HC Group's q3 2024 market review
Category: Insights

Commodities Talent Trends in Data: Introducing our Q3 2024 Market Review

Across Q3 2024, energy and commodities professionals continued to navigate opportunities in a lower volatility environment. In many sectors, this translated into demand for high quality candidates who could add value in a competitive market, from analytics specialists to those with generative AI skills. 

HC Group's Q3 Market Review assesses the key trends shaping talent demand across a comprehensive range of sectors: from liquid fuels, chemicals and corporate functions; to agriculture and nutrition and commodity technology. 

This edition also contains more than 400 notable People Moves - our unique free guide to notable commodities professional around the world who are moving roles.

Discover key global commodities talent trends and people moves

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Q3 Market Review data viz from HC Group
Total moves in Q3 were down 14% compared to Q2. Typically at this time of year, talent moves slow as a result of the summer holiday season. Front office also movement slowed, reflecting costs associated with hiring revenue-generating roles mid year.

Included in our Q3 2024 Market Review

  • 400+ People Moves: notable role changes by professionals across our sector.
  • Q3 talent data visualised, from HC Talent Intelligence.
  • In Pictures: the latest HC Commodities Podcast Live Event in Houston.
  • Talent resilience despite the bearish outlook: key takeaways from APPEC.
  • Is the 'Hiring Season' Over? By HC Commodities Podcast Host and HC Group Managing Partner, Paul Chapman.
  • How to solve the 'Great Retirement' in commodities, by Enco Insight Partner, Savvas Manousos. 
  • Plus essential Q3 talent trends from our specialist talent consultants in LATAM; EMEA, APAC and the Americas.
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Q3 Market Review

Explore 46 pages of commodities talent insights

The latest analysis and insights from our global team of specialist talent consultants and partners.