White-collar work today is fundamentally insecure. Caitlin Zaloom Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University Originally Published in The Atlantic The question of how to define the middle class is one of the perennial mysteries of American social life. Most people say they’re “middle class,” so how can we know what...Continue Reading

The Taiwanese supplier to Apple must meet hiring, wage and investment targets by various dates to receive tax and other ‘performance-based’ benefits By Yang Jie, Shayndi Raice and Eric Morath Originally published on wsj.com MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis.— Foxconn Technology 2354 0.90% Group is considering bringing in personnel from China to help staff a large facility under construction in southern Wisconsin as it struggles to...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfjDKs5s8qw[/svp] There are few more simple and elegant questions to ask as a followup than these.  [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsNCfn5gz0[/svp] Listen to the full episode here:: https://anchor.fm/no-bs-coaching-advice EP 102 A story from sports and Cindy Crawford. How does this make a show? [spp-transcript]  ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked in recruiting for what seems like one hundred years. He is the head...Continue Reading

Originally Published on hbr.org By Katie Bach, Sarah Kalloch, Zeynep Ton   Facing a tight labor market as the holiday shopping season approaches, many retail companies will undoubtedly consider following the lead of Amazon, which recently announced that it is raising its minimum hourly wage for all of its U.S. employees, including those working at Whole Foods stores, to $15...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwYwBi9TGdA[/svp] Who Said Hiring Staff Has to Be Difficult or Painful?   ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEFCnKh5jJg[/svp] Listen to the full episode here:: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thebiggamehunter/2018/11/14/how-can-i-change-my-location-on-linkedin-nobsjobsearchadvicecom EP 1286 I am looking for a job out-of-state but I am being contacted by firms locally. [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years....Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5AmlOlzx_Y[/svp] Listen to the full episode here:: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thebiggamehunter/2018/10/11/what-changes-can-i-make-to-my-linkedin-profile-to-help-me-find-a-job A great question people need to pay more attention to. [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS...Continue Reading

Originally Published on https://www.washingtonpost.com/ By Michele Lerner November 8 As they began planning their future together, Ashley Brown and her fiance, Aaron Shuman, concluded that they could no longer remain in Los Angeles because it was getting much too expensive. “Our rent in L.A. was $1,500 for a tiny, 650-square-foot apartment with no amenities,” says Brown, 29,...Continue Reading

[svp]https://youtu.be/HPm8FN2K0l0[/svp] I answer this question targeted to people working at a manager level and above and sales professionals. [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS...Continue Reading