Desk notes
WHAT THE MARKET IS ACTUALLY SAYING.
Short notes from a Houston recruiting desk. No fill-rate promises. Just the parts of a search that get skipped.
Desk note · March 12, 2026
Energy roles stay open because the brief is wrong
A requisition written in January is not a search. The basin, the rotation, and the contractor model have to be in the first paragraph.
Field schedules · January 20, 2026
The rotation is the offer
In oilfield leadership hiring, schedule and housing decide more conversations than a logo does.
Power and storage · November 4, 2025
Hiring into the energy transition without a costume change
Oil and gas companies are staffing power and lower-carbon work. The useful candidate often already knows sites, contractors, and cost.
How the desk works · September 16, 2025
What a retained energy search actually includes
A slate, a reason for each name, and the discipline to stop. Not a portal login.
New talent · June 2, 2025
Early-career petroleum hiring is a network problem
The first practice on this desk was helping new oil and gas talent reach roles they could already do.
HSE · April 8, 2025
Hiring HSE after a year of turnover
When supervisors leave, the next HSE hire is a field decision, not a policy refresh.