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Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Something interesting arrived in my mailbox this morning. I get news from infomine a mining website with lots of job. This is what came in today:
Australia needs mining professionals! Get your job in Australia at the Opportunities Australia Expo in London this weekend - IBIS London, Earls Court Hotel, 3-4 November Australia's top mining employers are coming to London to recruit British mining professionals with the right skills. Meet face-to-face with representatives from Perilya Broken Hill Limited, Downing Teal, The Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia (CCI), Beresford Blake Thomas and recruitment consultants - Radiate Recruitment. These companies will all be interviewing people on the day of the event and in the week afterwards. At the expo you will also be able to get visa advice from the Australian government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship, open a bank account, transfer your pension, change your currency and speak with relocation specialists. For further info and to pre-purchase tickets visit: www.expo-australia.com |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by comet555
(Post 5491659)
Yes, I'm aware of that. I was just speaking generally since the whole mining job thing comes up often and others might be reading.
We don't live in Perth so it would be tough for me to tell someone the specifics. If you're there you'd know better than I would. But would a mechanical engineer with no mining experience get a mining job that is city based? I would imagine they would prefer ones with mining experience, unless they are really desperate. But I can say on the East Coast, when we were job hunting it was difficult to find any city based roles for a mining engineer. My husband did eventually find one, but he was one of the lucky ones. We were repeatedly told by recrutiers that the city based roles were more difficult to get as there is so much competition. So that is where I'm coming from. |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 5491662)
In Perth if you are an engineer then you will pretty much get work anywhere just now, whether you have the relevant discipline knowledge or not.
What is the average price of a house though? Just curious because we could have gone to Perth and made more money there. Money wasn't the issue though so we chose to stay on the East coast. Although, because my husband is a mining engineer we may end up there some day. The trouble is he actually prefers the mine based roles. |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by comet555
(Post 5491667)
Good to know. Worth a shot then because the salaries should be better in mining.
What is the average price of a house though? Just curious because we could have gone to Perth and made more money there. Money wasn't the issue though so we chose to stay on the East coast. Although, because my husband is a mining engineer we may end up there some day. The trouble is he actually prefers the mine based roles. |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 5491670)
Housing not cheap. Looking at upwards of $400k for a 4x2 in an outer suburb.
We are in an outer suburb here and paid $460k for a 4x2 with pool. |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by comet555
(Post 5491676)
Hmm.... not sure if that'd be better or worse than Brisbane.
We are in an outer suburb here and paid $460k for a 4x2 with pool. |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by comet555
(Post 5491659)
But would a mechanical engineer with no mining experience get a mining job that is city based? I would imagine they would prefer ones with mining experience, unless they are really desperate.
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Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 5491704)
Yes. They are desperate.
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Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
For anyone thinking of working in the mining industry, there is a mining and engineering expo on at Clarememont Showgrounds, 7th - 9th November.
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Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Theres a huge building project about to start on Barrow Island, around 2000 construction workers needed. It's called the Gorgon Project.
Also Apache Energy are about to start building a new gas plant in Devils Creek. The oil and Gas industry is booming just now to, and at $92 a barrel, you can see why! |
Re: Are Engineers really in demand??
Amazulu
You seem like a man in the know! Is there any requirement in the mining field for building services engineers or a form thereof. Maybe in the accomodation sideetc or do they sub out that side of things Cheers for any info Mick |
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