Oilandgaspeople.com has today announced a significant change that will benefit all of our site users and the oil and gas industry as a whole. In a move that is a first for any major industry job board, Oil and Gas People will from today became a free service to recruiters. The move means that companies large and small will no longer have to pay to advertise jobs and view applicants on oilandgaspeople.com.

With no charge to advertise and view job applicants, we hope to attract thousands more jobs to the site every month with the goal of creating a live snapshot of all the industry’s available positions globally.

The change has been brought in by Oil and Gas People Managing Director, Kevin Forbes, who spent 8 years working in the industry as a contractor. Kevin Said: “The industry is going through tough times and there are less jobs available than ever before. We want to help people looking for work and by taking away the cost barrier we will be able to get thousands more companies using our service. A lot of our customers are also struggling at the moment with a huge downturn in the recruitment sector so we want to do what we can to help the industry as a whole.”

Oil and Gas People was launched 6 years ago and has quickly became one of the largest oil and gas job sites globally. The site is already hugely popular with recruiters thanks to a LIVE fully structured candidate database that allows recruiters to instantly find candidates that are available and looking for work.

Oil and Gas People will now generate revenue from additional services and advertising while providing a free recruitment service for the entire industry.

Oil and Gas People is the only major industry portal that is still privately owned by people who work in the industry. You can do your bit to help us help the industry, please click here and give us the contact details for the most senior recruiter in your company. We will then get in touch to ensure they are using our free service.

If you work in the industry please ensure that you are registered and have a detailed profile on oilandgaspeople.com. Your profile becomes your own free online CV that you can use to apply for jobs anywhere online. You will have full control of when your profile is visible to recruiters and once complete you can apply for suitable jobs with one click. Now that Oil and Gas People is a free service you can expect to find thousands more industry jobs. Register today here.