Top 5 sources of recruitment for oil and gas companies
In preparation for Oil and Gas Human Capital conference I asked the industry which sources they used to recruit technical staff. The top five answers were as follows:
1. Recruitment firms
2. Universities/Training colleges
3. Other oil and gas companies
4. Contractors
5. Training companies
This list offers some insights into the current HR challenges faced in the energy industry. The global oil and gas industry is facing a serious skills shortage and human capital deficit. National oil companies, international oil companies and juniors and independents are all suffering severe shortages of experienced and skilled personnel as they expand their operations and enter new markets.
The current workforce is on a merry-go-round between companies, which are competing with each other for a limited talent pool. The industry needs to come together and work more closely to address the skills problem.
Developing closer relationships with universities is also necessary if the oil and gas operators are going to bridge the skills gap and bring new technical talent into the market.
What are your thoughts?
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To find out more about this and more please see the Oil and Gas Human Capital conference at: www.terrapinn.com/humancapital
at 12:12 pm
Hi Carly,
I’m pleased to see the list has recruitment companies at the top – but only because I work for one!! We are equally concerned about the candidate shortage but unfortunately we are often only able to assist with the ‘merry-go-round’ situation that takes place in our sector.
We work hard to get hiring managers to consider recruiting candidates from outside of the oil & gas industry but all too often this option is not considered and if we send CV’s who do not have specific oil & gas experience we are likely to be marked down by our client.
There are small pockets of positivity, and last week a client has come to us to find 6 designers from the auto/aero industry to move to Aberdeen and retrain in oil & gas – this is superb and hopefully we’ll place the candidates and use this as a positive case study to share with other clients….
Martin
Martin.bennell@matchtech.com
01489 898267