Industry & Education
The Future Tomorrow
Begins Today
Scott Jolley
Manager Recruiting & Staffing
Duke Power
Duke Energy
A Fortune 500 company
Traded on the NYSE as DUK
Assets of $56 billion
Approximately 23,000 employees
One of the world’s 50 largest energy companies
Largest U.S. producer of natural gas liquids
Among the top 10 electric generators in the U.S.
100 years of energy expertise
Our Business Units
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Duke Power
Duke Energy Americas
Duke Energy North America
Duke Energy International
Duke Energy Field Services
Crescent Resources
Our Expertise
Own and operate approximately 40,000
megawatts of generation
Operate approximately 19,000 miles of
natural gas transmission pipelines
Own and operate more than 250 billion cubic
feet of natural gas storage capacity
Unparalleled access to North America’s
major natural gas supply basins and markets
Duke Power
A leading electric utility in our second century of powering growth
and quality of life for our customers and communities in the
Carolinas.
One of the largest investor-owned electric utilities, in the United
States, Duke Power delivers safe, reliable and economically priced
electricity to more than 2 million customers in a 22,000 square mile
area of the Carolinas.
We operate three nuclear generating stations, eight coal-fired
stations, 31 hydroelectric stations and numerous combustion
turbine units.
Duke Power’s base electricity rates are currently at 1986 levels
and are ranked among the lowest in the nation
A recent national survey of commercial and industrial customers
ranked Duke Power first in overall customer satisfaction.
Industry Employment Trends Yesterday
Low unemployment
Career fairs filled with employers
Hiring bonus was common practice
High starting salaries
Unbelievable perks
Competitive Market (Job shopping/swapping)
Corporate growth
If you wanted a job you had one
Available candidate pool
Companies focused on the moment- few with long term
workforce strategies
Industry Employment Trends Today
Our workforce is aging (companies are engaged in
developing workforce plans and strategies)
Leaner organizations with focused budget targets
Fewer retirements (retention good)
Economy strengthening
Moderate unemployment
Focus on Diversity
New generation of workers beginning to enter the
workforce
Woodstock 2030
Woodstock 2030 should be quite a sight. As the 300,000
attendees slowly walk down the ramps past
pharmaceutical booths to watch 80 year old Carlos
Santana play his latest hit, the distinctive fragrance of
sunscreen and liniment will fill the air. The concert will
likely end at 4 p.m. each day to allow concert goers to
find a restaurant with an early-bird dinner special. Some
veterans of the first Woodstock will fondly remember the
tent city from the sanctuary of their 37 foot RV’s. The
truth is, while our entertainment and advertising media
worship youth, our workforce population is getting older.
Industry Employment Tomorrow
Increased focus on retention (mentoring
relationships)
Knowledge management (manage intellectual
capital)
Companies become learning institutions (reestablish
corporate universities)
Increased focus on diversity, ethics and compliance
Increased hiring of entry level skills
Co-Op, Internship programs expanded
Recruiting efforts concentrated at smaller number of
schools (strategic skills emphasis)
Top Industry Challenges
Managing an aging workforce
Maintaining productivity and customer service with
the loss of intellectual capital (knowledge
management)
Helping build our technical workforce candidate
pools
Positioned to compete for talent in an improving
economy
Managing technical workforce shortage
Helping the X -- Y generation transition into the
workforce
Diversity
Key Competencies Needed Today
Technical Competence Willingness to learn the
Customer Focused companies business
Action Oriented (Motivation and Team Spirited (relates & works
Initiative)
Integrity and Trust well with others)
Verbal & Written Self Knowledge
Communication Skills Flexibility & Adaptability
Computer Literacy Problem solving skills
Organizational Skills (analytical skills)
ALSO Important:
– Business classes, including
Finance, Accounting and
Economics
– Participation in community
and/or campus-related
activities
Key Programs We Support
Future for Kids (F4K)
Co-Op
Internships
What Can We Do?
We must begin talking again Address basic academic
We must understand each and employability skills gaps
others needs, work together and proactively work
to create solutions and together to create solutions
provide support for each Emphasize the importance
other of
Develop partner networks Soft skills like teamwork
designed to help inform and communications
students about industry Technical skills like math,
workforce needs and science and technology
opportunities Career awareness