As the number of employers looking to recruit increases, more and more are turning to the Internet to advertise jobs. In 2007, 27% of businesses were actively recruiting new staff with 25% of all filled job vacancies advertised online. The proportion of overall vacancies now being advertised through the Internet has increased with one in every eight employers surveyed confirming they had used internet websites to advertise a vacancy in the last 12 months.
It’s not easy to find a 30-year-old CEO in the oil and gas industry, but Yagya Ahuja reveals why that is all about to change.
Mahesh Puducheri, Senior Director for Talent at Halliburton, explains how he is building a long-term pipeline of engineering talent.
The retirement of the babyboomer generation is only part of a far bigger challenge being experienced by the industry: that of plugging the capability gap. Andy Inglis, CEO of BP Exploration & Production, outlines how to manage the talent crunch.
In today’s volatile and challenging business environment, oil and gas companies need leaders at every level who can see what lies ahead, understand the issues facing their organizations, and initiate actions to meet the challenges. This is a change from the past when it was enough to train technical professionals to produce shareholder value as well as oil and gas.