

Degree in relevant field.

Minimum 3 years experience within Islamic environment.

Experience in teaching KET, PET, FCE and IELTS exams to Cambridge curriculum.

References required, they will be followed up.

Initial start date: 02/04/10.
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sharter



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:40 am    Post subject: 2 bob Reply with quote

Salary's a bit low. Who's it with?PM me...I'm on much more.
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