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Employment Situation Summary: February 11, 2026 By US Bureau of Labor Statistics Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, and construction, while federal government and financial activities lost...Continue Reading

There are things you can do to create momentum in your job search in 15 minutes or less.Continue Reading

Why Are You Connecting on LinkedIn? By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter It is bizarre to me what people do on LinkedIn. Should I Apply to One Job at a Time and Go Through The Process or Multiple Jobs? This is a show where I want to do dealing with the goofy things that...Continue Reading

Harvard Business Review (HBR) published an article with this name, This is a #shorts summary of the article.Continue Reading

Google changed its criteria for hiring people.Continue Reading

In this direct, no-BS episode, we share the one critical shift you must make to get the results you want.Continue Reading

Did you know you could use AI to help you get through a particular applicant tracking system? Let me explain how.Continue Reading

A recruiter told me that they have 3 finalists and asked for more details to decide the final one. Why would any recruiter reveal the number of finalists? They could have just asked me the details, right?Continue Reading

Events have reminded me of how easy it is for me and I suspect you to trust others opinions more than your own. I give two examples.Continue Reading