Schlumberger Reviews

Pros

Competitive pay
Encourage non working activities such as playing sport during lunch break
Colleagues always willing to help
Focus on quality

Cons

Lack of choice in tasks
Often long periods of working alone meaning it could become a bit antisocial.
Office locations are sometimes in remote locations

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage more interaction between staff when at desks
More staff training to develop soft and technical skills
Better opportunity to work on new projects and activities

Pros

the salary is high plus offshore bonus for working on the rigs. high chances for promotion and career advances in different locations.

Cons

it was heavy jobs at wellsite, plus working on shift and sometimes 24 hours. not considered for those who used to the office.

Advice to Senior Management

it is great and diversified. no advice offered.

Pros

As an intern they gave me full responsibility for projects and other tasks making me learn on my own and fast gaining real world experience from a large corporation.

Cons

The downside is the long work hours.

Advice to Senior Management

Thank you for allowing interns to become leaders by the end of the summer

Pros

The company is a leading global oil and gas services company. The work is technically challenging and the company is technologically innovative. The work environment is very good

Cons

I didn't notice any significant ones. My routine was very hectic. I worked from 8:00 to 6:00 but i learnt a lot

Advice to Senior Management

I was very satisfied with the work environment and I don't think I would change anything if I would be in the management

Pros

Excellent training opportunity. Safety concern is high and top priority. IT security very important. International opportunities are high. Big name on your resume

Cons

work / life balance not very good. More work per person than it is necessary. Job security is low just like other servicing companies.

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce the work load on employees. Pay more to them and give them the opportunity to spend time with family

Pros

Always developing new technology so there is more to learn if you make the effort

Cons

sometimes they bite more than they can chew and that always generates stress and panic all around.

Advice to Senior Management

although logistically challenging, it might help a great deal if the management can focus on growth projections and to try and stay within those projections within reason flexibility.

Pros

-Good starting salary and continuing compensation
-Good health benefits and retirement planning/401(k) set up
-Challenging work and work environment
-Clear path for advancement

Cons

-Long and frequently odd hours
-Difficulty making long term plans due to unpredictable work schedule
-While advancement structure is laid out, it is hard to find out what mgmt. expects
-Job responsibilities not laid out clearly

Pros

salary is in general higher than the average industry rates

Cons

too demanding: physically and intellectually. No time for social life

Advice to Senior Management

better leverage of Expat & Local employees benefits

Pros

Good Place To Work - Excellent benefits, Good training programs

Cons

Very demanding, poor work life balance

Pros

Had a great time. Met a lot of new people, got the opportunity to travel. I learned new software, how to work in a busy office environment. I enjoyed my internship, the people I met, the process I went through. Great feedback from my mentors. Overall, a great exerience.

Cons

My biggest issue was the lack of communication/organization of my main recruiter and the rest of us interns. I had specific issues with having accounts set up, problems with payment that no one else experienced. It would take days for my main recruiter to return my phone calls or emails, and generally made me feel like there was no time for me.

Advice to Senior Management

more organization for all the interns. Better communication before the internship actually starts. Rejection letters were cookie cutter and gave no indication as to why an intern was not receiving an offer, which was very frustrating after amazing and positive feedback throughout the entire internship.