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Total - Company profile

Industry Energy
Company type Public
Year founded 1924
Revenues in 2006 €153.802 billion
Global headquarters Paris, France
# Countries active 130
# Employees worldwide 95,000
Most common preferred study background
  • Business Studies
  • Engineering
  • Natural sciences
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Required skills

Leadership 7
Team working 7
Problem solving 7
Communication 6
Creativity 6
Commercial Awareness 6
Pressure Resistance 7
Flexibility 7
Networking 7

Activities

A global multi-energy provider
  • World’s fourth-largest integrated listed oil and gas company (1)
  • Largest market capitalization on the Paris Bourse and the eurozone: €132.6 billion at December 31, 2006
  • 95, 000 employees
  • Operations in more than 130 countries
  • Exploration and production operations in 42 countries
  • Producer in 30 countries
  • Approximately 570,000 French individual shareholders
  • 2006 sales: €153.8 billion

With operations in more than 130 countries, Total engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products).
Total also produces base chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilizers) and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets (rubber processing, adhesives, resins and electroplating). In addition, Total has interests in the coal mining and power generation sectors. Total is helping to secure the future of energy through its commitment to developing renewable energies, such as wind and solar power, and alternative fuels.

What we offer

Working for Total means an opportunity for a varied, motivating career. It also means working for a multicultural company that is open to the world.Total is a company that makes employee talent, innovation and high technology the core focus of its growth strategy. A company that aims to meet the challenges of the future by bringing together employees from a wide variety of origins and educational backgrounds and providing them with the tools and resources they need to apply their talents toward our shared success.

Some 95,000 men and women currently support our corporate project, which is to supply the world with the energy it needs and work together to invent the energies of the future.

To keep up with our growth, we annually recruit nearly 10,000 men and women worlwide, both beginners and experienced professionals, who have all levels of diplomas.

Despite their differences, they all share the same drive, open-mindedness, adaptability and commitment to teamwork that have helped make Total a success.

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