Oilcareers.com, the recruitment site for the worldwide oil and gas industry and dmg world media have partnered to launch Gastech Jobs – a new dedicated online jobs channel designed to meet the growing recruitment needs of the world’s gas industry. The launch of the site coincides with Gastech 2008 in Bangkok, the largest international event for the LNG, LPG and Natural Gas Industries organised bi-annually by dmg world media attracting over 300 exhibitors and 2,000 delegates from 53 countries.

The new partnership brings together Oilcareers.com’s six years of experience at the forefront of online recruitment in the oil and gas industry, with the brand equity of Gastech, which is the leading international event for the global gas industry. The new site caters specifically for the recruitment needs of the growing gas industry which is currently facing serious skill shortages across a number of professions and territories.

Job vacancies posted to Gastech Jobs will automatically benefit from unparalleled access to the 285,000 industry professionals already visiting Oilcareers.com each month and their 371,000 registered users. Gastech Jobs will instantly feature relevant vacancies from the 6,000 currently posted on Oilcareers.com, offering jobseekers vacancies to search and opening up Oilcareers vacancies to a wider audience. The new site is expected to flourish from launch, as it immediately brings together a wide ranging set of global gas vacancies and a new potential skilled workforce to market to.

The new partnership is an immediate benefit for Oilcareers following its acquisition by Associated Northcliffe Digital (AND), a division of the Daily Mail and General Trust, in February 2008, providing access to mutually beneficial partners. Following the acquisition Oilcareers.com now forms part of AND’s recruitment division under the guidance of Jobsite (www.jobsite.co.uk) which leads AND’s fast growing portfolio of recruitment sites.

Commenting on the partnership, Keith Potts, CEO of Jobsite and AND’s recruitment division said; “Oilcareers.com is proud to be the official recruitment partner of Gastech 2008. The new site not only leverages the brand equity of one of the world’s most respected energy events but instantly taps into the networking potential of the thousands of individuals at the event, creating a fantastic opportunity for recruiters and candidates alike. Existing Oilcareers clients will instantly benefit from wider exposure of their vacancies, whilst jobseekers will almost certainly benefit from the longer term international vacancies this will bring to the site. “

Brian Nolk, Vice President of the energy sector at dmg world media says “Now the largest international event for the LNG, LPG and natural gas industries, Gastech offers a unique platform to exchange information, discover the latest technical innovations and explore collaborations that shape the development and growth of this global industry. We believe Gastech Jobs can play a vital role in helping to solve one of the industry’s most pressing issues – recruitment and skills shortages – and will become a key resource for those in the oil and gas industry to both find and fill vacancies.

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