Mining your future
Newcastle Herald
Wednesday March 23, 2011
There's help for skilled tradespeople to move into the resources sector. IF you're an electrician, machinist or welder looking for a career change that will ensure no two days are the same, consider a job in the mining and resources industry.recruit NOW! specialises in connecting job seekers with prospective employers.It has a client base from a wide range of job sectors and industries including mining, engineering and finance looking for employees for permanent recruitment or labour hire assignments.It connects individuals from its pool of candidates based on the job that would best suit their skills.Managing director and co-founder Allan Wakefield said many of his clients worked in the mines or in a mining-related sector, for example, conducting maintenance and repairs on mine sites."There's an extreme shortage in skilled candidates across the board," he said."Mining production levels are going to be hurting if it's not addressed; there's a short-term future if it's not addressed."So there's an opportunity for local tradespeople to move into the mining sector and use their existing skills in a new way."Mr Wakefield said there were usually two kinds of people looking for jobs in the mines."There are skilled tradespeople working in unrelated sectors who have never worked in a mine before and need a foot in the door," he said."This includes electricians, welders, boilermakers, scaffolders, fitters, riggers, line borers, machinists and pressure welders."And there are skilled candidates who are in between assignments in mines with other labour hire agencies."Team leader and co-founder of recruit NOW! Michael Ferris will hold information sessions - outside of normal working hours - about how to embark on a new career in mining.He will explain how to register with recruit NOW!, how to get details to clients, specific jobs available and how job seekers can fast track their inductions to work in open-cut or underground mines or power stations."We have established that by investing the time to explain the process, we can assure the skilled candidates get better career options with our clients," he said.Session bookings are required.
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