"Warwick" cannot be compared with "Imperial" brand name !!!!!

But there was no subordinates coming through, as I said.

I find it hard to believe that throughout the years oil companies are unable to find the requisite amount of engineering graduates... there are thousands coming out each year globally, that trend has not waned over the years.

I find it hard to believe that throughout the years oil companies are unable to find the requisite amount of engineering graduates... there are thousands coming out each year globally, that trend has not waned over the years.

Plus we are talking about multinational conglomerates, not your run of the mill 'mom and pop' operation, so they have the resources and manpower to obtain the 'best' graduates... so again I say, it is either shortsighted or reckless...

I don't have any data to hand except that the number of those entering an engineering degree has remained almost constant. However, this says nothing of the amount that manage to graduate, the discipline they choose or the sector they pursue employment in. I've read a report which said that over half do not end up in engineering.



Most companies in the oil and gas are actually small players who fulfil very specific roles.

No one says you have to just look in the UK, what about mining (pun intended) India and its grads... there are literally thousands over there... thousands!

From what I've heard they're not very good.



No one said that.

Being small often means you can't quite offer the lucrative salaries the BP and Exxon Mobil can offer, and can't market yourself nationally or globally. It is more often than not these smaller companies which feel the pain of the skills shortage than the big players.