An Overview of Mining Jobs and the Resource Industry
The mining boom in Australia looks set to continue with the industry taking up 8% of the national GDP and the size of exporting tripling in the last 4 years (up to $117.6 billion).
This is a booming industry and the reports you have heard about the income are true – you can make big money working a mining job, even if you have no experience.
5 Websites to Find Mining Jobs in Australia… You Might Not Know About!
When you are looking for a mining job, casting your net wide can be quite important. When you begin your initial search, people usually start at the major jobs boards – CareerOne, MyCareer, Seek etc – and a lot of the times that ends up being the only place that they continue to check and apply for. Now this is not necessarily a bad thing, but then again it is where the majority of people are searching, which means more applicants per job. There are a number of quite large jobs sites that either cater specifically for the mining industry or have quite a few mining jobs listed on their [...]
Who is Getting All The Mining Jobs?
We have been getting a lot of emails and comments on our Facebook page asking, ‘If there are so many mining jobs, then how come I can not get one?’ This can be the most frustrating thing about all the hype of the Australian mining industry. We keep hearing quotes like: There are going to be 38,000 New Mining Jobs in Queensland The resource industry is booming! My friend (of a friend) walked into a $100,000 FIFO position. It can sometimes seem that everyone is getting a job in the mines except you, but it is not just you. There are literally thousands of eager workers (a lot that even [...]
Interview Tips For Mining Job Applicants
One thing I have noticed is that a lot of mining job applicants fall into two categories. Those Who Have Been Working One Job For A Long Period Of Time School Leavers While this may seem like quite a broad generalisation, the truth is that for a lot of people looking for a job in the mines, a job interview is something that they do not have a lot of experience with. Now if you have received word that you have an interview, then obviously your mining resume was up to scratch – but what is expected from you in an interview? Basic Interview Tips If you’ve secured an interview [...]
How To Get Into The Mines
One of the most common questions (or vented frustrations) that we receive through our email list and facebook page is ‘How do I get a start in the mines?‘. The problem is that although mining companies are still looking to hire unskilled workers, there are a lot of people applying for these jobs. In some cases more than 100 people applying for one position! So are there any ways to get the leg up on your fellow applicants or better yet find ‘unadvertised mining jobs‘? Well there are no quick fixes, but here are a few things you can do that will definitely enhance you chances of get into the [...]
Admin Jobs In Mining
Whether you are following your husband out to the mines or just office based job in a mining community then admin jobs in mining might be something that interests you. There are a lot of opportunities available thanks to the success of the resource industry in Australia and jobs are definitely one of the big winners. In fact it has recently been announced that Queensland will get a proposed 38,000 new mining jobs by 2014-15 thanks to new mining and gas projects. And the fact is that with increased and new projects, there are new employees, more contractors and growing economies in the surrounding areas. With all this there is [...]
