Why is her most recruiters unhelpful and tend to constantly ignore emails from applicants in the interview process? From my experience, recruiters always say something along the lines of, “Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions,” but 90% of the time if it is not something they want to know from you...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhjT-0iI-Uk[/svp] My answer to this question is crystal clear. [spp-transcript] Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell you as much as they think you need to know to take the job they after representing so they collect their payday. The skills needed to find...Continue Reading

A JobSearchCoachingHQ.com member writes with a bigger question than just this. Listen to the show for this well-constructed question and my answer. If you have a question about job hunting, email me at JobSearchRadio@gmail.com. I can’t answer every question . . . but you knew that! Do you think employers are trying to help you?...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAvCs5PFdf0[/svp] If I’m a job applicant and the recruiter I’m working with stops returning my calls and emails, what does that usually mean? [spp-transcript] Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell you as much as they think you need to know to take the...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVFjNG1u8u8[/svp] If there is a recruiter that you are comfortable with, is it limiting to go only through them? Do recruiters only give you the connections to their direct clients, or do they reach out to all the same companies that are posting jobs on the web?” “Oh!  You don’t have any positions open right...Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter shares some of his observations about working with recruiters and applies it to job hunting. [spp-transcript] In my career, I’ve trained a lot of very successful recruiters. I’ve also trained some people who have washed out.  I put my best effort to try to help these people. But, when...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OX4Ym8SWks[/svp] This question was originally asked about IT positions however, I believe the answer can be applied to any type of interviews. [spp-transcript] Do you think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—they tell you as much as they think you need to know to take the job they...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqRG3OJRApE[/svp] Too often, people fall for stuff that recruiters say to them and blame employers. In this video, I illustrate one of those classic examples of recruiter BS. [spp-transcript] Do you really 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...Continue Reading

  I am asking a lot of questions by the members of JobSearchCoachingHQ.com, my side with curated information that you can watch listen to or read to help you find work more quickly. This is a question I was asked recently that I thought would be helpful to you. How do you spot a bad...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDUIflVpZSc[/svp] Why do they often choose to employ people without degrees? Is it because they can pay them less or because they think they are up to date about latest technologies? Is it fair to say that such recruiters are harming the profession of computer science and the engineering discipline? [/spp-transcript] Do you think employers...Continue Reading