Talent Pool ReportOil and Energy Industry

Middle East & North Africa2014

Who are these professionals?

313,444 LinkedIn members

16,975 recent grads have joined the workforce

27% of Oil and Energy professionals are managers or above

Oil and Energy professionals have held on average 3 positions

Professionals in Iraq are in the highest demand and much more likely to be contacted by a recruiter

Overview & Methodology

A world of insights can be gathered from LinkedIn’s 313 million members – the world’s largest professional network. This talent pool is defined by the industry a member works in.

Within each industry, LinkedIn Recruiter activity and member characteristics are used to determine supply and demand for talent. A higher demand index means the average professional in a region is interacting with recruiters more frequently than peers in other regions. Data about job consideration comes from our semiannual Talent Drivers Survey of over 300,000 members.

Where should you look for talent?

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Oil and Energy industry includes: Oil & Energy, Utilities, and Renewables & Environment Middle East & North Africa region includes: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

of Oil and Energy professionals have studied in a country outside of the Middle East & North Africa region at some point in time – Most studied in India, UK, US and the Philippines.

had a previous role that was not in the Oil and Energy sector – most are from the Construction industry, followed by the IT and Mechanical Engineering industries.

Where did these professionals come from?

�� American University of Sharjah, UAE�� King Fahd University of Petroleum & Mineral, Saudi Arabia�� Cairo University, Egypt�� Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt�� Heriot-Watt University, UK

Recent graduates attended:

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�� Saudi Aramco�� ADNOC Group Companies (ADCO, GASCO, etc.)�� Qatar Petroleum�� Petroleum Development Oman�� Saudi Electricity Company�� Petrofac�� Kuwait Oil Company�� DEWA�� RasGas�� Schlumberger

Oil and Energy Industry

Who are the top employers by volume of Oil and Energy professionals?

What are the most common functions in the Oil and Energy industry on LinkedIn?

What do Oil and Energy professionals look for in a job?

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A PLACE I WOULD BE PROUD TO WORK

STRONG EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

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GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE

CHALLENGING WORK

JOB SECURITY

STRONG CAREER PATH

EXCELLENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Middle East & North Africa Average

Oil and Energy Professionals

A COMPANY WITH A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC VISION

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How can you connect with Oil and Energy professionals?

1. Leverage your Employees’ Networks The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit an employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads.

2. Engage in Conversation through Status Updates Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your priority talent pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates.

3. Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool cares most about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content most relevant to them.

4. Measure and Track your Progress Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack up against your competition.

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