PERTH JOBS

This is my very thorough look at jobs and how to get a job in the Mining industry in Perth Western Australia.

Want to get ahead of other jobseekers? Well here are some common mistakes nearly everyone including makes when looking for a new job and ways to fix them.Only Having One or Two Resume Versions Having only one or two versions of your resume just does not work. Try to get inside the head of the reader of your resume. Clues on how to structure your resume can be found in the wording and language of the job posting you are applying for.If you’re providing a  fridge rental perth resume to an employer on an exploratory basis - when they may not have listed a specific job - research their website to see if you can find information about the areas of your specialty and use that language or phrasing in your resume. Relying Too Much on the Big Jobsboards Normally only about 20% of all jobs are advertised satellite phone on the major (national) jobsboards at any one time. If 80% of jobseekers use these then you have a majority of jobseekers chasing a minority of jobs and the competition is very fierce.In the past you have had to learn which job search engines or job sites to use that will search most of the employer websites from one location and that is where WestJobs comes into its own, as it gives the WA jobseeker an advantage. We have a broad cross-section of job content from Perth employment in Western Australia, which comes from over 400 websites, large and small, so whilst other jobseekers are fighting over a few top jobs, you can pick the cream from WestJobs.Failing to Research Potential Employers Properly The question isn’t why you research a potential employer, it’s how to research ipod speaker them. Take some time to find out about the employer isatphone pro and their company set-up. They will expect it and will almost always ask you about what you know about their company.One good method to use is to find out something of satellite phone interesting about the employer that you can relate to your own job interests and skills. Be sure to squeeze that into the interview when asked, and if you aren’t asked, look for a way to introduce it into the interview discussion.Failure to Invest Enough Money in Yourself. The Internet has given a mass of free information readily accessible to us and has produced an attitude that we don’t ever need to pay for anything. This attitude iridium phone can lead to the jobseeker being reluctant to invest in expert advice or tools and techniques that help us not only in our job search, but iphone speaker in our career as well.Most people vibration speaker spend more on eating out, than they are willing to invest in their career. You should invest in yourself and further your education, by seeking professional career advice as well for . Not Having a Long-Term Career Vision Not knowing which direction you want your career to head in is like a boat without anyone steering it. You will end up wherever the wind takes you.You must have a longer term vision or goals for your career so that decisions you make take you in the direction of your destination.Chasing the Dollar, Rather Than Your Career When was the last time you bounded out of bed, eager to get to your job because you made a lot of money? It isn’t likely you’ve felt that way very often.Most of us enjoy our work because of what we get to do, the enjoyment of doing it, and where our career is taking us, not because of the money. Of course all of us want to be compensated fairly and competitively. But to not be willing to explore a career opportunity because the first question we ask is, “how much does it pay?” is the wrong approach.Find a out about the career opportunity, both long and short term so you can understand how it may or may not fit your long term career goals. Not doing this is very short sighted. Needs Over 6,000 Workers NowIt was reported in The Sydney Morning Herald recently that although the mining industry was up in arms about the proposed super profits tax, it is trying to hire workers like never before.Bureau of Statistics Perth vacancy figures show the mining industry was looking to hire a record 6,200 workers in satellite phone May - many more than at any time during the so-called “mining boom”. This satellite phones total of 6,200 vacancies is way above anything reached during the mining boom, when total vacancies topped out at 000.The survey,regarded as more reliable than the private surveys of  advertisements because it counts all vacancies, was conducted in the third week of May, two weeks after Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan unveiled their new resources tax.In the four months between February and May  the number of job vacancies in the mining industry increased almost 20 per cent at a time when total vacancies fell 2.5 per cent.These vacancy figures are disproportionate to the size of the mining industry as an employer. Mining employs fewer than 200,000 Australians yet had 6,200 vacancies, while manufacturing, which employs almost one million Australians, had 11,200 vacancies.David Edwards, strategic manager of labour hire firm Drake Australia, said ”The mining skills shortage never went away.Mining workers are very hard to find. You need critical skills - more than in any other industry - and you often need them in remote locations.”Mr Edwards said that the hiring problem had become even more acute as the economy recovered. ”It’s one of the few positive arguments you hear about slowing resources investment. There are bottlenecks of infrastructure and skilled employees,” he added. ”They are a brake on how quickly the industry can xpand in .” However getting a is very easy and lucrative.”Things are going to get wireless bluetooth earphones worse for employers,” said Mr Edwards. ”Last year if you had a job you sat tight no matter what you thought of your employer. But this year… there are some indications that about half of all workers are thinking about moving. Our own survey shows around 25 per cent are thinking of it seriously.””For mining employers needing highly skilled workers to fill critical roles in remote locations, it’s a real problem.”According to the survey, a key issue appears to be thedifficulty in attracting the right workers to places such as Western Australia, where many of the jobs on offer are in remote locations. Figures show that it is more than twice as easy to find a job in WA as it is in Victoria. In May there were 1.9 unemployed West Australians for each vacant job, compared to 4.4 Victorians.The best place to look for work is in the Northern Territory where there are more vacancies than unemployed people to fill them, while Tasmania had the worst market for jobseekers with 8.3 people unemployed for each vacancy, followed by Queensland with 7.7 unemployed per vacancy. Getting a mining job in WA with no experience can be hard, but can also be a lucrative bluetooth wireless earphones one both for the companies and their staff. There is always some sort of position in the mining industry in Perth and WA that needs filled and even if you have no experience there are jobs that you can do. Since the job field is not as large as it once was you will want to try to get a leg up on any competition that you could end up facing. Here are some great bits of information that can help you figure out how to get that advantage. nd mining companies are always looking for administration staff. These are easily accessible if you have prior experience of administrative work in an office, have a first-aid certificate and will be able to pass a medical examination. Having said this, you may be able to get an entry-level position working behind the scenes if you have no or little administrative experience.The roles of labourer or a fire watcher required very little or no experience and being a dump truck driver does not require you to have any prior experience, a degree or be physically fit. Many women as well as men prefer this position in the mining industry for these reasons.All the hard workers in the mines need food and water and so there is always demand for catering staff in the industry. Chefs,  kitchen assistants and counter hands are among the types of catering jobs that are available in the WA mining industry. It is possible to go into these roles at entry-level and on a Fly in-Fly out (FIFO) basis.Another way is to head back to the books. If you are able to find a local training centre you might be able to take some courses that would provide you with relevant training. This training then could lead to you being able to have an edge on the other applicants.It is an overused word these days, but networking could get your foot in the door also. Go down the local pubs where the mine workers drink and talk to people, even the supervisors. By talking to them you will gain some valuable knowledge, but you will also be gaining friendships and when you apply you might be able to use that friendship as a reference.Do you have any friends that work in a WA mining company in ? If you find out that some do, you might want to think about finding out how well they are seen in the company. If you are able to find that out and if they are in a decent standing you might be able to utilise that friendship to ensure that they can give you a good reference.The hazards that are found in this field though will be minimal compared to the rewards that you will see and finding a job in this field doesn’t have to be that hard. You will just want to make sure that it is the field that you want to work in as you could be in it for a long time. The resources sector in is going to be here for a long time and so might you.Locating a mining job with no experience isn’t as hard as it seems. Following the tips above will allow you to get a leg up on people. You will also be able to hopefully use these tips to obtain the employment that you are looking for. Rapid Recovery Leads to Fight for Skills With almost 70% of employers in WA’s resources industry intending to raise permanent staff levels by the end of the year, and 60% of employers in the construction, property and engineering industries looking to do the same, Western Australia is predicted to return to the skills shortages of the previous mining boom.General Manager of WA’s leading online employment company, WestJobs.com.au, Mr Mark Read, said that employment activity in and around the resources sector had increased dramatically in the past few months, and is set to boom again once the outcome of the federal election is known.“Since the partial resolution of the mining tax issue a few weeks ago, job ad numbers in resources and short stay accommodation in fremantle related sectors on WestJobs have increased 23%. Jobseeker activity in those sectors has also increased by over 20%”.“Those numbers are on top of an increase in skilled job vacancies almost 40% over the same time last year”.“That demand is almost exclusively for skilled and semi-skilled workers, with only a small percentage wanting unskilled workers”.“This demand for skills will put enormous ongoing pressure on education and training providers, both government and private, to upskill enough people to meet the 600,000 extra workers that WA is predicted to need over the next 10 years”.“However what we are seeing within that jobseeker and activity is a huge increase in interest from unskilled people. Although employer demand is clearly for people with skills, around 30% of enquiry and applications to WestJobs is from people with little or no previous experience or qualifications wanting to break into mining and resources, but unsure how to go about it”.“Enquiry is coming from interstate and overseas via a satellite phone, so obviously the WA “boom state” story is making the news worldwide”.“WestJobs is working on a skills training section in the website to direct people to a resources centre that will help them get the training and qualifications to enter the resources industry”.“Just in the past few weeks we have seen total job ads on WestJobs increase from under 11,000 to almost 14,000, with sectors like Trades & Services and Engineering leading the way”.“Because WestJobs gathers its WA job ads every day from over 400 sources Australia-wide, it very quickly throws up trends in various sectors and we get an instant snapshot of which sectors are performing”. “Resources and related sectors on WestJobs like Engineering, Trades & Services and Construction are seeing rapid growth in activity – around 20% month-on-month - and if history is any guide this increased activity soon cascades down through sectors like Manufacturing, Retail, Banking & Finance and Legal”.“WestJobs is ipredicting another surge in activity once the election outcome is known, when we expect to see another significant increase in job ad numbers as well as jobseeker activity”.Immigration and population are also key issues right now in the election campaign. On the one hand both sides of politics are calling for restrictions on immigration, whilst business groups and employers are lobbying for an increase in immigration, particularly for skilled workers.“There needs to be an informed debate that balances the sustainability issues of an in  increased population against an increase in immigration, all framed within a skills context, so that Australia can meet industry’s demand for skilled workers over the next 5, 10 and 20 years”.

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