Career Coach Office Hours: March 12, 2024

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

I answered your questions about #jobsearch. If you can’t attend live, mark that you’ll attend on LinkedIn, message your question to me there, and watch the replay. The next episode will be March 19, 2024 at noon Eastern.

00:00 Intro

01:02 The jobs report

05:23 Is it true that a resume shouldn’t be more than two pages long?

08:54 Do employers typically contact previous employers when they state “they may contact your current or past employer” on job applications?

10:35 I had a job interview on Friday that went well. Surprisingly, they turned me down telling me that it was difficult to do so and they offered me the job for next year. What should I do?

13:15 What is meant by internal recruitment and external recruitment?

15:06 How do you know you are not getting a job at an interview?

17:09 Which are Basic Preconditions & Requirements An Applicant Must Possess To Get a Response From Employer Companies?

19:03 I applied for a job but the company wants me to interview for a different vacancy they have which I have no experience in. Why is this?

21:23 Is it a bad sign if the job interview is really short?

23:40 The recruiter for a job I was interviewed for told me that the technical interview will be skipped. What can this mean?

26:47 What’s the best question to follow up with someone who came across my LinkedIn profile asking for my CV for an opening? It’s been a few days and I haven’t received any further messages.

28:23 What is the significance of a recruiter calling after an interview and saying they will be in touch with their decision soon?

29:40 Outro

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ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS Career Advice globally because he makes many things in peoples’ careersJeff Altman easier. Those things can involve job searchhiring more effectively, managing and leading better, career transition, as well as advice about resolving workplace issues. 

He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 2800 episodes. 

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You will find great info to help with your job search at my new site, ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ Besides the video courses, books and guides, I answer questions from members daily about their job search. Leave job search questions and I will respond daily. Become an Insider+ member and you get everything you’d get as an Insider PLUS you can get me on Zoom calls to get questions answered. Become an Insider Premium member and we do individual and group coaching.

Also, subscribe to ⁠JobSearchTV.com⁠ on YouTube and No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast for job search with more than 2800 episodes over 12+ years.in Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music and almost anywhere you listen or watch podcasts.

You can also have your #jobsearchquestions answered Tuesdays at noon Eastern. Search for Career Coach Office Hours on LinkedIn and mark that you’re attending. You’ll have access to the recording if you miss it live. 

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