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15/05/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
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.
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13/05/2013 11:31 PM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
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.
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10/05/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
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.
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08/05/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
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.
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02/05/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
What’s the best information you’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’t always predict what will make a successful post and what won’t.
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18/03/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
One of the most challenging things about working in the resources industry is the extended separation of families. Let’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.
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13/03/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
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’re going to work. Now is the time to start answering job advertisements for these positions.
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06/03/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
A new report from BIS Shrapnel points to a serious shortage of quantity surveyors in Australia. Consulting Surveyors National commissioned the report which was released last month and warns against an acute shortage of surveyors and geospatial professionals. Unless it’s corrected, this shortage could have a significant impact on the resources industry.
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27/02/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released interesting figures last week in the Industry Dimensions of the Resource Boom research paper that indicated the resources boom is having a bigger impact on employment than previously thought. Steve Knott, AMMA CEO, reminded everyone just how much the mining industry, oil and gas industry, and allied construction sectors contribute to the Australian workforce and the overall economy.
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22/02/2013 05:00 AM / Mining Oil and Gas Jobs
AWRA launched a new e-mentoring program in Australia this week to support the career development of women working in the resources industry. Supported by the National Resources Sector Workforce Strategy, the online mentoring program is available to women in the early stages of their careers. Employees in the all sectors of the resources industry are encouraged to participate including those in oil and gas, energy, allied construction and mining jobs.
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