Shireen DuPreez is presenting at the #AOG2014 conference on recruiting mission critical talent. Her presentation outlines the state of the oil and gas industry in Australia, projected skills shortages, and strategies for proactively sourcing top talent. She advocates for senior management involvement in recruiting and having strategic sourcing plans to access passive talent pools. DuPreez also discusses how new technologies may change recruiting by providing more data and access to trusted networks.

1. Email: shireen@shireendupreez.com
Phone: +61 (0)414 767 821
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Recruiting Mission Critical Talent
2014
Shireen DuPreez
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2. Agenda
1.
State of play: Market outlook for talent in 2014 and
beyond
2.
Pro-active sourcing strategies
3.
Question time
Human Capital
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3. Industry shift from construction
to production
Different skills and experience
required
Source: Deloitte Access Economics report for the
Australian Workforce Productivity Agency (AWPA)
40,000 new oil and
gas jobs to be added
by 2018
Employment in Australia’s
Oil and Gas Operations is
likely to increase by 57 per
cent
Mining Operations
employment is likely to
increase by 7.4 per cent
Resources Project
Construction employment
is likely to increase in
2014 then decrease
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4. Projected supply–demand balance in the top 10 employing occupations, Oil
and Gas Operations, low growth, 2014–18
Occupation
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
3992
Chemical, Gas, Petroleum and Power
Generation Plant Operators
–186
–137
–125
–59
–36
2336
Mining Engineers
–297
–243
–226
–119
–76
2211
Accountants
–204
–164
–156
–82
–52
7122
Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers
–100
–100
–108
–73
–58
2344
Geologists and Geophysicists
–199
–162
–150
–75
–45
3232
Metal Fitters and Machinists
–165
–138
–134
–98
–87
–78
–57
–53
–29
–19
5111
Contract, Program and Project
Administrators
3341
Plumbers
–35
–25
–30
–30
–30
5511
Accounting Clerks
–68
–50
–48
–30
–22
2335
Engineers
Industrial, Mechanical and Production
–111
–89
–83
–41
–24
–1,443
–1,165
–1,113
–636
–449
Total
Source: Deloitte Access Economics report for the
Australian Workforce Productivity Agency (AWPA)
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5. Skills shortages expected in
next few years:
• Offshore trades and
marine specialties
• Offshore QA/QC and
safety candidates
• Supply chain and
transport functions
across the regions
• Drillers
• Chemical Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Process and Plant
Operators
“Australia will continue to
compete globally for talent.
Although our wages are
generally considered high
on an international level; our
comparatively high income
tax largely mitigates this.”
Maud Kay
Sales
Manager
Australia and
NZ.
Rigzone.com
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6. Locations of Projects at the Committed Stage
North West WA
Queensland
NSW
Source: bree.gov.au
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7. 2014
Total workforce
in Western
Australia will
peak at 125,000
in 2014
Construction
workforce will
decrease,
production
workforce will
increase.
Source: Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA
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8. Oil and Gas skills required
- Western Australia
Offshore
North West
Highest demand for
workers expected in
Kimberley, Offshore
North West,
Mid West and FIFO
from Perth.
Sources: cmewa.com, bree.gov.au, Rigzone.com
Perth
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9. Skills shortages
anticipated …
Solutions?
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10. Recruiting well –
senior management
involvement
“Talent is the
number one top
concern of CEO’s”
Source: IBM CEO Survey 2012
Research shows
companies
adept at
recruiting enjoy
3.5 times the
revenue growth
and 2.1 times
the profit margin
than less
capable peers
Source: The Boston Consulting
Group (BCG)
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11. Strategic sourcing
Not all positions
have the same
impact on the
business
High performers
provide a greater
return to the
business
How will you reach the 85% of the
market who don’t apply to job ads?
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12. Projected supply–demand balance in the top 10 employing occupations, Oil
and Gas Operations, low growth, 2014–18
Occupation
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
3992
Chemical, Gas, Petroleum and Power
Generation Plant Operators
–186
–137
–125
–59
–36
2336
Mining Engineers
–297
–243
–226
–119
–76
2211
Accountants
–204
–164
–156
–82
–52
7122
Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers
–100
–100
–108
–73
–58
2344
Geologists and Geophysicists
–199
–162
–150
–75
–45
3232
Metal Fitters and Machinists
–165
–138
–134
–98
–87
–78
–57
–53
–29
–19
5111
Contract, Program and Project
Administrators
3341
Plumbers
–35
–25
–30
–30
–30
5511
Accounting Clerks
–68
–50
–48
–30
–22
2335
Engineers
Industrial, Mechanical and Production
–111
–89
–83
–41
–24
–1,443
–1,165
–1,113
–636
–449
Total
Source: Deloitte Access Economics report for the
Australian Workforce Productivity Agency (AWPA)
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13. Pro-active strategic
talent sourcing
“Have a Strategic
Sourcing Plan for critical
skills - now and the
future.”
Art - Relationship + trust
building + skill of the recruiter
Science - Systems + tools +
“Don’t be
afraid to think
SOURCE
differently”
measure and refine
Martin Warren
Principal Consultant at HCMS/Insidejob
Email: martin@hcms.com.au
Technology - The enabler
@martinwarren
www.linkedin.com/in/martinwarren
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14. Hired HV Electrician with
mining experience in 36
hours, on new years day.
Live market rates.
Save time & money on
an efficient recruitment
cycle.
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15. How search consultant’s find great talent
Targeted
research
Out reach to
enough of
the right
people
Human Capital
Thorough
selection
processes
Trusted
relationship
with hiring
manager +
candidates
Dedicated
resource
driving the
process to
success
“It seems to me that a careful
examination might possibly reveal
some traces of this mysterious
individual”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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16. Targeted
research
Out reach to
enough of the
right people
Thorough
selection
processes
Trusted
relationship
with hiring
manager +
candidates
Dedicated
resource
driving the
process to
success
Leverage a search process to find top talent
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17. Future
New technologies
~ access to data
+ access to trust networks
+ access to reputation capital
= more targeted faster
recruitment
Will the traditional
resume become
a relic of the
past?
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18. Next steps…
• Which of your critical roles are in high demand?
• Senior management involvement
• Tap into networks, data and tools available
• Develop strategic sourcing plans and pro-actively
find top talent
Human Capital
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19. The best thing you can do for
employees – a perk better than
foosball or free sushi - is hire only
“A” players to work alongside them.
Excellent colleagues trump
everything else.
Shireen DuPreez
Senior Consultant
M +61 (0) 414 767 821
E shireen@shireendupreez.com
W www.shireendupreez.com
Source: Harvard Business Review Magazine,
January 2014
Blog: shireendupreez.wordpress.com
Twitter: @shireendupreez
LinkedIn:
au.linkedin.com/in/shireendupreez
Connect with me!
Thank you
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