Every day, people use job boards to apply for jobs. Job boards are a semi efficient ways for companies to communicate with people outside their organization about opportunities. I describe it as semi-efficient because companies think they are spammed with resumes that in no way fit what they are looking for. So people screening resumes...Continue Reading

Although LinkedIn gets all the attention in job hunting, Twitter can be very useful, too. It can help by giving you a relatively noise free way to build connections with business leaders, HR professionals, recruiters and others that help you “cut the line” and give you an advantage in your job search. Here’s how to...Continue Reading

  As more and more companies and individuals consider the importance of social networking, there is a movement to measure social influence as a measure of a candidate’s power. Klout is the leading website for measuring social influence. What it does is link to your social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, your WordPress blog,...Continue Reading

Once a resume has been sent and the next thing that should happen is that you receive a call to test communication skills and your basic skills match for the job. Resumes should present an candidate and how their skills fit the role clearly (75% of employers say that applicants with resumes passing the preliminary...Continue Reading

I previously wrote an article called “Respecting Recruiters.” It began with me saying that I strive for excellence, not perfection. No matter what I do, there will be people who will criticize and complain that I am incompetent because I have failed to find work for them, even though they are not paying me to...Continue Reading

I strive for excellence, not perfection. No matter what I do, there will be people who will criticize and complain that I am incompetent because I have failed to find work for them, even though they are not paying me to find work for them (employers are paying me to find new employees for them)...Continue Reading

In case you haven’t noticed, good recruiters are busy people. They don’t have a lot of time for chit chat. Corporate clients want their help; job hunters need their help finding work and want their attention. How can you get noticed by the busy recruiter? 1. Send them a resume that fits a role they...Continue Reading

Recently, several of us at our firm noticed a large block of job hunters who submitted their resumes to firms (or completed their online applications for positions) and never heard from them. A week. Two weeks went by; no contact from the firm. We qualified the person, spoke with our contact from the firm and...Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers no BS advice for situations where you share a phone or phone number with someone else. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a recruiter for more than 40 years. Follow him at the Big Game Hunter, Inc. on LinkedIn for more articles, videos and podcasts than...Continue Reading

  This is a simulcast of No B. S. Job Search Advice Radio. Today’s show is about keeping your job search confidential.   Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a recruiter for more than 40 years. Follow him at the Big Game Hunter, Inc. on LinkedIn for more articles, videos and podcasts than...Continue Reading