Released on: May 10, 2008, 5:12 am

Press Release Author: Transearch International

Industry: Human Resources

Press Release Summary: The perspectives of the TRANSEARCH global Resources, Energy
and Infrastructure practice leaders frame the challenges following growing tensions
about the state of the world's natural resources workforces.

Press Release Body: The perspectives of the TRANSEARCH global Resources, Energy and
Infrastructure practice leaders frame the challenges ahead in the White Paper
entitled \'Under Pressure: Natural Resources Human Capital - Perspectives from
Transearch International\' which presents a strikingly similar long-term growth
barrier for nearly all of the world's leading natural resources companies - that is,
the scarcity of human capital and skilled leadership talent.

The White Paper presents regional perspectives from North America, South Africa,
India and Latin America and addresses key issues such as new pressures that are
being driven by the acceleration of the so-called commodities market "super-cycle",
human capital deficits resulting from massive and sustained increases in demand for
natural resource commodities, and significant market shifts from
government-controlled natural resources to the private sector.

Growing tensions about the state of the world's natural resources workforces have
surfaced for a few stark reasons. These include the industry's increased appetite
for skilled workers, the ongoing challenge of convincing enough university students
to pursue energy-related careers and the considerable demographic shift that is
beginning to move the global post-war generation into retirement.

Get your copy of the White Paper \'Under Pressure: Natural Resources Human Capital -
Perspectives from Transearch International\' via the Transearch International website
at http://www.transearch.com/press_room/display2.asp?nID=204

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Note to Editors: About TRANSEARCH International executive search firm
TRANSEARCH International (http://www.transearch.com/) executive search firm was
founded in 1982 and celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2007. TRANSEARCH
International has executive search representation in most of the major economic
centres of the world with 52 offices in 33 countries and is currently rated as the
9th largest global executive search firm by Executive Recruiter News (ERN). For more
information contact the TRANSEARCH Central Office: contact at transearch dot com.
TRANSEARCH executive search firm website: www.transearch.com

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Contact Details: TRANSEARCH Central Office: contact at transearch dot com.
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