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Anadarko, Chevron, Plains All American Top List of Best U.S. Oil & Gas Employers: Indeed

January 13, 2017

Indeed releases its ‘Best Places to Work’ rankings International employment website Indeed serves more than 200 million people each month who are searching for jobs, posting resumes, and researching companies in 60 countries. According to Indeed’s research, visitors who were oil and gas sector employees, former employees and job seekers who visited Indeed.com who posted reviews of the oil and gas

Texas Economy Finally Heading Up-ish: Comerica Bank

January 9, 2017

Permian rig count growth a boon to Texas’s overall economy Dallas-based Comerica Bank (ticker: CMA), released its Texas Economic Activity Index last week, saying its measure of the Texas economy advanced for a second consecutive month, gaining 0.4 percentage points in October to a level of 91.0. September’s index reading was 90.6. October’s index reading is 25%, above the index cyclical

Signs of Life for Oil Jobs? Indeed says ‘Yes’

December 16, 2016

Indeed finds volume of oil related job postings up triple digits in Wyoming, Alaska and Oklahoma Oil jobs are back. A report released yesterday by international job search engine Indeed is pointing to what looks like a real uptick for available jobs in portions of the oil patch. Since 2014, the U.S. labor market strengthened considerably while oil and gas extraction employment remained

After 2 Years of Layoffs, Companies Struggle to Find Qualified Staff

December 5, 2016

Layoffs are a recurring nightmare for both employees and employers Layoffs: oil and gas companies have cut some 350,000 jobs in the downturn, but what happens when oil prices tick up and demand for talent outstrips supply? It’s a recurring nightmare. The crash in oil prices has led to a rash of layoffs that started in early 2015. More than 350,000 jobs worldwide

Calgary’s Jobless Rate Hits 10.2%

November 4, 2016

From AM630 CHED Calgary’s unemployment rate has now hit double digits. Statistics Canada says the city’s jobless rate rose from 9.5 to 10.2 per cent in October, easily the highest rate of any of the major cities in Canada. ATB Financial’s Todd Hirsch tells News Talk 770 it’s not that we’re seeing many more layoffs in the oil and gas

U.S. Jobs – Where is the Recovery?

October 7, 2016

Where are the new jobs that accompany a robust economy? According to the U.S. government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ job numbers released today, in September 7.9 million people were unemployed, which is 5% of 158 million people with jobs in the U.S. workforce. Digging a little bit into the government’s employment/unemployment numbers adds color to the report. U-3: the official unemployment

2 Years without a Job: Calgary in the Downturn

September 20, 2016

From CBC News Severance is gone, EI has run out, and still no job on the horizon Andy Williams lost his job in September. Not this September, or the year before; Williams was laid off from his job as a geoscientist at StatOil in September 2014. With 25 years in the industry, he was one of many scientists and other professionals who created

Oil & Gas Companies Prominent at Colorado School of Mines Career Day

September 13, 2016

Oil & Gas Companies, Mines STEM Students Discuss Careers The Ben Parker student center at the Colorado School of Mines was a sea of engineers in suits Tuesday morning as hundreds turned out for the school’s fall Career Fair. The event featured more than 230 companies and organizations looking for new talent. One recent master’s graduate said the event was

Trump Speaking at Colorado Summit on July 1

June 30, 2016

Trump Energy Policy at Top of Oil & Gas Industry’s Mind Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump will headline the seventh annual Western Conservative Summit Friday morning in Denver, giving an address at 10:30 a.m. at the Colorado Convention Center, the candidate’s first public appearance in Colorado. Jeff Hunt, producer of the event and Director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University—the

U.S. Jobs Report: Smallest Gain since 2010

June 3, 2016

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June report on unemployment today. Unemployment fell from 5.0% to 4.7% and the economy added only 38,000 jobs in May. The job gain was the lowest since 2010. In the last few years, the market has averaged gains of 200,000 jobs per month. April’s gains of 123,000 jobs and the May gain of

Job Hunting: The Four Soul-Crushing Moments every Applicant Experiences

June 3, 2016

From USA Today Looking for a new job is no easy task. The process is fraught with sterile rejection emails, awkward interview experiences, and tricky conversations. Sometimes you may even go months without getting a single interview. At some point during your search, you might hit a road block that is so devastating, you begin to question whether or not

Donald J. Trump’s Energy Policy

June 1, 2016

Trump’s energy message is job-focused; presumed Republican candidate says he intends to remove barriers that block the development of America’s energy resources In a campaign speech in North Dakota last week, presumed Republican presidential nominee and real estate developer Donald J. Trump laid out his energy plan for the country. Trump’s characterization was that his plan represents “energy reform that creates trillions in new wealth.” Below are

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