To me, this has been an awful political season the United States. Between the primaries in the general election, we have witnessed attacks and revelations by all the candidates that are absolutely miserable. In the past, politicians haven’t been a part of this, preferring instead a different way to attack their opponents. There are often...Continue Reading

People who want to switch from being a consultant or contractor to a full-time position experience challenges they need to address. Here, I point out a few of them and how to handle them. [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who...Continue Reading

Although brainteaser interviews were discredited a few years ago there are still firms that employ them, particularly those that like to think of themselves as being “smart.” I haven’t done a brainteaser showed a long time so I thought I would bring out one that made me groan.   [spp-transcript] I haven’t done a brainteaser...Continue Reading

LinkedIn often tells you to take certain actions to get more profile views. Should you? Are they a waste of your time or something actually worth following?   [spp-transcript] LinkedIn often sends out messages that says things like, “Getting more profile views will help you get found for the right opportunity. Fill in the type...Continue Reading

  More and more sites offer what is called “one click apply” to make it easy for you to apply for a job but does that make it good for you to use? [spp-transcript] Do you think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell as they think you...Continue Reading

A person continues by writing, “Last week I sent out 8 cover letters, and today I realized instead of “I am writing to apply”, I wrote “I am applying to write”. Eek! How embarrassing. Would this be make or break for you? I haven’t heard back from them yet, but it’s only been a week so...Continue Reading

When a recruiter says, “the hiring manager sent your resume to me and asked that I reach out,” is that a generic message or was the manager really interested? That’s the question I answer on this show can the short answer is, “It depends.” That’s a subject for today’s show; I’ll explain. [spp-transcript] Do you...Continue Reading

What are some of the direct ways to actually get a job without the mambo jumbo stuff? [spp-transcript] Do you think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell as they think you need to know to take the job they after representing so they collect their payday. The...Continue Reading

If you do with the right way, you will establish your references at the beginning of the job search so you know who they are and what they will say and can include them in an application when you fill one out. But, often, a lot of time goes by from the time that you...Continue Reading

Being desperate is a turnoff in dating AND it’s a turnoff in job hunting. On this show, I discuss “the stupid interviewing mistake” of seeming desperate and explain how to correct it. [spp-transcript] This one is about one of those stupid job hunting mistakes people make all the time. That mistake is appearing desperate. Have you...Continue Reading