Mining Employment

Valuable information to assist job seekers gain employment in the resources sector. Presented by Australian Open Cut miner/machine operator.

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[daleledford698]

job resource ....careerstart.info....

[TCFan25]

From my personal experience, DO NOT bother fucking around and wasting time with the labour hire recruitment agencies. They tend to be closed minded and operate within the box as far as sifting through numerous job applications, and only seek the 'perfect' candidates who match the job. Afterward they collect their tab and don't give a shit. Alot of people I know are employed in the dump truck/unskilled jobs at the mine tend to get it through internal networking and general word of mouth.

[LQDICE1]

I've been looking for work for 2 years now I'm 22 and still have had no luck, Im happy to be a laborer it's just so damn hard to get

Someone to give you a chance

[makeiteasyable]

thanks for the vid.

[jalwebagency]

....continuing from below. When we used to run our seminars we gave people this sort of information to explain that getting into mining is no easy but it is possible. I have little respect however for recruiting companies who are more interested in lining their own pockets with gold that providing real services.

[jalwebagency]

....continuing from below. It is better for you to re-think your strategy, (if you have one) and try and get a job with a contractor who provides services to the mines. In addition you may need to be more flexible and take on other work to get your foot in the door. That is what I did. At the age of 46 I became a 'drillers offsider' on a RC Rig in the Northern Territory and from there I eventually got on the trucks.

[jalwebagency]

HI. prospective employees are not usually sponsored and it is extra difficult if you have not have previous mining experience. Of course you would argue (as I did) that 'how do I get the experience with a getting a job' Naive people can say you have to suck up to someone to be noticed, but how does that make sense when you would have to be given a chance in the first place in order to be in a position to suck up to anyone.

[ogwalsimon]

i have been tyring to get a job as a dump truck driver almost for three years but to no avail, is there anybody or company who can sponser me? please to asure you am a proffessional driver you wont regreat if you have me there.

[nicktubara]

@staffy58 that sucks man, how did you go about getting into the mining sector? where did they get you to work?

[staffy58]

Mate,the perfect ones are called arse licking wood ducks or grubs!!