Category Archives: Job Seeking & Social Media

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 boards [...]

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How to explain those gaps in your resume

February 17, 2010 – 12:23 am

Over the course of our employment the reality is that we are all going to have some gaps here and there in our resumes for a myriad of reasons. It could be due to travel, family, study, redundancy, a career break, ill-health, time off between employers and so on. In fact, it would be somewhat [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Interviewing, Recruitment | Tagged , , , | Leave a Comment

Does Success Hinge Largely Upon Our Enjoyment In Trying?

January 12, 2010 – 10:53 pm

The article, “How Not Achieving Something Is the Key to Achieving It” by Peter Bregman recently published by HBR offers a terrific read. It provides a good dose of inspiration for us all as the year winds down and we focus our thoughts on our goals for 2010.
The article highlights a truth that many of [...]

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

As a job seeker when applying for jobs online what works best for you?

December 14, 2009 – 2:01 am

Michael Specht from inspecht produced the ‘Australian Corporate Career Website Report’, which is an interesting read for anyone who is involved in sourcing talent.  However, the report is also of relevance to anyone who is job seeking as it highlights many of the deficiencies with corporate careers sites. It covers off navigation, the job application [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Consider What Your Body Language Is Saying Next Time You’re Interviewed

December 3, 2009 – 12:10 am

Chances are you have never thought much about your body language and the role it plays in whether or not you get a job.  More often than not, we prepare for the job interview by doing our research on the company, going through a few interview questions and answers and making sure we are well [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Interviewing, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Tagged , , , , | Leave a Comment

Why flying solo is not always the best approach when changing jobs or careers (Part 1)

November 17, 2009 – 12:46 am

Most of us rate our jobs and careers as a very important part of our lives. This is understandable given it is our source of income, contributes to our sense of self and self worth and provides a major platform for our ongoing learning and development.  While it is us, and us alone who is [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

What To Do When You Hit a Dead End with a Recruiter who has the Job You Want

November 11, 2009 – 1:24 am

Most of us have been there. We have seen a job that we know we are just perfect for. We have done our research and consider ourselves of sound mind and judgement, and so are being realistic in our summation that we are a feasible contender for the job. However, we find that we can get [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Job Boards & Job Hunting, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (10)

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 | Also posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Human Resources, Recruitment, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

RecruitTECH – Technology is only the enabler, relationships still matter in recruitment

September 22, 2009 – 3:31 am

Last week I attended the RecruitTECH  conference as both a delegate and a speaker and what a terrific conference it was. The brain child of Clayton Wehner, founder of Capital Jobs a niche job site for ACT based jobs, Clayton pulled together a collection of highly regarded passionate and knowledgeable speakers on technology related recruitment [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Events, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Six Figures News, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

The DIY Job Search & Career Change Program

September 16, 2009 – 12:36 am

The Job Search and Career Change Program has been specifically designed as a Do It Yourself (DIY) program. Using the program’s series of five workbooks you will be guided step by step through the process for making a successful job or career change. Price: AU$39.60
Each of the workbooks includes 28-45 pages of information essential to assist [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Cover Letters, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Interviewing, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Personal & Work Values, Personal Branding, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Resume Writing, Salary & Negotiation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment