Category Archives: Personal Branding

‘Building Your Personal Brand for Career Success’ WIF Event

June 12, 2010 – 9:52 pm

Event Details Presented by:    Women in Finance (Vic) Where:    The Martini Bar, Westin Hotel, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000 When:        Thursday 1 Jul 2010 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Register Online: https://s.eventarc.com/event/view/874/entry/building-your-brand-end-of-financial-year-and-networking-event Online Registrations close: Friday 25 Jun 2010 Come and join us to celebrate the end of the financial year and begin the [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Events, Six Figures News | Leave a Comment

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 [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Also posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Expats, Information of Interest, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Job Seeking & Social Media, Personal & Work Values, Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms, Searching for the Six Figure Job, Six Figures Press Releases, Social Media & Technology | Comments (1)

What Job Seekers Can Learn From Sales Professionals to Secure A Great Job

November 30, 2009 – 11:06 pm

Selling is tough – I can say this as I am all too familiar with it.  Selling requires a sales strategy, tenacity, discipline, a lot of activity, a thick skin and patience.   The sales cycle varies significantly dependent on the product or service you areselling however more often than not (aside from retail sales) it [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Job Searching, Six Figures News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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

Generalist V’s Specialist – What’s the Best for Your Career?

August 16, 2009 – 11:56 pm

I was reading an article in the Financial Review last week that looked at those whose careers has boomed during the GFC which suggested that being a specialist held you in good stead in such turbulent times. Apparently employers are wanting to hold onto those with solid expertise in core areas. The question of generalist [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Channel, Information of Interest | Tagged , , | Comments (4)

Goodbye Excessive Payouts for Executives

August 11, 2009 – 4:12 am

An interesting article in the Australian Financial Review has stated that Executive’s payouts might soon be limited to just one years pay in a bid to stop multimillion dollar handouts to underperforming executives. According to the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) between 1990 and 2005 top CEO pay had ballooned from a multiple of [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Also posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Redundancy & Outplacement, Reputation Management, Salary & Negotiation | Tagged , | Leave a Comment

Attracting a Brains Trust to Your Business

August 5, 2009 – 2:56 am

There is no doubt that companies large and small are currently facing significant challenges. In a 2008 global study by IBM “The Enterprise of the Future”, CEOs and business leaders reported that the rate of change organizations are experiencing is ever increasing and many are struggling to keep up. Some of the approaches being used [...]

By Karen Jenkin | Also posted in Directorships & Boards, Executive Career Management & Development, Personal & Work Values, Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms | Leave a Comment

List of top 100 Careers Blogs, compiled by Career Rocketeer

July 30, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Chris Perry, who runs the blog Career Rocketeer, has compiled a list of the top 100 Career Blogs throughout various countries (including Australia). The purpose is to assist professionals in both their job search and ongoing career development.  We are pleased that the Six Figures Blog has made the list. “Career Rocketeer has compiled and [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Information of Interest, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Six Figures News | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

How to master the skill of networking in your job search

July 29, 2009 – 5:48 am

Annemarie Cross has written a great article called the “Top ten effective habits of a highly successful networker” Whether currently employed or job searching, networking (online and offline) is a skill we all need to master. As Annemarie says, “with a tightening job market numerous job seekers have increased their networking endeavours with the hope [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Information of Interest, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Networking, Recruitment, Six Figures News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Business Cards & Who Should Have Them?

July 5, 2009 – 3:37 am

Before delving into the topic of ‘who should have business cards’, it is important to take a brief look at the history of the business card. They began as ‘Visiting Cards’ in the French court in the 17th century and eventually evolved in the 19th century in the USA to become the business card of [...]

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