Category Archives: Redundancy & Outplacement

Have you experienced an outplacement or career transition service? Complete our survey & win yourself some Grange!

August 31, 2009 – 11:28 pm

If you are an executive or professional who has been through an outplacement program or career transition service provider in the last five years, we would welcome your feedback on how you found the experience.
Our short survey will take only 5 minutes of your time to complete with the information being used to look at [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Events, Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Channel, Six Figures News, Surveys & Competitions | Tagged , , | Leave a Comment

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 18 [...]

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

Recruitment, Redundancy and the Missing R – Respect!

June 29, 2009 – 5:45 am

Respect can never be underestimated as it is a value many of us hold dear; respect for our information, privacy, views, time, and so on. Yet one area that I increasingly hear about is a dearth of respect in and around both recruitment and redundancy.
Respect as defined by Wikipedia: Respect is esteem for, or a [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Information of Interest, Six Figures News | Comments (4)

Talent Retention & Development Using Career Champions

June 18, 2009 – 5:10 am

Many employers are now wisely focused on investing their time and money in the training and development of staff. This does not always need to be an expensive and elaborate process, with often the best training and development coming through more informal means, be it mentors or career champions. Organizations, particularly those who have been [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Events, Career Services & Advice, Executive Career Services & Coaching, Executive Talent Attraction & Retention, Information of Interest, Recruitment, Six Figures News, Training & Events | Tagged , , | Leave a Comment

Interview with Gillian Kelly, who shares the 3 ingredients of job search and career success…

June 2, 2009 – 6:28 am

This week we were delighted to interview Gillian Kelly, Personal Branding, Career Coaching and International Resume Writing Expert.
In the interview Gillian shares some of the secrets to career and job search success, including her tips on who gets ahead in tough markets. Gillian says there are 3 ingredients of job and career success!
1) Q. [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Executive Channel, Information of Interest, Interviewing, Interviews with HR & Recruitment Professionals, Job Boards & Job Hunting, Personal Branding, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Recruiters Transitioning into Outplacement Consultants – Good or Bad Move?

May 14, 2009 – 1:08 am

There has been a recent push by recruitment agencies to transition their recruiters into outplacement consultants. I myself am not convinced that recruiters make the best outplacement consultants.
Professional Outplacement Firms, be they large or small engage experienced Career Coaches, Org Psychologists, HR Professionals and the like to deliver first class outplacement support. These people [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice, Information of Interest | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Free Guide on ‘How to Select a Career Coach’

May 11, 2009 – 1:37 am

This Free 10 page Guide on ‘How to Select a Career Coach’ has been developed for Six Figures by Paul Stevens. Paul is the founder for Worklife Counselling in Sydney in 1979 following a 21 year career in Human Resources Management and The Worklife Network – a national and international affiliation of adult career specialists [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Career Services & Advice | Leave a Comment

How do you know if your body language is communicating the right messages in the interview?

May 10, 2009 – 11:58 pm

Many people underestimate the importance of body language during the interview.  We all have little idiosyncrasies that can be our undoing when under the spotlight, such as in an interview. These are often exacerbated particularly for those job seekers who are under a lot of stress and intense pressure to secure employment quickly.  Often we [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Services & Coaching, Interviewing, Searching for the Six Figure Job | Leave a Comment

‘The Change Loop’ and the Emotions of Redundancy

May 2, 2009 – 11:48 am

When it comes to change people react in varying ways.  For some the thought of dealing with change is very unpleasant, however, for others it is something that is seen to be exciting.  However, generally speaking we all go through similar stages in dealing with and accepting change. With the current recession, many people are [...]

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