{"id":21223,"date":"2022-11-02T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/?p=21223"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T04:01:55","slug":"careers-corner-how-do-you-become-a-metallurgist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/careers-corner-how-do-you-become-a-metallurgist\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers Corner: How do you become a Metallurgist?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size\"><strong>Written by Alumni &amp; Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-df-font-size\">How do you become a Metallurgist? \u26cf\ufe0f\ud83d\udc77\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<br><br>With more than seven years of experience working in the mining industry across a range of global mining companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/curtinuniversity\/\">Curtin University<\/a> graduate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAABr4jaIBu6DXzfR_5u9lsRWQddXnS35W4Bs\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kaushika-hazarika\/\">Kaushika Hazarika<\/a> is an experienced Metallurgist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bhp\/\">BHP<\/a>, passionate about paying it forward.<br><br>As a leader in her field, Kaushika is enthusiastic about mentoring young aspiring women and is passionate about inclusion and diversity in the industry.<br><br>Curtin Mining &amp; Mineral Engineering student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAADkEojEBlKwu0CxHfVesPjHkxe5YcdxHRnU\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shayera-allen-a15446228\/\">Shayera Allen<\/a> interviewed Kaushika to discover more about what it\u2019s like working in a male-dominated industry and the future of mining.<br><br>Do you want to connect with other Curtin graduates leading the way in their careers? Update your details to stay updated on the latest graduate news, networking and event opportunities here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/44y0Fgy\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/44y0Fgy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size\"><strong>Written by Alumni &amp; Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtin University graduate Kaushika Hazarika, a seasoned Metallurgist at BHP, shares her insights on navigating the mining industry. With over seven years of experience, she&#8217;s passionate about mentoring aspiring women and driving diversity in the field. Curtin Mining &amp; Mineral Engineering student Shayera Allen interviewed Kaushika to explore her career journey and the future of mining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","wds_primary_category":710,"footnotes":""},"categories":[710],"tags":[363,709],"class_list":["post-21223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-after-curtin","tag-career-advice","tag-linkedin"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21223"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24338,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21223\/revisions\/24338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}