A recent Rigzone survey paints a picture of ambiguity for oil and gas professionals in the year ahead, a steep change from survey results just six months prior. Amidst declining oil prices and uncertainty with the current economic environment, four in ten (44%) U.S. hiring managers in oil and gas anticipate less hiring in the first half of the year compared to the second half of 2014, according to Rigzone’s semi-annual hiring survey. Nearly a quarter (22%) expect more hiring and only five percent intend to not hire at all in the next six months. The survey results paint a picture of ambiguity for oil and gas professionals in the year ahead, a steep change from survey results just six months prior when half of hiring managers planned to hire more. In fact, 48 percent of hiring managers said they’ve experienced a loss of budgeted positions due […]