Hope Springs Eternal By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter For those of us who were able to work through the most recent recession in our chosen field, or for those of you who landed in new jobs in new industry, the future is extremely bright. Corporations are starting to hear the message that the...Continue Reading

Many of us have been brought up to believe that texting is for kids. That email and cell phones are far better ways to communicate. But if you work in an environment where you can’t take calls (others are close by, you work on a trading floor, to name two reasons) and people need to...Continue Reading

The two teams that played in the Word Series this year, Texas and St. Louis played more than 170 baseball games this year, not including exhibition/pre-season games. That’s a lot of work! There were a lot of teams that played almost as many but only one champion. Here are a few things I noticed about...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

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