Check out most valued skills for oil field workers, and even more.

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Talent is the key to thriving business. Successful employers would do their utmost to find the fittest of fittest ones to their organization. There are very important skills that they want their employees to possess to shine out in the industry. Oil and gas recruitment is not an exception. According to a study by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) sponsored by BP - British oil giant, there have been 11 most valued skills for oil field workers. The results came from 773 oil and gas professionals in 24 countries.

As such, skills rated very important for successful careers in oil and gas industry by highest percentage of respondents are:

1. Ability to learn (69%)
2. Teamwork (61%)
3. Communication (60%)
4. Work ethic (58%)
5. Technical skills (57%)
6. Knowledge (53%)
7. Analytical skills (53%)
8. Initiative (49%)
9. Flexibility (41%)
10. Computer skills (34%)
11. Writing skills (26%)

- Importance of oil and gas soft skills

The value of soft skills can’t be understated. As revealed by the study, soft skills are considered more important than technical skills in developing a career in oil and gas industry. Topping the list of important skills for oil and gas workers was the ability to learn.

The industry feels that millennial generation needs more development in their soft skills during their university life. Initiative and work ethic were shown to be weak in new recruits from university compared with their technical skills.

- A moderate amount of training required

The respondents required a moderate amount of training to assume their current role in the oil and gas industry. Specifically, only 12.8% of people said that they required no training when starting their current role. Most of respondents (86.8%) required training (very little or some training). 19.2% required extensive training.
Employers are expected to be highly responsible for preparing employees for a new position

Most oil and gas employees expected their employers to assume a large portion of responsibility for gearing them up for the new position. Indeed, most of respondents (82.4%) expected their employer to give some training when they started a new role. Just 11.1% expected their employer to give them all the necessary training. 26.8% expected to be accountable for their training and development, with the employer providing some training.
Companies approach to training and development

66.5% of employee training and development provided by organizations is a combination of formal and informal, 13.3% is formal while 17.1% is informal.

Technical training is the most common form of training provided by employers when 76.5% receive this skill training. 57.8% receive soft-skills development training; 44.3% management and finance training.

- Level of satisfaction with training

Most people are satisfied with the training they have received in their current position. Quality (over 80%) and content (over 75%) of training is what people are most satisfied with. Certain improvement could be made to the amount of training provided which got the lowest rating.
Expectations for mode and method of training vary by age group

For technical training, most age groups prefer mixed structured and on-the-job training, but older professionals prefer conventional academics as opposed to mentoring and online training that younger professionals favor.

For management and finance training, most veteran professionals prefer hands-on methods.

When it comes to soft-skills training, most age groups rely on soft-skills training in-house, on-the-job, or by an outside company. Older professionals are more likely to participate in a professional association workshop or training course, while younger favor online soft skills training.

For other training, most age groups rely on in-house or professional training, or engage in training online.

Source: http://vnmanpower.com/en/blog.html