Poll results: Should recruiters get permission before sharing a mining job seekers CV?
We polled almost 200 mining job candidates and found out how they feel about one of recruitment’s poorer practices, misrepresentation.
by Dan Hatch · Mar 10, 2020
Where has the mining industry improved or fallen behind?
How has Australia’s mining industry changed over the past quarter of a century? And where is there still room for improvement?
by Dan Hatch · Feb 28, 2020
Poll results: Is December ‘Snatchit’ month?
It’s long been suspected more employees quit mining jobs in December than any other month. Our reader poll delivers a clear answer to this theory.
by Sarah Mitchell · Feb 12, 2020
Observations from 25 years in business
One of the biggest factors determining success and longevity in business is corporate culture, says Mining People founder Steve Heather.
by Steve Heather · Feb 07, 2020
Some ethical reflections about mining recruitment
Should recruiters be required to get express permission from a candidate each time they want to put them forward for a mining job?
by Shane Moore · Jan 31, 2020
Corporate culture: Own it and just do it
Whether you achieve your 2020 objectives will, to a large degree, be determined by your corporate culture.
by Steve Heather · Jan 22, 2020
Poll results: Mining job and salary prospects for 2020 revealed
Mining industry employees and jobseekers are going into 2020 feeling much more positive about both the industry and their job prospects in it – but not about salaries.
by Steve Heather · Jan 17, 2020
Quarterly report: Mining ringing in changes with new year
The last quarter of 2019 was filled with fascinating developments in Australian mining industry employment. To find out what’s been going on, read more here.
by Shane Moore · Jan 15, 2020
How to look silly and damage your mining company brand when recruiting
Want to know how to look really silly and damage your mining company brand when recruiting?
by Steve Heather · Jan 07, 2020
Reflections on 13 years: What’s it like working for MPi?
An MPi team member reflects on her 13 years with Mining People, as she moves on to new challenges. What’s it like working for MPi? Find out here.
by Kylie Nunweek · Dec 18, 2019
After a brutal year in mining for some, are you OK?
2019 was, for many people in mining, a brutal year. So with the new year upon us, it’s a good time not just to reflect on our years, but to ask others how they’re coping.
by Steve Heather · Dec 18, 2019
Poll results: what candidates want to go residential
Poll results: We wanted to know what it would take to convince mining job candidates to take on residential roles. Here’s what they told us.
by Steve Heather · Dec 13, 2019