At Chesapeake we are committed to creating an energetic and challenging environment where our employees have the opportunity to step up to the plate and thrive. Our commitment to creating a great workplace was validated when we were added to FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2008 list.

As a dynamic, fast-growing company, Chesapeake provides exciting opportunities that enable employees to reach their own personal and career goals while fostering a sense of pride, loyalty and connection to the company and the community.

Chesapeake is looking for people with top skills and strong educational credentials; people who are focused, energetic and passionate. Chesapeake people have a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt. A high degree of analytical and out-of-the-box thinking skills are the keys to success in our fast-paced organization.

What’s the Chesapeake difference? We consider our employees our most valuable asset– and we demonstrate that by providing state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, outstanding compensation and benefits, and early opportunities for real responsibility and achievement.

A few of the reasons our employees like working at Chesapeake:

• Team approach to projects, continuing to learn while working with the industry’s best professionals
• Great pay and benefits provide security
• Pride in being associated with an industry leader
• Younger employee base – there’s always something happening
• Low-hierarchy management team provides dynamic leadership
• Mutual trust between company and employees

Accolades for Chesapeake:

• #61 on FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For® list
• Forbes Platinum 400 list of America’s Best Big Companies
• Forbes named Chesapeake the Best Managed Company in the Oil and Gas industry
• Forbes named CEO Aubrey McClendon one of 10 top CEOs in the nation for second consecutive year
• Baseline 500 magazine ranks Chesapeake number one company in information asset management for second consecutive year
• Daily Oklahoman “Best Place to Work” for three years

[Back to Top]

Where You Find Your Fit at Chesapeake

With corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City, an Eastern Division headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia and field offices throughout the country, Chesapeake is on the move!

With the best professionals, industry experts and the use of cutting edge technology, Chesapeake is investing in success.

Chesapeake’s corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City has the feel of a university campus, with the kind of environment you would expect from a company that values its employees: well-equipped offices and facilities to help get the job done, in an atmosphere that makes coming to work a pleasure.

• The company’s grounds more closely resemble a university than a typical corporate headquarters, with a casually professional atmosphere. More than 28 buildings are integrated with meandering streams and well-tended landscaping. Inside, they hold state-of-the-art facilities designed to provide optimal work environments for our geosciences, drilling and production, land and administrative employees.
• Chesapeake operates our own Reservoir Technology Center, which allows the company to better understand and solve the challenges of the unconventional reservoirs on which we focus and from which we believe vast new reserves of natural gas can be developed. By having the RTC right here on our campus, we get immediate, on-site results of core evaluations; which allows Chesapeake to continue to achieve industry-leading value creation.
• The Oklahoma City campus houses a leading-edge seismic visualization center, featuring wall-sized rear projected screens that display vivid images of the earth’s subsurface, similar to virtual reality technology used in modern filmmaking.  Use of 3-D seismic technology enables geologists to find hidden natural gas prospects miles below the earth’s surface.
   
• Chesapeake’s 42,000-square-foot Health and Fitness Center is located on campus, and plays host to a wide range of recreation programs, group exercise classes, cardio machines, a weight room, basketball courts, racquetball courts, swimming pool, fitness assessments, and preventative health screenings.  The Fitness Center and park provide the settings for more than a score of  highly competitive athletic teams comprised of Chesapeake employees.
   
• Also on campus are two restaurants, The Wildcat and FUEL, which offer a wide variety of healthy choices for breakfast and lunch. From a fresh salad bar, to made-to-order deli line, and grill, employees find there’s always something cooking at Chesapeake. 
   
• The Blue Room Theatre, Chesapeake’s newest on-campus destination site, is a state-of-the art theater that provides a setting for presentations by outstanding industry experts, speakers and business meetings.   On weekends, The Blue Room turns into an entertainment center, with screenings of classic feature films for employees and their guests.  

[Back to Top]

Oklahoma City — a GREAT place to live!

This year Oklahoma City has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People” by America’s Promise. Oklahoma City is one of the most affordable metropolitan cities to live in because of the low taxes and low cost of living.

Oklahoma City is a thriving city where there is always something to do. Oklahoma City has nationally recognized museums, theaters, golf courses, and more.

The Bricktown entertainment area near downtown houses the Oklahoma Redhawks baseball team, incredible movie theaters, restaurants and exciting night life. The Ford Center in Bricktown plays host to the hottest concerts, sporting events, family events, the Oklahoma City Blazers hockey team and the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz arena football team.

The beautiful campuses of the University of Oklahoma in Norman and Oklahoma State University in Stillwater are just a short drive from Oklahoma City.

In 2006 Oklahoma City was also named one of the:

• “Top 40 Real Estate Markets” by Expansion Management Magazine
• “Best Places for Business and Career” by Forbes Magazine
• “Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs” by Entrepreneur Magazine 

www.okcchamber.com/
www.bricktownokc.org/
www.okgazette.com
www.okfordcenter.com

[Back to Top]

Eastern Division Headquarters - Charleston , WV

The growth in the Eastern Division headquarters of Charleston, West Virginia, mimics Chesapeake’s momentum. Since acquiring Columbia Natural Resources in 2005, Chesapeake has tripled its investment in the Appalachian Basin by hiring nearly 200 talented employees, by utilizing advanced drilling techniques and by supporting causes that enrich the community.

Additional investment is on the way to Charleston. The Appalachian Basin, stretching from Alabama to New York, is often referred to as the “most drilled and least explored” region of America. Chesapeake believes great potential for wealth exists here with the use of new technological advances for exploration and development,. That means more jobs and more opportunities for advancement. There are no limits on future growth at the Charleston headquarters.

Since entering West Virginia, Chesapeake Energy has supported numerous agencies and programs: schools, law enforcement, the arts and economic development initiatives have all benefited from Chesapeake’s presence. Our employees are actively involved in numerous charitable organizations across the region.

Charleston —a GREAT place to live!

Charleston is the doorway to “Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.” Two thousand miles of America’s best whitewater rafting are just a short drive away.  The state is also blessed with outstanding hiking, biking, skiing and boating, as well as several upscale resorts in breathtaking settings.

Charleston is also recognized as one of the best places in the country to live. The city was highlighted in the June 2007 edition of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, which cited Charleston’s growing creative class and low cost of living as two of its top attributes.

www.wvtourism.com/
www.cityofcharleston.org/
www.charlestonwv.com

[Back to Top]

Field Offices

Employees in Chesapeake's field operations enjoy the day-to-day satisfaction of being in the heart of the company's production activities. Chesapeake has field offices in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana where employees enjoy highly competitive wages, excellent benefits and attractive opportunities for advancement.

Arkoma, Oklahoma Borger, Texas Cleburne, Texas College Station, Texas Dickinson, North Dakota East Tarrant, Texas Elk City, Oklahoma Fort Smith, Arkansas Garden City, Kansas Hobbs, New Mexico Kingfisher, Oklahoma

Lindsay, Oklahoma Midland, Texas Searcy, Arkansas Shreveport, Louisiana Tyler, Texas Victoria, Texas Waynoka, Oklahoma Weatherford, Oklahoma Wilburton, Oklahoma Zapata, Texas

[Back to Top]

Benefits

Chesapeake ’s compensation structure is unparalleled in the energy industry. We evaluate and reward our employees two times a year through a compensation and performance evaluation program that leads to biannual pay increases, cash bonuses and stock grants.

We consider our twice-a-year grants of Chesapeake restricted corporate stock to be a critical component of our overall compensation package. When our employees have a share in the company as stockholders, they are aligned with its goals and success. We feel this so strongly that every permanent, full-time employee receives restricted stock grants when they begin their Chesapeake career.

Paid vacation, sick leave and personal leave are other important employee benefits at Chesapeake.  We also offer employee and dependent medical and dental insurance coverage, prescription drug benefits, vision care plan, medical expense reimbursement and dependent care reimbursement plan.  In addition, we have an Employee Assistance Program, employee basic life insurance coverage, company paid short- and long-term disability coverage and supplemental voluntary life insurance for employees and dependents.

Chesapeake ’s 401(k) plan and matching contribution program is one of the most generous in the industry. Chesapeake sponsors a qualified 401(k) savings plan and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan through which the company matches 100% up to 15% of the employee’s annual compensation with company stock.

[Back to Top]

Commitment to Communities

Chesapeake has a deep commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work. Employees in every state of our operations volunteer their time and talents in many community programs. We are proud of our employees’ generosity and their efforts to enhance the lives of their friends and neighbors.

Some of the many organizations in which we are involved in are:

• Allied Arts
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Boys and Girls Club of America
• Habitat for Humanity
• Horace Mann and Belle Isle Elementary Mentor Program
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation
• Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
• Rebuilding Together
• Salvation Army
• St. Baldrick’s
• The Education and Employment Ministry
• The Nature Conservancy
• United Way

For more information, please visit the Corporate Responsibility section of our website.

[Back to Top]