The Mining People Polling/Media Centre

Welcome to the Mining People Polling/Media Centre. We want to know what you think on a broad range of mining, recruitment, human resources (HR) & other mining industry topics.

Please contribute your thoughts below via our most current poll question or browse the archives of previous questions. If you have a question or wish to submit a topic for discussion, please email the team.

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Current Poll

How do you really feel about your job, the company you work for, and the mining industry as a whole? How do you feel about your salary, your roster, your boss?

We want to know!

Once again, Mining People is taking a poll of sentiment within the Australian mining industry. We want to know your innermost thoughts, so we can gauge how well the industry is doing and where there’s room to improve. This is your opportunity to have your say!

All contributions are completely anonymous — we don’t know who you are and where you work. The survey will be open until 30 September 2021. We’ll publish the results in early October. Please feel free to share this poll with your friends and colleagues across the industry.

To what extent do you agree with these statements?

Take our mining industry employee survey!

In this month’s poll, how do you really feel about your job, the company you work for, and the mining industry as a whole? How do you feel about your salary, your roster, your boss?

I am happy in my current mining job.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

The company I work for shows great respect towards its employees.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I really enjoy the team of people I work with.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I have great respect for my direct supervisor/manager.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I feel positive about the future of the mining industry.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I feel positive about my role in the mining industry.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I find fly-in fly-out and long shifts exhausting.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

Job interviews make me nervous

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I have exaggerated my skills or experience in a CV or interview to improve my chances of getting a job.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

My mining job is contributing to difficulties in my primary relationships.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I feel stressed or depressed as a result of the pressures of my mining lifestyle.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I would switch jobs if a company offered me more money.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

I plan to have a long career in the mining industry.

Not at all
Somewhat
Absolutely

Thanks so much for taking part in this Mining People Polling/Media Centre poll. We’ll publish the results on our website next month. You can see the results of some of our other recent polls below!

As reported in

Previous Polls

Date	Name	Votes
August 2021	What would it take for you to move to Kalgoorlie?	110
July 2021	What’s the best solution to mining’s skills shortage?	99
June 2021	Tell us how the mining industry treats mental health	50
May 2021	Tell us what you need from us	61
April 2021	What is your favourite work roster?	305
March 2021	Is health and safety in mining improving?	31
February 2021	What is your top priority when looking for a new mining job?	203
December 2020	What does 2021 hold for mining?	327
November 2020	Best boss versus worst boss	115
October 2020	WA border	820

Date

Name

Votes

August 2021

What would it take for you to move to Kalgoorlie?

110

July 2021

What’s the best solution to mining’s skills shortage?

June 2021

Tell us how the mining industry treats mental health

May 2021

Tell us what you need from us