Hello everyone. I was offered a job at SLB under the Well Services segment as Field Specialist trainee. This was last August 2008, we have undergone medical, visa process etc... but all of the sudden the recruiter stops giving us updates on the application so I made a follow-up last January 2009and they told me to wait (date not specified) until recruitment plan is clear and our starting date will be delayed. It's already June and still getting the same reply (sometime I got no answer)and we're still here, so I guess one factor is the recession.Anyone here who've been offered a job w/ slb and still waiting?Its almost 1 year !!!!!!! Any hint when will slb lift their freeze hiring

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Added on June 24, 2009, 5:20 am6 months is a lot shorter. I've been waiting for 1 year, but in my case, I already had the offer. Just waiting for starting date which is driving me crazy!!!!!!!

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Added on June 24, 2009, 5:49 amI can only answer based on my experience during the Slb campus recruitment. 1st stage is written exam, if you pass you'll go with the group activity wherein you'lll be asked to form a group and design/build a tower out of rolled papers. Keep this in mind-be proactive, join the group discussions or pretend if possible. Your group will present your design and each of the members will be given time to describe your group project. Again, be proactive, speak louder but never forget that you're in a group . They want to see your confidence but they are also looking for a good team player. If you're lucky, you move on to 1 on 1 interview. Sell yourself. Be straightforward and honest but never forget your ethics. Show interest, ask questions. You will be instructed to wait for the result. In my case, I recieved an email 3 weeks after the interview inviting me for the final interview which (which was held overseas but it depends on the recruiter)

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Added on June 24, 2009, 6:23 amWhen you say them to unfreeze in june, is it global and includes other slb geomarkets (including mideast) or only in Malaysia

This post has been edited by CrayX: Jun 24 2009, 06:23 AM

HI Jompax. My country of assignment is also UAE. I supposed the person who contacted you was Shajan Maani or Ayida Harhara? What segment are you? You're lucky at least, Im done w/ everything they want me to do since last year and I havent heard from me. Well, what else can I do but to wait.

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Added on June 25, 2009, 4:15 amSorr, I mean I havent heard from them, hahaha

This post has been edited by CrayX: Jun 25 2009, 04:15 AM

Hi Jompax

Im from the Philippines. Type of visa should be working visa and I think it will become a resident visa once I started since my status in the offer letter is Home country resident (and thats the case of other Filipinos w/ HC status to slb in the mid east). They are the one who will process my visa as they only required me to submit to them the scanned copy of my passport, authenticated school records by the foreign affairs department, medical results and the form they provided me to fill in. After that, I almost never heard from them, their last reply was May 2009 w/c says "Please be patient, we will get you an answer". I guess you're a Filipino also ?

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Added on June 25, 2009, 7:27 pmfivewinning

they always conduct campus recruitments from time to time. They also hire interns ( heard that graduating interns are considered trainees that eventually led to regularization), it depends on their requirement. Why not try their career page.

This post has been edited by CrayX: Jun 25 2009, 07:27 PM