Monthly Archives: October 2009

What Do You Value Most From Your Employer? Can Employers Really Buy Employee Engagement?

October 27, 2009 – 11:53 pm

I recently attended an HR event on the topic of sourcing and retaining talent. They had a diverse group of speakers from different industries discussing how they attract and retain good staff, with some sharing some solid insights. The common theme was that people who are engaged in their work are far easier to retain, [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Channel, Human Resources, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)

SixFigures.com.au – Winner Best Industry Job Board Award @ 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards

October 27, 2009 – 11:03 pm

Launched in 2008, Six Figures the Executive Job Site for $100K+ jobs and contracts across all industries and professions has carved out a place for itself as Australia’s best industry job board. Six Figures was announced as the winner at this month’s 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards, conducted by Recruitment Extra.
Kelly Magowan, CEO and Co-founder [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Information of Interest, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Recruitment, Six Figures News, Six Figures Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Job Ads that will Get You the Talent You Want – the Devil’s in the Detail

October 22, 2009 – 12:24 am

Six Figures has always advocated having detailed job ads to attract both professional and passive talent. When you are targeting more senior people who are already employed you certainly have to work very hard to get their attention. They will not be lured by brief, vague or poorly written job ads that fail to include [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Recruitment | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

The ‘Slow Movement’ for Conferences! Is technology taking over a ‘face to face’ people connection occasion?

October 21, 2009 – 12:49 am

Recently I attended a few conferences, which have been terrific. One was a digital media conference, the other a recruitment and technology related conference, so there was a lot of strong technology flavor. Upon reflection however I have to wonder if I gained the maximum benefit from these conferences thanks to technology taking over my [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Channel, Information of Interest, Interesting Events, Networking | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Demise of the Traditional Resume Coming?

October 13, 2009 – 11:39 pm

The demise of the traditional resume has been written and discussed by many for years now. With the advent and growth of social media the topic seems to come up now more than ever.  David Talamelli from Oracle wrote an interesting blog piece recently on the subject “Is This the End of the Road for [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Employers & Social Media, Resume Writing, Six Figures News | Comments (1)

Why HR Needs to Start Participating & Engaging with Job Seekers

October 8, 2009 – 1:50 am

The Fast Company article ‘How Social Media is Upending the Enterprise’ was sent to me this week by a colleague and I could have easily not read it given we are being saturated by this topic. However, this article so clearly highlights the challenge for recruiters and brings home the reality of the changing relationships [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

When Saying Too Much in the Job Interview Works Against You

October 7, 2009 – 12:12 am

In job interviews:

Do you talk too much, too little or say just the right amount to land you the job?

Do you say the right things to the most appropriate people or shoot yourself in the foot?

What you say and who you share it with during the job interview process can work for or against you. [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Interviewing | Tagged , , | Comments (3)