Thanks to the internet and social media, job searching is now more competitive than ever before. As skilled candidates jostle for attention in a fast-paced market, how do you make sure that employers see you and see your potential?
Rain, hail, shine or coronavirus - the MEC Graduate Program still thrives!
The MEC Graduate Program has continued despite the current restrictions of the COVID-19 virus. Principal of Learning & Development, Loren Ager and Brisbane based MEC Graduates Zhongwei Wang, Ivy Pan and Leandro Nunes have continued to contribute to the business by working from home.
“Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor, but success comes where preparation and opportunity meet”
This excerpt is by MEC’s Technical Services Manager, Erin Sweeney: A results-focused and experienced mining professional who has worked across a broad range of commodities including gold, base metals, iron ore and coal operations. Her background lies in geotechnical engineering, designing, modelling and implementing cost-effective, innovative mine solutions in both site-based and in consultative roles. Erin has leveraged these skills into project management and then leadership roles with a focus on adding value, ensuring safe sustainable cash flow and growth through technical influence.
Written by Loren Ager, MEC – Principal of Learning & Development
Graduating from university is an exciting but nerve-wracking time. Mining industry graduate programs are highly competitive, offer diverse career development opportunities and are often highly paid. Being organised early and planning for the right job choice can help with the transition from university student to graduate mining engineer.
Principal Mining Consultant at MEC, Hugh Cassidy shares how he is continuing to support his clients through the expediential threat engulfing operations worldwide.
First and foremost, our hearts go out to those across the globe who are impacted by the COVID-19 virus. With the current threat level of this virus, we can expect disturbances to our work life, as well as our home life – including changes to where we set up for work each day. In the coming weeks, more and more employees in Australia will be encouraged and/or directed to work from home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
The MEC team are celebrating International Women’s Day by introducing you to some of the wonderful women who make it so great. We sat down with Senior Mining Engineer and Team Leader, Negin Beaton and asked her some questions to showcase her view on what it means to be a woman in the mining and resources sector.
As a global mining consultancy, the MEC team encompasses incredible cultural diversity as many of our employees and their families have direct links to over twenty different countries across the globe. As we are based in Australia, with offices in Brisbane and Perth, our common language is English. With such great cultural diversity, many…
The MEC team are celebrating International Women’s Day by introducing you to some of the wonderful women who make it so great. We sat down with Recruitment Coordinator, Lauren Baldwin and asked her some questions to showcase her view on what it means to be a woman in the mining and resources sector.
The MEC team are celebrating International Women’s Day by introducing you to some of the wonderful women who make it so great. We sat down with Senior Mining Engineer, Rebecca Thomas and asked her some questions to showcase her view on what it means to be a woman in the mining and resources sector.
Join us for our first MEC WA Lunch and Learn session presented by Technical Services Manager, Erin Sweeney on Improving Operational Performance Through Data Management!
Mine sites are collecting increasing amounts of data at a
faster and a faster pace on the performance of their operations, if not
harnessed properly this can be overwhelming; and many…