Westhill Consulting Career & Employment Australia: Interview question tips for offshore oil and gas jobs

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Westhill Consulting Career Employment
Australia Interview question tips for offshore
oil and gas jobs

• Westhill Consulting and Employment

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• Staring with the general information and basic
  tips. Show up on time and be at your best by
  dressing up for the position. Meaning a smart,
  clean suit, shiny shoes and clean nails and hair
  will play a big part of being hired. See to it
  that the colors stay on the appropriate side of
  coordinated and get rid of any superfluous
  jewelry or objects that will probably provide the
  interviewers with an unwanted interruption. The
  point of the interview is to be judged on general
  demeanor and quality of answers. Prior to your
  interview, check the interview location, and
  provide as much of time to get there, you may
  call the agency a day or so in advance to make
  sure of the interview details. Read up on the
  soon-to-be employers ahead of time and think of
  some interesting questions to ask. Warning! Check
  job ads and requirements once more, since there
  are a lot of scams on the internet, and be
  certain to be able to elucidate how they are met
  through previous work or other experience. 

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• For further information for offshore oil and gas
  job candidates, here are some tips. At the same
  time as the types of oil and gas offshore roles
  are broad, interviewers will be searching for
  some of the key qualities that are common to
  successful applicants. Applicants have to
  establish that aside from the academic ability to
  carry out the required employment related study
  but moreover the personal skills required.
  Successful Offshore employees will be team
  players, will be responsible to decide on
  conflict that occur with colleagues in a calm and
  sensible way, and be organized about their lives
  and work. Candidates are required to know how to
  take responsibility for their work, and
  communicate clearly with others at all levels. 

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Offshore oil and questions

• What do you see as the key challenges faced by
  oil rig employees on a day to day basis?
• What do you think the most important attributes
  of offshore workers are?
• What kind of career related qualifications would
  you like to gain?
• What attracts you about a career offshore?
• Have you spoken in depth to anyone who has worked
  offshore before? 
• Have you ever worked a twelve hour shift before?

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General interview questions

• What appeals most about working for us?
• What do you see yourself doing in five years
  time?
• What are your key strengths that would apply to
  this career?
• Why should we employ you and not any of the other
  candidates?
• What do you think are your weaknesses in the
  workplace? How are you addressing those? 

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Scenario interview questions

• Can you talk me through a work or educational
  experience where you had to work closely with a
  group of colleagues to complete a task? What
  collaboration strategies were most effective?
• How would you deal with a disagreement about a
  health and safety issue when doing a job on a
  rig?
• Can you describe to me a situation you have dealt
  with which best demonstrates that you have the
  key skills required for this role?