By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter There is a lovely article in Inc. Magazine contrasting the layoffs at Twitter with the layoff announcements at Microsoft. Elon Musk, “The Barbarian,” took the innocents out back and metaphorically shot them. …

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter If you watch any show involving a celebrity chef walking into a restaurant and doing a makeover, they all have a pretty predictable formula. The restaurant isn’t doing well. The food is awful but the owners think it is great.

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter I began working as a recruiter in 1972 and did it for what seemed like 100 years. In the course of doing that, I checked many references. I have never heard a former employer say, “Jeff, you would be doing a disservice to…

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Let’s talk about the job hunter relationship with recruiters. I will preface this all by saying not every recruiter is capable. Not every recruiter is experienced. As a matter of fact some of them lie and are incompetent. Be that as it may…

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter I grew up in New York City, near the old Yankee Stadium. On the few occasions, I saw a goat in a children’s zoo or a petting zoo. That was what I thought of as a goat for most of my life. The…

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter You know how it is. Your manager praises you for something that you did. You interpret that is, “I’m doing a good job.” Maybe you even do a good job over time and someone gives you a verbal, “Atta boy,” or, “Atta girl,”…

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter When you purchase detergent to do your laundry, have you ever stood in the aisle of the store, looked at the list of ingredients, and said to yourself, “Hmm. …

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Since starting to write about job hunting many years ago, most of my attention has been directed toward the tactics of finding work. …

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Originally published on Forbes.com Marty was a hiring manager I coached who left to join a new firm. Not long after he started, he called me sounding like he was ready to cry. “I made a terrible mistake taking this job. I took…