Oil and Gas People is now officially the UK’s largest and most popular oil and gas job site - a stat confirmed by independent comparison website alexa.com

In little over 5 years how has Oil and Gas People become your number one go-to site for oil and gas jobs and news?

Oil and Gas People was the brainchild of Kevin Forbes, a Health and Safety contractor who spent 8 years working within the industry. As a contractor who was always on the lookout for his next position, Kevin saw a gap in the market when he got bad customer service from a now rival job site and as a result Oil and Gas People was born. Kevin commented: “Existing job boards were run by large corporate organisations and were largely dumping grounds for CV’s. They offered me no help and support finding a position and it was frustrating getting lots of calls from recruiters when I wasn't looking nor available.”

Kevin continued: “Oil and Gas People creates a LIVE snapshot of the oil and gas workforce and its availability. Our structured candidate database allows recruiters to search candidates more accurately than ever before. With candidates required to update their availability every 60 days we give recruiters exactly what they are looking for whilst minimising the irrelevant contact candidates get through other job boards when they are not available”.

Oil and Gas People was launched at Offshore Europe in 2009 and has largely grown through social media. In fact Oil and Gas People owns some of the largest social media networks online with 1million plus members on our LinkedIn groups and over 110,000 followers on Facebook with weekly reach to over 250,000 people. In total we have reach to 1.5 million people in the industry globally.

The below graph shows where Oil and Gas People ranks in the UK compared to Oil Careers, Oil and Gas Job Search and RigZone - The lower the number the more popular the site.

Not only does Oil and Gas People get more traffic, but visitors to our site stay longer, click on more pages and are less likely to leave after a single page view, all of which means that our users are finding relevant content. We also get more direct traffic, meaning people type Oil and Gas People directly into their browser when looking for jobs and news.

We are the only industry job board that allows recruiters to post jobs, preview applicants and search a LIVE candidate database for free! This model has cemented our success ensuring we have thousands of live jobs each month. In fact over 6400 oil and gas recruiters from around the globe now utilise Oil and Gas People.

If you work in the oil and gas industry, you need to take the time to build a detailed candidate profile on Oil and Gas People. If you have an existing profile be sure to update it regularly and set up your job alerts.

Oil and Gas People now also has a dedicated news team and we are always keen to cover stories important to people in the industry. Our news desk can be contacted at news@oilandgaspeople.com

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn where all our news is distributed daily.

To ensure you get the most from Oil and Gas People we now also have a full Candidate Support Team contactable via live chat, email, telephone and even by text.

As part of our new candidate tool kit we have teamed up with leading providers to offer a range of services tailored to people working in the industry. A few of these services are listed below:

Click here for the full list including Contractor Mortgages, Accountancy and Payroll and Medical Insurance.

Currency Exchange - Bank beating currency exchange service for anyone paid in a foreign currency. Easy online service that will ensure contractors in particular will take home more of their pay.

Contractor Insurance - Ltd Company contractor insurance tailored to oil and gas trades and sectors. Quick hassle free online application with instant cover and documents.

Free CV Review - Available to all site users our expert recruitment team will give you a free personal review of your most important employment document.

Oil and Gas People is now the only independently owned oil and gas job site run by people who work in and understand the industry. We are committed to providing a better solution for candidates and recruiters and very much look forward to servicing the industry for another 5 years and beyond.