our people
Employee Attraction and Retention
Syncrude's workforce increased by 205 positions in 2007, to a total of 4,733 people. At 761, the number of new permanent employees hired continued a long trend of year-over-year hiring increases. About two-thirds of the new hires were recruited into trades and operating positions. Total employee attrition was about 12 percent in 2007, consistent with other regional oil sands developers.
Syncrude will continue to refine its attraction and retention strategies in support of our overall workforce needs. This effort includes an annual review of our compensation and benefits packages to ensure that we are competitively positioned.
Workforce by the Numbers
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
| Total Permanent Workforce | 4,733 | 4,527 | 4,327 | 4,180 | 4,026 |
| New Permanent Employees – all categories | 761 | 744 | 557 | 383 | 236 |
| Trades and Operators | 529 | 492 | 384 | 251 | 148 |
| Administrative, Professional & Technical | 232 | 252 | 173 | 132 | 88 |
| New Employees – diversity | |||||
| Aboriginal | 35 | 54 | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| Female | 172 | 172 | 129 | 87 | 45 |
| Recruiting Effectiveness New Hire acceptance rate: |
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| % of job offers accepted | 77 | 78 | 78 | 86 | 90 |
| Local hires (% of all new hires) | 70 | 64 | 70 | 66 | 61 |
| Job Applications Received (#) | 49,564 | 44,815 | 30,032 | 18,116 | 19,777 |