The WOW Factor

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The WOW Factor

• Howard Rough
• North America Training, Development Staffing
  Manager
• Schlumberger Oilfield Services

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Business Mission Statement
Implement strategies to deliver the highest
quality personnel for Schlumberger, who will
continually develop our market leadership. We
will hold our promise by identifying, hiring and
retaining skilled professionals to maximize our
leading edge technology and deliver shareholder
return!
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The Changing Face of the Labor Market
2020 Workforce growth resumes
By 2007, Age 20 cohort drops below 50-year old
cohort
20-24
50-54
Cohort
60-64
Source Statistics Canada
Unlike many other countries, high current US
birth rate (2000 2010) will feed the workforce
post 2020
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Supply Of Key Technical Disciplines Peaked in the
1980s
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Situation

• Flattening of the US population
• Lower numbers for Engineer Technician students
• Students visas declining
• Tightening job market
• US boarder policies changing

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Cultural Changes

• The strength of the US was
• founded on the industrial age
• Hard work, Gold Watch, Early to work and late
  home, Work for the company
• 2. Technology change
• Global economy, Global communication, Work Life
  Balance, Choices, Flexible work environment

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Why Are We Here?

• Develop plans to meet our companies needs for the
  future
• Can we fuse students with industry
• How do we capture the culture and drive their
  passion!

You Will Remember
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• WOW Factor!

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Seduction (Runescape)
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Communities (My Space)
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Entertainment (Dads space)
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How do we play the game?

• What do we do?
• How do we do it?
• Why does it matter to them?

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Hope is not a Plan! Disney World is a Fantasy