Category Archives: Recruitment

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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SixFigures.com.au – Winner Best Industry Job Board Award @ 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards

October 27, 2009 – 11:03 pm

Launched in 2008, Six Figures the Executive Job Site for $100K+ jobs and contracts across all industries and professions has carved out a place for itself as Australia’s best industry job board. Six Figures was announced as the winner at this month’s 2009 Recruitment Excellence Awards, conducted by Recruitment Extra. Kelly Magowan, CEO and Co-founder [...]

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Job Ads that will Get You the Talent You Want – the Devil’s in the Detail

October 22, 2009 – 12:24 am

Six Figures has always advocated having detailed job ads to attract both professional and passive talent. When you are targeting more senior people who are already employed you certainly have to work very hard to get their attention. They will not be lured by brief, vague or poorly written job ads that fail to include [...]

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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 [...]

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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 Agencies & Search Firms, Six Figures News, Social Media & Technology | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

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 [...]

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

Jack Causes A Stir On The Issue of Work-life Balance

August 26, 2009 – 7:15 am

Why does the topic of work-life balance cause such a stir and how do you get it? The topic of work-life balance is getting a lot of exposure recently, no doubt brought on by comments made from Jack Welch at a recent US conference saying “there’s no such thing as work-life balance”; which there may [...]

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Ever Talked Someone Out Of Resigning? Was It The Best Decision?

August 20, 2009 – 6:31 am

When a staff member resigns, are you best to talk them out of it or accept the resignation and move on? A post on the blog “My CEO Life” candidly explored the topic of “If someone resigns accept it”. Simon Baker recounts his experiences on staff resignations and how he managed them, from acceptance to [...]

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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 [...]

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