Hi everyone. Good afternoon and welcome to this Equinor company presentation and about career opportunities -
- for emerging talents. I hope that you enjoyed the video you just saw.
I want to start by introducing myself. My name is Ingrid Marker and I work with our coroporate graduate program.
In this presentation I will go through a few slides about our company before showing you -
- our career opportunities and what we can offer you.
Fundamental changes are happening in our industry and they are happening faster than ever before.
The need for a low carbon future is strong meaning we need to think new and find new ways of working.
In Equinor we see these changes as opportunities to change and improve the energy industry of tomorrow.
We aim to set an example for how the oil and gas industry must develop, show leadership and point the way -
- to bolder and better solutions.
We are a company where empowered people collaborate to shape the future of energy.
Our values - open, caring, courageous and collaborative - is embedded in everything that we do.
As a company we produce around 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
And our offshore wind power generates electricity for about 1 million European homes.
All of this is made possible by our 20 000 employees across 30 different countries.
I will not go into detail here as it is not my area of expertise. But I will briefly mention our goal of becoming -
- an industry leader in carbon intensity and by 2025 reducing the carbon intensity from 10 to 8 kilos CO2 per barrel.
We believe a low CO2 footprint is a competitive advantage providing us with attractive business opportunities -
- in a transition to a lower emission economy.
A core element of our business strategy is to embrace this energy transition.
And about our response to climate change into the heart of our operations and processes.
One of our main efforts is to reduce the emissions of our ongoing operations and future projects.
In the end our ambition is to become net zero by 2050 including emissions from our production and final consumption.
To attain this ambitious target we need people to join this transition.
On this page you can see some of our early career opportunities that we offer.
Apart from the apprenticeship program which is a part of high school education -
- all of these opportunities could be relevant to those of you pursuing a degree from UiO.
I will not go into details on Teach First Norway or the ad hoc internship and master and PhD thesis writing.
But you can read more about them on equinor.com.
Moving on to our corporate graduate program and my area of responsibility.
The aim of the program is to increase the graduate's knowledge of how we work in Equinor.
And to provide a good introduction to Equinor and to the energy industry.
The program is global across locations and disciplines. We have branches in the US, UK, Brazil, Canada and Norway.
Every year we welcome 100-200 graduates into our organization worldwide.
The program lasts two years and you are guaranteed a job with Equinor when you complete the program.
It includes learning modules and gatherings focused on network building, individual development -
- and increasing the understanding of the business we work in.
But what the graduates do every day at work is the most important part of their learning and development.
During the program the graduate rotates within or between different business areas or disciplines.
Or to different locations and countries. And this is to ensure they are exposed -
- to different parts of the company to be prepared for future tasks and challenges with Equinor.
The application period for our 2022 positions ended on August 31st.
But we plan to hire again next year for our 2023 positions around the same time.
The recruitment process includes an online assessment, a video interview recording and a recruitment day.
The recruitment day will also be conducted virtually this year.
To apply for a graduate position in Norway you need to be on the final year of your Master's degree -
- or having completed your degree. You need to have a maximum of two years relevant experience.
That is relevant to the position you applied for and what you studied.
These criteria are slightly different in other countries.
Over to our summer internship program. This year we welcome around 150 interns -
- to join our 6 week fully virtual program. The program was virtual this year and last year due to covid-19.
Next year we will have a hybrid program which entails partly virtual, partly physical.
Matching how we believe we will be working in Equinor also going forward.
During the program you will work on projects with fellow interns across disciplines and with a mentor.
In addition you will be working on day to day tasks within the discipline that you were hired to.
The aim of the program is for you to learn about the energy industry and Equinor's values and culture.
And you will be given challenging and meaningful tasks that match our business needs and your interests -
- based on the disciplines you were hired to.
We already have our IT positions out for next summer. The application period for the rest of our positions -
- will be open in the beginning of October.
We are looking for students who are in the 2nd year of their Bacehlor's degree -
- up until the first year of their Master's degree.
The recruitment process includes an online assessment and a video interview recording.
That was a little bit about our programs. But why should you join us? What can we offer you?
I will not go into all of these different points but I will highlight some of them based on my own experience.
When it comes to diversity, in the graduate program we hire around 45-50% non-Norwegians every year.
And our gender split is around 50%. But this of course varies between disciplines and locations.
Secondly I want to use myself as an example. I was hired as a graduate in 2018 in people and organization -
- more commonly known as human resources.
But in my Bachelor's and Master's I studied business management and marketing.
So I was hired into a position with HR even though my background did not exactly fit.
Which shows that for us diversity is not just about your gender, ethnicity or nationality.
It is also about your background, education and diversity of thought.
To nurture talents and build careers is also important. We therefore encourage career development -
- across disciplines, functions, locations and countries. And also between our professional and leadership ladder.
I was lucky enough to relocate working abroad for a year during my time as a graduate in one of my rotations.
Which also visualizes some of the opportunities that you might have if you join Equinor.
Lastly I want to recognize our emphasis on having a work-life balance.
As this has been apparent to me during my time at Equinor.
During periods you will have a lot of work to do, you will work overtime and you will have hectic days.
But my leaders have always encouraged me to take time off when needed.
Go for a walk in the middle of a work day and so on.
For me this makes me more focused and motivates me to do an even better job -
- now that my leader and my company show that flexibility.
Talking about flexibility, flexible work is high on the agenda for our company at the moment.
Meaning you are freer to choose whether you wan to work from the office or partly from home.
That was it for my presentation. I hope this triggered your interest in joining our company.
I look forward to meeting you at this virtual event.