As a Mining Engineer, each day is different but typically begins with extensive reporting on the previous day’s shifts, planning and designing for the next phase of mining and preparing the weekly planning pack for the crews returning to work
The coolest thing about my job is the autonomy I have. Even as an intern I have control over my daily schedule. I can choose if I’m working at the office or from home. I can choose what tasks I prioritise and control the flow of my work.
I spent a little bit of time catching up on any emails I received throughout the morning before jumping on LinkedIn to interact with posts, reading articles and catch up on news. My next port of call was insolvency news online and the RSM site to check up on any exciting happenings before I get back to doing work.
Mitchell Fly studied a Chemical Engineering with First Class Honours with a high proficiency for numbers, problem-solving and analysis tasks at Monash University in 2017, and is now an Estimator Graduate at Zinfra.
Mitchell McMartin studied Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Hons) at the Western Sydney University in 2017, and is now a Graduate Associate at Clyde & Co.
I use these 3 terms - Improvise, adapt and overcome. It's from a movie I saw called Undisputed 3. Improvise, keep improving yourself, be it your skill, your personality, anything. Keep improving, do not stop.