[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNDVHDh3RU4[/svp] I am a gainfully employed data scientist with a solid career history and I have a good network in the data science community online. I am active on Twitter and have a LinkedIn profile. However, I have never received an email or message from a recruiter. What can I do to start getting recruited?...Continue Reading

[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewFRJw9WX0I[/svp] Here is my no BS answer this question. [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

[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

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=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

[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

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains why you should not steal from recruiters. [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,”...Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter points out a common misconception people have when they think about recruiters. [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 collect their payday....Continue Reading

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter points out the biggest mistake job hunters make when they think about working with recruiters.   [spp-transcript] ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the...Continue Reading