Category Archives: Recruitment Agencies & Search Firms

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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Hiring on potential – does it exist or is it only about what you have done?

February 2, 2010 – 11:09 pm

I  have been reading the fantastic book by Charles Handy ‘The Age of Unreason’ over the summer holidays. I was hooked after I found it on my father’s bookshelf and I cannot seem to stop thinking about the myriad of fascinating points the book raises. One of those points is the fact that most intelligent [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Job Searching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Interviewing, Recruitment, Six Figures News | Tagged , , , , | Comments (9)

Why not to disclose your current salary at interviews

January 27, 2010 – 1:55 am

As 2010 kicks off, there will be a rapid increase in those moving jobs over the coming months – resulting in a lot of salary negotiations taking place across the country. When looking for new employment, inevitably you will be asked by recruitment agencies and employers alike for your salary information. Don’t fall into the [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Management & Development, Interviewing, Recruitment, Salary & Negotiation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (18)

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, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment | Tagged , , , , | Leave a Comment

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, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (10)

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, [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Employers & Social Media, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Channel, Human Resources, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)

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, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment, Six Figures News, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

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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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, Job Seeking & Social Media, Personal & Work Values, Personal Branding, Resume Writing, Salary & Negotiation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

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 the sources [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Channel, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Information of Interest, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Job Seeking & Social Media, Recruitment | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)