OCTOBER 2010
Establishing a community of practice
MiHR is pleased to announce the launch of MiHR Innovate, an innovative HR practice recognition program. Going live in November, this online compendium will recognize, reward and showcase innovative mining HR practices while also changing perceptions and positioning mining as an excellent industry to work for.
Employers contributing to the compendium will benefit from an enhanced profile and industry status, as well as valuable insight into the industry's most innovative HR practices in areas such as diversity and inclusion, skills, training and employee development, compensation and wellness and social responsibility. Applications for MiHR Innovate will be available in November. Contact akennedy@mihr.ca for more information.
Another facet of the Innovative HR Practice Recognition Program is the Council's newly- created Canadian Mining HR Professionals and Innovators Group on LinkedIn. The group has been created to further connect mining HR professionals and to foster the development of a Canadian mining human resources community of practice. It will enable members to share knowledge, pose questions to other mining HR professionals and strengthen ideas against an industry sounding board. The group now has over 40 members and is growing daily. Click here to join today and become part of the discussion!
This group is specific to mining. Please email akennedy@mihr.ca with suggestions on how it can be managed to benefit the mining HR community.
Natural Resources Canada's Science and Technology Internship Program provides funding to hire new grads
The Science and Technology Internship Program provides funding to organizations and businesses to support recent graduates in the natural sciences to gain relevant and meaningful work experience within their field of study. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has been contributing to approximately 50-80 internships annually to assist youth find valuable work experience.
Eligible organizations or businesses (called partners) include universities, colleges and institutes, private sector organizations, non-profit organizations, and municipal or provincial governments. NRCan partners can receive a contribution payment for up to 50% of the intern's salary to a maximum of $13,200 per year. Partners are responsible for finding their own interns.
Eligible interns include youth between the ages of 15 and 30 who are: out of school, unemployed or underemployed, graduated with a post-secondary degree or diploma in a relevant field within the past two years, legally entitled to work in Canada, and who have not previously participated in a Youth Employment Strategy internship. Interns apply directly to organizations. Approximately 70% of interns have found permanent employment immediately after their internship. Another 20% have returned to school to pursue further studies.
Contribute to the development of a stronger future workforce in natural sciences! Apply today to secure internship funding!
Further information can be found on the Science and Technology Internship Program website at http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/carecarr/stip-psst/index-eng.php.
Post your jobs and internships with MiHR's free student job board
Already have an opening for a student or new grad?
Take advantage of the 'Student on the Job Board' - a free online job board administered by MiHR which allows employers to post mining co-op, apprenticeship and entry-level positions. This is a great resource to target your student recruitment efforts, as site members are specifically looking for co-op and entry-level positions in the mining industry.
Currently, over 300 students and recent grads from mining related programs are registered members on the site!
Posting your job(s) takes only a few minutes. To get started, click on the following link and select Employer Registration: http://www.acareerinmining.ca/en/careers/jobboard.asp.
To further support your recruitment efforts, we will also post any positions that are placed on the 'Student on the Job
Board' to the Mining Students of Canada Facebook page - a page dedicated to connecting mining students from across Canada with career related information and news.
If you have any career related events (ex. career fairs at universities or colleges), additional information you would like to share with students, or questions about these resources, please email courtnayb@mihr.ca.
Best of luck with your recruitment!
Focus on Mining a huge success
Explore for More and Talent Egg hosted a social media campaign to bring mining careers into the spotlight
Focus on Mining is a week-long event which took place from October 4-8 and involved a dynamic and interactive approach using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to share video interviews, online articles and employer profiles to inform new grads and post-secondary students of the incredible opportunities available in Canada's mining industry.
The response from the Focus on Mining campaign was excellent as it has created a flurry of interest around mining career resources. By mid-October, MiHR had registered the most students for the Student on the Job Board out of any month since it was launched. There has also been an increased interest in MiHR's Virtual MineMentor program during and since Focus on Mining. The campaign attracted students from outside of traditional mining education programs and included students in business, general sciences and chemistry programs, to name a few.
Take a look at the incredible mix of content that was featured in the campaign:
Focus on Mining
Overall, Focus on Mining week was a huge success in dispelling myths about the mining industry, engaging youth and bringing opportunities in mining to the forefront of their career possibilities.
Happy Hallowe'en, from MiHR!
