{"id":8658,"date":"2018-11-26T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8658"},"modified":"2018-11-26T08:20:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T07:20:33","slug":"highest-standards-of-quality-and-professionalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/8658\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest standards of quality and professionalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

An unsolicited email I received from a Dubai-based recruiter over the weekend speaks volumes about HR standards in the modern oil industry:<\/p>\n

Dear Sir,<\/em><\/p>\n

Greetings,<\/em><\/p>\n

We are a human resource staffing agency providing highest standards of quality and professionalism. We pride ourselves on our efficient, professional and yet personal services both to our clients and applicants and our ability to supply the right staff complements the recruitment needs of our esteemed clients. <\/em>
\nAs per our discussion, please find below details:<\/em>
\nCompany: Qatar Petroleum <\/em>
\nPosition: Sr. Project Engineer<\/em>
\nLocation: Qatar<\/em>
\nStatus: Family Status<\/em><\/p>\n

Because nothing says “personal service” like a mass-mailing where they don’t even bother to use your name. And highest standards of professionalism? Let’s see.<\/p>\n

Interviews are at London, between 9th to 13th December, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

Which is in 2-3 weeks’ time. Rather short notice for an international interview, no?<\/p>\n

Please send us your updated CV in MS Word Format and the details below at the earliest.<\/em><\/p>\n

PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH FOLLOWING DETAILS<\/em>
\nTotal experience:<\/em>
\nReporting to:<\/em>
\nCurrent salary in USD per month (After Tax): (Basic)<\/em>
\nOther Benefits:<\/em>
\nCurrent salary in USD per month (After Tax): (Basic)<\/em>
\nNotice period:<\/em>
\nDate of birth:<\/em>
\nContact no:<\/em>
\nCurrent Location:<\/em>
\nAlternate Email:<\/em>
\nNationality:<\/em>
\nEducation: Degree \/ Completion year:<\/em><\/p>\n

Because I can’t be bothered to take certain details from your CV, I’ll ask you to list them separately. And I’ll twice ask you your current salary even though, quite frankly, it’s none of my f*cking business.<\/p>\n

Here’s a snapshot of the job description:<\/p>\n

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It’s well formatted, isn’t it? And this made me chuckle:<\/p>\n

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Good luck with that. For quite some time now, oil and gas recruitment has been farmed out to increasingly shoddier manpower agencies engaged in a race to the bottom. The above is typical, and indicative of the standards one finds across much of the industry. You can imagine the sort of candidate they’ll get.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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