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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Excellent pay and benefits are characteristic of the industry, but not always job security. Turning that into career security is up to the individual, building a valuable skill set that will be attractive to a variety of employers. -
From their perspective as industry leaders, Cindy Reece and David Ching discuss future job security in the oil and gas industry.
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Find out how SPE training courses can help advance your career.
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Deanna Jones, vice president of human resources and administrative services at Marathon Oil, shares her own career "best practices."
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Job security in the oil and gas industry depends on a few major factors that can have either a positive or negative impact on the industry’s people and profits.
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Results of TWA survey on job satisfaction and job security in oil and gas.
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Interview with John Zornick on hiring former members of the US military.
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Stephen Holditch, now retired as head of the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M, talks about his multifaceted career.
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You have invested a lot of time and money training new employees. Once employees are fully qualified, how do you retain them?
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CEO Brandon Hayes talks about what he's learned as a young leader helping revitalize Drillchem Drilling Solutions, an oilfield services company.
