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22/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
The resource industry in Australia has undertaken a special project to help facilitate workforce planning. Part of this project is to identify critical job roles for the industry and, significantly, the key roles suffering the most exposure when it comes to current supply. Here’s the good news for nearly everyone seeking a mining job or an energy career – skilled trades are in demand just as much as professions requiring university degrees.
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21/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Recent reports indicate a growing number of miners are having trouble maintaining a healthy weight. It’s no surprise when you consider the long shifts most mining jobs require. Compound it with a camp kitchen offering plenty of food and even people who never experienced a weight problem before may begin to see a creep on the bathroom scales. The problem isn’t limited to current employees. Employers are beginning to consider the weight of jobseekers, too.
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20/03/2012 05:00 AM / Jules Pedrosa, Manager of Migration Services, AMMA
As mainstream media coverage continues to recount the myths and mistruths, AMMA’s Manager of Migration Services Jules Pedrosa has provided us with the real story about the use of migrant workers in the resource industry.
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19/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Have you ever had one of those moments when you wanted to do something to help but weren’t sure what? Steve Andrews from Black Dog Ride (BDR) knows what that feels like. Wanting to help bring awareness about depression and suicide prevention, he hopped on a motorcycle in a one-man attempt to ‘do something’. As it turns out, a lot of people felt like that was something they could do, too.
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18/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Engineers Australia has sent out an appeal for all engineers in Australia to get involved in the EngQuest initiative. Designed to encourage little kids and young children to think about engineering careers, EngQuest works with primary and middle schools to build awareness about engineering.
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17/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
It doesn’t take long before we come around to our two favourite subjects – the resources boom and the skills shortage. Most jobseekers already know it’s not easy breaking in but it was encouraging to read the real demand for workers is going to start rolling out over the next three years. Gina Rinehart is going ahead with a new mining project and Rio Tinto created a mining chair at the University in New South Wales. While we might all be thinking green for St. Patrick’s Day, in WA it’s all about gold.
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16/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Want to know how to get a leg up on other mining graduates when it comes time for your job search to begin? By participating in a vacation work experience program when you’re still studying, you’ll have the opportunity to get practical experience that can help you secure your dream job once you’ve graduated. Downer EDI is currently advertising for their 2012-2013 programme.
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15/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Inaugural scholarship winner, Elvis Nguyen from the University of Adelaide, tells us about the benefits of winning this prestigious award.
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13/03/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
The AMMA miningoilandgasjobs.com Jobs Expo is now open for registration. From 24-26 March we’re going to be hosting a huge event in Perth at the Burswood Convention Centre providing the opportunity for jobseekers to speak directly with employers about mining jobs, oil careers, jobs in gas, and energy jobs.
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