Monthly Archives: August 2010

Why “Job Seeking” Is Not the Right Approach

August 25, 2010 – 4:19 pm

Are you job-seeking right now? Perhaps you should be out marketing and selling yourself – it is far more empowering! I have recently come to have issues with the term “job seeking”. The reason being is it’s not empowering to be seeking new employment. Seeking implies that you are out there trying – you may [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Job Seeking & Social Media, Six Figures News | Comments (5)

Successful Salary Negotiation for Consultants, Contractors and Employees

August 24, 2010 – 3:23 pm

This evening I will be speaking to Leanne founder of WINC about Successful Salary Negotiation. The interview content will include: *   In which situations would you consider negotiating your salary? *   When and where is the most appropriate time to do it? *   Is there a time when you wouldn’t negotiate your salary? *   How [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Events, Salary & Negotiation, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Are you in a job that’s making you miserable?

August 19, 2010 – 11:32 pm

It’s time to move on … On the Great Leadership blog a little while back there was a post that resonated with me: Don’t settle for a job that’s making you miserable. It got me thinking about so many career clients I have worked with who were miserable in their current roles and who had [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Information of Interest, Personal & Work Values | Comments (1)

Workforce Planning – I am not HR so Why Should I Care?

August 18, 2010 – 4:22 pm

In the article New takes on talent, Peter Wood – Principal, Human Capital from Mercer, makes the obvious point that too many organisations are not “investing in talent”. Let’s face it – that statement is bandied about a lot and we really don’t pay it much attention. However, it is a crucial part of an [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Information of Interest | Leave a Comment

Have you Considered Job Sharing?

August 12, 2010 – 11:59 am

Job sharing is where one full-time position is shared by two or more persons attending work at different times, usually with pay and benefits divided proportionately according to their attendance schedule. The job-sharing facility as an employee or as a contractor is now an established one in many industries. There is greater acceptance of diverse [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention | Comments (1)

Women in New Careers – ‘Ripe for the Picking’ Career Series

August 11, 2010 – 11:39 am

Women in New Careers – ‘Ripe for the Picking’ Career Series has just launched and features a series of interviews with the best Australian recruitment and career development experts. Topics range from Personal Branding, to Salary Negotiation, Unpicking Selection Criteria, Getting the Perfect Job and more (see below for more detail) Date Speaker Topic 17th [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Why Money Won’t Keep Top Talent

August 11, 2010 – 11:24 am

Lots of us would like to earn more, but we’ll compromise a bit for job satisfaction and prestige. That’s one of the findings from the Executive Monitor, produced jointly by jobsite Six Figures and recruitment specialists Destination Talent. It tracks the recruitment and job attitudes of Australia’s executives. It also shows a highly confident Australian [...]

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Ten Career Options to Consider

August 10, 2010 – 8:45 am

Success in today’s world of work requires appropriate attitudes and thorough awareness of your employment environment. To these two, you need to add a self-honest but not too modest assessment of your skills, expertise (i.e. knowledge), interpersonal abilities and what factors make up job satisfaction for the uniqueness of you. As you journey through life [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Personal & Work Values, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Leave a Comment

Is your partner stopping you from having the job or career you want?

August 5, 2010 – 1:18 pm

There are many things that stop of us from pursuing the job or career that we really want, including fear of failure, fear of success, loss of income and personal status. One of the greatest blockers to actually going out there and having a satisfying career can be our “significant others”, of which partners hold [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Personal & Work Values | Leave a Comment
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