Category Archives: Executive Channel

Gender Inequality & Quotas in the Boardroom

December 9, 2009 – 1:52 am

This week on The World Today, the ABC cover the story about the proposed new guidelines from the ASX to address the issue of gender equality in board and senior positions. You can listen to the interview or read the transcript for ‘ASX sets sights on gender inequality’ online. The story covers the fact that [...]

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Take the EXECUTIVE MONITOR SURVEY & Go Into the Draw to WIN a $3,000 Luxury Gift

November 11, 2009 – 5:50 am

NOTE:  Survey Closes 13th December 2009 Six Figures and Destination Talent invite high income earners (those earning $100K+ package) to participate in this short 5 -8 minute survey, the Executive Career Monitor. In Australia, there is a paucity of information on high-income executives, specifically those earning above 100K annually. Our study aims to provide a [...]

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La Trobe / GSM – Graduate Certificate in Corporate Responsibility

November 3, 2009 – 3:49 am

Ms Kaoru Curmi Graduate Certificate in Corporate Responsibility “La Trobe was the only university who offered a postgraduate course focused on corporate responsibility – the area of my interest. The course is well structured and suitable for people who work full-time. Theoretical and practical discussions are well balanced.“ Since taking the step in 2008 to [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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Flexible Work Arrangments – Who Wins & Who Loses?

September 23, 2009 – 1:56 am

At this week’s RecruitTECH conference Kate Skyes from CareerMums spoke about the topic of workplace flexibility, with a focus on mums returning to work.  The topic certainly received varying responses from the audience, with people having had mixed experiences of success with flexible workers. Another subject that was raised on this point was the release [...]

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It Pays to Negotiate Your Salary- Find Out Why & How! BTalk Australia

September 17, 2009 – 12:23 am

(Episode 332; 13 minutes 57) By Phil Dobbie interviewing Kelly Magowan from Six Figures on Salary Negotiation There is nothing that saps motivation more than being paid less than you think you deserve. Often people are unpaid simply because they don’t ask for a raise. Kelly Magowan from executive job site Six Figures says employers [...]

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Age Discrimination as a Job Seeker – What Has Been Your Experience?

September 8, 2009 – 12:00 pm

There are unfortunately still all forms of discrimination that occur in the workforce including age discrimination. Mature age workers are set to make up the bulk of our workforce, yet age discrimination remains a real issue, particularly for job seekers in the current market.  I have not experienced age discrimination in my career as yet [...]

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Free Report: Sources of Talent in Australia

September 4, 2009 – 7:05 am

The Source of Talent, 09, a report tracking the hiring practices of organisations in Australia, has been released. The report, a result of surveying 409 organisations who made a total of 92,136 hires in the last 12 months, compares the effectiveness of 17 different identifiable sources of talent. “The study reveals clear national trends but [...]

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Have you experienced an outplacement or career transition service? Complete our survey & win yourself some Grange!

August 31, 2009 – 11:28 pm

If you are an executive or professional who has been through an outplacement program or career transition service provider in the last five years, we would welcome your feedback on how you found the experience. Our short survey will take only 5 minutes of your time to complete with the information being used to look [...]

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