Monthly Archives: November 2008

If You Hire Staff & Are Not Convinced by Niche Job Sites – Maybe This Will Change Your Thinking?

November 23, 2008 – 10:53 pm

Niche job sites now surpass generalist job sites in the UK and USA for delivering advertisers the best candidates. However in Australia it is interesting to find so many recruitment agencies and employers are still relying heavily on print media and generalist job sites. While these still have a role to play, they are proving [...]

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Six Figures & Entity Solutions Forms Alliance Partnership

November 21, 2008 – 7:07 am

Six Figures and Entity Solutions forms alliance partnership to benefit Independent Contractors and the organisations looking to attract them
Melbourne, 21st Nov 2008 – Six Figures, the Premium Job Site for $100K+ permanent and contract positions, today announced an alliance partnership with Entity Solutions, the leader in the professional engagement services industry.
The two companies offer complimentary, [...]

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How Story Telling Supports Talent Attraction & Retention

November 19, 2008 – 6:08 am

“Neurologists say that our brains are programmed much more for stories than for abstract ideas.
This quote from John Kotter, the organizational change expert, encapsulates the power of story telling succinctly. Though the brain likes some numbers, facts and general analysis, what it really soaks up is personalized story telling; so much so that stories can [...]

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Lunch with Paul Skinner, Chairman, Rio Tinto and Business Ambassador for the UK

November 19, 2008 – 5:52 am

Australian British Chamber of Commerce is offering you tickets to its Executive Business Network Program on Monday 24 November, 12-2pm at Crown Melbourne.
 
This lunchtime briefing is his only private Australian appearance when he will talk about the highs and lows of a very dramatic year. The event is highly sought after but a very limited [...]

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Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right People!

November 18, 2008 – 6:27 am

Part Four – What Bus? Where?
The most fundamental questions for senior management when considering how to get the optimal result from HR is what are they currently doing and why?
Some examples:
1. Are they focussed on attracting top talent or on building up databases of resumes?
If your HR department is not actively developing relationships with [...]

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All aboard…

November 17, 2008 – 7:06 am

Part Three – What Bus? Where?

Despite some initial mishaps, you have managed to lure the prized candidate on board. They have listened to your ticketing people who have made the bus ride and destination sound really enticing.
However, when they get on the bus they find an off-hand conductor who grumbles about their ticket not being [...]

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A Special MJCC Women’s Lunch Seminar – Salary Negotiation!

November 14, 2008 – 4:24 am

 Sadly, women are still paid comparatively less than our male counterparts, and studies on this topic across the globe show that women are highly uncomfortable with salary negotiation – as a result we avoid it. So why not develop your salary negotiation skills so you have both a personally and financially prosperous career?

Did you know [...]

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Expats Coming Home to Australia & the Impact on Your Career – Does it take you forward or back?

November 13, 2008 – 10:17 pm

Gaining international work experience as an Australian is a brilliant career opportunity for anyone; or is it?! US-born Hilary Mine, the MD of Alcatel-Lucent Australasia, is a firm believer in the developmental value of international assignments based on her own expatriate experience.
However, whilst international work opportunities are great be that on secondment or going over [...]

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Would they get on your bus if you offered them a ride?

November 13, 2008 – 6:42 am

Part Two – What Bus? Where?
The short answer to this is: how did you ask them?
A while back, businesses had the luxury of being selective about who they wanted to let onto their bus, they held all the power.
Even with the current global downturn, the power has still largely shifted to the job seeker, [...]

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The Not-To-Do List – For Busy Executives

November 12, 2008 – 12:40 am

For busy executives and workers in general this post by Tim Ferriss, offers a reverse psychology approach of how to use your time more effectively. The concept of the ‘not to do list’ is brilliant and there are some great points here like number three and four. I particularly think that point three is pertinent to [...]

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