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Recruit- Voices ment is particularly challenging

A few good recruits. The oil and gas industry is the one, rare sector with high demand for still hiring, but vacancies remain. We reached out to companies to ask, various specialist disci- plines that many busi- nesses require. There is “Which is harder: recruitment or retention?” a need, therefore, to offer more in the psychological contract in order to at-

Heightened levels of activity within

They go tract and retain the best the oil and gas sector around the hand- world mean that ensuring the right of the best. Businesses in-hand. people are on the ground in the need to be careful with,

Finding right place is one of the biggest and invest in, their repu- the right in- challenges facing the industry. tation, their brand and dividual for

The global skills gap remains a the perception of them in a position hurdle which the sector as a whole needs to over- the market. is diffcult come, but in the frst instance, it is vital for employ- enough, but when you have ers to be able to recruit high-quality, skilled person-

Helen Stuart, something everyone else nel who meet the needs of their business.

HR Director, wants, holding on to it can

Taqa Bratani

Mark Guest, Managing Director, be just as diffcult. With the

OilCareers.com shortage in skilled workers in the industry, competition is ferce and as the global market increases, the pool

Retention would be

Recruitment of we “fsh” from is getting the bigger problem for experienced smaller. We need to gener- the industry because subsea engi- ate a wider, more sustain- recruiting graduates neers in the able pipeline of talent and is possible, it is quite northeast of our new initiative - Subsea easy. It is not a big risk because they

England is harder than retention.

Target - helps companies have not yet built up knowledge – you

I can get graduates and train look for new talent from have to train them. What is lost value is them, but for our new Discovery other sectors, allowing them when you lose people that are experi- underwater CT pipeline scanning to have a structured devel- enced. That is the problem for companies. tool, we have an immediate need opment program.

However, for the good of the industry as a for people with a lot of subsea whole, we need people to circulate a bit.

inspection experience.

Neil Gordon,

Chief Executive, Jarand Rystad, Managing Partner,

Lee Robins, Head of Subsea

Subsea UK Rystad Energy

Services, Tracerco It is both, depending on skill sets! As the war for talent becomes ferce, experienced opera- tional-level employees are targeted by both competitors and operators, plus there is an acute shortage of STEM college graduates entering the industry. In addition, diversity challenges within engineering disciplines makes it more challenging as far fewer female graduates enter the industry and when they do, they are highly sought after.

Mahesh Puducheri, Vice President, Human Resources, Halliburton

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