The current drop in oil price has meant many experienced professionals have found themselves out of work. It is an unsettling scenario, leaving many uncertain of where to turn.
With this is mind, Jobs in Scotland hears from people on both sides of the divide, jobseeker John Dickson and recruiter Brenda Bryant, to better understand the bigger picture
By John Dickson
As the oil price develops a cough usually originating in the Middle East, Aberdeen develops the proverbial cold. As the cold sets in we begin to hear that familiar tune of ‘batten down the hatches’ and ‘ride out the storm’ which usually contains words or lyrics of lays offs, pay offs, redundancy, administration and closure.
I unfortunately was employed by a company suffering that fate. Last year started off brightly, promising a great future, recruitment drive to support projects locally, in the Caspian and Canada and to deliver ongoing projects to Dolphin Drilling and Worley Parsons. Midway through the year the warning signs started to show, with projects cancelled or put on hold. The inevitable happened – the administrator was called in and the company closed.
Still reeling from the first shock, I was now thrust into the world of the DWP, CV’s, portals and the recruitment industry. A requisite is that you register on the government website of Universal job search. Once registered you are flooded by recruitment companies, social networking sites UK-wide looking for your CV and personal identity. Companies can review it or rewrite it all for a handsome fee.
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