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The holiday season starts with being thankful and ends with ESG.  The holidays are when many begin reflecting on things most important to us – family and friends, core values, and being grateful for what we have. Let’s also remember to value our work. To some, it’s...

The Gift That Keeps on Giving – Which Employee Benefits are Most Appreciated?While most of us spend the end of the year tying up financial documents, closing out projects and preparing for the holidays, it’s also open season in the employee benefits world. That means...

Quiet quitting is a hot-button topic right now. It isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s getting more traction because employees are now publicly speaking out about it. In a word, quiet quitting is disengagement. It means employees are doing the bare minimum with no...

MRC partners with hiring managers (and companies) to help them build high-functioning, collaborative, and agile teams. Every position they aim to fill has a long list of required skills, and right now, it seems job-seekers hold all the cards. Every industry decries...

The first few times I watched the  Charmin television commercials with the animated bear family dancing and talking about wiping and ensuring a clean bottom, I was uncomfortable. Do we really need to sell toilet paper this way? Do we need these kinds of in-your-face...

TIPS FOR WORKING YOUR INTERNSHIP OR AEMA MENTORSHIP LIKE A “REAL” JOB  Finding a mentor to support you is essential on your path to a new career, but like any relationship, it takes work to get the most out of it. MRC and the American Exploration & Mining...

Burnout more common among female employees: Four ways to combat Human Giver Syndrome It’s July. Many families have vacations on their minds, maybe at a beach, amusement park or campground, and every working adult has to figure out how to extract themselves from...

TALENT ACQUISITION, ART OR SCIENCE? I’ve always thought that one of the most exciting things for an employee is the day before their first day on the job. The new hire carefully chooses their clothing for the following day, double-checks their alarm clock, and psyches...

7.6 million working-age veterans likely have these desirable qualities  In a month that celebrates Armed Forces Day, it’s a good time to mention why seeking out military veterans for our mining industry is advantageous. Yes, we all know veterans don’t seem to mind...