No B.S. Job Search Advice Radio

I Had a Really Bad Interview With A Corporate Recruiter . . .

03 Apr 2017

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Ep 701 After a bad interview, should I try to address this with someone at the company? Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a...

What Are Interviewers Looking for When Interviewing Candidates?

02 Apr 2017

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Ep 700 Every company describes it differently but it comes down to a few things.   Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a ...

What Do You Have to Lose?

01 Apr 2017

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Ep 699 Have you ever finished second on a job interview? Here's an idea for something that you can do and maybe you'll win it later! Jeff Altman, T...

How Do Interviewers Identify Phony Candidates?

31 Mar 2017

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Ep 698 A few ways we who interview figure it out. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hun...

The Card Game Brainteaser

30 Mar 2017

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Ep 697 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter poses a fun hedge fund brainteaser question set in a casino. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach wh...

What Is It That You Do?

29 Mar 2017

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Ep 696 It has taken 696 episodes for me to spell out clearly what I do Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for wh...

How Can You Do Well on Interviews?

28 Mar 2017

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Ep 695 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers the question from a viewer about to excel at interviewing. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a co...

The Toughest Tough Interview Question

27 Mar 2017

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Ep 694 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter provides you with the toughest tough interview question so you can prepare for it and it's follow-up questions...

Why Do Behavioral Interview Questions Work?

26 Mar 2017

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Ep 693 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains why behavioral interview questions work. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as...

Do You Fit the Requirements of The Position?

25 Mar 2017

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Ep 692 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains what they really mean when they asked this question and how to answer it. Jeff Altman, The Big Gam...

Stupid Interviewing Mistakes: Seeming Desperate

24 Mar 2017

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Ep 691 There's something about desperation that is a turn off. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems...

More of What to Expect on a Second Interview

23 Mar 2017

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EP 690 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers more detail about what to expect on a second interview. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach ...

How Many Quarters Does It Take to Stack Them Floor to Ceiling?

22 Mar 2017

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Ep 689 Here, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers this hedge fund brain teaser question,  "How many quarters would it take to make a stack from f...

Showing Emotional Intelligence When You Interview

21 Mar 2017

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Ep 688 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the importance of demonstrating EI when you interview. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach...

What's Your Edge Over Your Competition

20 Mar 2017

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Ep 687 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter it's ruse a subtle interview question, "What's your edge over the competition?" Jeff Altman, The Big Game H...

The Offer and The Interview

19 Mar 2017

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Ep 686 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a question from someone who has one job offer and has been invited to head on site interview Jeff ...

What Do You Hate Most in Life?

18 Mar 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer this subtle interview question. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a...

Stupid Interview Mistakes

17 Mar 2017

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I discuss the impact of doing this and how to fix it.  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like o...

Should I Tell Them What I Earn?

16 Mar 2017

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ep. 685 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses whether to disclose your salary during an interview. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach...

The Two Doors Brainteaser

15 Mar 2017

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Ep 684 Jeff Altman, The. Big Game Hunter offers an answer to the classic brainteaser. "You have two doors  and two people that you can ask questions ...

If You Had Your Life to Do Over . . .

14 Mar 2017

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Ep 683 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses how to answer this very seductive question.   Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who...

How to Get More Interviews

13 Mar 2017

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Him Ep 682 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. explains how to get more interviews when you apply for a job. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a co...

The Job Market February 2017

12 Mar 2017

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Ep 681 My views of the job market and the data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a r...

Body Language That Shows You Know Your Stuff

11 Mar 2017

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Ep 680 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to exhibit a form of body language that presents you as an expert. Jeff Altman, The Big Game H...

Stupid Interview Mistakes

10 Mar 2017

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Ep 679 Jeff discusses another interviewing mistake people make--not learning the single best question to ask on an interview and when to ask it. Je...

Uh-Oh! My Interview Is Crashing!

09 Mar 2017

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I discuss some a few signals that your interview isn't going as well as you hoped. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recr...

The 10x10x10 Cube Brainteaser

08 Mar 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter shares another interview brainteaser with you. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruit...

What Don't You Like About Your Job?

07 Mar 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer the job interview question, "what don't you like about your current job."  Jeff Altman, Th...

How Do I Crack an Interview Without Preparation?

06 Mar 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a question about how to crack an interview without preparation. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coac...

What Are You Genuinely Bad At?

05 Mar 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer this complicated question. PS you're probably answering it all wrong. Jeff Altman, The Big ...

How to Prepare for a Final Interview

04 Mar 2017

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Ep 673 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the basics of how to prepare for a final interview. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach wh...

Stupid Interview Mistakes: Making Assumptions That Reveal Bias

03 Mar 2017

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Ep 672 I discuss a mistake many make, job hunters, corporate and third party recruiters make. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worke...

The Difference Maker

02 Mar 2017

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Ep 671 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses a big  difference maker when companies make a decision about one person over another. Jeff Altma...

Add All the Numbers Between 1 and 100

01 Mar 2017

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Ep  670 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer this tricky hedge fund brainteaser, add all the numbers between one and 100.  Jef...

A Few Points About Your Interview Goals

28 Feb 2017

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Ep 669 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers reminders to you about your goals and objectives when you interview. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunte...

How Do You Use LinkedIn?

27 Feb 2017

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Ep 668 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter encourages you to go beyond the obvious answer to the more subtle and powerful one. Jeff Altman, The Big Ga...

Using a Proper Handshake or Bow

26 Feb 2017

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Ep 667 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the importance of using correct body language at the beginning of your interview.  Jeff Altman, T...

What's My Problem?

25 Feb 2017

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Ep 666 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a question he saw on Quora from someone lamenting that he or she doesn't know what they are doing wron...

Stupid Interview Mistake: Winging It

24 Feb 2017

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Ep 665 I discuss the second big mistake job hunters make--winging it. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadership co...

Preparing for Second Interviews

23 Feb 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter tells you three steps that you can take to prepare for your second interview.   Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter ...

2 Buckets, 50 White Balls , 50 Black Balls . . .

22 Feb 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers the answer to this tricky hedge fund brainteaser: you have two buckets, 50 black balls and 50 white balls. How...

Describe a Teacher You Really Connected With

21 Feb 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers an answer to the question about the teacher you really connected with. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is ...

How Do You Keep Your Staff Motivated?

20 Feb 2017

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter gives you a better answer for this classic question Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search an...

What You Can Learn About Interviewing From Watching a Speaker at a Conference

19 Feb 2017

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Have you ever attended a conference and watched the speaker intently? Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers a few things you can learn from watching...

Stupid Interview Mistakes: Not Correllating

18 Feb 2017

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Ep 659 Here's the first stupid interview mistake people make. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadership coach who ...

Repeatedly Rejected After The Final Interview?

17 Feb 2017

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Ep 658 Have you been rejected as you reach the final stage of interviewing? In this video, I speak to a job hunter who this has happened to several ti...

Creating Notes for Your Next Skype Interview

16 Feb 2017

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Ep 657 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses how and where to prepare a place notes for your next video interview. Jeff Altman, The Big Game H...

Unloading a 747 Full of Jellybeans

15 Feb 2017

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Ep 656 I explain how to answer this weird but calculated interview questions. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leade...

Where Else Have You Interviewed?

14 Feb 2017

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Ep 655 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer this tricky question so that you do not disqualifying yourself.  Jeff Altman, The B...

What is the Most Boring Job You've Had?

13 Feb 2017

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Ep 654 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers two ways to answer this tough job interview question.  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an execu...

Connecting with the Interviewer | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

12 Feb 2017

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Ep 653 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses connecting with an interviewer. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and l...

Choosing What to Order | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

11 Feb 2017

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Ep 652 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers advice about how to figure out what to order if you are taken to lunch or dinner for an interview. J...

Stupid Interview Mistakes

10 Feb 2017

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Ep 651 It's Friday and that means another stupid interview mistake NOTE: Production values are not ideal while Jeff waits for the return of his dam...

How Did You Prepare for This Interview | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

09 Feb 2017

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Ep 650 WOW! This is one of the great questions that lets you open up to your future boss NOTE: Production values are not ideal while Jeff waits for...

Which One Do You Light First?

08 Feb 2017

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Ep 649 Jeff answers one of those classic hedge fund brain teasers NOTE: Production values are not ideal while Jeff waits for the return of his dama...

I'm Working. Can I Ask for a Weekend Interview?

07 Feb 2017

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Ep 648 A listener asks this question that I'm sure will resonate for many Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadershi...

Two "Wonderful" Questions You Can Be Asked PLUS Takeaways from Super Bowl LI

06 Feb 2017

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Ep 647 Two of those really tough interview questions you can be asked Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadership co...

The Focus of Your Interview

05 Feb 2017

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Ep 646 A technical hitch and a show about focusing your interviews Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadership co...

Where Do You See Yourself 5 Years From Now?

04 Feb 2017

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Ep 645  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers you two ways to answer this tricky interview question.  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an ex...

Understanding the Different Constituencies

03 Feb 2017

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Ep 644 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the importance of finding out what the different constituencies are looking for when they interview y...

Do You Think It's Age Discrimination?

02 Feb 2017

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Ep 643 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter speaks to older workers about how to deal with age discrimination. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an e...

How Did The Dog Cross The River Without Getting Wet?

01 Feb 2017

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Ep 642 Another fun brainteaser used on job interviews. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and leadership coach who worked ...

What Makes You One of the Best?

31 Jan 2017

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Ep 641 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer this Pressure interview question, "What makes you one of the best?"  Jeff Altman, T...

What Makes You Think You're the Most Qualified Person for This Job?

30 Jan 2017

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Ep 640 Here I answer one of the more obnoxious questions asked on an interview Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and lead...

Stupid Interview Mistakes: Seeming Desperate

29 Jan 2017

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Ep 639 There's something about desperation that is a turn off. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and  leadership coach w...

Body Language Mistakes

28 Jan 2017

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Ep 638 Things can wrong fast if you make any (or all) of these mistakes.  Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already kn...

Stupid Interview Mistakes: Appearing Unmotivated

27 Jan 2017

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EP 636 I can think of few dopier mistakes than this one! Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trus...

The "Find The Heavier Ball" Brainteaser

26 Jan 2017

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Ep 635  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 th...

Tell Me About a Time When Your Work Was Criticized

25 Jan 2017

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Ep 634 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter tells you how to answer a tough interview Question, " Tell me about a time your work was criticized." Do yo...

Why Have You Had So Many Jobs?

24 Jan 2017

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Ep 633  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers several different ways to answer this question depending on when in your career this occurred. Do ...

How to Answer Behavioral Interview Questions

23 Jan 2017

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Ep 632 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers a format for answering those trick behavioral questions.    Do you really think employers are t...

Preparing for Your Skype Interview | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

22 Jan 2017

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Ep 631 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains some of the details you need to execute in order to set up doing a Skype interview. Do you really ...

Stupid Interview Mistakes as Reported by Forbes |No BS Job Search Advice Radio

21 Jan 2017

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Ep 630 These are pretty dumb mistakes! Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trust recruiters—the...

Tell Me About a Professional Failure You've Had

20 Jan 2017

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Ep.629 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses answering a question an interviewer might pose asking you To discuss a professional failure you have...

The "Not One Single Person Gets Off" Brainteaser

19 Jan 2017

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Ep 628 There is a bus traveling to Hay River full of people and no one gets off the bus throughout the journey. Do you really think employers are t...

Choosing What to Order

18 Jan 2017

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Ep 627 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers advice about how to figure out what to order if you are taken to lunch or dinner for an interview. D...

Connecting with the Interviewer | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

17 Jan 2017

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Ep 626 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses connecting with an interviewer. Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You alre...

What Should You Do If You Face "The Long Pause" During An Interview

16 Jan 2017

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Ep 625  This is quick podcast that will discuss a common stress interview tactic.  Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You a...

How Do You Handle Stress? | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

15 Jan 2017

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Ep 624 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers advice about how to handle the job interview question, "how do you handle stress?"  Do you really ...

Why Do You Want to Work for Us? | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

14 Jan 2017

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Ep 623 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter tackles this "trip up" question and offers a simple way to answer it.  Do you really think employers are t...

Understanding the In-Person HR Interview | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

13 Jan 2017

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Ep 622 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains what to expect on and HR interview with a corporate recruiter. Do you really think employers are t...

Why Have You Been Out of Work So Long?

12 Jan 2017

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Ep 621 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains a simple and effective way to answer the question, "So why have you been out of work so long." Do ...

Which Carton Has Which Eggs?

11 Jan 2017

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Ep 620 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter poses one of those tricky brainteaser questions that is so often used by hedge funds and investment banks.  ...

What Are Your Weaknesses? | No BS Job Search Advice Radio

10 Jan 2017

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Ep 619 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers a perfect way to answer this question by re-framing it and deflecting it.  Do you really think empl...

Are You A Leader or a Follower?

09 Jan 2017

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Ep 618 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter tells you how to answer this question no matter which you really are.  Do you really think employers are t...

Aren't You Overqualified for This Job?

08 Jan 2017

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Ep 617 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter helps you answer the tough interview question about being overqualified on both the overt level and the covert...

Answering "The Fatal Flaw" Question

07 Jan 2017

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Ep. 616 Jeff Altman, The Big Game, The Big Game Hunter offers an easy 3 step technique for responding to a "fatal flaw" question.  Do you really ...

Why Should I Hire You When I Could Promote Someone?

06 Jan 2017

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Ep. 615 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers a smooth way to answer this tricky question.  Do you really think employers are trying to help yo...

One Mile South, One Mile East, One Mile North and Are Back in the Same Place

05 Jan 2017

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Ep. 614 How many points are there on the earth where you could travel one mile south, then one mile east, then one mile north and end up in the same s...

I Asked for Too Much!

04 Jan 2017

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Ep 613 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a viewer's question about a situation where they asked for too much money.   Do you really think e...

So Why Should I Hire You?

03 Jan 2017

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Ep. 612 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains how to answer that tough interview question, "So why should I hire you?"  Do you really think em...

Answering The Secret Illegal Question

02 Jan 2017

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Ep 611 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter teaches you how to answer questions that involve bias but are never asked. Do you really think employers ar...

Ep. 610 Could You Have Done Better in Your Last Job?

01 Jan 2017

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Ep. 610. With this first show of 2017, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers a way to turn this question into an opportunity to talk about your succ...

Happy New Year! The Plan for 2017

31 Dec 2016

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Happy New Year from me to you and my plan for next year. Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know you can’t trus...

Find Jobs Your LinkedIn Connections Can Refer You To

30 Dec 2016

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Ep. 608 LinkedIn was originally started to help people be referred to jobs by people that you knew.  Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains where ...

Conducting a Postmortem Before You Start Your Job Search

29 Dec 2016

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Ep. 607 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter encourages you to review what happened at your previous job before you set out on a job search. Do you re...

The Simplest Résumé Hack

28 Dec 2016

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Ep. 606 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers a all simple advice for writing a great resume using this hack. Do you really think employers are t...

Managing a Bruised Ego

27 Dec 2016

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Ep 605 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses a few things you can do to manage a bruised ego, particularly if you are an executive. Do you rea...

Signing a Non-Compete Agreement

26 Dec 2016

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Ep. 604 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses his own experience with non-compete agreements and whether you should sign one. Do you really th...

Merry Christmas/Happy Hannukah

25 Dec 2016

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A short show of holiday cheer and announcement of my plans for next year Do you really think employers are trying to help you? You already know ...