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Evolving comprehensive HR Policy in Oil Industry. Presented by: V C Agrawal Director (HR), IndianOil. Contents. Context Defining the problem Recommendations. Context. Higher rate of economic growth particularly during Xth plan and also likely to continue
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Evolving comprehensive HR Policy in Oil Industry Presented by: V C Agrawal Director (HR), IndianOil
Contents • Context • Defining the problem • Recommendations
Context • Higher rate of economic growth particularly during Xth plan and also likely to continue • Economic reforms initiated in early 90s leading to deregulation of Petroleum sector • In addition to competition in business, deregulation has resulted in to competition for talent • Spurt in E&P and construction activities • In India • Outside India
Defining the problem Entry level talent • Demand / supply gap • Quantity with quality • Diversion of domain specific talent to general areas • Lack of appreciation of challenge and growth opportunities in petroleum sector • Perception of tougher work-life w.r.t. service / software sector • Comparatively better locations available in service/ software sector • Perceived higher attractiveness of other sectors like IT, telecom, retail, banking etc
Defining the problem Experienced Professionals • Extremely difficult for PSUs to acquire due to lack of availability and compensation package • Pull from overseas job opportunities • Critical skills command for higher compensation outside India • Significant shortage globally and Middle East and Russia in particular
Defining the problem Productive deployment • Under utilization of talent • Specialists vs generalists • Lack of initiative/ investment in development of talent • Lack of sensitivity towards individual’s needs • Generation gap • Changing lifestyle • Work-life balance
Defining the problem Retention • Retention of mid career talent will be a sever challenge • NOCs in particular are highly vulnerable
Defining the problem Compensation • Lack of differentiation • for performance • amongst various functions • amongst various sectors • between levels
Defining the problem • Mindset shift from • Field job to white-collar desk job • Job security to instant money • Long term career development to short term rises • Intangible and ‘when it happens’ benefits like medical benefits etc offered by public sector have lost their attractiveness. • IT, ITes and MNC jobs more lucrative. • Negative vibes against PSU/ Govt. jobs at the leading campuses.
Issues to ponder for Talent Acquisition • Do all our job profiles are technical in nature? • Do we need only high caliber people like Engineers and MBAs and CAs? • Can we afford to commit same career path to all? • Is not it time to look at the bottom of the pyramid to consider less qualified but resilient people? • Can we consider general graduates for more mundane jobs? • Can we differentiate the career path of the people taken at same entry level?
Recommendations • Attracting Talent At Entry level • Time to look beyond “Professional Only” policy • Open and Campus Recruitment to leverage available best talent from market • More emphasis on nascent talent and employability rather than educational brilliance
Recommendations • Attracting Talent At Entry level (cont.) • Recruitment has emerged as an area of relationship management (with educational institutes) • Giving support to the institutes for content development, project works etc. • Campus connect (employer branding) exercise to highlight attractiveness of oil sector and the company. Need to make students more aware of the sector and its potential as an employer
Recommendations • On-boarding and Mentoring • The first impression forms the lasting impression. Hence on-boarding process for the new recruits requires to be in place • Important to manage the transition from academic world to professional world – from certainties to uncertainties. Hand holding his important • Mentoring process to be institutionalized
Recommendations • Understanding changing expectation of employees • Survey amongst new recruits • Organisational Climate/ Employee Engagement surveys at regular interval
Recommendations • Managing Employee Expectations and Delight • Progressive discrimination between performers and non performers • Re-engineering of compensation package • Employee self-service • Grievance redressal
Recommendations • Developing bench-strength for critical positions • Identification of 2 successors against each critical position • Working out developmental needs for identified individuals • Bridging knowledge/ skill gap
Recommendations Let us work together to: Attract the good Retain the better Advance the best