According to recent findings from the international job board for the oil and gas industry, OilCareers.com, recruitment activity in the sector is the most active since as far back as early 2009, for both recruiters and candidates.
Statistics taken from OilCareers.com’s monthly website analytics recorded that the site received a record number of visits in March 2011, with more than 500,000 unique users. In addition, almost 12,500 new vacancies were posted to the site, a massive 60 per cent increase on March 2010, with the highest number of applications recorded since May 2009.
In the Middle East, the UAE continues to be a hive of recruitment activity. OilCareers.com received more visits from the Emirates in March than it ever has before. The uploading of new CVs and unique applicants also saw levels increase to almost a record high; new CVs increased by more than a third compared to this time in 2010, and there was a 22 per cent increase on the number of applicants.
Mark Guest, managing director of OilCareers.com, said: “March 2011 was a significant month for us in terms of highlighting the increasing amount of activity that is taking place in the field of recruitment. Applicants are, on average, mirroring the activity levels of early 2009.
“Despite a fluctuating oil price over the past few months, unrest in the Middle East and the tax hikes in the UK, the industry continues to drive business forward. OilCareers.com has definitely seen a growing trend since the beginning of 2011, with visits to the site, CVs being uploaded and jobs posted and applied for consistently climbing month on month.”
