How a residential mining job could fast-track your career
Here’s how working in a residential mining community can help advance your mining career.
by Dan Hatch · Feb 05, 2021
Leadership and Business
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Is getting a mining job ‘who you know, not what you know’?
Does who you know in the mining industry outweigh what you know? We look at this age-old adage and whether it's still relevant in the workforce today.
by Dan Hatch · Feb 04, 2021
Advice for anyone in mining experiencing a mid-career crisis
Having a mid-life career crisis? If you’re ready for a change but don’t know what it is yet, here’s our expert advice.
by Dan Hatch · Nov 10, 2020
Recruitment
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Study reveals the most effective ways to find a job (or a new hire)
While 54% of all job applications come through job boards, only 17% of candidates who applied that way actually get hired, a study has found.
by Dan Hatch · Jan 11, 2021
Advice for anyone in mining experiencing a mid-career crisis
Having a mid-life career crisis? If you’re ready for a change but don’t know what it is yet, here’s our expert advice.
by Dan Hatch · Nov 10, 2020
Could flipping your job interview style get better results?
Interviews are a two-way street, so why does an employer ask most of the questions? Could flipping your company’s interview style provide better results?
by Dan Hatch · Nov 09, 2020
6 reasons to hire an entry-level candidate
The supply and demand for workers in mining shifts with the fortunes of the industry.
by Dan Hatch · Nov 06, 2020
Leadership and Business
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How a residential mining job could fast-track your career
Here’s how working in a residential mining community can help advance your mining career.
by Dan Hatch · Feb 05, 2021
Is getting a mining job ‘who you know, not what you know’?
Does who you know in the mining industry outweigh what you know? We look at this age-old adage and whether it's still relevant in the workforce today.
by Dan Hatch · Feb 04, 2021
Advice for anyone in mining experiencing a mid-career crisis
Having a mid-life career crisis? If you’re ready for a change but don’t know what it is yet, here’s our expert advice.
by Dan Hatch · Nov 10, 2020
10 things to consider before accepting a mining job offer
It’s always worth spending some time assessing whether a job opportunity is the right one for you.
by Dan Hatch · Nov 10, 2020
Polls and Research
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Is mining getting safer? Tell us your experience!
In this month’s MPi Poll we want to look at the realities of, and attitudes towards, occupational health and safety in the Australian mining industry. Tell us your experience!
by Dan Hatch · Mar 01, 2021
Aussie miners positive about 2021 and job prospects
Despite the uncertainty the world might be throwing at them, Australia’s miners are feeling positive about 2021. Here’s what our latest MPi Poll discovered.
by Dan Hatch · Feb 19, 2021
POLL: What is your top priority in your new mining job search?
For many people the new year will mean starting the search for a new job. But what's your search priority?
by Dan Hatch · Feb 01, 2021
Qualities of good and bad mining bosses revealed
Mining employees have pretty clear ideas on what makes a good or bad boss, a new poll by Mining People has found.
by Dan Hatch · Dec 07, 2020
Technical
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This is the tech that’s going to change your mining job forever
Take a look at the incredible technology that’s coming to the mining industry in the near future — and changing the way you do your job forever.
by Dan Hatch · Jan 27, 2021
Poll results: Entry-level Mining candidates still missing out
How has the mining industry changed over the past few decades? That’s the question we asked in last month’s poll.
by Dan Hatch · Apr 07, 2020
Coronavirus: latest info for mining & FIFO jobseekers
How has coronavirus changed the mining industry and what does it mean for jobseekers wanting mining and FIFO jobs?
by Dan Hatch · Apr 04, 2020
Diggers 2019 day 3: An evolution in maturity
Diggers and Dealers has wrapped up for another year with an overwhelming sense that the lessons of the last boom and bust cycle have been learned.
by Dan Hatch · Aug 08, 2019