Well it’s our last part of the series and this one might be a case of awful tasting medicine. We’ve spoken about the thrills of geoscience (part one) and what skills will lead you to a thrilling career (part two). Now we need to talk about the areas where graduates need improvement. Let’s just

Geoscience Radio is a podcast about discovery. For those involved in exploration, this is a podcast to showcase mineral discoveries and share insight into the geoscience that is involved in the process. We will delve into some of the basic (and often undervalued) principles of geology that are indispensable tools to the modern geologist, and

Employment prospects for Australia’s professional geoscientists continued to improve gradually in the three months between 30th June and 30th September 2016. The picture emerged in results of the latest quarterly survey by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) in which respondents provided information about their employment prospects during the September quarter of 2016. At 30th

The latest Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey is open for contributions until 22 October, 2016.  Follow this link to complete the survey. The June 2016 quarter Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey revealed that employment prospects for geoscientists throughout Australia were potentially showing signs of improvement. At the end of June, the combined unemployed + underemployed rate was

Employment levels for Australian geoscientists are highly leveraged to the prevailing commodity price. The Australian Institute of Geoscientists has been surveying its member’s employment levels since the start of the year 2009. It is currently the longest, continuous employment survey of its kind. With eight years of data, it is now possible to gain insights

Questions from several members prompted analysis of latest AIG Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey data to examine which fields of practice have been affected most by the prolonged downturn in geoscientist employment. The survey revealed an unemployment rate of 15.9% and under-employment rate of 20.2% amongst geoscientists nationally.  These rates were down from 19.5% and 23.4% respectively

The jobs outlook for Australia’s geoscientists has shown the first small signs of improvement in two years with the number of professional geoscientists in Australia seeking work or unable to secure satisfactory self-employment, falling fell in the June quarter compared with the preceding period. This is the first sign of any improvement in the sector

The survey can be accessed here.  The survey will be open for contributions until 16th July 2016.  You do not need to be an AIG member to participate.   It takes only a minute or two to complete and collects no personally identifiable data. The latest Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey is collecting data for the

Employment prospects for Australia’s professional geoscientists deteriorated even further in the opening quarter of 2016, driven down by mining’s negativity and dashing hopes for an improvement in the geoscientist employment situation. Around half of the unemployed has now been jobless in the sector for 12 months – and around two thirds of jobless have no

The December 2015 quarter Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey revealed that employment prospects for geoscientists throughout Australia were the worst since these surveys commenced. At 31 December 2015, the unemployment rate amongst Australian geoscientists was 18.7% and the under-employment rate was 23.4%. The combined unemployment and under-employment rate of 42.1% was the highest recorded since the