Jane Banks, of Stratum, opines that despite the emergence of niche job boards, social network ubiquity and career management apps, our research of 1,200 mining professionals found it is still who you know that a matters most when it comes to finding a new role. Nevertheless, leaders looking for a step change may want to consider a wider range of options. Over the last year Stratum International has been studying the issue of senior level staff turnover in mining firms. We have previously highlighted the demographic time bomb that will lead to a generation of talent leaving the industry. Our latest research, published later this year, will present the findings of our research into the factors that make people choose to quit their jobs.
As part of that research, we asked a supplementary question of 1,224 self-selected mining professionals to identify how senior mining professionals first heard about their current role. The results reveal that more than 70% of respondents got their present position through personal connections or by being approached directly about a specific role. Those operating at the senior level in any profession generally recognize the benefits of establishing a strong network with colleagues and contacts who might be in a position to recruit or recommend in future. Our figures demonstrate this starkly.
Deeper analysis shows that board executives, and those in corporate roles and project development management are more likely than average to find out about a role from a personal contact. For most other mining professionals it was the principal way people first found out about his or her current role, with people working in HR, recruitment or training the only exception.
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