It’s frustrating to a degree. If I didn’t have my network and only was interested at working at maybe 2 gulf companies it doesn’t make sense that you can’t really successfully talk to them over the phone or email and tentatively set something up without a trip down there. If you NEED a job then yeah absolutely pounding the pavement is the right thing to do, but for guys who have jobs and are looking to make a change it seems such an outdated practice to have to make a trip just to have a conversation. You would think they would set aside resumes/correspondence of experienced licensed personnel to review and handle differently; I am sure they do to a degree but consistency would be great.