DECEMBER 2009
Mining Employers and Career Seekers Participate for Free in Canada's First Mining Virtual Career Fair
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) is hosting the first Virtual Career Fair for the mining industry. This unique event was created in response to a survey of mining employers at the CIM conference and online earlier this year where it was confirmed that a virtual career fair would assist employers with their current recruitment challenges. 
What can exhibitors and delegates expect? Virtual booths are multimedia rich including pictures, videos and downloadable materials customised in line with employer brand. Exhibitors and delegates can communicate directly through written, audio and video messaging throughout the one day event.
Registration for exhibitors/booths is open until December 18, 2009 at www.virtualminingcareerfair.ca and career seekers can register now until January 26th Career seekers or employers can also email info@mihr.ca for more information on the event.
Please forward this to mining careers seekers or employers, it's free to attend and a great opportunity to connect!
To read more about the virtual career fair please click here.
What Are the True Physical Demands for the Jobs You Recruit For?
MiHR Physical Demands Analysis Guides - A Valuable and Free Resource for HR Managers and Health & Safety Officers
Following a comprehensive analysis of the physical skills required for Underground Miner, Surface Miner, and Mineral Processing Operator Tech occupations, MiHR has produced 34 detailed physical deman
ds reports.
If you are a HR Manager or a Health and Safety Officer you can use these reports to:
- Understand the true physical nature of these roles
- Meet your companies human resource demands by increasing and making best use of all potential sources of supply including women, mature workers and persons with disabilities
- Assist in returning injured employees to work and to identify which jobs have a high potential to produce discomfort and/or injury to employees (Early and Safe Return to Work)
- Determine compatibility between a worker and a specific job (Post Offer Testing)
- Assist with recognition of highly physical jobs and ones that have a potential to cause injury (Job Matching)
- Assist employers to accommodate workers with permanent medical restrictions
- For more information or to download these free reports go to click here or call 613 270 9696.
MiHR Annual Forum - Industry Spoke and We Listened
At the recent MiHR annual forums we turned the afternoon session over to industry to discuss three issues chosen through survey:
Topic 1: Counter-Cyclical Workforce Planning Strategies
Exploring the challenges and opportunities for all stakeholders in strategic, long-term workforce planning, to mitigate the effects of industry cycles.
Topic 2: Recognizing Skilled Workers - The Canadian Mining Industry Certification Program
The benefits and costs associated with a pan-Canadian certification program for the mining industry and the development of effective strategies to support its testing and implementation.
Topic 3: Managing an Aging Workforce
Discuss the impact of an aging workforce and strategies for managing the knowledge loss when up to 40 per cent of the industry head into their retirement years.
The afternoon discussions took the format of a facilitated world café and the valuable insights we gained will now be fed into MiHR projects. But the discussion doesn't end here - click on the topics above to see industry's thoughts and contribute to the conversation by adding your own comments using our blogging function. Pose a question so your industry can respond or share your own experience.
MiHR Publication Spotlight: Mining for Diversity
An Employers Guide to Attract, Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce - Industry's shared knowledge on diversity practices
Mining for Diversity is a practical resource for Canadian mining industry employers to attract, recruit and retain diverse talent groups, including mature workers, women, new Canadians, youth, and workers in transition from industries in decline.
Created through consultation with industry, the innovative and promising practices described in the guide are valuable corporate intelligence. A total of 27 mining companies with Canadian operations "opened their HR departments" and exchanged innovative and ground-breaking attraction, recruitment, and retention programs.
Mining for Diversity is a valuable free resource. To obtain a copy please email info@mihr.ca or click here to download.
Mentoring 2.0 - Get Connected
Get involved in an innovative program that uses technology to match post-secondary students with exceptional mining industry workers for an enriching Virtual Mentorship experience.
With the Virtual MineMentor Program geography is no longer a barrier. Mentorship takes place primarily through the Virtual MineMentor portal found at: www.acareerinmining.ca/minementor. Participants can use instant messaging, blogs, community message boards, email and more to communicate with their partners in the MineMentor community.
By establishing an early link to the mining industry, mentors will provide students with general guidance and workplace knowledge, creating a stronger bridge from school to work. Sector exposure will also improve, decreasing mine-related program attrition rates over time. HR professionals will also be familiar with research that mentoring encourages employee loyalty through a sense of belonging and a desire to achieve more within their role.
Please forward this information on to employers, potential mentors and students, we're recruiting now!
To learn more, contact Jen at the Mining Industry Human Resources Council on minementor@mihr.ca or click here to visit the website and learn more.
Book Your Mastering Aboriginal Inclusion in Mining Training Session:
MAI in Mining - Feb 23-24, 2010, Vancouver - Click to register
