Hi there. Just sharing my experience, somewhat same as your dilemma.

I was a Quantity Surveyor in the construction industry from age 25-32. Tried to penetrate into O&G since I started my career but was really hard, given my non-engineering background (I do have a Masters in Project Management though).

However recently, I got lucky got an offer in O&G industry in one of the biggest operators in Malaysia (downstream) as a Cost Controller. Just joined end of last year.

But i couldn't be offered high grade due to no experience in O&G as well as my previous job scope is not entirely the same with this new job scope, so I was just being offered one grade higher than fresh grad. Pay wasn't that bad though, entry five figures - colleagues around the same age as me are getting around 50% higher than me, I can't complain much, compared to their vast O&G experience.

Guess it's better late than never, hence I took the job offer and entirely shift to new industry (O&G) and a suitable job scope.

This post has been edited by Prothero: Jul 13 2024, 01:33 AM