The Big Game Hunter Blog

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

A six second video about resumes. Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us; there’s a lot more there Want to ask me a question via email, chat or phone? Reach me via PrestoExperts or Clarity.fm Subscribe to TheBigGameHunterTV on YouTubeContinue Reading

On this show, Jeff looks at the off-season in the NFL for input for hiring managers and hr professionalsContinue Reading

Everyone knows that job networking is the primary way that people find a job. The statistics I have seen for years is that 20-25% are filled by recruiters, 6% by job boards and the rest are filled by networking. But that begs the question, who should you network with? Who should you speak with in...Continue Reading

As I write this, I am connected to over 10000 (now over 14500) people directly on LinkedIn. I have many thousand people who receive job descriptions from me, another 7000 who receive my ezine every week, several thousand more who receive 60 days of periodic job search tips from me plus almost 200000 people in...Continue Reading

On this show, I talk about planning for your job search   Who says job hunting has to be so hard? Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been helping people find work by recruiting, providing great information and coaching without any BS for more than 40 years. Follow him at The Big Game Hunter,...Continue Reading

As someone who is over 60 (GASP!), it feels funny to write about the issues of someone ten years younger than me but the fact is that there are serious issues that crop up for job hunters once they cross the age of 50. Some are issues related to what feels like bias (I say...Continue Reading