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

Ever had a recruiter put your resume forward for a job but don’t remember them asking to do so?

Our February poll asks about a situation that comes up a lot in our industry – recruiters putting candidates forward for mining jobs without asking the candidate if they’re interested first.

Do you think recruiters should be required to get express and recent permission from a candidate each time they want to put them forward for a mining job?

Have you ever had a recruiter put your name forward for a job without asking you first?

Tell us how you feel about this practice in the box below.

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!

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Previous Polls

Date	Name	Votes
January 2020	Is December "Snatchit" month?	167
December 2019	What does 2020 hold for Mining?	214
November 2019	Regional Mining Towns	273
October 2019	The mining employment market is hotting up	176
September 2019	Is the way people are getting mining jobs changing?	182
August 2019	Is the future of Mining bright?	215
July 2019	Why did you leave your last mining job?	606
June 2019	What are the qualities of a great mining boss?	109
May 2019	Adani’s Carmichael coal mine	1023
April 2019	Longevity in Mining	203

Recent articles based on our poll results

Nov 13, 2019

Poll results: what is tempting mining employees to change jobs?

by Steve Heather

The Mining People Polling/Media Centre recently asked: In this candidate-friendly market, what would tempt you to consider making a change to a new role?