Occidental Petroleum Corporation is the U.S based an international company which deals in production and exploration of oil and gas, also known as Oxy. It is an industry leader which is based on equity market that boosts production by applying advancement in the technology (Strong Results Assets Outlook).
Oxy also deals in the production of chemicals known as Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem). It is a leading North American that produces chemicals like caustic soda, chlorine and PVC resins but oil and natural gas operations are the core business of Oxy. This production and exploration activities are concentrated in three geographical regions: the Middle East/ North America, the Latin America and the United States and hence, Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a well-positioned for success in today's complex and dynamic business environment. The company is striving to manage production in a cost effective way, built exemplary safety and for enhancing environmental business performance. The company invests only in the project that complements existing assets and can strengthen the financial criteria. OXY not only emphasizes on the performance of the company but also focused on the Individual's performance in the team. In order to enhance performance, the company adopts process of training and development (Strong Results Assets Outlook).
I have joined OXY as an HR intern for eight weeks. I am pursuing Bachelors Degree in International Business from "AL HOSN University" and have been joined Occidental Petroleum Corporation through the career centre of my university. I have joined internship programme for eight weeks as per my requirements and needs of understanding the basic core of nationalization and function of HR in organizations. The eight weeks training course includes housing and relocation, recruitment, immigration and Visa and understanding of organizational structure under the supervision of mentor.
My Area of Responsibilities and Training:
The company accepted me as an HR intern and during my eight weeks interrelated course work and training I was provided with instructions and supervised practice and was entitled for the following responsibilities:
Rotation in the Process of Recruitment.
Housing and Relocation process.
Visa and Immigration.
Understanding and Implementing Organizational Structure.
Understanding Nationalizations Aim of the Company.
The above responsibilities have been entitled to me under a supervision of mentor. He supervised me to fulfill all my responsibilities and to crafting my training in an effective and proper manner. This training impact very positively as from rotation in recruitment, I learn about the process of building up strategy for making recruitment process efficiently. Similarly, I learn about the important aspects of nationalizations aim and organizational structure of the company.
Tasks undertaken at OXY:
During my training session in last week, I went through the presentation on "How to work in US Based Company". This presentation was interesting and very impactful as it explores about the cultural differences in organizations because the US is a region that has multicultural workforce and diversity in the management. Therefore, this presentation guides me to manage diversity in the management in the UAE also on the position of HR of the company. At the same time, it acquaint with the roles and responsibilities and functions associated with the training and development department of the company that develop my skills and roles in managing function of training and development department being an HR of OXY.
After completion of this task, I asked by my mentor to go through the company training calendar for the year 2012-2013 and provide with my personal opinion and suggestion about the scheduling of the calendar and its impacts on individuals. As checked, this training calendar included the scheduling as per following:
Performance Management Course:
This training course is deigned for those who manage performance of the staff on daily basis. In OXY, the performance management course is designed in such a way that it can equips delegates with the techniques and skills so that staff can perform to the peak of their talents and capabilities.
Learn OXY.com
Learn OXY.com refers to the introduction and website of the company. It entails goal, aim and culture of the organization and also emphasizes on the rules, regulation and policies of the company.
Habits for highly effective people course:
This course includes seven habits of highly effective people which educates to balance key priorities, improves interpersonal communications, apply principles for achieving a balanced life, how to take initiatives and leverage for creative collaboration.
Time Management:
This course teaches about the management of the time in the organization as well as out of the organizations that how can work can be accomplished in the effective way in the short time duration.
Conversional Arabic ( for Non Arabic)
As OXY has 37 % of world wide production in Middle East therefore, Arabic language is an important aspect to learn and make conversation successfully and to get contented in the work environment.
Microsoft office (inclusive of basic and intermediate courses):
Microsoft office course enhance the basic and intermediate concepts of the system which helps to work effectively and make expertise in technical aspects also.
After analyzing the training calendar and concepts and utility of each course, I found that the scheduling can be revised as Time Management is the important course which would be beneficial in our training session also so order of time management can be revised. In order to work in the company, introduction of the company should be first thing to get it know so the training session should start with the "Learn OXY.com". Then we can schedule with the habits for highly effective people because it would help to enhance the attributes of individuals and perfect one can adopt the management strategies and policies very easily and in an effective way like performance management course. In my opinion, all courses are significant and beneficial for individuals and for enhancing their skills and attributes in order to work more efficiently.
In context to Nationalizations Strategy, to attract university students my mentor asked me for the following list of tasks:
I started to visit Hala Executive Associate PR Specialist and call to Ashley Rockwell Manger Talent Recruiting to learn how OXY builds and maintains relations with universities.
To learn which company is doing best and what we can implement to do our best, I used to make calls to the Universities Career Center and try to adopt the features.
I started set a list for the career fair in context to different universities such as AUS, AUD, ADU and Khalifa University.
I started to make contact with the students in abroad and introduced OXY to them.
I demonstrate a way to review nationals CVs which are interested in employment like social networking websites.
Career Development & Training Process in OXY:
In OXY, management is emphasized on the process of career development by planning and tracking individual's progress. This planning and tracking can be done by the following methods:
Talent Management System (TMS) Talent Profile:
TMS talent profile is basically an online resume; it allows managers to fulfill the company's requirements and business vacancies by matching an employee's skills, interests and their background with the company. It works for all types of vacancies like task force, one-time project assignment, internal job posting. The managers match the provided information and insights into employee's capabilities as they work in order to address several opportunities within the organization.
Leadership Journey:
Leadership Journey is a tool which provides data to employees to showcase clear framework of their skills, contribution and expectation changes as advance in OXY. It offers that the company needs to develop and grow people's management skills and to transition to leadership roles smoothly and successfully.
Development Plan Worksheet:
This is a form which managers use to determine expected results, key development needs and detailed plan that highlights development actions for employees.
Managing Your Career Checklist:
Managing check list is a process which uses to know employee's personal values and the process that entails the process how they can align with organizations and follows guidelines for a discussion with managers.
Personal CPO Analysis:
It helps to create extra ordinary performance when the passion, competence and the organization's need comes together.
Training Mine:
It is a learning management system that is available for all times globally from all computers which are connected to the internet, from oxy or home or while travelling.
There are some other tools helped in planning and tracking individual's progress as follows:
Real Learning's Advisor:
It is an internet tool used for just-in-time coaching of 460 pages.
SMART Goals:
SMART Goals comprises of the terms Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound. These goals keep an organization aligned and to move ahead in order to achieve its business objective.
Mind Manager:
Mind Manager is a type of visual mapping, it manages the flow of information in the organization and it makes easy to capture and share ideas with the management and the employees. One can share their ideas by requesting installation from OXY Help Desk.
Harvard Business Essentials Support Tools:
This is an online tool used to enhance the learning experience of the Harvard Business Essentials book from Harvard Manage Mentor©. The book has been added to the OXY Employee Library.
Personal Career Development Plan:
This tool includes the planning for the development of Individual's Career. It defines the importance and process of success and helps to identify ways to achieve the success with this job aid.
Personal Emotional Intelligence (EI) Development Plan:
This development plan summarizes the factors that should implement in order to strengthen the individual's emotional intelligence.
Competencies and Training Table in context to the UAE:
Company competencies in the UAE (OXY):
A competency may be compromised of a single skill or ability, knowledge, a cluster of two or more of these attributes and personal characteristics. Competencies in context to the UAE for OXY are as follow:
S. No
Competencies
Summary
Understanding the role of Team Leader
OXY developed this competency by implementing wide range of methods like group discussion, newspaper, role play and interactive exercise. It also emphasizes on the personal guidance while work. It helps employee to learn from day to day work.
Understanding Restrictions and Limitations of the company
In order to develop this competence, OXY is using class discussion, structured working agreements, introducing seminars, formal signing of documents with regards to the rules and regulation and policies of the company.
Evaluation
To develop this competency in the organization, oxy is using Leadership Journey method which outlines the performance of employee. It helps to showcase Individual's performance.
Relationship Management
In order to evaluate relationship management OXY introduces performance management system and web group discussion via Mind manger. It helps in defining the importance and process of success and helps to identify ways to achieve the success with this relevant company.
Action Planning and Goal Setting
Oxy develop this competency via SMART Goal tool. Completion of these goals keep an organization aligned and moving ahead in order to achieve its business objective with respect to oil and gas production.
Understanding their own values
Managing Your Career Checklist is a tool through which OXY implements this competency" Understanding owns values". This helps to evaluate and understand own value to the team.
Networking Skills
Networking skill is to share common network for sharing and evaluating of an Idea. Mind Manager tool is used to develop this competency which helps to adopt innovation in the strategy ad policy of the OXY.
Use of technology
Training Mine &Talent Management System (TMS) Talent Profile is innovated technology of OXY which helps to get connected all times worldwide from all computers to the organization as well as from home.
Emotional Intelligence
The company is using the Personal Emotional Intelligence (EI) Development Plan in order to develop emotional intelligence. It emphasizes on the self management practices.
Coaching Skills
Real Learning's Advisor &Harvard Business Essentials Support Tools are the tools of OXY helps to coach employees and team members.
OXY has Standardized competencies that a global company should possess to grow and develop. It emphasizes not only to the company's objective but also focused on individual's skills, performance and values. According to the existing competencies of the respective company following training table is suggested by the HR department of the company. As, more than thirty percent of OXY's shares belongs to the UAE. The training table is scheduled with respect to the production of oil and gas and their significance in the region of the UAE.
Training Table in context to the UAE (OXY):
S. No
Course
Duration
Specification
Types
Possibility of getting customized course.
Performance Management Course
Basically, Course duration is approx 6 moth in the UAE but it provided as per employee's need.
This helps to designed to equip delegates with the techniques and skills so that staff can perform to the peak of their talents and capabilities.
Mentor ship / Workshop
yes
Learn OXY.Com
Subjected to the decision of management.
It introduces company's value, mission, vision and objective. Also emphasizes on the role of individual profile in the company.
Workshop/ On job training/ Mentorship
NO
Habits for highly effective people course
Course duration is 5-7 days in the UAE but can be customized as per the requirements of employees.
It balances key priorities, improves interpersonal communications, apply principles for achieving a balanced life
Workshop
Yes
Time Management
Basically, course duration is 3-5 days but can be customized as per the requirement of employees.
This is the most crucial syllabus because it helps to manage time in work. It helps to enhance performance of the company.
On Job training / Workshop
Yes
Conversional Arabic (for Non Arabic)
14 to 16 weeks that can be customized as per the learning capability of the candidate.
AS the UAE is Arabic speaking region learning of Arabic language is important to manage diversity in the culture.
On Job training / Workshop
Yes
Microsoft office
One to two month that can be customized as per the employee's need and learning capability of the candidate.
This course helps to individual in order to enhance performance in term of operating system and accessing data.
Workshop/ Mentorship
Yes
According to the courses specification and requirement training schedule can be revised. Many of the courses have possibility to get customized and can be learn on the job. Hence, training schedule and types can be schedule in accordance to the employee's need and requirement as well as of the organization.
Recommendations:
In OXY, training package should support materials in order to promote effective assessment strategies and effective and in easily accessible formats.
Conversational Arabic should focused first as the UAE is Arabic speaking region.
Training Packages should be specific and should be appropriate so that objective of the OXY can be fulfilled.
Training should be providing in accordance with the learner's preference, needs and starting point.
Competencies and training in the UAE should provide a wide range of career path options.
Training in OXY should be formed in such a way that can develop a more participative, consultative approach and team based approach to solve the problems.
