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re: Gig'em Aggies ... I Just Wanted To Say Hello.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:35 am to McRebel42
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:35 am to McRebel42
Once you're in the industry, you're "in". You'll quickly learn that after getting your feet wet for the first year or two in the O&G industry, who you know is more important than your resume/experience. The hardest part is getting in to begin with.
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Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:42 am to ColoradoAg03
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who you know is more important than your resume/experience. The hardest part is getting in to begin with.
I am learning this very quickly and that's why I am as appreciative as I can be when someone is willing to give me a little time from their day to help me out in this pursuit. Also why I am so eager when I hear one such as yourself is in the industry and might have some contacts that they wouldn't mine passing my info along too.
ColoAg I would really be thankful if you were to do this for me ... I might just have to get you in for a aTm vs OM game and show you a time in payment for your help.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:54 am to McRebel42
It'll also help to take up golf, tennis and/or clay shooting as a hobby if you don't do any of those already. There are many O&G golf, tennis, and clay shoot functions/events throughout the year put on by both operators and service companies. Not to mention corporate tailgate tents at Texans games where all the food and booze is free. Baker Hughes always throws down hard for Texans tailgate. Usually the service companies are the big spenders for O&G events. Service companies suck the operator D since the operators give them the business. that's just how it works and it's a beautiful social relationship haha. If you work for an operator, you won't ever pay for shite if you're around someone that works for a service company. They have so much freedom with their company credit cards is unreal. Some of my buddies here work for Baker and Schlumberger and everytime we go to HH with some of our other friends, my drinks are on their company card because they can call it a "business meeting".
I assume you already have the drinkin down, for the many O&G happy hours that happen as well.
I assume you already have the drinkin down, for the many O&G happy hours that happen as well.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:08 pm to ColoradoAg03
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golf
Check.
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tennis
Check.
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clay shooting
Check. (Though I suck at this the most)
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I assume you already have the drinkin down
Check.
it doesn't say Ole Miss fan by my name for no reason. That's sounds awesome and that's basically what my friends have told me about it though I know I'll start in the grunt work first. I really can't wait to start this new chapter of my life ... I'm just ready to be done with these classes, which should be around November/December.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:37 pm to McRebel42
Hey McRebel..... GO frick YOURSELF MWUAHAHAHAHAHA 
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:56 pm to UMRealist
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Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:59 pm to McRebel42
Posted on 6/12/13 at 2:03 pm to ColoradoAg03
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Once you're in the industry, you're "in". You'll quickly learn that after getting your feet wet for the first year or two in the O&G industry, who you know is more important than your resume/experience. The hardest part is getting in to begin with.
Yup, this is the best piece of advice anyone could get. If you're a certain type of person it isn't hard to meet and get along with people in this industry. Especially in Houston where you're engrossed in it and there are so many chances to network
This post was edited on 6/12/13 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 6/12/13 at 2:44 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Especially in Houston where you're engrossed in it and there are so many chances to network
That's why I am trying to start down there first.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 3:21 pm to McRebel42
I'm not sure your experience and degree but you, or a future employer, may want you to go out to the field somewhere to start. It's not a bad idea and you learn a ton while still making good money. If someone proposes that don't be afraid to do it.
Just saw your post about the landman stuff on the previous page. I know a lot of people do this to get initial experience but I don't know anyone personally who did. Most of the non engineers I know (including myself) who went out in the field did general roustabout stuff initially and because they had a degree and were intelligent worked their way into a desk job
Just saw your post about the landman stuff on the previous page. I know a lot of people do this to get initial experience but I don't know anyone personally who did. Most of the non engineers I know (including myself) who went out in the field did general roustabout stuff initially and because they had a degree and were intelligent worked their way into a desk job
This post was edited on 6/12/13 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 6/12/13 at 3:24 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
No that's what I have been told I'll more than like start with to better learn the full entails of the job.
Given the fact that I'm a finance guy and not a geologist or engineer you probably have in mind what route I'm wanting to take in this process.
Given the fact that I'm a finance guy and not a geologist or engineer you probably have in mind what route I'm wanting to take in this process.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 3:26 pm to McRebel42
you're a finance guy? managerial i assume?
Posted on 6/12/13 at 3:28 pm to McRebel42
Yeah, I have an Econ degree and I'm glad I went out in the field and saw everything close up. I still go to and deal with our field offices for my current job and I think that experience really helps
Posted on 6/12/13 at 4:08 pm to UMRealist
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you're a finance guy? managerial i assume?
Yeah, I started in Accounting went until intermediate and after that I changed majors. Figured that would be the easiest to switch to since many of the classes I already took counted towards that degree as well. Why do you ask?
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Yeah, I have an Econ degree and I'm glad I went out in the field and saw everything close up. I still go to and deal with our field offices for my current job and I think that experience really helps
Yeah I feel that the field work would best suit me at first ... not only in gaining that experience but I'd like to be out of the office a little as well.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 4:15 pm to McRebel42
Just wondering. I'm finishing my banking and finance degree at the end of the month
Posted on 6/12/13 at 7:24 pm to UMRealist
What are you wanting to do with it?
ETA: I wish I would specialized in the banking side but then again an undergrad is undergrad and it doesn't really matter that much.
ETA: I wish I would specialized in the banking side but then again an undergrad is undergrad and it doesn't really matter that much.
This post was edited on 6/12/13 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 6/12/13 at 7:52 pm to McRebel42
I want to get into credit then lending eventually. Preferably commercial. But right now i'm pretty fricked and it looks like i'm going to be a teller or CSR or something shitty smh
Posted on 6/12/13 at 7:58 pm to UMRealist
Everybody has to start somewhere ... and depending on what you do in banking they send you to school in Nola ... so that should be fun.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:13 pm to McRebel42
They have one in MS too. Dean Cyree teaches it. I'm pretty sure its an extension of the LSU branch
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