You Can Learn a Lot About Human Nature By Watching TV As I write this, my son is almost nine and a half and he doesn’t watch a lot of tv. When he does, he watches four shows–“reruns of “Golden Girls,” the old tv series about older women living communally in retirement (he thinks they...Continue Reading

Steve Kimball, Director of Recruiting for EMC, told a story in a free special report. ” 100 Job Search Tips from Fortune 500 Recruiters.” “I was the final interviewer for a candidate whom I was looking to hire. He had done extremely well in the process, and the whole team wanted to hire him. When...Continue Reading

The new vogue notion in the media is that social networking can be an effective way for talent to market themselves. It is also the current “in vogue” method to source talent . . . and rightly so. With so many people online, there is so much information available to choose from . . ....Continue Reading

You care about your work, sometimes the detriment of your personal life, family life and health. So when it comes to hiring someone, what do you expect from them beyond skills competence? The hiring process should be focused upon hiring someone who is able to perform the responsibilities of the job while fitting in to...Continue Reading

As I listen to employers talk about phone interviews, I realize that firms are over-reaching with what they are attempting to accomplish with this initial telephone call. It seems like so many firms are making judgments about candidates that may leave them exposed to accusations of bias–poor oral communications for a person with a modest...Continue Reading

  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter attempts to discourage you from engaging in some of the offensive and rude hiring practices she maybe employers engage in.   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...Continue Reading

I frequently listen to junior people in my office gather requirements from clients about jobs they are going to fill. Sometimes they take the job description orally; sometimes, they receive an email that outlines what the firm is looking for. Too often, they make a mistake. They forget to ask you what the interview process...Continue Reading

“Hi! “My name is Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I’m doing a search for a client, a hedge fund based in Chicago, which is trying to hire two people for full time positions on staff doing Blah Blah Blah Blah. “I had been in touch with you in the past at a time when...Continue Reading

Most job ads (sometimes even my own) are an exercise in lazy copy writing. I say that because they are a recitation of every skill known to be a part of the job with no discernment to suggest which are more important than others. Here is a typical technology ad: Sr. Developer – J2EE/web service/WebLogic...Continue Reading

I work with many clients who are overwhelmed with a schedule that is difficult to lose control over. They are interviewing people every 30 minute, speaking with hiring managers, chasing those same hiring managers, evaluating, assessing, qualifying potential hires, putting together and extending job offers, checking references PLUS talking to 3rd party recruiters who are...Continue Reading