Career Development
Seven young professionals were selected to represent SPE at the 2026 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference.
A global portal to collaboration and growth, the Student Chapter Development Workshop connects SPE student chapters worldwide to exchange knowledge and learn from industry experts, all under the 2026 theme of catalyzing carbon management innovation.
Brittany N. Cole offers career advice on how new graduates can avoid the “busy but ineffective” trap, prioritize high-impact work, and build strategic value in their first 90 days to accelerate long-term career growth in an AI-driven workforce.
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While a résumé matters for getting a data science job, having a portfolio of public evidence of your data science skills can do wonders for your job prospects. -
Digitalization is going to impact every industry in the next 5–10 years. The oil and gas industry needs a lot more data scientists today than a year ago, so a person with the right qualifications and experience is the need of the industry today.
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Project managers expect that teamwork may provide extra performance gains that exceed the sum of its members’ single contributions. But is it always true?
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Rostand on the challenges of starting a new company, what role alternative and big data will play in oil and gas, and how young professionals can adapt to the volatile industry.
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Leadership can develop in a variety of areas in one’s life: At work as an individual contributor or manager, or at home as a parent, partner, family member, or friend.
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The TWA HR Discussion team explores three trends that will change the way we will work in the future.
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With a theme on Big Data, this year’s ATCE has plenty in store for young professionals.
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TWA interviews Talos’ CEO Tim Duncan on the opportunities and challenges of working in Mexico, and his advice for young professionals looking to be entrepreneurs or work for a private-equity based oil and gas company.
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Oil prices seem to be on the rebound, employment statistics look promising, and the petroleum industry is slowly starting to flourish again. However, there has been a fundamental shift in the workforce since the beginning of the most recent downturn.
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The SPE eMentoring program can help boost your confidence about your next step in the industry and help achieve your career goals.
