“After being headhunted two months ago, I now have an offer on the table I can’t refuse. I’ve not moved jobs for seven years now. How can I resign without too much fuss?” [spp-transcript] Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years....Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to respond when your current manager asks for more than two weeks notice. [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...Continue Reading

  There’s more to the story that I’ll explain but this is the crux of it. For some reason, the audio is not perfect. I apologize and the content is great. A person just joined a bank and received an offer from a well-known tech firm to join at a salary 80% higher than the...Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses a call he received from a job hunter about resigning a position so they could check a reference. In it, I discuss receiving a call from someone through LivePerson (now PrestoExperts.com) who was kind of torn. There are two elements to is the scenario she painted for me....Continue Reading

Beware the exit interview. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. Follow him at The Big Game Hunter, Inc. on LinkedIn for more articles, videos and podcasts than what are offered here and jobs he is recruiting for. Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us. There’s a...Continue Reading

In this video, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the right way to resign your job and give notice. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. Follow him at The Big Game Hunter, Inc. on LinkedIn for more articles, videos and podcasts...Continue Reading

  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to respond when your current manager asks for more than two weeks notice. ——————————————————————————————————— Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter has been a coach and recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. Follow him at The Big Game Hunter, Inc. on LinkedIn for more articles,...Continue Reading

Greg Smith, a former banker with Goldman Sachs in London, set off a firestorm when he resigned publically with an OpEd article in The New York Times. Smith alleged that Goldman put its needs ahead of the client, an allegation that was embarassing to his former employer. Very few of you are employed by firms that...Continue Reading

  After days, weeks, months or longer of interviewing, you have received a job offer that meets your needs and have decided to give notice to your employer and resign your current job. 1. Get your job offer in writing. Having the offer in writing is both your legal protection against an employer should they...Continue Reading