Workforce worries...

摘要

Two reports see trouble ahead for the oil company workforce. An analysis (0901) by Mercer's energy consulting practice finds that a retirement wave and technical skills gap threatens oil and gas company growth while another report (0902) from the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) predicts a shortage of 135,000 geoscientists by 2030. The Mercer study predicts a loss of '50-80%' of the retirement-eligible workforce over the next five years. Half of the companies studied plan to 'poach' talent to fill the gap, an approach that Mercer's Philip Tenenbaum describes as, 'Simply not viable or sustainable' and advocates a strategic approach to talent management. Skills development is also required to balance another 'critical problem' of a widely reported technical skills gap.