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Job hunters
in firing line
Jobseekers have been warned to do their research before signing up to agencies claiming to be recruiting for the resources industry.
Minister for Mining, Stirling Hinchliffe said “shonky” businesses were targeting jobseekers wanting to get a foot in the door of the mining industry.
“We’re hearing about a number of businesses who are overstating the level of assistance they are able to offer jobseekers,” Mr Hinchliffe said.
“The last thing we want to see is the hopes – or the hip pockets – of jobseekers being exploited by unscrupulous operators.”
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He said the operations, usually set up online or at suburban shopping centres, offered, for a considerable fee, to include the jobseeker’s resume on an exclusive recruitment database they claimed was used by resources companies.
“As far as we can tell, the database is fictitious and we have no evidence to suggest that these companies have links to resources companies or their recruiters,” Mr Hinchliffe said.
“Jobseekers are very unlikely to gain employment as a result of using these firms.”
He urged anyone who had encountered a company like that and had concerns to contact Fair Trading on 13 74 68.
The Minister said there were many legitimate ways to get a foot in the door with resources companies, including the upcoming Work For Queensland expos.
“A wide range of major resource companies have already signalled that they will again be represented at the Work For Queensland Expos, and this will be a great chance for jobseekers to make direct contact with companies looking for skilled workers,” he said.
“The last Work for Queensland Expos were hugely successful and the interest generated unprecedented.”
Mr Hinchliffe said since the last expo, 5,655 people had been referred to recruitment agencies by the resources companies and an additional 9,000 people approached labour hire companies directly at the Expos.
Edition 201, 26 January 2012
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