Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, and social assistance. Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry. This news release presents statistics … Read more
Investment Banking Analyst: For those interested in funding high efforts. Involves contract structure, valuations and preparation of presentations for mergers and acquisitions or IPOs. Demanding but rewarding that offers quick learning and high earnings potential. Equity Research Analyst: Analyzes publicly traded companies, make purchases/sales recommendations and develop financial models. Requires strong analytical and research skills, … Read more
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter Disclaimers are a difficult and sensitive topic that affects individuals and families. While companies sometimes have to make tough decisions, the way these decisions can be communicated to significantly affect those affected. Announcing redundancies by identifying “bad artists” is not only unprofessional but also extremely harmful. Such messages lack … Read more
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter Nearly 1000 people took me up on my January offering to become an insider on Jobsearch.community. The offer expired yesterday at midnight. In February, I offer 10% discount on my insider 30 and insider 60 packages that include all my content plus either a 30-minute or 60-minute session with … Read more
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter I worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years before switching to career coaching. I did not make many job changes because I did very extremely well in the boom times. It was only under the busts of the economic cycles when clients disappeared (and a lot of … Read more
Be good against the recruiter: Care and Feeding Counseling By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter In 1972, I began my career as a recruiter. For the past five years I have been a career and leader coach. My coach, the man I referred to as “Swami” because he knew so many things that it seemed … Read more
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter The start of a new year is the perfect moment to sit back and think about where we are in our career. It’s like doing a mini-self audit and checking if the job we are doing is setting the goals we’re hunting. In the midst of daily grinding, this … Read more
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter In the early era of American television was one of the most popular TV shows hosted by Art Linklets, “Children say the Darndest things.” During the show, links would ask very young schoolchildren very simple questions like “What does your mother do?” A child actually replied, “She is doing … Read more
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter 1. A high pressure interview. If questions are thrown at you as a machine gun fire, or they explain their expectations to you, and the results they want seem unreasonable, you go into a toxic environment.2. If you look up at people on LinkedIn who have done the work … Read more
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter There are only a few more days to take advantage of my free Insider membership offer JobSearch.Community. Offer ends February 1, 2025. I will not be offering this again this year. Go to the site, click on become an Insider, select the Insider service level and enter the … Read more