Monthly Archives: October 2008

High Salary Earner Survey – Job Searching

October 28, 2008 – 11:57 am

We are currently conducting a survey of high salary earners and would value your input. If you could take less than two minutes to complete our 6-question survey about your current job searching activities it would be appreciated. [This survey is now closed] Thank You

By Karen Jenkin | Posted in Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged | Comments Off

Extreme Interviews

October 28, 2008 – 11:45 am

In the Australian Financial Review on Friday 3rd October there was an interesting article titled “It’s survival of the fittest in jobs jungle”. The article was both informative and somewhat amusing as it cites examples of companies whose interview process is likened to a simulation of being on the TV show Survivor. Continually new interview [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Interviewing, Interviews with HR & Recruitment Professionals, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged | Comments (5)

Six Figures Appoints New Chairman

October 18, 2008 – 8:53 am

Six Figures International Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Langdon as Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect. Mr. Langdon has a background in consulting and recruitment, and is a former partner with Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Based in Sydney, Mr. Langdon has been Chairman of [...]

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Have You or Are You Looking to Engage a Consultant?

October 16, 2008 – 8:33 am

aCEtalentNET have compiled a wonderfully practical and useful guide of the ‘Seven Common Mistakes to Avoid when Hiring a Consultant.’ This is a must read for anyone who is responsible for engaging Consultants and Contractors and is looking to maximize the return. aCEtalentNET bring many years of experience in this space and are sought after [...]

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

How much is too much box ticking?

October 16, 2008 – 2:11 am

A friend of mine recently emailed me an interesting blog post by Louise Coutts from the Smart Company site: it was titled “Don’t let HR stunt your growth“. The post was very interesting and raised a number of pertinent points. I particularly like the analogy Louis used of the ISO 9000 and agree that companies [...]

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Why cutting staff does not always make good business sense in tough times

October 12, 2008 – 5:01 am

In reading Naomi’s good blog article ‘Without great employees you cannot weather the storm‘ she talks about how businesses cannot afford the luxury of unproductive staff and that businesses are and will be looking to cut costs over the coming months. However those that come out on top will be the ones with an A [...]

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Timing is everything. How do you feel about filling in questionnaires before you have even had an interview?

October 9, 2008 – 11:05 am

Speaking with others, and through my own experience of job searching at the senior level ($100K+) I have found a growing trend by recruitment agencies & search firms to have applicants fill in detailed and lengthy questionnaires prior to the interview. This is after you have applied for the job through whatever preferred method they [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Searching for the Six Figure Job | Comments (2)

Making Better Job Offers

October 6, 2008 – 10:57 am

A recent article on ere shows the other side of the negotiation process whereby it talks about employers ‘Making Better Offers.’ The article looks at how employers can design an offerand go through the offer stage of the process without damaging the relationship with the applicant. To read the full article visit http://www.ere.net/2008/10/02/make-better-offers/ I like [...]

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Ways To Handle The ‘What Salary Are You Looking For’ Question

October 4, 2008 – 6:23 am

When going through the interview process, ensuring you have a firm position at which to negotiate from is essential.  Without the opportunity to negotiate (i.e. showing all your cards) the potential employer holds all the power, which when entering into a contract of any sort does not necessarily make a lot of sense. More often [...]

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Reinvent Your Career Expo for Adults

October 4, 2008 – 6:03 am

Six Figures is pleased to be supporting the Reinvent Your Career Expo for Adults. The Expo brings career opportunity’s, skills matching information, further or alternative education options, culture mapping, training, employment opportunities and more. The Sydney Reinvent your Career Expo will be held on October 25th & 26th at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre [...]

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