I Almost Gave Up

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

I almost gave up.

Back when I was still doing recruiting full-time, I hit a streak where nothing closed for weeks.

I’d prepped candidates to the teeth.
I’d managed client expectations.
Still — crickets.
No callbacks. No feedback. Deals fell apart at the one-yard line.

I remember looking at my desk late one night and thinking,
“Maybe this is it. Maybe I’m done.”

But I didn’t stop. I adjusted.
I rewired my approach.
I stopped trying to play a perfect game and just played the damn game.

A few days later, I closed a big search. Then another. Then another.
Momentum came back — because I never really lost it. I just got tired of not seeing results.

That’s job search in a nutshell.

It sucks…until it doesn’t.

You’ll go through silence. Rejection. Confusion.
But if you stop? That becomes your story.
If you keep going? That becomes your turning point.

I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. People hire me for No BS job search coaching and career advice globally. I make job search and succeeding in your new role easier.

I coach people to win — not just apply.

Don’t let a tough stretch convince you to give up before the breakthrough.

 

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