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Originally Posted by subordinate
What if he doesn't have a ticket/apprenticeship.
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He can still get a job as a laborer making easy mid 20's. When I was working at the Calgary Hospital earlier this year there were Ellis Don laborers making 25$ an hour sweeping floors! If he wants to go that route I would apply with one of the big General Contractors that is possibly union so he is locked in & he will get paid a bit more than non-union.
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Originally Posted by quasi
My friends a plumber and moved there a few months ago, he had his pick of jobs. He has no desire to work out of the city because of a young family but he's getting top dollar and got to make all kinds of demands when he started. He's not making the kind of money there making on the rigs but he's making substantially more then he was here with better hours (home every night for dinner) and benefits. He and his wife are both loving it there, I went a few weeks ago with my wife to check it out but that city just isn't for me. I can see why many people like it there though.
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Yeah we are crazy busy right now and with the new Telus building starting to take shape soon there will definitely be a shortage of workers.
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Originally Posted by thegentleman
Well, with this company (Horizon Drilling) I went through orientation filling out forms signing papers and what not and then through the fitness/alcohol/drug test. Last thing I heard was through a text (Oct 21) that the coordinators have my paperwork and will contact me as soon as they have something.
I've handed in applications at Nabors Ensign and Akita. And they all said the same thing that the rigs right now are slow and will pick up Mid-November. I'm gonna try for Precision Beaver and Savanna next.
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Yeah if the last word from the guy was Oct 21st, I would still continue to apply elsewhere. Or even keep phoning/emailing him asking for updates. Managers love it when a person is eager and wants a job. To many people just email a resume and don't follow up.