Originally Posted by Abn e Batota

Did they mention that training would be in islamabad ?

Originally Posted by mirusama

yes OGTI is in islamabad, the ad says that. for engineers it would be field locations as well.
for reference read the advertisement again, its on the first page of this thread, you are looking for point no. 3

Originally Posted by query

whom would they call ? any idea?

Originally Posted by mirusama

your marks are pretty good considering it was a difficult test. there's no point pondering over the past now, even i think i could've score more, oh well. i kept asking the invigilator about the time remaining because NTS never provides us with clocks.

as far as the training program is considered i've been thinking the same thing. as long as you don't have anything planned for the 6 months after the training starts, i'd reckon you go for it. and i agree with your opinion about Oil and Gas being a lucrative sector and there's a hint of possibility about being hired by OGDCL, itself. what i don't understand, why would a company spend so much on training when they don't want to hire, that doesn't make sense. companies usually want to retain their employees because of the time and resources spent on them, (at least that's what our books say)

other things you should consider
1. life in Islamabad - since i have lived most of my life in Karachi, it took me a while to settle here in Islamabad. socially its a dead city as you might have heard.
2. stipend - we don't know how much we'll be paid and would it be enough to cover our expenses at least.

i'd reckon, decide when you have the offer letter in your hand, it would be easier. no doubt this training seems promising in terms of learning and exposure. but everyone has his/her own issues and priorities therefore you are the best judge about your future's decision.

Originally Posted by Amir Shafique

I guess for those who are jobless its a win win situation if they join the training...For others, they will have to ponder over their career objectives.

Having worked in credit rating company, OGDCL was our client. It is the largest local corporate in Pakistan, cash rich and government controlled. Being a government organisation you can expect them to impart training and then leave the candidates. Training expense will be peanuts for them and they will do it as corporate social responsibility to train human resource. I think it is an ideal opportunity for those who want a break through in the oil & gas sector. It will be tough initially but can be fruitful in the long run..I tell you these companies specially the foreign ones compensate their employees well. However, you can not expect much from OGDCL in monetory terms except being a good launching pad

Originally Posted by malaika khalid

any1 plz share smething abt that stipend thing.will it b greater than 30k or not???plz plz seniors du share ds thing

Originally Posted by Fakhar Balouch

Last time yeh trainings 2008 main aye thi aur 11 month k bad trainees ko farigh kr dia tha OGDCL ne pir trainees ne supreme court case kr dia aur sal case chalta rha pir 2010 mn OGDCL ne dobara add di aur test lia aur un mn se kuch ko jinho ne test interw pass kia permanent kr dia aur sath kuch aur expericed log bi hire kiye. Last time trainees ka stipend 18000 tha.

Originally Posted by mirusama

someone on this thread said last time the stipend was 18,000. here it is



on account of being this right it should be around 20,000 this time.

Originally Posted by shahzadabdullah

so you mean to say that we should not pin our hopes with ogdcl regarding any kind of permanent job and further what i don't understand is why go through all the trouble of taking test conducting interviews and then call for an internship and that too only of 6 months while the whole process of recruitment it self takes about 4-5 months .any answer would be appreciated