A little background is that I am an academy graduate with a 3rd Mates Unlimited license, along with all the cool acronyms for certifications accompanying it.
Responses to applications have been less than exciting, and while I have entertained a few different companies and have been offered a few opportunities with tugging, I have my sights set on Offshore Supply. I have a friend who lives in Louisiana and plan to fly down and stay there and make rounds for a couple of days applying in person.
With the market the way it is I would imagine this would be more valuable than a name on a resume coming through email. I plan to hit Chouest, Harvey, Tidewater, and Otto Candies while I’m down there and am simply looking for any information/recommendations anyone has that could be beneficial. Any other known companies in that general region would be appreciated as well.
Have you been paying attention to the state of the oil and gas/offshore industry lately? There are licensed officers with decades of experience working as ABs if you have offers in other sectors of the industry I would jump on them. All the power to you if you want to try and get hired in the US GOM right now. Not a career move I would make at the moment.
Don’t waste your time and money is my recommendation. Applying in person down there is a requirement even when times are outstanding. When times are tough, well, enjoy your free coffee in the HR waiting rooms and take one of those other job offers IMMEDIATELY when you get back home again. Or you may find yourself sitting on the beach for quite a while…
3rd mate unlimited might get you a doughnut to go with that coffee. Unless you have DP to add to those letters behind your license youre just wasting your time and money right now. Even then all that might get you is a few minutes to bend the personal managers ear.
Geez you guys, hes probably got a shit load of student debt already, whats another few bucks to go knock on doors? Besides, there is always someone failing a piss test or getting too drunk to show up…
I am surprised he isn’t going right to a drill ship. Oh shit those jobs are kept aside for kings pointers so they can fulfill their obligations on a foreign flag vessel.
[QUOTE=BargeMonkey;162118]Good for you turning down the tug jobs, nothing but scum hawsepipers and criminals out here, horrible place to be. Pampered fucking school children. ;)[/QUOTE]
One day im going to try to get a job over there with you criminals just so I can see New York.
You fouled up not taking the tug job, tugs will gain you a lot of street cred. in the oil field when the market does recover. A towing endorsement is something really good to have that can set you apart from herd.
It’s hard to say what’s the best move but don’t turn your nose up at the tugs, lots to be learned there. If you do it right you’ll learn some real seamanship, it will make you a better mariner and as Tkoval says above you will gain some credibility eleswhere.
You and every other cadet just past coasties buddy. Good luck hand it’s bad timing to head south. Maybe drink beer and chase skirts this summer and pick up a fun crappy paying gig. Check out MMA job shopper!
If it makes you feel better I picked up garbage for 3 months before getting a lucky break. Paid pretty well too. Also take DP basic to stand out from the other graduates. That couple G’s might get you a job or at least a second look.
[QUOTE=Kennebec Captain;162186]It’s hard to say what’s the best move but don’t turn your nose up at the tugs, lots to be learned there. If you do it right you’ll learn some real seamanship, it will make you a better mariner and as Tkoval says above you will gain some credibility eleswhere.[/QUOTE]
Sushhhhhhh, No giving away secrets.
“Good for you turning down the tug jobs, nothing but scum hawsepipers and criminals out here, horrible place to be.”
Exactly, now write it down 10 times, “You do not want anything to do with Tugs, they just be hawsepipers there”’
