I was asked the same question and I thought legal right to work means you own a working permit/visa so I said no I dont have any.

I encountered such email before. Obviously they are looking for local candidates prior to international candidate, if you are really excellent in terms of academic (if u apply for fresh grad) and ur personality is suitable . i dun think they dun mind hire international candidates, provided they hire local candidates also. My junior who wents to baker hughes final assessment in labuan told me that there's a brunei candidates in his group. so it is possible.

Companies, especially with localization policy in place would not be stupid to hire a foreigner, with an expatriate pay package, when they can get someone equal or better locally.

Candidates, on the other hand (except for rare cases), would not be stupid to work out of country without being paid expatriate package.

Not all contractors pay more. Depending on the size of the company, and whether they have managed to secure a large contract with a client. And of course, your experience plays a factor as well. For graduates, operators still pay better than contractors, unless you manage to get into SLB, Halli, BH, etc.

Thank you again for your interest regarding employment with Schlumberger.

Your application has been reviewed but we regret that we do not have an opportunity available that fits your qualifications and our staffing needs.

We wish you every success in obtaining a challenging position and achieving your career goals.

Sincerely,

The Schlumberger Recruiting Team

A few months back, i was reading this forum and has been asking a lot of question regarding interviews and some tips from others. Thanks a lot for the person who started this topic, very useful indeed. Been working with schlumberger for 4 month plus now. Heading to Abu Dhabi next week for my training. Anyone out there who have question regarding interviews, tips, salary and what so ever feel free to ask me. I'll try my best to help as others has help me.