Originally Published at wsj.com Unemployment rate held at a 49-year low in October; wages increased 3.1% By Eric Morath WASHINGTON—Strong hiring and low unemployment are delivering U.S. workers their best pay raises in nearly a decade. Employers shook off a September slowdown to add 250,000 jobs to their payrolls in October, above monthly averages in...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVKy23y-GN4[/svp] Short Thoughts. Art That Has to Do With Living Life. Tell Us We’re On the Right Track By Liking Our Videos. We’ll Feel Good If You Do. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsgjgJL_ux8[/svp] More and more organizations are facing the reality that asking about current salary will cause them to violate state or local laws. What can you do? What should you do? [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...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21UngBBsxzY[/svp] Listen to the full episode here:: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thebiggamehunter/2018/11/06/why-wont-they-give-me-feedback-when-they-reject-me EP 1278 I explain why firms don’t give feedback to job hunters.  [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...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfQ6tS04Vo[/svp] Listen to the full episode here: https://anchor.fm/no-bs-coaching-advice On previous episodes of the show, I have shared observations about a number of The CASTLE Principles (TM The Sacristan Center) developed by Lance Secretan. Here, I add 1 to the list. [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is...Continue Reading

Originally Published by the North Carolina Dept of Commerce A few weeks ago, a USA Today article pointed out that high wage industries in the United States were growing more jobs in the past year than other jobs.  We decided to see if this was the case for North Carolina. By-and-large, we found similar results for NC. ...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXorcpBGwws[/svp] Hangout with Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter: No B. S. Job Search Advice Radio Simulcast. FROM THE ARCHIVES NOTE: I no longer do recruiting.Any jobs mentioned were filled a long time ago.   ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjqshcDeniQ[/svp] In this video, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the value of creating a metrics for evaluating hiring managers in your staffing process. [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=M0aq5q1HKNg[/svp] In this Hangout, Jeff discusses the benefits and draw backs of having big networks and small networks on LinkedIn. This is a simulcast of No B. S. Job Search Advice Radio   ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jeTbPswwwc[/svp] They promised to get back to me by a specific time and haven’t. What should I do? [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