INSIGHTS &
EVENTS
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...
What is Candidate Experience & Why is it Important?
By Lindsey Schultz Recently, I have been evaluating our processes and differentiators as a recruitment firm to better serve our clients and candidates. At MRC we pride ourselves in our communication and partnership with those we work. As a practice for nearly 15...
What is Candidate Experience & Why is it Important?
By Lindsey Schultz Recently, I have been evaluating our processes and differentiators as a recruitment firm to better serve our clients and candidates. At MRC we pride ourselves in our communication and partnership with those we work. As a practice for nearly 15...
Stepping into the C-Suite—in Heels
MRC’s new CEO, Lindsey Schultz, talks family, mining, and the future of recruiting In early 2021, Lindsey Schultz became the Chief Executive Officer of MRC Recruiting, one of the longest standing mining-specific search firms in North America. Schultz started with the...
Coaching vs. Mentoring in the Mining Industry
By Cindy Saunders, Guest Blogger As Lindsey referenced in her article on mentoring, the senior workforce in mining (baby boomers aged 55 or over) represents a large portion of the mining industry. As they retire, there are fewer individuals to take over their...