Category Archives: Information of Interest

Performance Reviews Need Extreme Makeover?

December 2, 2011 – 1:51 pm

An article on Performance Reviews in HRMonthly this week caught my attention as it discussed a major shift in a large company’s approach to performance reviews. I had to respond and have precised as follows: “We are constantly working with businesses in the performance management field and have developed an approach and philosophy which has [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Leave a Comment

e-Book Review ’125 Twitter Job Search Tips’

November 8, 2011 – 6:08 pm

Position Ignition is a leading career consultancy in the UK that produce content to assist job seekers and career changers via their website and blog.  They have a variety of careers e-books, one of which is 125 Twitter Job Search Tips.  It is a great resource for those that are either new to Twitter or [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Career Strategy & Planning, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Job Seeking & Social Media, Networking, Personal & Work Values, Personal Branding, Reputation Management, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Leave a Comment

Do You Have a Career Transition Object? It May Just Help Career Changers …

October 19, 2011 – 11:01 am

This weekend I attended the Victorian Career Development Association of Australia mini conference.  As with any event you attend you always walk away with new knowledge and insights, which is what makes getting up early on a Saturday bearable. Louise Millar-Hoffman – a Career Coach with an environmental focus – gave a powerful presentation that [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Events, Career Services & Advice, Career Strategy & Planning, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Redundancy & Outplacement, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Book Review – ‘Job Searching with Social Media (For Dummies)’

October 12, 2011 – 8:12 pm

I am not normally someone who is drawn to the “For Dummies” book series. I suspect it is because I don’t find the look of the books all that appealing and perhaps subconsciously I don’t like to think of myself as a Dummy.   However, when I was approached by the author Joshua Waldman of ‘Job [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Book Reviews, Education, Executive Job Searching, Job Seeking & Social Media, Personal Branding, Reputation Management, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Recruitment Technology Conference – Special Deal for Six Figures Members & Clients

October 9, 2011 – 1:05 pm

Technology is constantly changing, and so is its role in recruitment. How does one make sense of a rapidly evolving recruitment technology landscape? Join us on 22 Nov in Sydney for the first Recruitment Technology Evaluation Convention (RECTEC). The event is the first of its kind in the region to focus solely on technology and [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Events, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Interesting Events, Networking, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Six Figures News, Social Media & Technology, Training & Events | Leave a Comment

Successful people are always working on their career. The majority of us just work! To change this read on …

September 14, 2011 – 7:52 pm

“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” — John Maxwell Here are some interesting stats that may get you thinking differently about how you are approaching your career. On average we spend 44 years or 91,250 hours of our lives working On [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Over-qualified &/Or Over-the-hill?

September 5, 2011 – 11:19 am

It’s a common scenario. You are out of work and hunting for a new job, but keep getting told that you are overqualified for the jobs you go after. Kelly Magowan, a director of Six Figures, says it might not make sense, but recruiters are employed to find people who match the profile for a [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Comments (2)

For anyone at the interview stage, this is a must watch video

August 25, 2011 – 1:01 pm

Having worked in the HR, Recruitment and Careers space for many years, I am always looking for new information and insights to assist job seekers, our Six Figures members and my careers clients. Occasionally I come across gold like this 4 minute video which is a must watch for anyone who is about to interview [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

Is a Transparent Payroll Going to Deliver Pay Equality?

August 3, 2011 – 5:47 pm

It is an interesting topic that has got a bit of media coverage this week – the topic of employers providing wage transparency in a bid for equal pay. Generally speaking, we don’t like to discuss our pay with others at work or out of work – even though it’s likely we all have a [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Advancing Women's Careers, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Salary & Negotiation | Leave a Comment

Q&A with Career Coach & Recruiter Melissa Martin on the Australian Job Market

July 4, 2011 – 9:07 pm

This week we interview Melissa Martin from The Clarity Group who has the advantage of having a strong corporate HR background in addition to having spent many years working in both recruitment and as a career coach.  Melissa’s knowledge of the job market and what employers look for is second to none – this combined [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Advancing Women's Careers, Career Services & Advice, Education, Employers & Social Media, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Expats, Human Resources, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Job Seeking & Social Media, Networking, Personal & Work Values, Personal Branding, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Redundancy & Outplacement, Reputation Management, Resume Writing, Salary & Negotiation, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures News, Six Figures Website Updates | Leave a Comment
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