March of the Millennials
How can the industry attract young, tech-savvy recruits to energy companies?
The energy industry has been preoccupied of late by how its besuited, grey-haired leaders should go about recruiting agile-minded, ambitious millennials. It's an industry that many potential young recruits perceive as staid at best, and quite possibly destined for decline. The opinions of a panel of bright twenty-somethings at the FT Digital Energy Summit, all employed within the energy sector, provide insights into the recruitment challenges faced by the sector. The issue has become ever more critical, due to the increasing importance of digital skills and software development roles. The familiar criticisms were all aired by the panel at the Summit in London. Large energy companies—whether
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