sorry mate, my googling skills are not as good as yours, mind giving me the keyword and which search result it is?

I'm sorry .it was on sunday and I don't remember the key word.

it was maybe a combination of schlumberger+hiring+ 2009

or something close.

it was just a random article that I come across by some europe news or something like that.

haha i too cannot find the article again.

This post has been edited by milleu: Feb 17 2009, 09:25 AM

maybe it's an old article, but as far as i know, recruiting won't start again until 2nd half of the year. And there's gonna be a review done internally in may/june with regards to the retrenchment thing.

i see but how does it affect the one that has gone through up to final assessment?

i've read response on people that has been delayed a long time and the response was to call the hiring/training manager instead of hr because the hr is incompetent.

wow..thanks for the info dude..btw "recruiting" as in searching new fresh grad or as in hired-but-waiting for OFS-1?

well, honestly i have no complete picture...but looking at current situation when there's hardly any locations in the world looking for new people, and not to mention the transfer of engineers currently overseas back to their home country, it'll take a while.

so you can't blame the HR ppl as well since they are just following orders from Dubai and these guys from Dubai are waiting for general orders from HQ in Houston. So basically everyone's waiting like you until the situation gets better.

Also, it's been announced there won't be any cutbacks in R&D, so if you've got an offer in that area, you should be quite safe.

And officially, you're not hired until you've been to OFS1 since your seniority date usually starts on the 1st day of your OFS1.

I hope at least you got some answers here, but don't take everything i say as the absolute truth since there's always exceptions.

if you google it, there's high chances that the website is saved in your browser history. Just press Control-H and look up on the websites you have been to on Sunday and you should be able to retrieve it.
But i do believe that the current economy situation doesnt really favour anyone atm. The corporation as a whole and also its employee.

yeah but I was using my computer back in malacca and I clean out the key word every time after log off. firefox set up.

we'll just have to see how it goes. no use pressuring the company since we all know how it is nowadays.

slb HR juz called me dis morning...the soonest intake will be in June08, if they manage to get me slip into the slot...other words, another 4 mths of wating..

btw, he said about slb committed towards the offer they provided to me..the slot is there, but is the matter of time b4 reporting for duty @ OFS-1..

*sigh* recession really a pain in d @$$!

Maybe this is the link that you are talking about.

This post has been edited by RedCap: Feb 18 2009, 05:50 AM

i see, so in the mean time are you working?

and yes that was the link. pretty recent right since it was winter 08?

This post has been edited by milleu: Feb 18 2009, 11:40 AM

Yes, I am working but not at Slb. I have received an email containing my rejection for my application at Slb. That's it... life goes on and success to everyone around here that will go to a Slb interview or is expecting an answer from them.

This post has been edited by RedCap: Feb 19 2009, 01:19 AM

At least you got a slot Hopefully it would get better by then..but I doubt it because the forecast is at least 2 years before they can recover...when you got in..don't stay below the radar, make nice with everyone (i mean trough jobs performance.. ) and reporting..they have no trouble releasing anyone..we're all numbers afterall. Let go one..ten will come..

may i ask something..for software engineer in slb..wat actually they do..i know its about software dev.. is it the requirement is high??

thx dude! i will take + remember ur advice..gud luck in finding ur new job too!

i've got their reply. i think it's a good news.yes it's true they're not hiring for now due to recession.all of my friends got their rejection letter but mine was will be known in june.

so we'll see if the economy getting better i might get accepted. finger cross for it.

so u got the offer letter oredi? which segment r u in? n wats ur status?

no i didn't get the offer letter. i was saying it's true they've freeze their hiring

basically their email was like

'due to economic recession we cannot finalized your interview results until june'

and my friend received

"there are no post available" which when they call hr it means they're unsuccessful.

in conclusion, if the economy situation looks better or progressively better in june, i MAYBE get the job.

so finger cross and hoping for the best. all i can say i'm glad the issue is done and i can relax till june.

hmm..dats positive sign...btw, ur las stage of interview, the interviewer is from which segment? usually u will be interview by future segmen-to-be personnel...

well testing. it was the operation manager that interviewed me