Career Development

Today’s energy industry faces two key challenges: attracting a skilled work force that is equipped to do business globally and providing a work environment that attracts, develops and retains high-performing employees.

The continued success of ConocoPhillips centers on ensuring that we have a strong global workforce that can contribute the right skills, in the right places, to achieve our strategic objectives. As many experienced professionals approach retirement age, we are faced with the challenges – and opportunities – of attracting new talent to our organization.

All newly hired employees, at all levels of experience, are provided with training and development programs designed to optimize their career at ConocoPhillips. Our goal is to attract top-performing candidates into a supportive growth environment and to retain these individuals with challenging and satisfying work that meets their goals and exceeds their expectations.

You can realize unlimited growth potential at ConocoPhillips. Our innovative culture emphasizes continued personal and professional development that enriches your talent, stretches your horizon and moves you forward with your career. These programs vary across our worldwide locations.

Talent Management Teams

Leadership Competencies

Student Recruiting

Our workforce planning strategy includes actively increasing student interest via college recruiting, a strong internship program, scholarship support and a heavy focus on early-career development. We also have active programs and established relationships with selected universities from which we recruit students for a diversity of opportunities.

ConocoPhillips historically hires a significant number of our entry-level full-time employees from our intern pool. We encourage internships as a way for us to get to know students better, while helping students determine if the energy industry is where their true potential and talent can be released.

Early Career Programs

Many new graduates have the chance to Early Career Programs that provide a flexible development framework to enhance and accelerate your career with us. During the program, you spend the first 1 or 2 years on development assignments and have the opportunity to be involved in challenging projects.

Accelerate Program

As an early career engineering or geoscience employee, we know that your career development is a top priority for you in the same way it is for us. Known as “Accelerate,” our multi-year development program will provide opportunities for you to maximize your development while directly contributing to business goals. You will be empowered to develop yourself personally and professionally and given access to the tools, projects and technical experts you need to achieve your objectives.

Accelerate provides you with a range of interesting and challenging technical assignments, an individual support network and underpinning technical and non-technical training to support your broader development. You will be able to drive your own development, will have challenging goals to strive towards and will have an individually tailored development plan outlining your personal aspirations – a great foundation for your future career with the company.

Join us to find out what it’s like to Accelerate your development.

Professional Development

We are committed to your personal and professional development and offer educational assistance to help you further your professional career – whether you want to enhance your business skills or pursue advanced professional or academic credentials.

Mentoring

Through the effective use of mentors, employees can receive career guidance as well as the opportunity to increase individual knowledge and skills needed to succeed.

Training Programs

ConocoPhillips offers a variety of classroom-based, core development programs specially designed to help individuals achieve personal growth and success in their careers.

Networks and Knowledge Sharing

ConocoPhillips was recognized in the 2011 and 2012 Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) studies for creating a knowledge-driven organizational culture. In addition to our vast training and development resources, we also offer networking opportunities via communities, forums and clubs that encourage and facilitate knowledge sharing and personal growth.