Musings from a refining industry recruiter

Hi! My name is Carol and I'm a search specialist in the refining and petrochemical industries nationwide. I've been doing this for over 25 years and it occurs to me that there's quite a bit that I have to share with you folks out there whether looking for a job or not. I've worked with both "majors" and "independents" throughout my career and have followed the cycles of the marketplace for quite some time. I've noticed a number of trends in hiring and also noticed some recent departures from the "old ways" recently and I'd love to share them with you. Also, I'm a great source of industry information about what's going on inside specific plants, and can offer a wealth of information about interviewing, job searching, working with recruiters or human resources, and much more. I am frequently asked to speak at industry conferences and travel nationwide to visit many of my clients. I've lived a number of different places in the US and can offer insight into cost of living as well.

One of the interesting things I picked up at an industry conference last week is that the "average" worker in today's marketplace will have seven different jobs with four different companies, and two different careers in their working lifetime!! Interesting statistic! I was a little surprised about the two different careers. What about you?