Career Suicide

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, let’s also talk about job hunters.

In the recruiting business, there are a couple of basic jokes that we tell.

The first joke that we tell new recruiters is, “How can you tell a job applicant is lying to you,” and the answer is “Their lips are moving.”

The next joke is “How can you tell an institutional customer is lying to you? The answer is, “Their lips are moving.”

The third one is “How can you tell a recruiter’s lying to you?” The answer is, “Their lips are moving.”

It’s not that everyone is actually lying; everyone is posturing for advantage — you, the recruiter, the employer — everyone is trying to get the best deal possible.

However, let’s talk with you about stupid thing that job applicants sometimes do.