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In response to "So very slightly seriously.... what possibility would there be for someone from the US with no experience to get a job on site? -- nm" by Dano

not bad, assuming you have a work visa. we've hired fieldies and cooks with no field experience before.

Posted by mafic Aug 6 '11, 16:44

one of the fieldies was an IT/database guy in a former life. basically you need a willingness to spend long amounts of time in remote places, being a little mechanically-minded helps to.

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that's my company in particular, which is also seasonal work for fieldies/cooks (April-late November). in the mining sector in general, there are lots - mafic Aug 6, 16:56
I once spent a week camping outside the wisconsin dells. it was actually only six days, but it seemed like an eternity so long amounts of time are ok - dogbert Aug 6, 16:52 6
- you could find a job at a mine pretty easily. they kill to get nurses on site. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 16:59 5
  - I can see why they need the nurses, then. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 17:08 4
    - "we need a nurse".... "we should try killing someone. you know, see if one shows up"... "it's worth a shot. go kill tommy" -- nm - dogbert Aug 6, 17:10 3
      - "Dammit. Now we need a nuse and a cook." -- nm - mara Aug 6, 17:38 2
        
        "Maybe we should just wound them, so the nurse still has something to do." "Look, do you want to be the nurse bait?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 18:07
        
        Worst. Camp. EVER. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 6, 17:40

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not bad, assuming you have a work visa. we've hired fieldies and cooks with no field experience before.

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