Mentoring for people in oil, gas, and mining.
Oil, Gas, and Mining is a oil, gas, and mining field with its own language, its own way in and its own unwritten rules. A mentorhero session puts a mentee in front of somebody already doing that job for 30 minutes, so the questions get answered by a person instead of a search engine. It is a cyclical sector. A mentor who has been through two cycles is worth more than any careers page.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to the mentee
- Free
- Sector
- Oil, Gas, and Mining
Why a session helps in oil, gas, and mining.
The language of oil, gas, and mining
A mentee leaves the session understanding the terms used on the job, not a glossary written by somebody outside it.
The route in, said plainly
Which qualifications, tickets or first jobs matter in oil, gas, and mining, and which are a waste of money.
Thirty minutes, no cost to the mentee
Short enough that a working mentor can give it, long enough to change what somebody does next.
Somebody who has done the job
Mentors are matched on the work itself, so the person on the call recognises the problem straight away.
The language of oil, gas, and mining.
These are the terms that come up in a oil, gas, and mining session, and what they mean in practice.
Upstream, midstream, downstream
Extraction, transport and refining. The map of the whole sector.
Rotation
Working patterns away from home, and the life decision behind every job offer here.
Permit to work
The safety system that governs the day. Getting it wrong ends careers.
Decommissioning and transition
Winding assets down and moving skills into energy transition work.
Where the jobs sit.
A mentor can walk a mentee through any of these, from the first job to the one after next.
Operative
Technician
HSE adviser
Drilling and process engineer
Supervisor
Asset manager
The questions that come up.
Getting offshore or on site for the first time
Which tickets and certifications actually matter
Moving skills into renewables and energy transition
Whether rotation works with family life
Planning for the next downturn before it arrives
Half an hour is enough for this.
How contracting, day rates and agencies work here
What a supervisor looks for in a new starter
How to move into energy transition without starting again
Four steps, no cost.
- 01
Say what you do or want to do
Tell us the part of oil, gas, and mining you are aiming at.
- 02
We match you
A mentor working in the field, chosen on the job rather than the job title.
- 03
Thirty minutes on video
Bring the questions. No preparation, no cost, no obligation.
- 04
Come back when you need to
Sessions are repeatable as the next decision arrives.
The things people ask first.
Do the mentors actually work in oil, gas, and mining?
Yes. Matching is done on the work itself, so the mentor either works in oil, gas, and mining now or has spent long enough in it to speak from experience.
What does it cost a mentee?
Nothing. Sessions are funded by our partner organisations, so mentees never pay.
I am changing careers into this field. Is that still a fit?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people book. Thirty minutes with somebody inside oil, gas, and mining is the fastest way to find out whether the move is right before you commit to a course.
Can employers in this industry offer sessions to their people?
Yes. Partners fund sessions for their workforce, their candidates and their local community, and get live reporting on hours delivered.
Working in oil, gas, and mining?
Give 30 minutes as a mentor, or book a session as a mentee. Both start on the same page.