Category Archives: Searching for the Six Figure Job

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 Motivating Are Salary Raises Really?

January 27, 2010 – 1:20 am

Salaries are clearly a very important part of work for job seekers, employers and employees alike. When we go to work, more often than not we are exchanging our time for a salary of a monetary value. Daniel Pink, who has authored various terrific books (including my personal favorite ‘A Whole New Mind’) has recently [...]

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New Australian Government ‘Free Career Advice Hot Line’ for Job Seekers

December 15, 2009 – 8:11 am

The Australian Government has recently launched a new phone advice line available to Australian Job Seekers who have been affected by the global financial crisis.   Under the government’s Keep Australia Working strategy, the hotline is just one of a range of strategies aimed at helping to protect jobs and support businesses in the current economic climate.
The [...]

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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 [...]

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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, Job Seeking & Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Age Discrimination as a Job Seeker – What Has Been Your Experience?

September 8, 2009 – 12:00 pm

There are unfortunately still all forms of discrimination that occur in the workforce including age discrimination. Mature age workers are set to make up the bulk of our workforce, yet age discrimination remains a real issue, particularly for job seekers in the current market.  I have not experienced age discrimination in my career as yet [...]

By Kelly Magowan | Also posted in Executive Career Management & Development, Executive Channel, Executive Job Searching, Information of Interest | Tagged , , , | Comments (10)

High salary earners are getting younger! Our informal survey explores this growing trend….

August 12, 2009 – 12:31 am

When did you start earning $100K+ salary?
In Australia of the 10 million working Australians, around 1 million are on a six figure salary and growing.  There is data available from the ABS around this group which traditionally has been well educated and more mature males, however this is changing.
I posted this informal survey question [...]

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Reinvent Your Career Expo – The Careers Event for Adults

June 26, 2009 – 7:13 am

Back for its second year after its fantastic debut in 2008, this career event delivers organisations excited and prepared to meet adult career seekers.
They understand adults diverse needs and come prepared for questions only adult’s can have. It’s an Australian first!
Now double the size, the Melbourne Reinvent Your Career Expo brings career opportunity’s, skills matching [...]

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A Great Careers Book ‘Now Discover Your Strengths’

June 22, 2009 – 1:49 am

The book ‘Now Discover Your Strengths’ by M.Buckingham and D.Clifton was recommended to me a year or so ago by a former colleague, a senior HR professional who found the book and the StrengthsFinder tool that the book is based upon to be highly valuable for herself. Given the respect that I hold for her, [...]

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Career Coaching Services for Executives and Professionals

June 3, 2009 – 4:06 am

Six Figures offers a comprehensive range of career coaching services, coaches and free resources to assist professionals and executives.
Our services include everything from outplacement, career transition support, resume writing and personal branding to interview coaching and more. All our Career Coaches are professional members of the Career Development Association of Australia and work with professional [...]

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