The talent competition

By NOAH BRENNER Houston

 27 September 2012 22:59 GMT

The break-ups start like most rifts in a relationship. One side gets bored and the other fails to notice, one side starts to get a little bit of interest from the outside world and one day they get an offer they cannot refuse.

As the demand for skilled professionals in the upstream oil and gas industry soars, many companies are looking to their competitors to fill key positions in mid- and upper-management, especially in technical areas such as geoscience, engineering and project management.

Recruiting from peer companies, often referred to as poaching, is on the increase in the US industry and worldwide, and companies need to take a broad look at how they retain the talent they have and how to become an attractive destination for those workers whose eyes may have begun to wander,…

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