Monthly Archives: June 2009

DIY Recruiting – the Pros and Cons

June 30, 2009 – 2:27 am

We all know times are tough for business owners and that recruitment is something that organizations need to get right in order to stay competitive and grow. Recruitment is a challenging responsibility and one that is time-consuming and costly, particularly if you engage the services of a recruitment agency, search firm or make a bad [...]

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Recruitment, Redundancy and the Missing R – Respect!

June 29, 2009 – 5:45 am

Respect can never be underestimated as it is a value many of us hold dear; respect for our information, privacy, views, time, and so on. Yet one area that I increasingly hear about is a dearth of respect in and around both recruitment and redundancy. Respect as defined by Wikipedia: Respect is esteem for, or [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Information of Interest, Redundancy & Outplacement, Six Figures News | Comments (4)

Reinvent Your Career Expo – The Careers Event for Adults

June 26, 2009 – 7:13 am

Back for its second year after its fantastic debut in 2008, this career event delivers organisations excited and prepared to meet adult career seekers. They understand adults diverse needs and come prepared for questions only adult’s can have. It’s an Australian first! Now double the size, the Melbourne Reinvent Your Career Expo brings career opportunity’s, [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Information of Interest, Interesting Events, Interviewing, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Employment Advertising in Print is Dead So Why Do We Keep Discussing It?

June 26, 2009 – 1:15 am

John Zappe on ERE wrote a great article titled “Is Print Recruitment Advertising Dead”, which one would think is a no brainer. Of course it is. You only need to look at the numbers. In the USA last year, the two biggest Job Boards “took in more job posting revenue than did all of the [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Channel, Human Resources, Information of Interest, Recruitment, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Online Divas Melbourne Event

June 25, 2009 – 4:42 am

Who can attend? ANYONE who has a hot online business idea and wants to make money online! If you’re just not sure how to get started, this event will help you network with inspiring mentors and companies that are focused on helping you launch your business! Who will be attending? As you know, all our [...]

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SixFigures.com.au & UK Job Site executivesontheweb.com forms Partnership

June 24, 2009 – 12:30 am

SixFigures.com.au the Australian executive job site for $100K+ jobs and talent, forms partnership with the UK job site executivesontheweb.com for high income global workers SixFigures.com.au Australia’s leading independent executive job site that connects $100K+ jobs and contracts with six figure talent is pleased to announce its partnership with the UK’s leading independent £50k+ executive job [...]

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A Great Careers Book ‘Now Discover Your Strengths’

June 22, 2009 – 1:49 am

The book ‘Now Discover Your Strengths’ by M.Buckingham and D.Clifton was recommended to me a year or so ago by a former colleague, a senior HR professional who found the book and the StrengthsFinder tool that the book is based upon to be highly valuable for herself. Given the respect that I hold for her, [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Book Reviews, Executive Channel, Job Seeking & Social Media, Personal & Work Values, Personal Branding, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News, Training & Events | Leave a Comment

Talent Retention & Development Using Career Champions

June 18, 2009 – 5:10 am

Many employers are now wisely focused on investing their time and money in the training and development of staff. This does not always need to be an expensive and elaborate process, with often the best training and development coming through more informal means, be it mentors or career champions. Organizations, particularly those who have been [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Events, Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Information of Interest, Recruitment, Redundancy & Outplacement, Six Figures News, Training & Events | Tagged , , | Leave a Comment

AN INSIGHTFUL REPORT ON MEN, THEIR CAREERS AND MIDLIFE

June 17, 2009 – 11:00 am

Rob Brandenburg has undertaken a comprehensive study on men in midlife. Through his research Rob investigates the influence of personality type on the male midlife experience. The term midlife seems to span different ages dependent on who is referencing this; from 30 years or 40 years plus. Irrespective of how you define midlife, the findings [...]

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RecruitTECH Conference 2009 – the future of recruitment …………..

June 16, 2009 – 6:22 am

The future of recruitment and the impact of technology on talent acquisition will be debated when Canberra hosts the inaugural Australian recruitment and technology conference on 18 September 2009. An initiative of local jobs website Capital Jobs , the conference – known as RecruitTECH 2009 – will feature some of Australia’s foremost thinkers and speakers [...]

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