According to a new global report released by a specialist recruitment firm, Australia is the number 2 destination for oil and gas professionals looking to relocate for career advancement.
The report, carried out by Hydrogen, says Australia is the third most desired place for professionals to relocate, despite economic challenges and the current high exchange rate making it expensive for many professionals to move here.
Shane Little, Managing Director for Hydrogen, Australia, said, “Oil and gas continues to be a real growth area, with demand increasing for professionals with unconventional experience, particularly across the Eastern Seaboard. The recent announcements about the Browse Project may lead to a softening in demand in certain areas but the opposite may occur for specialist experience in FLNG. There is also a growing demand for professionals in life sciences and pharmaceuticals, in particular on the clinical research & development side, and in regulatory affairs and compliance. Australia is also a technology hub, with growth currently in cloud technology, analytics and big data storage.”
Titled Global Professionals on the Move 2013, the report found that a combination of professional and lifestyle factors have placed Australia in an enviable spot near the top of the world rankings for attracting workers from overseas. Professional demands are no different from those in the US or UK, allowing high-flyers to remain at the top of their game, while what is available outside of working life in terms of outdoor living and quality of life is simply a world away from anything any other major centre in the developed world has to offer.
The fourth annual report, which surveyed over 2,000 people across 90 countries, highlights the high value of international experience to professionals and charts important global trends for employers, recruiters and professionals themselves. Some 66% of global professionals who responded said their employers rated international experience as important or very important. An overwhelming 98% of respondents who had relocated recommended the experience, and 86% said they wanted to stay longer.
While there are no particular shortages for professionals in law and in financial services, there is demand for niche candidates with specialist experience, for example oil and gas or construction lawyers, or lawyers with specific compliance or litigation experience. Senior financial services professionals with specialist skills in areas such as risk, tax and compliance are also in demand.
A full copy of the report can be found here.
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