Thursday 21 July 2011

A New Look For the Leader in Oil and Gas Recruitment


Hazell Engineering, a leading oil and gas recruitment agency in the UK recently launched their new website www.hazelleng.com. It took the web development team 6 months to develop the entire front and backend functionality of the web portal. After the redesigning and rebranding phase, the web portal is now live and open to people from all over the world to get the latest oil and gas job updates, news and latest developments, and also to upload their CVs. The overhaul of the entire site was carried out to allow for an enhanced user experience for job seekers and employers alike. The new website is more user friendly, with many enhanced features to help the job seekers get noticed and allow the employers to easily screen the applications of the potential candidates.
The new website boasts a vibrant new look with the help of a beautifully utilized, corporate colour scheme. The website also has new content that is updated on a regular basis, and also features the latest high tech, job-seeker functionality, including a powerful and innovative job search utility. An improved job seeker alert system allows the hopeful candidates to keep up with the latest opportunities in the industry as they happen.
Other new features included on the site are the latest company and industry news headlines, improved usability and navigation and a tips section providing job seekers with valuable information on how to prepare their CVs to make the best impression, useful information about contractual matters and a wealth of interrelated information that would make job hunting a lot easier for them.
James Martin, Hazell Engineering’s Recruitment Specialist commented: “We are very proud and delighted with the new website. It represents our specialist approach to recruitment, our vision and mission statement and accurately reflects our long-term strategic plan to continue being a leading recruitment consultancy operating in the Oil and Gas Industry in the UK. As well as aligning the design of the site with our fresh new branding, we wanted to update the content and functionality of the website to fulfil expectations from both candidates and employers.”
About Hazell Engineering
For over 27 years Hazell Engineering have supplied the services of high calibre engineering personnel to the International Oil and Gas industry, both on a contract and permanent basis.
Our highly experienced recruitment team utilises one of the industry's most comprehensive personnel databases, this enables us to respond rapidly to our client’s individual requirements.
Quality is of primary importance in all of Hazell Engineering's operations. Accordingly, we are ISO 9001: 2008 accredited by DNV, "for the provision of specialised recruitment services to the offshore oil, gas and petrochemical industries". We are also First Point Assessment Limited registered and a fully accredited member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
www.hazelleng.com combines best traditional practice with state of the art recruitment technology ensuring our place at the forefront of oil and gas recruitment.

Calling All Experts for Oil Refinery Jobs


Oil, the liquid or black gold as it is referred to sometimes, and this as a reference is absolutely correct. We cannot begin to imagine a world without engines, electricity and many other modern conveniences without thanking the discovery of oil for it. It would not be wrong to say that the modern world and the entire global financial economy depend heavily on oil. Petroleum, that is a by-product of the very raw form of oil, not only holds importance for the modern man but astonishingly even the pre historic man reaped the benefit of this treasure hidden deep inside the earth’s crust. According to recent scientific discoveries, the cave or pre historic man employed the service of oil and its by-products to keep warm, to defend himself against his enemies and to a certain extent, even for medicinal or healing purposes.  
With the modern technology paving the way for further discoveries, today’s oil forms the basis for many products besides petrol such as synthetic plastic, agricultural fertilizers, pharmaceutical components, solvents and even insect repellents. Since the oil industry holds such as important position in the development and progress of the human race, oil refinery jobs are revered as a prize among job seekers from all over the world. The people that are ideally suited for oil refinery jobs include mechanics, or highly skilled people professionally trained in the repairing or building of machinery. As far as physical size and scales are concerned, no other industry matches up to the oil industry. An oil refinery is made up of several different sectors such as investigation, extraction, distillation, marketing, and transportation. The core refining sector is very complex and relies on competent people that are experts are what they do. Here are some of the most advertised and most common oil refinery jobs along with a little description:
Safety Engineer
Since oil and most of its by-products are highly flammable, the job a refinery safety engineer is to make sure accidents are avoided at any cost so the workforce stays safe. This oil refinery job requires the candidate to be proactive in approach by implementing safety and security procedures that are deemed necessary for the prevention of accidents and hazards.
Mechanical Engineer
The mechanical engineer's responsibility is to make sure that the engines, machines and mechanical equipment are up and running at all times. The mechanical engineer is also responsible for the operational maintenance of the mechanical equipment that he is in charge of.
Chemical Engineer
The job of a chemical engineer is to perform experiments and also to assist chemical technicians and scientists in their ongoing investigations and experiments so that they can create and develop new solid, liquid or gaseous products. This also aids in the refinement of quality control, the safeguarding of ecological standards, and work relating to hypothetical or hands-on application of chemistry-allied sciences.
Refinery Operator
As the name suggests, a refinery operator is responsible for the smooth and uninterrupted operations of the oil refinery. The refinery operator keeps a bird’s eye view on different key processes and makes sure that everything is going according to plan.

For the latest oil refinery jobs and oil gas careers, please visit http://www.hazelleng.com/

Monday 4 July 2011

Oil and Gas Jobs – The Golden Opportunity


The most flourishing and rewarding profession during the past 50 plus years has been a career or a permanent job in the Oil and Gas Sector. Since the beginning of human civilization, there has never been an industry that has been constantly on a high since the day it was established, such as the Oil and Gas industry. Think of it like this, if the planet earth is a body, then oil is the blood that is running through its veins and this body needs gas to survive. Because of the constant worldwide growth, there seems to be always a shortage of dedicated, qualified and professional workers in the Oil and Gas sector. This is because of the increase in global consumption and due to increased consumption the excavations, drillings and production of Oil and Gas are at an all time high and so are the Oil and Gas jobs.
Despite the fact that the demand for quality workers is always present in this industry, it is a tough job in itself to land Oil and Gas jobs. Some people are of the opinion that because of the shortage and requirement for workers, it is relatively easy to land a job in the Oil and Gas industry. Nothing can be further from the truth, as unlike other industries where you have a list of emails or website addresses and you start clicking your mouse to send you resume to the HR Department and then wait for the call. Things don’t work like that here, because of the level of specialisation and the high pay scale. Not only does the Oil and Gas Sector require you to have comprehensive industry knowledge, you also need to be well ware and well versed with the inside tips and tricks of the Oil and Gas industry.
 Landing a job or having a career in this field is very similar to any industry where you typically start at the bottom and work your way up the corporate ladder one step at a time. The only thing you need to survive and rise is motivation and ambition to prove your worth and selection. The only difference between other industries and the Oil and Gas industry is the high pay scale offered by this industry. If you are looking to start a career or land a job in the Oil and Gas industry than here are some valuable tips for you that will help you in your quest.
Narrow your search, not your options.
The typical jobs in the Oil and Gas Industry are; drilling jobs, onsite oil rigger jobs, sales jobs, oil transport jobs, and engineering jobs. Now decide for yourself the role that you would like to pursue and ask yourself the question as to whether you would consider relocating, since Oil and Gas jobs are most common and frequent in;  Middle East, Russia , Saudi Arabia, Texas, Iraq, Canada, Illinois, Russia, Venezuela, Alaska, Africa, etc.
After making up your mind, find a credible Oil and Gas recruitment agency and register yourself with it. Usually a credible Oil and Gas recruitment agency does not have any registration fees and gives you an opportunity to bring your resume to the spotlight for the employers to view. It also updates you on the latest Oil and Gas job listings around the world.

To get the best opportunities in the Oil and Gas sector and for Oil Gas Jobs UK, please visit http://www.hazelleng.com/

Sunday 3 July 2011

Good News for People Looking for a Career in the Oil and Gas Sector


Hazell Engineering, a leading oil and gas recruitment agency recently announced that more than 50,000 people have already registered themselves on their web portal www. http://www.hazelleng.com/. It also announced that some of the major names in the Oil and Gas industry are already using their recruiting services to select and shortlist candidates for vacancies all over the world. Hazell Engineering has developed a cutting edge system which makes it easier for employers to view the CV’s and shortlist candidates that fulfil the criteria set by the employers. Furthermore, the screening process at Hazell Engineering ensures that only qualified candidates and CV’s are selected for recruitment. All this combined means a much improved recruitment process as compared to traditional job boards.
Candidates registered on the online portal of Hazell Engineering can register themselves and upload their CV’s absolutely free, from anywhere in the world. The online portal is powered with a high tech system that optimizes each and every candidate profile to impact the eyes of the employer. Alternately, employers can browse through candidate profiles from anywhere in the world by simply logging into their accounts.
Hazell Engineering has many unique utilities that have made the web portal an instant success with candidates and employers alike.  The high-tech intelligent system makes it easy for potential employers to post jobs and view the profile of candidates that match the vacancy. This means that employers have the opportunity to directly view the candidate’s profile and make a decision whether to shortlist or not on the spot.
The web portal helps out the work force in reaching new employers and helps the employers in finding the best talent for their organisations. Using the high tech system, employers do not have to worry about old and out dated CV’s as Hazell Engineering keep the job seekers actively involved. The profiles of the job seekers are very detailed and offer insight information that is not contained on a regular CV or Resume. The system also allows direct management of applications and screening of candidates.
About Hazell Engineering
For over 27 years Hazell Engineering have supplied the services of high calibre engineering personnel to the International Oil and Gas industry, both on a contract and permanent basis.
Our highly experienced recruitment team utilises one of the industry's most comprehensive personnel databases, this enables us to respond rapidly to our client’s individual requirements.
Quality is of primary importance in all of Hazell Engineering's operations. Accordingly, we are ISO 9001: 2008 accredited by DNV, "for the provision of specialised recruitment services to the offshore oil, gas and petrochemical industries". We are also First Point Assessment Limited registered and a fully accredited member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
www.hazelleng.com combines best traditional practice with state of the art recruitment technology ensuring our place at the forefront of oil and gas recruitment.