# READ THIS FIRST! If you are looking for a job, includeing you just graduated cadets **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime Employment\ **Created:** [July 11, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897 "2012-07-11T23:33:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jetryder223](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Jetryder223](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jetryder223)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/21 "2012-10-01T12:00:24Z")
Hey John - Can we make this thread a “Sticky”? ---
**Author:** ![gcsaylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9dc877/32.png) [@gcsaylor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/gcsaylor)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/22 "2012-10-16T18:40:36Z")
Obviously needs a bump ---
**Author:** ![Bayrunner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/bayrunner/32/966_2.png) [@Bayrunner](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Bayrunner)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/23 "2012-10-16T19:09:11Z")
> [@"Jetryder223"](#): > > Hey John - Can we make this thread a “Sticky”? Still waiting on that sticky. ---
**Author:** ![dredgeboater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@dredgeboater](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dredgeboater)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/24 "2012-11-27T17:16:36Z")
BUMP. If you want more information than this thread has to offer, the Search function on the gCaptain website/iDevice app/Android app will save you from asking questions that have already been answered. Ditto on the search function for schedules, pay, company cultures, benefits etc. ---
**Author:** ![fisherjason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/898d66/32.png) [@fisherjason](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fisherjason)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/25 "2012-12-05T18:45:55Z")
Bump …, ---
**Author:** ![A\_Chateau\_on\_the\_Bay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/a_chateau_on_the_bay/32/1298_2.png) [@A\_Chateau\_on\_the\_Bay](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/A_Chateau_on_the_Bay)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/26 "2012-12-06T10:27:44Z")
Many of you are already aware that I am happy to offer mariners a discounted rate of $60/night while looking for work or going to school in the area. My B&B is centrally located to all of the companies on LA Hwy 1 and LA Hwy 308, LA Hwy 90 East and West, making it a great spot. Although I realize that many of you may not have stayed at a B&B before. When checking in, please be courteous to arrive after 3:00 pm and before 7:00 pm. (Preferably, no late check-ins) I run this B&B on my own and don’t have a front desk. I have noticed recently that some mariners are thinking they can arrive at 9;00pm or 10:00pm and expect to "pick my brain about companies in the area" Other B&B guests are sleeping at this time and I am usually whining down. If I can be of help to you, please call to make reservations in advance, if possible. Thanks for everyone’s understanding. Claudette L. Pitre A Chateau on the Bayou Bed & Breakfast 3158 Hwy 308 Raceland, LA 70394 (985) 537-6773 Website: [http://www.achateauonthebayou.com](http://www.achateauonthebayou.com) FB page: [https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/A-Chateau-On-The-Bayou-Bed-Breakfast-Claudette-L-Pitre/121896531157165?fref=ts](https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/A-Chateau-On-The-Bayou-Bed-Breakfast-Claudette-L-Pitre/121896531157165?fref=ts) ---
**Author:** ![Jetryder223](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Jetryder223](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jetryder223)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/27 "2013-02-24T15:34:48Z")
Bump,… ---
**Author:** ![txwooley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@txwooley](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/txwooley)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/28 "2013-07-22T16:02:12Z")
Bump back to the top. ---
**Author:** ![nazeal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90ced4/32.png) [@nazeal](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/nazeal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/29 "2013-07-22T18:09:34Z")
Someone get John to make this a sticky thread soot doesn’t plummet deep again ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/30 "2013-07-22T20:41:28Z")
[QUOTE=nazeal;115339]Someone get John to make this a sticky thread soot doesn’t plummet deep again[/QUOTE] There are many ways to contact me - via [email](http://gcaptain.com/contact/), [private message](http://gcaptain.com/forum/private.php), [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/john.konrad), [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/in/gcaptain) or [telephone](http://gcaptain.com/team-2/). You could also contact [Mikey or Rob](http://gcaptain.com/team-2/) or, if you’re feeling creative, contact my[publicist](http://gcaptain.com/books) who’s paid by my book publisher to keep tabs on me. Hell even if I was floating on a liferaft in the Pacific there are [people who could help you track me down](http://sixmaritime.com/advisory-board/). But, FYI, posting “somebody get John” on a random thread doesn’t always work 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nazeal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90ced4/32.png) [@nazeal](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/nazeal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/31 "2013-07-22T20:49:30Z")
> [@"john"](#): > > There are many ways to contact me - via [email](http://gcaptain.com/contact/), [private message](http://gcaptain.com/forum/private.php), [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/john.konrad), [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/in/gcaptain) or [telephone](http://gcaptain.com/team-2/). You could also contact [Mikey or Rob](http://gcaptain.com/team-2/) or, if you’re feeling creative, contact my[publicist](http://gcaptain.com/books) who’s paid by my book publisher to keep tabs on me. Hell even if I was floating on a liferaft in the Pacific there are [people who could help you track me down](http://sixmaritime.com/advisory-board/). > > But, FYI, posting “somebody get John” on a random thread doesn’t always work 😉 Hehe true. My bad. Thanks a bunch John! ---
**Author:** ![Flyer69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/flyer69/32/6000_2.png) [@Flyer69](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Flyer69)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/32 "2013-07-22T23:26:33Z")
I credit the GCaptain site, but most importantly the good advice summarized in the original post in this thread, for giving me the good info I needed to get a job on an OSV in the GOM. I am here now, and so happy i made the move. Kudos and thanks to every member of this site who “pays it forward” by sharing their knowledge here. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Skywalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@Mike\_Skywalker](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Mike_Skywalker)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/33 "2013-08-22T17:58:27Z")
Stupid question, but could you expand a little on the packing list? I’ve spent many years in the Coast Guard but all at small boat stations…Needless to say my seabag was filled with uniforms. I am getting ready to possibly start a new job as an OS and don’t want to feel stupid asking my new employer what I should pack for a 28 day rotation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Bayrunner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/bayrunner/32/966_2.png) [@Bayrunner](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Bayrunner)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/34 "2013-09-25T20:57:46Z")
I just noticed that this got stickied…finally!! ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Phoenix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_phoenix/32/281_2.png) [@Capt\_Phoenix](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/35 "2013-09-26T10:26:27Z")
[QUOTE=“Mike\_Skywalker;118160”]Stupid question, but could you expand a little on the packing list? I’ve spent many years in the Coast Guard but all at small boat stations…Needless to say my seabag was filled with uniforms. I am getting ready to possibly start a new job as an OS and don’t want to feel stupid asking my new employer what I should pack for a 28 day rotation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE] Steel toe boots and work clothes, about a weeks worth. You can ask your company what PPE they provide (like gloves, safety glasses, and such) or if you need to bring your own. ---
**Author:** ![t.mcg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@t.mcg](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/t.mcg)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/36 "2013-09-26T20:14:10Z")
> [@"Mike\_Skywalker"](#): > > Stupid question, but could you expand a little on the packing list? I’ve spent many years in the Coast Guard but all at small boat stations…Needless to say my seabag was filled with uniforms. I am getting ready to possibly start a new job as an OS and don’t want to feel stupid asking my new employer what I should pack for a 28 day rotation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Shampoo body wash. Guy got on the boat today asking and said whoops. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Phoenix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_phoenix/32/281_2.png) [@Capt\_Phoenix](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/37 "2013-09-26T22:13:49Z")
[QUOTE=“t.mcg;121389”] Shampoo body wash. Guy got on the boat today asking and said whoops.[/QUOTE] Yeah, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. Everyone I have worked for has provided bars of soap but take some anyway, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/38 "2013-09-27T04:40:50Z")
Shower shoes Medication/advil etc Something to sleep in (shorts, tshirt) Toiletries Multi-tool, gloves, small flashlight Any favorite/gotta haves like bandannas or support socks or insoles Make sure your boots fit, breaking in new boots on a hitch is ill advised. Goodwill/salvation army is a great place to find t-shirts and even Carhartts. If you do engine oil changes you will need a set of grubby duds (in my case, a boiler suit) that you can afford to toss when they get bad enough. ---
**Author:** ![Too\_bad\_steam\_is\_gon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Too\_bad\_steam\_is\_gon](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Too_bad_steam_is_gon)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/39 "2013-09-28T07:02:25Z")
Keep track of all your expenses (open a separate bank account for all expenses work related). I write off about $300 a year in jeans/tees /socks as I am an engineer and don’t have a hasmat permit to carry my oily clothes home so they get tossed every trip. Shoes and other expenses are separate. Buy a good pair of work shoes or boots as you will be in them on your feet a long time. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. The first post is great advice. ---
**Author:** ![CGtug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@CGtug](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/CGtug)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897/40 "2013-10-13T20:17:46Z")
Thanks! Really good info. [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/read-this-first-if-you-are-looking-for-a-job-includeing-you-just-graduated-cadets/7897.md?page=3)