INSIGHTS
Your go-to resource for recruitment strategies, industry trends, and professional growth in the mining sector, tailored for job seekers and employers staying updated on the latest developments.
Millennials & Gen Z – What Do They Want From The Workspace
How do we adapt to attract/retain top talent in the mining industry (Part 1) Our workforce is rapidly changing with Baby Boomers transitioning to consulting or retirement, we look toward Generation X and Millennials and to take over key managerial roles within the...
By Ellen Goodwin, Guest Blogger Three seconds ago, you had a Moment of Choice. You had to decide if you were going to click and read this blog post or not. Chances are you didn’t pause and say to yourself, “Hmmm, this is a Moment of Choice; what’s my decision? What...
Look at Growing Your Workforce from Within
I’ve been preaching to anyone who will listen that the mining industry has a skills gap, lack of knowledge transfer and generally not enough people to go around. So, what do I think we should do about it? Upskill. What is ‘Upskilling’? Upskilling is essentially...
Precious Metal Mining Relies on Recruiters to Build Their Teams
DENVER, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world begins to emerge from the global pandemic of COVID-19, mining companies are beginning to ramp up their staffing and operations, according to Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting. MRC is a North American leader in...
A Talent Shortage When Mining Jobs are Plentiful, Let’s Get Creative
It has been an interesting month at MRC. I’m going to attempt to weave together some things that have happened this month with the common theme of our talent shortage in mining and how we might consider solving this. Let’s start with the catalyst – Emily King! I had...
Podcast Interview: On the Rocks
Our CEO, Lindsey Schultz, was on the podcast, On the Rocks. Lindsey spoke with host Emily King about being a mom and wife and her path to mining recruiting as a career. Spoiler alert, it chose her. The daughter of MRC founder Robert Schultz, Lindsey has been involved...
The Value of Networking: ‘To call or not to call.’ A communications Initiative!
Greetings…let me start with an introduction. I am the president and founder of MRC, an executive search firm specializing in mining. I have been providing search services to the industry for over 40 years. I am an investor and on the board of a private mining company....
‘Made in America’ needs to also mean ‘mined in America’
Guest blog by Mark Compton, Executive Director, American Exploration & Mining Association As published originally in the Duluth News Tribune, used with permission. From where does milk come? Regrettably, for too many, the answer is, “From the grocery store, of...
Keep Calm and Carry On! COVID-19 Insights From the Mine Site
By David McCallum Price MRC Recruiter With two weeks to flatten the curve transforming into twelve months and counting, I decided to reach out to people in the U.S. mining industry to try and gauge the effects of the COVID-19 virus and the state and government...