Oil and Gas Job Search

What Oil and Gas Job Search does

Oil and Gas Job Search, operating commercially as Energy JobSearch, is a privately-held vertical job board founded in 2000 and headquartered in Stockport, United Kingdom. It runs a two-sided digital recruitment marketplace serving the energy sector, connecting oil, gas, and broader energy employers and recruiters with specialized job seekers. The platform is delivered as a web-based service with mobile-optimized access and offers job seekers profile creation, single CV upload, company following, and 2-click job applications, while employers can post vacancies, access a CV/resume database, purchase employer branding solutions, and use international Employer of Record (EOR) recruitment services for cross-border compliant hiring. The company is organized under the Kariera Group holding structure, with the Energy JobSearch About Us directing users to karieragroup.com.

The platform monetizes through four distinct revenue streams: per-post job listing fees (transactional), recurring CV database access subscriptions for recruiters, recurring employer branding solutions, and professional services revenue from international EOR recruitment. The go-to-market is sales-led with a digital self-serve layer; the platform operates globally with no disclosed geographic restrictions and an enterprise customer base that includes Aramco Overseas, Qatar Energy, KBR, SPIE Global Services Energy, NES Fircroft, Hill International, Intertek/RCG Moody, Sicim, and Global Project Services AG. Marketing relies on content channels (a job-seeker career blog at blog.energyjobsearch.com and an employer-focused hiring blog at hiring.energyjobsearch.com) and SEO-optimized job listings rather than paid acquisition.

Technically, the platform is built on a standard web-stack job board architecture with no disclosed proprietary AI, integrations, APIs, or SDKs. There are no patents, certifications, partnerships, or third-party platform integrations documented. The product surface is intentionally narrow — a single unified job board with feature layers rather than discrete modules — and the most differentiated commercial element is the international EOR service, which adds a professional services arm atypical for a pure job board and indicates ambition to capture higher-value, compliance-driven recruitment engagements beyond standard listing fees.

Name

Oil and Gas Job Search

Website

https://oilandgasjobsearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Energy JobSearch (Oil and Gas Job Search) is a vertical online job board and recruitment platform connecting energy-sector employers and recruiters with specialized job seekers globally, monetizing via job postings, CV database subscriptions, employer branding, and international EOR hiring services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Recruitment Marketplace

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Oil & Gas / Energy Field Services Staffing (BPACAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Payroll (FSAMAKAB), Gig / On-Demand Generalist Staffing Platforms (BPACACAK)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Recruitment services
• Energy sector hiring
• Candidate sourcing platform
• Employer branding solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Services: Employers pay to post job vacancies on the platform, making positions visible to energy sector professionals.
2. CV Database Access: Recruiters and employers pay for access to the CV/resume database to source candidates directly.
3. Employer Branding Solutions: Premium branding services for employers to attract talent, including enhanced company profiles and visibility.
4. International EOR Recruitment Services: Employer of Record (EOR) services for international recruitment, providing compliant hiring solutions across borders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Energy JobSearch is a dedicated online recruitment marketplace for the oil, gas, and broader energy industry. Job seekers create profiles, upload CVs, follow companies, and apply for roles via a mobile-optimized platform; employers and recruiters post jobs, search a CV/resume database, purchase employer branding solutions, and access international EOR (Employer of Record) recruitment services for compliant cross-border hiring.

Product overview

Energy JobSearch is a single, unified digital job board platform for the energy sector. The platform is built around two primary audiences: job seekers (who can upload and manage CVs, follow companies, browse jobs, and access a career blog) and employers/recruiters (who can post jobs, source talent from a CV resume database, engage talent through dedicated recruitment service products, and purchase employer-branding solutions). All offerings are delivered as features within the single Energy JobSearch platform rather than as discrete modular products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy JobSearch Job Board Platform A web- and mobile-based job board connecting energy-sector employers and recruiters with job seekers. Job seekers create profiles, upload CVs, follow companies, and apply for roles; employers post jobs, browse candidate profiles, and source talent.
• Job Posting Services Paid service enabling employers and recruiters to post job vacancies on the Energy JobSearch platform so positions are visible to energy-sector professionals.
• CV Database Access Recurring subscription product giving recruiters and employers access to the Energy JobSearch CV/resume database to source energy-sector candidates directly.
• Employer Branding Solutions Subscription-based premium branding package for employers that includes enhanced company profiles and increased visibility to attract energy-sector talent.
• International EOR Recruitment Services Professional Employer of Record (EOR) service that enables energy-sector clients to hire candidates internationally with compliant cross-border employment administration.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant broad incumbent professional network with deep penetration in energy-sector recruiting, recruiter tools, and job postings. It competes for employer branding spend and recruiter sourcing but is not vertically specialized like Energy JobSearch.
• Indeed: Indeed is a leading horizontal job aggregator with pay-per-click job posting and resume-search products, competing for the same SMB employer budget and energy job-seeker traffic as Energy JobSearch.
• Michael Page: Michael Page is a global specialist recruiter with strong energy-sector coverage, providing permanent placement and executive search — comparable to Energy JobSearch's employer-recruitment services, particularly at the professional/experienced-hire end.
• Hays: Hays is a global recruitment firm with a dedicated energy vertical covering oil & gas, power, and renewables — competing for the same enterprise employer relationships and offering permanent placement and workforce solutions at scale.

Direct peers

• OilCareers: OilCareers is a long-running niche job board focused on oil, gas, and energy recruitment, offering job postings and CV search — historically a primary competitor to Energy JobSearch in the same segment.
• Airswift: Airswift is an energy-sector-focused staffing and recruitment services company operating globally, comparable to Energy JobSearch's international EOR recruitment service line and overlapping on energy employer relationships.
• NES Fircroft: NES Fircroft is an energy-sector specialist recruitment firm supplying contract and permanent technical staff — comparable to Energy JobSearch's EOR/international recruitment offering, and already a customer on the platform.
• Rigzone: Rigzone is the most direct competitor: an oil-and-gas-focused job board and industry news platform serving the same employers (operators, service firms, EPCs) and job seekers as Energy JobSearch, with CV database access and employer branding products.
• EnergyJobs.com: EnergyJobs.com is a vertical job board dedicated to the energy sector with similar employer-paid job posting and resume-search products, competing head-to-head for the same energy-recruiter budget.

Regional players

• Brunel: Brunel is a global (Dutch-headquartered) specialist staffing firm focused on energy, engineering, and infrastructure — directly comparable to Energy JobSearch's energy-recruitment services and competing for international EOR mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oilandgasjob
• Facebookfacebook.com/ogjs.jobs

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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