Monthly Archives: July 2009

Two For The Price Of One Tax Returns! Special Six Figures Member Offer

July 31, 2009 – 5:38 am

It’s tax time again. Now that the 2008/2009 financial year has drawn to a close it is time to think about lodging your tax returns. Eden Wealth Management, an alliance partner of Six Figures, are currently offering a special to our members.
You may be eligible for ‘2 for the price of 1′ on the completion [...]

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List of top 100 Careers Blogs, compiled by Career Rocketeer

July 30, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Chris Perry, who runs the blog Career Rocketeer, has compiled a list of the top 100 Career Blogs throughout various countries (including Australia). The purpose is to assist professionals in both their job search and ongoing career development.  We are pleased that the Six Figures Blog has made the list.
“Career Rocketeer has compiled and presents [...]

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How to master the skill of networking in your job search

July 29, 2009 – 5:48 am

Annemarie Cross has written a great article called the “Top ten effective habits of a highly successful networker”
Whether currently employed or job searching, networking (online and offline) is a skill we all need to master. As Annemarie says, “with a tightening job market numerous job seekers have increased their networking endeavours with the hope [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Information of Interest, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Networking, Personal Branding, Recruitment, Six Figures News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Job Seeking & Background Checks – Where Does Your Privacy Stand?

July 29, 2009 – 1:13 am

For most job seekers, the process is time consuming, frustrating and often lengthy, with many hurdles and set backs along the way. Even when you make it to the interview stage; it is likely more hurdles lay ahead from more interviews, a social meeting of the team, psychometric testing, reference checks, police checks, health checks [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Information of Interest, Interviewing, Interviews with HR & Recruitment Professionals, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment, Reference & Background Checks, Reputation Management, Six Figures News | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

A Gentle Reminder That We Are All In The People Business!

July 21, 2009 – 2:21 am

Technology is great. I enjoy it as much as the next person and find myself reading TechCrunch religiously keen to see what is happening out there in the world of tech. When it comes to recruitment, many of us can often get a little carried away by the technology and forget that we are in [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Six Figures News | Comments (3)

16 Resume Writing Tips (When You Are 45+)

July 19, 2009 – 11:28 pm

It is highly likely that you will need a résumé that will be used for networking, for transmission in print and electronic forms and for applications for paid work. If you are targeting unpaid work, such as mentoring or volunteering or community or professional association committee membership, a résumé may also be required. The work [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Career Services & Coaching, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment, Resume Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (7)

AHRI RESEARCH REPORT ON EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION

July 17, 2009 – 4:53 am

This year AHRI has produced a good report on Executive Remuneration, which has been approached from the perspective of how executive remuneration salary packages are determined both at the executive and board levels. The report looks at the role of HR in determining executive remuneration, incentives and termination payments, in additional to engaging external consultancies [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Human Resources, Information of Interest, Interviews with HR & Recruitment Professionals, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Six Figures News, Six Figures Press Releases | Tagged , , | Leave a Comment

Demographics– Bringing a whole new perspective to the talent debate! Does where you live dictate your career success?

July 15, 2009 – 12:57 am

This insightful and thought provoking article ‘Talentopolis’ by Richard Florida adds and entirely new dimension to the talent debate.
The article chronicles the rapid growth of degree qualified people in America however this has been concentrated in specific regions. “Increasingly, the most talented and ambitious people need to live in the means metros [...]

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Interview with Stephen Collins, founder of acidlabs; thinker & doer in social media and user experience

July 13, 2009 – 12:40 am

This week we interviewed Stephen Collins, founder of acidlabs and thought leader in the field of helping organizations to communicate and collaborate more effectively. “Stephen works with a range of organisations in the public and private sectors helping them change old corporate culture into a new model – one where people, where conversation, collaboration and [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Interviews with HR & Recruitment Professionals, Networking, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Six Figures News | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Six Figure Pens – Need a Refill?

July 10, 2009 – 2:05 am

For our clients and members who have the terrific Six Figures pens, you like us may have been disappointed when you found that the ink ran out and your favorite pen was no longer!  We have discovered that these great pens come with refills and have recently received a shipment of refills.
If you are a [...]

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