No BS Career Advice: February 16, 2025
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
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The nature of jobs data in the United States is going to radically change with the March report for February. Why? US governments, federal, state, and local, have been the primary driver for job creation in the US for 4 years.
If you read the jobs report, with the exception of the immediate aftermath of the post-Covid period when people began to return to work, government, we well as social services and healthcare (the latter two are funded by the government), were the primary drivers of the new jobs created numbers.
The US government has frozen its payments to NGOs and others while it audits contracts. This past week, approximately 200,000 provisional US government workers lost their jobs. Extended family and friends who depended on government payments for services have told employees they won’t be paid. Some have lost their jobs. These will all be reflected in the March jobs report.
Then in mid-March, there will be a battle over a final funding bill for the US government for 2025. Don’t be surprised if there is a government shutdown where one side claims the other is going to starve poor people and the other says the path we are on is unsustainable.
Buckle up. Conserve capital. We are experiencing turbulence.
Every week, I release new content in my blog. Among the articles I released this week were:
Your Career Doesn’t Have to End https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lhS
Don’t Make The Mistake I Made https://wp.me/p4aIk1-fsP
The Steak Story and Being Paid a Good Price for Your Work https://wp.me/p4aIk1-2Yn
Two Networking Mistakes People Make & How to Fix Them https://wp.me/p4aIk1-JM
Tough Interview Questions: “How Do You Handle Stress?” https://wp.me/p4aIk1-32Z
Moms Returning to Work . . . And The Trades? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-hcz
What Recruiters Know That You Don’t: The Market for Your Experience https://wp.me/p4aIk1-liX
The Second Most Important Place on Your LinkedIn Profile https://youtu.be/yUOKArX0YRY
Laid Off and They Want You to Sign Something? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-ljD
5 Uncommon Interview Tips https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mxu
If A Search Firm Asks You To Recommend Someone Does That Mean They Want You? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mxy
Feeling Stuck in Your Job Search? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mu2
6 Steps to Resigning Your Job https://wp.me/p4aIk1-8Xr
Giving Your Resume To Someone https://youtu.be/Ni2Mi3kzgkQ
Don’t Make The Mistake I Made https://wp.me/p4aIk1-fsP
As a Recruiter, What Are the Most Important Things You Look for? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mwd
Career Coach Office Hours: February 11 2025 https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mx5
Senior. Intermediate. Junior. What’s the Difference? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mwV
Should You Apply for Jobs You’re Underqualified For? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mvV
Boolean Search: Job & LinkedIn Leads https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mw7
Tough Interview Questions: Describe a Database in 3 Sentences https://youtu.be/GsjMoNlejck
I also read and listened to some good work from others.
Are You Ready to Kickstart Your Encore Career? (podcast)
How To Create a Job Scam Targeting Federal Workers
Debunked: The Hidden Job Market Myth
If you have job search questions, join me for Career Coach Office Hours on YouTube or LinkedIn on Tuesday at noon Eastern If you can’t attend live, mark that you;’ll attend on LinkedIn, message your question to me and watch the replay.
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Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter*
*TM The Big Game Hunter, Inc, Asheville, NC 2007
