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Schlumberger Eureka Technical Careers SETC

As the leading provider of technology and services in the in the oil and gas industry, we recognize the importance of attracting and developing the best technical talent. Many of our employees want the opportunity to continue using their technical expertise throughout their careers, rather than moving into positions such as line management. That is why we created a technical career development program called Schlumberger Eureka Technical Careers or SETC for short.

SETC enables you to be recognized as a technical expert, managing your career progression while expanding your technical leadership, knowledge and influence. To take part in the program you will demonstrate your contributions through five key technical leadership skills. The skills have been selected as they are key to your personal development and are aligned to the success of our organization. The leadership skills include:

demonstrating your technical expertise and knowledge
applying your expertise to projects
illustrating your innovative ideas
sharing your technical knowledge both inside and outside Schlumberger

Our director of Discipline Career and Knowledge Management, Pearl Chu explains it best: “SETC is a very well-structured program that enables technical employees to grow in their career, gaining visibility and recognition for their technical contributions. The link between the leadership skills and the company performance helps the technical population directly see the impact that their work has on the business.”

There are six levels within SETC and as you progress and develop your expertise it helps open opportunities to work on projects that could define the future strategy of the business.

Our experts recognized in SETC use their knowledge and experience to provide authoritative technical advice, act as a sounding board for business decisions and mentor other technical colleagues.

SETC has played an important role in my career at Schlumberger, connecting me to colleagues around the world who are passionate about their technical work. -Huilin, Technical Project Manager, SETC Principal

As a young engineer just starting my career, I would have appreciated the clarity offered by SETC. Now as a Fellow, I believe the SETC program provides an exceptional tool to recognize and promote technical talent. The SETC program provides an excellent roadmap to achieving a level of technical excellence and the recognition that is deserved. - Gary, SETC Fellow

"SETC has played a key role in my career with Schlumberger. As a technical contributor, SETC provided me with the right framework and incentive to become a more well-rounded professional, enabling me to be more effective in my work. As an HR Manager, I constantly leverage SETC to identify, encourage, promote and develop talent for Schlumberger technical leadership." - Anh, HR Manager, Digital Technology, SETC Principal

Working in Schlumberger has allowed me to explore many new technical topics over the past years. I interact with people from multiple countries as well as people with diverse technical backgrounds. SETC promotes knowledge sharing and interaction both within the company and also allows us to develop strong links with clients and academia with a direct impact on our work and our business. - Lalitha, Program Manager, SETC Advisor

SETC allows me to clearly see my own strengths and technical expertise and to feel proud of my accomplishments. And as I progress through SETC and my abilities and skills are recognized I can expect to be involved in more and more of the discussions that have a larger impact on the company. - Tanuja, Mechanical Engineer, SETC Senior

The SETC process has made me appreciate my own achievements better than I had before. It has also enabled me to remain in a technical role while advancing, which has always been important to me. - John, Domain Champion-Well Construction Fluids, SETC Senior

PUBLISH DATE

2019