Sector Council News Archive


February 17, 2010
Canada's First Virtual Mining Career Fair a Sucess

 MiHR kicked off Canada’s first Virtual Mining Career Fair for the industry with a live launch on January 27. This unique event featured 25 exhibitors and attracted over 2000 registrants and close to 650 visitors looking to network and to seek out potential career opportunities.

 

Created to address current recruitment challenges in the industry, the fair connects employers with careers seekers, regardless of their location. It also helps careers seekers by taking travel, expenses and time away from work or education out of the job searching equation. The virtual career fair is also a greener alternative to traditional career fairs. Each exhibitor has a booth with pictures, videos and downloadable content, as well as video, audio and written communication portals for real-time interaction – minus the paper waste and travel emissions. MORE...

To visit the Virtual Mining Career Fair website, please click here.

Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Tel.:613.270.9696, Ext 23
http://www.mihr.ca