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What is the Santos GLNG Project?

The Santos GLNG Project is a pioneering venture to convert coal seam natural gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export to global markets, representing a major investment in a cleaner energy source for the future.

The project involves the development of gas fields in the Bowen and Surat Basins, the construction of a 420km underground gas transmission pipeline from Roma to Gladstone, and a two-train LNG processing facility on Curtis Island, Gladstone.

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance has received an overwhelming number of applications for its Bowen Basin coal mine jobs.

More than 8000 people have applied for just 250 recently advertised jobs.

Recruits for the fly-in-fly-out jobs in far north Queensland will start work mid-year.

A BMA spokeswoman said the company had received an overwhelming response from people in the Cairns region, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people with limited coal-mining experience.

According to the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, Australia’s easing mining boom has continued to impact negatively in the opening months of 2013 on the job outlook for geoscientists. More than half of them do not expect to find new work  with the sector appealing for Federal policy intervention to help arrest the jobs slide.

New data released today shows the unemployment rate among this key professional group climbed further over January, February and March this year to a current high within the profession of 7.9%.

Whether you are applying directly to a company or via a recruitment agency, you will be dealing with a recruiter.  This is the person you must impress first and foremost.

From a recruiter’s perspective, there are a number of mistakes that job seekers consistently make.  Here is your guide to avoiding them.

Getting the Basics Right

The number of emails we receive each week from job seekers either seeking employment or information is significant.  So, too are the grammar and spelling mistakes!

Today’s Gidarjil Roadshow in Bundaberg promise to be a good opportunity for local indigenous people to learn about employment in the state’s booming energy sector.

There is limited time to secure one of the Adult Apprenticeships with engineering and construction giant, Bechtel Australia, available through the National Apprenticeships Program (NAP).

NAP is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring Australian workers secure Australian jobs.

Four trades are being offered on Curtis Island in Gladstone; Electrical (Fitter Mechanic), Dual Electrical - Instrumentation, Metal Fabrication Heavy – Boilermaker and Mechanical Fitter.

More than 500 construction and 400 operational jobs will be created with Vale and Aquila Resource’s Eagle Downs mine near Moranbah in Queensland next year.

Whilst there are currently 40 works on site now, the number is expected to increase to around 70 over the next 18 months.

A peak workforce of around 400 to 500 people will be employed on the mine by 2014 or 2015.  Once operating, there will be between 350 and 380 people, including permanent employees and contractors.

Recent reports indicate that BHP Billiton’s Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has received more than 18,000 applications for 1,100 roles on the Caval Ridge and Daunia mines near Moranbah.

The mines will be FIFO only and candidates will be sourced from a 100km radius around both Cairns and Brisbane, with the majority of roles being filled from the greater-Brisbane region.

In March 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its Industry Dimensions of the Resource Boom research paper. 

Despite sweeping job losses across the industry since September 2012, the resource industry continues to be the fastest growing source of employment for Australian’s having created 130,000 direct jobs over the past five years and 28,500 new Australian jobs in 2012 alone*.

Key findings of the RBA report include: