After participating in the last BP career event I learned that the Military Placement Program has a limited number of placements annually. Also, the MPP program currently only places cohort participants in BP's Trading sector. In regards to these factors, what other sectors/business units have veterans been successfully onboarded in large numbers? How did their skills, attributes and behaviors make them competitive with hiring managers as compared to their civilian counterparts?
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Hello Terrance, I have seen veterans scattered through many business sectors in BP. I personally know 4 in the Learning and Development organisation. That being said, right now, BP has placed a hiring freeze due to the combination of pandemic, oil prices and internal restructuring. This is both for internal and external roles. I would recommend you check out the link from LinkedIn which highlights skills which are future-proof to increase your opportunities in many industries beside oil and gas. https://blog.linkedin.com/2019/december/10/the-jobs-of-tomorrow-linkedins-2020-emerging-jobs-report
Thank you Victoria for your candid response. I will heed your advice and continue to improve my marketability across many economic sectors.
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