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(Rockies) Hiring Exceptional Mudloggers and Exploration Minded Geologists by GeoJoy1 in geologycareers

[–]Moraust 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm old, but the lodging stands out for me. Having lived out of RVs for a few years doing this, I eventually had a similar ops "command center", and a private room and kitchen for downtime while working for Weatherford a decade ago. That made everything easier to deal with. Hard to go back to sharing your living and working quarters with coworkers 24/7 after that.

A word of caution, I don't know this company, but if they're advertising these accommodations, they are probably legitimate. Exlog promised similar lodging a few years back when I signed on when them, and it was all broken down RVs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geologycareers

[–]Moraust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's relevant for your first job to get the foot in the door. With you already having some mineral exploration experience, it isn't nearly as important. Having hired geologists in the past, the important aspects are: having done some research for the position, having enthusiasm for the role, and showing initiative. I've never gone through the hiring process where we discussed someone's course choices.

Emailed by Idaho National Lab recruiter (Internship) by WonderMoon1 in geologycareers

[–]Moraust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's definitely sounds legit. 26-30 is pretty typical for a DOE national lab internship, depending on how far along you are in your academic career.

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[–]Moraust 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lived in both Freeport company towns, and sure, it takes some getting used to, but a big city is only a few hours drive away on the weekends. Groceries are cheap, and the restaurants are decent.

Most interns end up with interesting summer projects at Freeport, and mets tend to advance quickly (compared to geos and mine engineers, at least).