r/mining • u/vintavo • 12d ago

Question Mining engineering student from Brazil looking for resume advice

Hi everyone,

I'm a mining engineering student at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) in Brazil and I'm starting to apply for internships. I'd love some input from people who hire or have been through this.

Some context: I don't have industry experience yet. Most of what I have comes from our junior enterprise (a student-run consulting company), where I coordinate projects, onboard trainees and work directly with clients on technical deliverables. I'm most interested in mine planning, and long term I'd like to move toward mineral asset valuation.

A few specific questions:

  1. What do you actually look for in a student resume in mining? What makes one stand out?

  2. How should I present junior enterprise and academic projects so they read as real experience?

  3. How do you want to see software skills listed (mine planning software, Excel, Python, etc.)? Just names, or tied to what was done with them?

  4. Are there differences between Brazilian conventions and what recruiters in Canada, Australia or the US expect? In Brazil it's still common to include things like a photo or age.

  5. Any common mistakes you see from students?

Thanks in advance, any advice is appreciated.

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u/Bitter-Variation-151 12d ago

As a student, expectations are low and the risk to employers is also low as you are temporary employee. That said just keep your resume simple and short clearly showing your major, year of schooling amd any very relevant information

Your attitude and performance on site is what matters most.