Career Development
This webinar, to be held on 29 November, addresses key topics for YPs including overcoming industry challenges, excelling in nontechnical roles, leadership, and more.
Brazil's Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro PetroTeam shares their experience as they secured victory, for the second time, at the 2024 PetroBowl Competition.
Join TWA's Mrigya Fogat as she interviews four of the 2024 TWA Energy Influencers in this Get to Know series.
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Marshall Brain, founder of the website HowStuffWorks.com shares his thoughts on the importance of engineering to the society and discusses historical and modern engineering milestones. He also shares his advice to YPs on getting their entrepreneurial ideas from paper to practice. -
Woodside Energy’s Ian Milne shares the sense of pride that professionals feel being part of oil and gas megaprojects, explaining how the combination of the available opportunities and a desire to work on technical challenges led him to the industry.
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The chance to work in an industry megaproject is a rare opportunity. These projects are exciting, fast-paced, and dynamic. Besides solid technical skills, which other skills will young professionals need to be successful in these projects?
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Most people who sign up for a MOOC – a massive open online course – never finish it, often completing less than half of the work. But does that mean they didn't get value from it?
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New research provides insight into why women may hold fewer leadership positions.
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The 2015 Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) Conference was held last November in Reston, Virginia, located approximately an hour from the US capital, Washington, DC. Supported by 10 professional organizations including SPE, the event attracted 90 attendees. SPE generously sponsored 10 young professional members from around the world to attend.
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Yoga Wicaksono from Pertamina, Indonesia’s national oil company, shares his insights and lessons learned on megaprojects. Wicaksono has assisted in the completion of various megaprojects in the Asia-Pacific region from an upstream mergers and acquisitions perspective.
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The TWA Editor shares his personal career transitions and encourages others to do likewise. Even in a downturn, it is important to think about the opportunities that can help you move forward -- even if on a slightly different path.
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Kim McHugh, general manager of drilling and completions for Chevron Services Company, and Jake Howard, operations supervisor for Chevron in the Midland Delaware Basin, answer questions on the types of career transitions in the industry and how to handle them successfully.
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Planning and making your next career move a success may be as simple as assessing your personality, journaling about the options, and identifying roles and tasks that have inspired you in the past.
