"How to Find THAT Aussie Mining Job"

How to find that job in an Aussie mine - continued ...

But the reality of it all was quite different.  

     That Aussie mining job was not that easy to find, because expectations had risen, ambitions had solidified, the mining Super Tax had appeared with agitation and aggression, and the almighty resources of Australia, particularly WA, had informed the world to take a good look here for the job opportunities.

So, what we have set out to do here, is tell you how it really is; to prepare you before the trip, set you up on arrival, plan your CV and cover letters, organise your job search and prepare you for that interview to set you on your way.

     We won’t mislead with exaggerations on time frames or fabricated testimonials.  And we won’t ask you for money for outdated information and false promises of a job that no one can get for you, but yourself.

     It is not that easy to find that job.  Yes, they are there, with some saying we are on the edge of another boom, but it takes preparation, money, time, organisation and extreme perseverance.

     So, we will give you an informed and truthful assessment based on our experiences and the way it is now, finding that Aussie mining job.   

     The reasons for this book are very simple.  We looked for help to find THAT Aussie mining job and found a huge gap in the marketplace.  Living through the experience, we decided we knew enough to help others to get started, find the right path, do the smartest things and find that Aussie mining job.

     Between us we’d had a fair share of life’s experiences being in our 50s, having run our own businesses and worked happily for others including onsite work.

     But nothing prepared us for what we found when we got there. 

     Yes, we’d heard all the stories from friends and friends of friends, and both of us had family who were currently working in the mines.  And we’d bought the publications off the internet and got completely sucked in.  Two of these publications were not only badly written, but were outdated and invalid in parts, and sometimes a long, long way from the truth.  We even found cut & pastes from the internet that had no relevance at all.

The misleading information was obviously hurting a lot of our fellow job hunters.

     In short, these internet publications for sale were useless and we felt bad for those people (including us) who were not being told the basics, let alone the truth, about finding THAT job in an Aussie mine.

     The most important omission from them all was how hard it is for most of us to find that job.  The days of walking into a job paying double our wage (if they were ever there) have gone, and while the market is heading for another ‘boom’, perhaps bigger than the last, employers are expecting much more of the worker in experience, qualifications, rostering and sometimes even own accommodation.

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