Monthly Archives: June 2008

Six Figures – Complete Our High Salary Earners Survey

June 30, 2008 – 5:41 am

We are currently conducting a survey of high salary earners and would value your input. If you could take less than six minutes to complete our survey it would be appreciated.
Please copy and paste the URL address into your web browser and complete or click the link below.
[This survey is now closed]
Thank You
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By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Comments (1)

How A Career Objective Can Help Your Application Stand Out

June 24, 2008 – 1:28 am

For high salary earners, having a Career Objective or some sort of statement that highlights to the reader what type/s of job opportunities you are interested in can be advantageous. It is very much the equivalent of the elevator pitch that can be used both in your application and when speaking with prospective employers.
Your career [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Job Boards & Job Hunting, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Part Three – Workplace Barometer Report Discussions

June 21, 2008 – 11:25 am

Technology did not even rate
The survey conducted had questions around technology, which had to be dropped as the respondents’ knowledge of the technology systems they use was too limited to draw meaningful conclusions.  The conclusion that Chandler Macleod has taken from this is that most organisations are not using technology to underpin the processes, measurement [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Leave a Comment

Right-Brained or Left-Brained – Which are You?

June 17, 2008 – 8:53 am

When embarking on a job search so many of us find we are boxed or labelled and are only considered for the jobs we have done before. This can be frustrating for people who like to learn, develop and change jobs to take a step up and embark on new challenges. By their [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Leave a Comment

The Ongoing Evolution of Six Figures

June 17, 2008 – 8:43 am

As part of the ongoing evolution of Six Figures, we are starting to invite a small number of recruitment agencies who specialise in career opportunities at a six figures level. We believe this will provide our members with more career opportunities and those select agencies advertising with a deeper pool of talent.
This way of working [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Posted in Six Figures News | Comments (1)

Rich Text Editor Removal on Tuesday 17th June

June 16, 2008 – 12:40 am

Due to some issues with the third party rich text editor that is used on the website (such as inconsistent behaviour when pasting from Word), we will be removing this editor on Tuesday 17th June from the Job Ads and Member Profiles until we find a suitable replacement. This means that any HTML content that [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Posted in Website Updates | Leave a Comment

Part Two – Workplace Barometer Report Discussions

June 11, 2008 – 12:36 pm

29% of organizations have developed a formal Employment Value Proposition (EVP), therefore are able to consistently and effectively communicate a message of why potential employees should consider working for them and current employees should stay. Can you imagine a business not having a brand value proposition for a product or service – not being able [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Leave a Comment

Six Time Saving Tips for Job Seekers

June 10, 2008 – 11:55 pm

As a high salary earner your time is precious and it is unlikely you have hours to spend each day trawling through the various job sites and newspapers. Below are some tips to save you time when assessing which job ads to spend time applying for and which to avoid.

1. Avoid generic job ads
A generic [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Workplace Barometer Report – Discussions

June 4, 2008 – 5:03 am

It is hard not to pick up a newspaper or get involved in a conversation at work without hearing about the talent shortage. It is a topic that is talked about at all levels in business, from the CEO down, as people are an integral part of a business and its growth.
After reading Chandler Macleod’s [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Comments (4)