The increasing demand for energy products and the complexity of our
projects means that attracting and retaining skilled and talented people
is vital to the delivery of our strategy and plans. We want to develop the
skills we need from within our existing workforce and we complement
this with targeted external recruitment.
To address increasing demand for skilled people across the globe, 44% of
our graduate recruitment came from universities outside the UK and US in
2013. We invest in universities worldwide to further develop the quality of
our potential recruits.
We conduct external assessments for all new hires into BP at senior levels
and for internal promotions to senior level and group leader level roles.
These assessments help achieve rigour and objectivity in our hiring and
talent processes. They give an in-depth analysis of leadership behaviour,
intellectual capacity and the required experience and skills for the role
being considered.