total, number one french group (headquartered in paris), is the world fourth largest oil and gas company. its activities cover the entire energy sector: oil and natural gas exploration & production, downstream gas and power, refining & marketing of crude oil and oil products, trading and shipping, petrochemicals. the group operates in over 120 countries, with 121,000 employees working on all five continents through about 900 consolidated companies.

total has been present in china for over thirty years through all of its activities: exploration & production, refining & marketing and chemicals. today, the number of total employees in china stands at more than 3,000. totals accumulated investment in china is around usd700 million. it currently owns more than 30 companies (joint ventures and wholly-owned foreign enterprises). total (china) investment co. ltd. is now looking for motivated candidates for the following position: