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  <title><![CDATA[LNG18 places Perth on the map]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Western Australia will be hosting the world's largest LNG conference in 2016, attracting over 5,000 delegates and providing the opportunity to engage with the international LNG industry at the highest level.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Coping with living on a remote construction site]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Living and working on a remote construction site can be challenging. However, there are a number of things that FIFO workers can do to remain happy and healthy.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[North Queensland to receive a multi-billion dollar boost]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The recent development of a bauxite mine in Queensland's Cape York will transform the local community and help to relieve welfare dependency in the region.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Mining Life: As a single woman]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia's mining industry has undergone a number of changes in recent years with hope of attracting more female workers. Could jobs within the mining sector now provide perfect career opportunities for many female job seekers - especially those without family commitments?]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Guide to FIFO Parenting]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As a parent, working in a FIFO role can be particularly challenging. However, there are a number of ways in which you can ensure that you remain very much a part of your children's lives, whilst also working in remote locations away from the family home.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia poised to become a top LNG exporter]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With demand for LNG increasing, Australia finds itself in the fortunate position of becoming one of the world's top LNG exporters, offering optimistic prospects to those working in the industry.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Best Time to Apply for Jobs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With so much competition for job roles within the mining, oil and gas sectors, it is worth doing everything that you can to give your application an advantage. Choosing the right time to apply for a role can certainly help to give your application the edge over others who might be applying for the same position.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[3 Top Tips for Relocating]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[<span style="display: none;" id="1367934784302S">&nbsp;</span>Many of those working within the mining, oil and gas industries make the decision to relocate for a new job role. However, there are a number of things which are worth bearing in mind in order to ensure that the move to a new location goes smoothly as possible for all those involved.<blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"> </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[10 Most Popular Blog Posts from Mining Oil and Gas Jobs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the best information you&rsquo;ve ever received? What sort of information is useful to your job search? What advice would help you land the dream job? Every day at Mining Oil and Gas Jobs we try to answer these questions for jobseekers. No matter how much we try, we can&rsquo;t always predict what will make a successful post and what won&rsquo;t.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Plumbing Apprentice of the Year Nominations Open]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Master Plumbers &amp; Gasfitters Association of WA (MPGA) has opened nominations for the 2013 Apprentice of the Year Awards. These awards are designed to recognise outstanding achievement by third and fourth year apprentices who have shown initiative in the development of a highly successful career in the plumbing and gasfitting industry.  MPGA encourages any apprentice who has done well in any area of their apprenticeship to apply.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[5 Areas of Improvement for Graduate Jobseekers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New research from the USA shows university graduates are making five common mistakes when looking for a job after graduation. According to Dan Schawbel who runs a Gen Y research and consulting firm, Gen Y jobseekers should be doing a lot more. He should know, he&rsquo;s a Gen Y himself. <font color="#222222" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></font>]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Resume Advice: Lose the Common Phrases]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Does your resume make you stand out in a competitive field of jobseekers or is it just the same as the rest? Your resume is one of the most important documents you&rsquo;ll ever produce but they&rsquo;re often filled with words and phrases that do nothing to make you stand out in a crowded field of candidates. If you really want to get the attention of a hiring manager, make sure your resume stands out as an original document.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[AWRA 2013 Conference – "Employers Looking Beyond the Limits"]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a decision maker in the Australian resource industry, you won&rsquo;t want to miss the AWRA 2013 Conference &ndash; being held in Melbourne next month. The Australian Women in Resources Alliance, are hosting the one-day conference with the aim to invite discussion and debate about the evolving role of women in the resources industry.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[7 Way to Improve Your Chances of Landing a Resources Jobs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We talk to jobseekers all day long in a variety of different ways - on the phone, over email, on social media, at our blog and in person. It doesn&rsquo;t take long before a pattern emerges and you begin to anticipate what a jobseeker is going to say.  Read about some of the most common things jobseekers say to us.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Are You Prepared to Move to Land a Mining Job?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve been reading the news about mining jobs, you&rsquo;ll know the competition is getting tougher than ever. Australian Mining has reported twice in the past month about job openings where hundreds and even thousands of people have applied for a single opening. So what did the successful candidates have in common?<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hot Jobs: Electrical Engineer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One of the hot jobs in the resources industry is for electrical engineers. It&rsquo;s not just mining jobs - Every sector of the Australian resources industry requires electrical engineering skills and people with the right education and training are in high demand. In addition, the industry offers graduate programs in electrical engineering which is a good way for someone just out of university to get the necessary on-the-job training<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mining Industry Spends Big on Training  ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new study sponsored by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and conducted by the highly respected National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows the mining industry has made a significant investment in training workers for mining jobs. In fact, the vast majority of mining training for financial year ending 30 June 2012 has been conducted by the industry with over $1.1 billion spent compared to a $26 million contribution by government training subsidies.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[STEM Skills Shortage Creates Recruitment Barrier for Resources Industry ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new report from the Australian Industry Group found employers are experiencing difficulty finding employees with the appropriate skills. The Lifting our Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills report surveyed 500 businesses in across multiple sectors of the economy and found sobering evidence to suggest Australia will fall behind competitively because we won&rsquo;t be able to meet production and innovation requirements.<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[5 Ways to Avoid the Resources Industry Debt Trap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Your new job in the resources sector might involve flying in and flying out of work, but beware the same thing happening to your finances. The sudden arrival of more money than you&rsquo;ve ever earned before can lead to what&rsquo;s called a &lsquo;debt trap&rsquo;<br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mentoring Program for Construction Apprentices Announced]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new program announced by the Australian government last week is designed to help construction and building apprentices complete their training and enter the workforce. The Construction Apprenticeship Mentoring Scheme (CAMS) is a joint project between the government and the Master Builders Association and is part of a national focus on providing support for industry employees.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[11 Things to Leave Off Your Resume]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We talk a lot about resumes at Mining Oil and Gas Jobs and for good reason. Your resume is a professional document that acts as a gateway to your job search. If you have a great resume, that gate will swing open. If it&rsquo;s not so good, chances are the gate will stay closed. While we often focus on what to include on a resume and how to say it, there&rsquo;s also a fair bit you want to leave off.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Survival Guide to Help Oil and Gas Families]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One of the most challenging things about working in the resources industry is the extended separation of families. Let&rsquo;s face it; no one goes to work on an oil rig in a major metropolitan city. Processing plants are not usually placed in suburban neighbourhoods. If someone in your family is working a FIFO roster, the folks from Mining Family Matters have just produced a new guidebook giving great advice and practical tips to help families cope with the special challenges faced by oil and gas industry employees.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ How to Follow Up in Your Job Search]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[One of the universal questions we hear from jobseekers is, &ldquo;How long should I wait before I follow-up on a job application.&rdquo; Get it right, and you&rsquo;re on your way to an interview. Get it wrong, and you&rsquo;ll never get to the next step in the hiring process. <br />
Of course, employers are not going to have any update for you until after the closing date for the position. If you contact them before this time, you&rsquo;re just pestering them. <br />]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[2014 Graduate Programs Now Open for Australian Resources Industry]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Employers in the Australian resources industry have begun to advertise for graduate programs with work starting in 2014. While graduation may seem a long way off, if you plan on finishing your degree this year, you need to start thinking about where you&rsquo;re going to work. Now is the time to start answering job advertisements for these positions.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Free Mining Expo Coming to Perth ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Mining Australia Exhibition is coming to Belmont Park Racecourse in Perth from 20-22 March 2013. As one of Australia&rsquo;s premier mining events, visitors will be coming from all over the nation along with a fair number of international delegates. If you&rsquo;re at all interested in the mining and resources industry, come to see and hear about the latest technology, equipment and services in the sector.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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