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21/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
New Zealand is feeling the pinch after workers head east for mining jobs in Australia. The Ichthys project has been approved creating oil industry jobs for a new LNG plant – 3000 onshore jobs and another 1000 offshore jobs. As thousands of openings come available for mining jobs, Australia is scrambling to fill the slots. Any way you look at it, the mining boom is making a big impact on the Australian economy.
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20/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Is your resume making a potential employer uncomfortable? Is something you’ve included in the hopes of making a good impression doing the exact opposite? We asked hiring managers in the resources industry what they wish jobseekers would leave off their resumes. Some of the advice flies in the face of what you may know to be true.
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19/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Whether you’re trying to get a job in mining, applying for energy jobs or planning the next step in an oil career, certain behaviours will land you in hot water every time. Earlier in the week we spoke about how your social media activity can eliminate you from consideration. Here are a few more traditional ways to offend a hiring manager.
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18/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Want to get true insight into what it's like to work in the mines? Wonder if you're cut out for the fly-in, fly-out lifestyle? Want to put yourself ahead of the rest of the contenders trying to break into mining? Maybe a new course offered by the Mining Industry Skill Centre is just what you need.
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17/01/2012 05:00 AM / Brett Gilbert, the FIFO Bachelor
To say we’re happy to have Brett Gilbert - The Fly-In, Fly-Out Bachelor - guest post is an understatement. We’re way beyond thrilled. Hang on for straight talk about finances from someone who’s lived the mining life and learned some hard lessons along the way.
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16/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
So you want a job in the mines. Or maybe you’re dying to get work on an oil rig. Despite the thousands of jobs opening almost daily in the Australian resource industry, it’s still tough to break in if you don’t have site experience. If you have questionable content attached to your online activity, you can probably kiss your chances goodbye.
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15/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
Ever wonder how much gold gets mined every year? Or how much gold is above ground already? Want to know what countries mine the most gold or what gold prices are going to do? No other metal has captured the imagination like gold which is why we love this new infographic from Number Sleuth.
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14/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
If you are a miner or working in the oil and gas sector in Australia’s NorthWest, there was really only one story – Cyclone Heidi. The news of the Ichthys LNG project approval made us take note, especially with the announcement of over 4,000 new jobs being created. A discussion about training and the skills shortage on our LinkedIn discussion group caught our eye, too. If you missed any of it this week, now’s your chance to catch up.
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13/01/2012 05:00 AM / AMMA Mining OIl and Gas Jobs
You may have produced a beautiful resume but does it actually contain the information most important to your success? We asked hiring managers and resume experts in the Australian resources industry what they want to see in a resume. The answers might surprise you.
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12/01/2012 05:00 AM / Dr. Phil Hall for AMMA miningoilandgasjobs.com
Yesterday, Dr. Phil Hall generously shared his expert view of the broad field of geology. He described what a geologist is and what they do. Today he lends valuable insight into what it’s like to work as a geologist
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