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Executive Job Offer Forensics Don't spend your reputation on a bad bet. Every year, thousands of brilliant executives—armed with Ivy League MBAs and decades of scaling experience—walk into a professional buzzsaw. Data suggests that up to 50% of external executive hires fail within the first 18 months. These failures are rarely about competence; they are almost always about undisclosed environmental issues: fractured governance, unsustainable debt, or toxic cultures designed to reject outsiders. In Executive Job Offer Forensics: Deep Dive Due Diligence, Jeff Altman, "The Big Game Hunter,...

The Resilience Pivot: Turn Job Search Rejection into Career Success Stop Playing a "Numbers Game" with 200-to-1 Odds. Start Winning with a Strategic Pivot. It’s 10:00 AM on a Tuesday. Your phone buzzes. You see the words: “While we were impressed with your background, we have decided to move forward with other candidates.” Your stomach drops. Your heart rate spikes. You’ve just hit the "Invisible Wall." In the job market, rejection has become industrial-sized. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) filter you out before a human ever sees your name, and "ghosting" has become normal. Most ...

Stop Being Interrogated. Start Commanding the Room. Do you freeze the moment you walk into a room and see four people staring back at you? You’ve done the hard work. Your resume is a masterpiece, your LinkedIn profile is polished, and you aced the initial screening and perhaps another interview or two. But then the calendar invite arrives for the "Final Panel Interview," and your heart sinks. Suddenly, it’s not just a conversation--it’s you against a wall of different titles, different departments, and different agendas. If you feel a sense of dread, you aren’t alone. Career coach ...

Unlock the Secrets to Ace Every Interview and Land Your Next Job! You do a great job. You’re well regarded and have decided to look elsewhere. Something isn’t clicking. Your interviews are going nowhere and you can’t figure out why . . . or maybe you’re getting to final rounds but not getting the offer . . . or the right offer. Maybe you're rusty because the last successful interview you had was three Presidents ago. Maybe you get nervous during your interviews because you don't know what to expect. Maybe you're going to interviews and winging it. Maybe you are missing out on ...

Deciding to Unretire: A No BS Job Search Playbook Retirement isn’t a death sentence. It’s a career pivot. Are you bored out of your mind? Is the cost of living eating your nest egg faster than you can replenish it? Or do you simply have too much "wisdom capital" to spend the rest of your life on a golf course? Whatever your reason, the world of work has changed. If you’re trying to find a job using a 1994 strategy in the current economy, you aren't just wasting your time—you’re telegraphing that you’re obsolete. Deciding to Unretire is the definitive, "No BS" guide for the ...

You aren't done. Your career isn’t a VHS tape in a streaming world. It may be the missing piece modern teams desperately need. Yet every headline screams that anyone past fifty-something is too expensive, too set in their ways, or a flight risk to retirement. Sound familiar? This book hands you a step-by-step playbook written for professionals like you by someone who has helped thousands prove that experience isn’t an anchor—it’s your proof that you can solve their problem. Most job-search advice treats you like a blank-slate new graduate without experience. You come with decades of...

Getting Through the ATS: How to Beat the Applicant Tracking System and Get Interviewed Stop letting a piece of software trash your career dreams. You've got the experience. You've got the skills. But your resume keeps landing in a digital black hole. Why? Because an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is rejecting you before a human ever gets a chance to see your name. This isn't about being unqualified; it's about not knowing the rules of the ATS game. In this direct, 45-page guide, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter—a seasoned recruiter and job search coach—cuts the fluff and gives you the ...

Stop Applying for Jobs. Start Providing Solutions. The "40-year sprint" to retirement is dead. In its place is a 60-year career marathon where skills are commoditized, and a "Senior" title is a target, not a shield. If you are a mid-career professional relying on "Job Board Porn"—the dopamine hit of clicking "Easy Apply" only to be ghosted by an AI bot—you are on a suicide mission for your morale. Even at the senior level, the belief that your degree or title acts as a suit of armor is a dangerous myth; in the AI age, the CFO is constantly weighing your "Fully Burdened Labor Cost" ...

I know that most people are still using a 2019 playbook for a 2026 game. This isn't just a guide; it’s a survival manual for the AI-driven job market. The Algorithmic Pivot on LinkedIn: The 2026 LinkedIn Profile Strategy in the AI Era Stop shouting into the void. The "Post and Pray" era of LinkedIn is dead. If you’ve noticed your views have tanked and your InMail is quiet, it’s not your imagination. Organic reach is down 50%, and the algorithm has undergone a fundamental shift. You aren’t just competing with other professionals anymore; you’re being filtered, ranked, and scored by...

Covert Job Search for Leaders: The Executive Edge Tired of the BS advice that only works for entry-level jobs? You're a senior executive. You don't apply to jobs; you get recruited. When you're ready to make a move, you can't blast your résumé all over the internet—you need to execute a covert search that protects your current reputation and position. This isn't about updating your LinkedIn profile; it's a No BS playbook for strategic infiltration of the hidden executive market. Inside, you'll learn how to: Silence the Siren: Master Discretion and Operational Security protocols. Craft ...

From Job Hopper to Job Hero: The No BS Job Search Playbook This is a no-fluff survival guide for everyone whose “messy resume” is quietly killing their chances at the jobs they actually want. This brutally honest playbook shows you step-by-step how to flip your so‑called red flags into proof that you are the most adaptable, battle-tested hire in the room—and finally get paid, respected, and taken seriously It’s time to stop the bleeding and take the microphone back. In From Job Hopper to Job Hero, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, strips away the fluff to give you a no-nonsense ...

Many times, I have spoken and written about the pleasures my second wife and I would have preparing meals for our friends at our West Village triplex penthouse in New York City. The copper posts and great food were well known among friends and neighbors. One of the other things we enjoyed was cocktail hour at our home. Each of us was masterful in turning out drinks to start the evening off on the right foot and help set the mood. Making a drink for you and your friends can be so much easier with what is "a bartender's black book" to preparing cocktails. "Mixology Master" by Jeff Altman is ...

The No BS Job Search Playbook: Get Paid What You're Worth STOP leaving money on the table. This is the only book that treats your job search like the ruthless business negotiation it is. Let’s be honest. When you think about talking salary, negotiating an offer, or even just telling a recruiter what you expect to be paid, you probably feel a knot tighten in your stomach. It’s natural. Most people look at the money talk as an uncomfortable, scary negotiation where they are likely to lose, worrying about seeming greedy or offending the company. Stop it. That ends now. This is the most ...

Having worked in recruiting for many years, as certain as the sun rises in the morning, a typical job interview will begin with an interviewer asking, "Tell me yourself." As certain as the sun sets at the end of a day, the person answering the question will answer the question badly, answering the question off the cuff. Imagine being given an open book test in school and not opening the book. That's what job hunters do much too often reaping the consequences of their laziness and lack of preparedness. Your answer to this question will set the tone for the rest of the interview and either ...

In today's competitive job market, acing an interview requires more than just basic preparation. It demands insider knowledge and strategic finesse. In "The Right Answers to Tough Interview Questions," seasoned career coach Jeff Altman distills many years of expertise into a comprehensive guide that helps job hunters navigate even the most challenging interview scenarios with confidence. This book goes beyond generic advice to provide specific answers to many of the toughest questions hiring managers throw your way. From behavioral and situational inquiries to curveballs designed to test ...

If you think being scheduled for a final interview means you're getting the job, you're wrong. Too often, people walk into a final interview as though it is certain they will be hired only to be rejected for one of many reasons after this interview. You've gotten this far. Now we have to get you over the finish line. This guide will help you get across the finish line no matter who you are meeting with whether it is a manager, a Vice President, the President of a firm or someone representing the Board of Directors. I cover a lot without overwhelming you with too much garbage you don't need ...

I am one of those nuts who love Thanksgiving dinner a few times a year. It becomes a way for feeling appreciation for the good things in my life. You're probably more normal than I am and celebrate Thanksgiving at the appropriate time of year. But there are so many choices of recipes and dishes! We want to help you create the traditions in your family with a Thanksgiving dinner menu that you won't simply enjoy once, but for many years. Recipe choices for: Turkey. Stuffing Cranberry sauce Sweet potato Sides Dessert We hope you enjoy them!

Twuce weekly, No BS Job Search Advice Radio delivers job search advice that will help transform job hunting into something far better. Hosted by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, No BS Job Search Advice Radio is easy-to-implement advice that will help you find work much more easily. It has been called "The OG of job search podcasts" because it has been online continuously since November 2010. For much more, visit JobSearch.Community. You can also schedule coaching with Jeff Altman there or become an Insider

Your dog. You. Fun together. That's what you can expect as you teach him or her these tricks. Young or adult dogs alike can learn these tricks. From watching an old episode of "Sixty Minutes" Jeff Altman became interested in what it takes to train dogs. Here, he offers something akin to "Dog Training 101"-- basic training for your dog to learn tricks

The next recession is coming. I don't know when it will happen but another is on the way.People make the mistake of lurching from job search to job search and doing little or nothing to prepare. They right a resume. They email it (spam it, is more accurate) to every employer or recruiter in their hemisphere and are stunned when they don't get results.The time to prepare for a job search is when you are not looking for work. The time to stop your search and take corrective action is when the one you are in is not getting results.Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a professional recruiter ...