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The oil and gas sector of the web has gotten to be a very busy place. There are hundreds of web sites relating to this industry. Which do you use? Which do you avoid? 

• If you do not know what you are doing, you can rapidly burn up hundreds of hours in search time and still come up empty handed.
• In a more "worse case" scenario, you could become / already are the victim of some clever scam artists portraying themselves as real job opportunities.

To make things simple, I have divided into five easily identifiable categories the types of web sites you will encounter in your search for offshore / maritime employment. If it has anything to do with offshore oilfield jobs, you will find it on one of these sites.

1. Employer sites posted by legitimate companies engaged in offshore, oilfield and maritime operations. These are the companies that do the hiring. They are scattered all over the globe, operate 24/7 both onshore and off, employ millions of workers from all walks of life and are always searching for dependable, hardworking people. Experienced and entry level alike.

• This is where you want to spend your time and energy because this is where you will get hired.
• Follow our simple instructions and you will be interviewing for work in less than 72 hours.
• Below is a partial listing of the many categories of companies that operate non stop to keep the wheels of the the world turning. Finding, hiring, training and keeping dependable people is priority one for offshore oilfield maritime job recruiters in 2008.

2. Offshore employment agency sites find you a job for a fee. The normal fee for Gulf of Mexico operations is 14 days pay. This can be paid all at once or in installments. 

Fees for overseas jobs vary from agency to agency as does reliability. If you do not have or do not want to spend the time using a one on one direct contact with hiring recruiters (our recommended method), then using a dependable offshore oilfield job agency might be just the ticket you are looking for.

3. Data collection sites accept, register and store your resumé  or CV and contact details. This data is then made available to offshore / maritime employers who are actively searching for personnel. Some data collection sites offer additional services, some don't.

• Most of the better known data collection sites are legit and real recruiters will view your resumé, work history contact details and give you a call if you are what they are looking for.
• However, there are always a few rouge sites that are professionally laid out, very real looking and contain some convincing sales material so WATCH OUT!
• You will get hired through the legitimate ones.
• The others will waste your time, or worse, hook you up with phony offers from offshore job scammers.

4. Resumé  or CV blaster sites: If you do not want to use the one on one direct contact method in your offshore job search (our recommendation), the other choice is to have your resumé  or CV blasted to ALL the companies in the offshore, oilfield, maritime job industry at one time.

Some people have success with this. If you think using a blaster site will be the best way to get your resumé  or CV in the hand's of a hiring recruiter, we have the website that has the best track record for putting it in the hands of offshore, oilfield, maritime job recruiters that need people TODAY to fill a number of openings.

5. Oil job SCAM sites are masters of deception and can be found as easy as legitimate employers on any search engine. They are professional, well laid out and know how to word their sales material in just the right way to get your email address and / or money. Click on their web page or open the email they send and this is what you can expect:

• They will lie about who they are and what they can do for you.
• They will steal your money and not give it back.
• It is estimated 1000 PLUS offshore oil job seekers become new victims every month, but you don't have to be one.
• You will get little assistance from government agencies whose job it is to enforce the law. Not because they don't want to help, but because they are overwhelmed with internet fraud cases.
• AND not only on the web. Newspapers run ads for oil job SCAM web sites (usually targeting third world and developing countries) with their false promise of a better life.

Do you know which is which? You better!

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