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-Per manentpl acement si ncr easeby10% -Numberofcont r act or soutonassi gnmentdown17% -NumberofI Tcont r act or soutonassi gnmentdown38% -Per manentvacanci esdown1% -Cont r actvacanci essl i p8% Per manentpl acement sup Pr of essi onalr ecr ui t mentf i r msr epor t edt hatt henumberofcandi dat essecur i ngper manentr ol esi nFebr uar y2018i ncr easedby10% year onyear ,accor di ngt onewsur vey dat af r om t heAssoci at i onofPr of essi onalSt af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) . APSCo’ sdat a,whi chf ocusesonpr of essi onalr ecr ui t ment ,r eveal snot abl evar i at i onsbet weent het r adeassoci at i on’ scor esect orgr oupsi nt er msofhi r i ngact i vi t y .Whi l eper manentpl acement swi t hi nf i nance,f orexampl e,i ncr easedby24% overt he12mont h per i od,t henumberofmar ket i ngpr of essi onal ssecur i ngper manentr ol esdur i ngt hi st i me sl i ppedby6%. Whi l evacanci esf orper manentst af fr emai nedl ar gel yst abl eacr osst heboar d,di ppi ng byj ust1% i nFebr uar y2018,demandwasst r ongestwi t hi nt hef i nancesect or ,wher evacanci esi ncr easedby14% year onyear . I Tcont r act orusepl ummet s Demandf orcont r act or sdecr easedacr ossmanyoft het r adeassoci at i on’ scor esect or gr oups.Vacanci eswi t hi nengi neer i ng,f orexampl e,sl i ppedbyj ust6%,whi l edemand wi t hi nI Tandmar ket i ngf el lmor esi gni f i cant l y( by7% and18% r espect i vel y) .Fi nance wast heonl ysect orwher evacanci esf ornonper manentr ol esi ncr eased,wi t hdemand f orcont r act or supby1 1%. Theover al lnumberofcont r act or soutonassi gnment ,meanwhi l e,di ppedby17% dur i ng t hesameper i od.Thi scanl ar gel ybeat t r i but edt oasi gni f i cant38% year onyearf al li n I Tpr of essi onal swor ki ngonacont r actbasi sdur i ngt hi st i me.
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Thi si sl i kel yt obear esul tofsi gni f i cantchangesar oundof f payr ol lwor ki ngwi t hi nt he publ i csect orwhi chhascr eat edacl i mat ewher e,accor di ngt opr evi ousAPSCor esear ch andot hersour ces,f or mercont r act or sar et ur ni ngt hei rbacksonwor ki ngt hr ought hei r ownPSCs. Aver agesal ar i esst abl e APSCo’ sf i gur esal sor evealt hatmedi ansal ar i esacr ossal lpr of essi onalsect or sdi pped by2% year onyear .Thi sf i gur ei schar act er i sedbynot abl ef l uct uat i onsi nt er msofsect or , wi t hI Tandengi neer i ng,f orexampl e,r ecor di ngupl i f t sof4. 1% and3. 8% r espect i vel y . AnnSwai n,Chi efExecut i veofAPSCocomment s: “ Wecont i nuet oseest r ongper f or mancei nt henumber sofper manentpl acement swhi ch canpr i mar i l ybeat t r i but edt ot wokeyf act or s:busi nessesar evyi ngt osecur er ar eski l l si n ani ncr easi ngl ycompet i t i vemar ket ,anduncer t ai nt yar oundt hef ut ur est at usofmor ef l exi bl ewor ki ngopt i ons. ” “ Whi l echangest oI R35l egi sl at i oni nt hepubl i csect orhavecl ear l yt akenachunkoutof t hecont r actmar ket ,apr oposedconsul t at i ononext endi ngr ef or msi nt ot hepr i vat esect or meanst hatempl oyer sar ei ncr easi ngl ywei ghi ngupi ft heper cei vedcompl exi t yassoci at edwi t hmanagi ngacont i ngentwor kf or cei swor t hi t . ” “ Addt ot hi st hepr esentBEI Sconsul t at i ononEmpl oymentSt at uscoupl edwi t hwi despr eadski l l sshor t agesandi t ’ snowondert hatbusi nessesar ekeent ol ocki nt al ent l ongt er m. ” JohnNur t hen,St af f i ngI ndust r yAnal yst s’ Execut i veDi r ect orofGl obalResear chcomment ed: “ Thi smont hi sacont i nuat i onofpr evi oust r endswi t ht heempl oymentmar ketshowi ng gr owt hi nper manentvacanci esbutdecl i nesi nt empor ar yandcont r actposi t i ons.I nan i ncr easi ngl yt i ghtl abourmar ket ,t her ei spl ent yofappet i t eamongempl oyer st ohi r e peopl ewi t ht her i ghtski l l s.I Tj obshavenot abl ypi ckedupsi ncet hedecl i newesawi n spr i ng2017. "
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New anal ysi scal l sf oroi landgast oembr acedi gi t alr evol ut i on Di gi t al i s at i oni ss weepi ngt heoi l andgasi ndus t r yatanunpr ec edent edr at e. Howev erwi t hanyf or m oft ec hni c al di s r upt i on,t her ewi l l beas i gni f i c anti mpac t ont hewor k f or c e,bot hnowandi nt hef ut ur e.T oens ur et hei ndus t r yc ont i nuest o pr ogr es sf or war d,oi l andgasoper at or smus tembr ac enewt ec hnol ogy .That ’ s ac c or di ngt os pec i al i s toi l andgasr ec r ui t er ,Fi r c r of twhi c hhaspr oduc edanew anal y s i ses t abl i s hi ngwhatt hei mpac t sofdi gi t al i s at i onwi l l beandwhati ndus t r y oper at or sneedt ot ak enot eoff ort hei rownwor k f or c er equi r ement s . Thek eyi mpac t sont hewor k f or c eFi r c r of thi ghl i ght edi ni t sanal y s i sar e: •Ri s eofnews k i l l s et s Themul t i t udeofnewt ec hnol ogi esc omi ngi nt of or c ewi l l r equi r ewor k er swi t h s k i l l s et st hathav epr ev i ous l ynotbeenf oundi nt hei ndus t r y .Cons equent l yoi l andgasoper at or swi l l needt of oc usonhowt os our c edat as c i ent i s t s ,mac hi ne l ear ni ngs pec i al i s t sandt hos ewhowi l l oper at ef ut ur edi gi t al oi l f i el ds .Howev er , t hes ei ndi v i dual sar eal r eadyhi ghl ys oughtaf t erbyc ompani esout s i det heoi l andgass ec t or ,whi c hmeansempl oy er swi l l needt os howc as eat t r ac t i v eempl oy mentoppor t uni t i est odr awt hes eni c hes k i l l s et si nt ot hei ndus t r y . •Redef i ni t i onofex i s t i ngr ol es Whi l et al kofadv anc edt ec hnol ogyc anof t enbr i ngpani car oundj obsdi s s ol v i ng, di gi t al i s at i onc anbr i ngpos i t i v ec hanget oempowerbus i nes s es .Empl oy er si nc or por at i ngaut omat i onc anenabl ewor k er st omak ebet t erus eoft hei rt i meand i nc r eas epr oduc t i v i t y :f orex ampl e,t heaut omat i onofr epet i t i v et ec hni c al dec i s i onswi l l f r eeupengi neer st of oc usonmor edi f f i c ul tanal y s i s .Aut omat eddr i l l i ng r i gsc oul dal s or educ ewor k i nghour sneededt of i ni s hawel l byov er30%. •Newway sofmanagi ngt hewor k f or c e Di gi t al i s at i ondoesnotj us tappl ydi r ec t l yt ooi l f i el doper at i ons -i twi l l al s oappl yt o t hehumanr es our c esf unc t i onsofoi l andgasc ompani es .Adv anc edanal y t i c s andbus i nes si nt el l i gents of t war ei sal r eadybei ngus edt ogener at el ar gedat a s et saboutwor k f or c es .Whi c hc anhel pHRt eamst ogai nanunpar al l el edi ns i ght i nt oempl oy eemot i v at i ons ,i nc r eas eengagementandi dent i f yt hek eydr i v er s behi ndper f or manc eandr et ent i onf orabet t erwor k pl ac eenv i r onment .
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•Saf erwor k f or c e Di gi t al i s at i onc anal s ol eadt os af erenv i r onment sf orwor k er st hank st ot heaut omi s at i onofphy s i c al l ydanger oust as k sanddi gi t al oi l f i el ds ,meani ngf ewerwor k er swi l l bepl ac edatr i s k .I naddi t i on,empl oy er sadopt i ngar t i f i c i al I nt el l i genc ec an ac tef f i c i ent l yi nr educ i ngt hepos s i bi l i t yofhumaner r or sandt hi si saf ur t herl eap t owar dss af et yi nt hei ndus t r yandas ec ur e,l owr i s kwor k pl ac e. Comment i ngont hi sanal y s i s ,Dhi r enShant i l al ,Boar dDi r ec t oratFi r c r of ts ai d: “ Farf r om bei ngi mmunet oc hange,t heoi l andgasi ndus t r yi sc ons t ant l yev ol v i ng,butnowwi t hdi gi t al i s at i on,i thast heoppor t uni t yt of ur t herr edef i nei t s el f .The l i k esofar t i f i c i al i nt el l i genc e,andaut omat i onc anof f ert heef f i c i enc yt hatc ompani esneedi nor dert oac tr ec ept i v el yt oener gydemands .Byus i ngas t r uc t ur ed appr oac ht oas s es st hepot ent i al i mpac t sont hewor k f or c e,i t ’ sc l eart hr oughour anal y s i st hati fc ompani esc anembr ac eandex pl oi tdi gi t al t ec hnol ogyf ori mpr ov edper f or manc et hent heywi l l r eapt hebenef i t si nt hel ongr un. ” “ Oi l andgasi ndus t r yhi r i ngmanager swi l l hav et oc ons i dert heneedf ornews k i l l s et sandt al ent st omat c ht henewt ec hnol ogi es .Ther ewi l l al s obeaneedf ort he ex i s t i ngwor k f or c et oc ons i derhowt heyc anupdat et hei rowns k i l l s et si nr es pons et ot ec hnol ogi c al ev ol ut i on. Di gi t al t ec hnol ogywheni mpl ement edc or r ec t l y , c anof f erc ompani esapr oduc t i v ewor k f or c e,enabl egr owt handr ev ol ut i oni s et he oi l andgasi ndus t r yf ort hebet t er . ”
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