Category Archives: Executive Career Management & Development

What Can’t You Say About Your Employer Online?

June 9, 2010 – 3:57 pm

In recent HR publications the topic of the legalities surrounding the utilization of social media in the workplace has been covered. The focus is now on how to manage negative or defamatory comments made by employees about their colleagues and employers. What are the risks in making supposedly negative comments about your employer or colleagues, [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Job Seeking & Social Media, Social Media & Technology | Leave a Comment

Why Creativity Matters in Today’s Leaders

May 27, 2010 – 10:16 am

The article by Frank Kern What Chief Executives Really Want covers a survey from IBM’s Institute for Business Value, which shows that CEOs value one leadership competency above all others: creativity. This is very much aligned with the podcast that Suzi Dafnis did with Seth Godin this month (Booked for lunch webinar). The theme of [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Information of Interest | Comments (5)

An Unusual Book Review

April 28, 2010 – 1:48 pm

‘100 B***s*** jobs and how to get them’ by Stanley Bing It is an unusual choice for a book review but I could not pass up the opportunity to read and review a book with such a provocative title. Given we are a jobs and career site, I also felt it might be amusing to [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Services & Coaching | Comments (1)

The Importance of an Objective on Your Resume

April 7, 2010 – 2:24 pm

Guest article by Paul Stevens Managers, HR staff and employment consultants are all pressed for time. So when the day’s mail of resumes is reviewed, the style and presentation will directly affect whether your application is ignored, a reject sent in reply or an invitation to meet is offered. To compile an attention-retaining résumé is [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Job Searching, Resume Writing | Comments (1)

Workplace Diversity Requirements for Australian Listed Companies Approaching

March 31, 2010 – 2:58 pm

We are only three months away from July 1, which is the anticipated implementation date for the ASX’s revised Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations that will require every listed company to disclose their diversity policy. In addition, listed companies will have to report on the number of women employees in the whole organisation, in senior [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Also posted in Directorships & Boards, Executive Channel, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Information of Interest | Comments (1)

Selection of Outplacement Services

March 31, 2010 – 12:25 pm

Guest article written by Adrian Kelly of Outplacement Australia In most aspects of our lives we like to feel in control – to have some say over what happens to us, and to be able to participate in decisions regarding our lives. Never is this truer than when we are told our services are no [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Human Resources, Redundancy & Outplacement | Leave a Comment

Access to Capable Career Transition Consultant Viewed as Lynchpin to Effective Outplacement

March 22, 2010 – 11:17 pm

Senior execs categorically reject commoditised programs In the strongest signal yet that senior executives are fed up with commoditised outplacement programs, the release of the 2010 Outplacement Industry Benchmark Report confirms that time-limited programs in which candidates are supplied with self-directed hard copy material are being rated as highly ineffective. “While senior executives are a [...]

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How Seth Godin and Dr. Seuss Can Help Our Careers

March 17, 2010 – 1:39 am

The other week I was pleased to see an article by Fiona Smith in the Financial Review about Seth Godin’s latest book ‘Linchpin’. Seth Godin is nothing short of brilliant and has written a raft of books and has a brilliant active blog http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ that all offer terrific insights that are relevant for us all. [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Book Reviews, Career Services & Advice, Human Resources, Information of Interest | Comments (3)

Executives and high income earners continue to strongly endorse job boards for finding jobs: Executive Monitor

March 7, 2010 – 10:57 pm

The Executive Monitor report, a study to understand the work behaviour and intention of Executives in Australia, has been released today. Job boards continue to remain an important channel for executives to find a job. While only 11.6% of executives credited job boards for finding direct employment, the vast majority (67%) planned on using job [...]

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What Your Career Needs Most: Recess

March 3, 2010 – 1:33 am

If you want to get a boost of confidence, become more creative and have healthier relationships, then you need to spend more time playing and goofing off, psychologists say. Being playful provides a sense of “forgetting time, of feeling that your goals are clear, of getting clear and immediate feedback, not feeling bored or anxious,” [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Personal & Work Values | Comments (1)