Investing in people
For over 140 years, ExxonMobil has been a leader in innovation, committed to improving quality of life by meeting the critical needs of society. We continually work to meet the changing needs of our customers and stakeholders, which has been key to creating long-term shareholder value and critical to our continued success.
Also important to our success is our ability to attract the world’s best talent because our people are our biggest competitive advantage.
Continually developing our teams and maintaining a strong culture is a core strategic priority and essential to achieving our long-term objectives.
We are focused on building high-performing teams, enabled by a collaborative and productive work environment where individual and cultural differences are respected. Employees are challenged to deliver their best and contribute to our Company’s success, with the opportunity for unrivaled personal and professional development.
Key takeaways
- In 2024, ExxonMobil delivered strong business results across a wide range of performance dimensions.
- The hard work and commitment of our people underpinned these results, as they have done for decades.
- We build on this advantage every year by attracting and developing the best talent and fostering an environment where employees can thrive and reach their full potential.
“We start by hiring the best. We develop our people with challenging jobs that can span the globe and result in tenures that average 30 years. This gives us unmatched capabilities and knowledge, enhanced by our people's distinct, winning mindset. Having been with the Company for over 30 years, I can say with absolute certainty that our people are not content with being second best at anything.”
Darren W. Woods
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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A place to thrive
- Strong culture, enabled by strong leadership, integrated talent development approach, and active employee engagement.
- Company-wide survey continues to underscore strong employee understanding of and alignment with Corporate strategy; double-digit increases in a quarter of the questions, and engagement index up almost 10%, over the last two years.
- Over 30% of professional employees1 participating in Company’s stock program; reinforcing joint ownership of our success and directly rewarding performance.
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Attract the best talent
- Awarded #1 most attractive U.S. energy company for engineering students, for 12th consecutive year; #1 globally2.
- Global acceptance rate above 80%, exceeding broad market average.
- Leadership role in STEM education efforts; providing education and training in the communities in which we operate; launched two groundbreaking ExxonMobil Foundation Teen Engineering and Tech Centers in the U.S., offering innovative programming to excite and educate students about STEM careers.
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Value of diversity
- Every individual provided the opportunity for unrivaled personal and professional development.
- Workforce and leadership teams reflective of the communities in which we operate around the world.
- Design of employee development and compensation programs drive unbiased outcomes.
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Develop future leaders
- 60% of leaders trained in re-designed leadership learning program in support of We are ExxonMobil.
- Tailored development, prioritizing key experiences; one-third of leaders moved into new roles in 2024.
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Enable employees to reach their full potential
- Unparalleled commitment to development through stretch assignments; more than 12,000 internal job rotations per year.
- On-the-job development supplemented with on-demand training and targeted mentoring; over 675,000 courses delivered in 2024.
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Data table and footnotes
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