Why don’t employ employers hire people who have been unemployed for a while?

Why don't employ employers hire people who have been unemployed for a while?

By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter When I was a new recruiter back in the Stone Age, one of the first people I interviewed had been out of work for 4 months. I asked him where he had been in interviews and he rattled a list of 19 companies with which he had interviewed and … Read more

Job Interview? Bring your tablet

Job Interview? Bring your tablet

By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter suggests bringing your tablet to an interview, especially if you are in a creative field. Career Rebuilding I’m Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter. I am referred to as Big Game Hunter because I have been hunting managers and staff for organizations for more than … Read more

Top tip on how to stand out on your resume

Top tip on how to stand out on your resume

1. Be yourself There are so many preset models of resume, do not copy the same old style. Finding something that represents you record a video instead of a presentation letter. If you prefer a presentation letter, tell something else and good about you. Always remember to smile and be yourself in an interview – … Read more

The Invisible Professional: How to stand out in today’s job market

The Invisible Professional: How to stand out in today's job market

The Invisible Professional: How to stand out in today’s job market By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter This Article was named a top job search blog post by Jobmob.co.il. “To do such a thing would be to exceed magic. And I saw, unclear with doubt, a magnificent vision of all that invisibility can mean to … Read more

Why did you leave your last job?

Why did you leave your last job?

By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter discusses how to answer this difficult interview question. It starts with courage When they asked the question, they try to make it seem like you should tell them intimate details of your life that is completely inappropriate to talk about an interview. They act … Read more

Chasing your dream

6 Negotiation strategies for wages and benefits

By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter JC Escarra was a first Baseman with Baltimore Orioles when he was cut out of the team in 2002. Newlyweds he worked 5 jobs to continue to pay his mortgage loan and help care for his family. Uber Drive, Food Delivering, Compensation Teaching. He did what he could to … Read more

Interviewer someone with medically related hole in their background

Interviewer someone with medically related hole in their background

Interviewing someone with a medical related hole in their background By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter discusses how to respond to someone who has a medical related gap in their background. Why do employers avoid hiring people who have been unemployed for a while? Hi, I am Jeff Altman, Big … Read more

Meet me halfway

Meet me halfway

By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter There is an old joke about a man asking for GD to win the lottery. He looks Skyward, prays and begging for him to win. This takes place for three years, when suddenly a burst of lightning and a flap of thunder recreates through an otherwise sunny day when … Read more

Do you play according to someone else’s rules?

Do you play according to someone else's rules?

By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter For many years, a man’s role in the majority’s heterosexual culture was simple. There was a division of labor and his job was to sacrifice himself to provide for his family, help everyone else stay in safety, even by sacrificing his life and being the head of the household. … Read more