Salary Negotiation Advice For Executives | Job Search Radio

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers some basic negotiation advice for when you work with a recruiter.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching or interview coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

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You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Feeling Trapped? Time to Do a Career Pivot | Job Search Radio

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter offers advice about what to do if you feel trapped or stuck.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching or interview coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Please give “Job Search Radio” a great review in iTunes. It helps other people discover the show and makes me happy!​​

Using Twitter To Build Your Network | Job Search Radio

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter lays out a strategy for you to use Twitter as part of your networking.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching or interview coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Please give “Job Search Radio” a great review in iTunes. It helps other people discover the show and makes me happy!​​

Can I Avoid Becoming Obsolete? | Job Search Radio

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http://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2017/08/17/can-i-avoid-becoming-obsolete/

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a question from someone who wants to know how to avoid becoming obsolete.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Please give “Job Search Radio” a great review in iTunes. It helps other people discover the show and makes me happy!​​

C Suite? Directors Looking to Advance? The Smart Way to Get Discovered. | Job Search Radio

Everyone knows the smart way to advance your career is by being discovered. In this video, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses a smart technique for being discovered.

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​Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is an executive job search and business life coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years.

If you are an executive who is interested in 1 on 1 coaching, email me at JeffAltman(at)TheBigGameHunter.us​

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com changes that with great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

Connect with me on LinkedIn as well as on Facebook

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Please give “Job Search Radio” a great review in iTunes. It helps other people discover the show and makes me happy!​​

Getting Out of No Man’s Land

4 Steps (PLUS One Preferred One) to Making Important Changes

Although many will be surprised to read this, if there is one thing I have learned over time is that if given an opportunity to procrastinate, I will take it on important things. My first book took 15 years to write. I file for extensions for my taxes. I arrive on time but at the last minute for many things.

I have been working on a model for making changes in my behavior and Getting Out of No Man's Landmy aspirations. It includes Simon Sinek’s breakthrough question and a few ideas that have coalesced with time. I don’t believe this model is useful unless you are working on something important to you. Otherwise, it will feel like another item on your to do list.

It will start with the courage to change and the willingness to pay the Getting Out of No Man's Landprice to make change. After all, if it was easy to do, you would have done it already. Obviously, there is something blocking you, some emotional boogeyman that interferes with you taking the necessary steps.

Ah! You think you can trump that all with the “I don’t have time” card. That is one of the classic lies we tell ourselves. After all, if I told you that when you finished the project or accomplished what you wanted to, I would present you with a check for $25 million, almost everyone would find the time. We just make choices to fall prey to our fears or inertia.

Here’s what I want you to do:

Step 1. Answer this question: What do you want to be?

I don’t care what you want to do. I want you to think about what you want to be. The “doing” will follow if you can remember how to dream again.

Step 2. Sinek’s big question . . . Why?

Why do you really want to do that? Writing my first book was important because I wanted to overcome a fear I had of writing a book and being seen as an author. Why do you want to do? What’s so important to you about this?

If you are like most people, once you start thinking about why you are procrastinating about this, you will touch on the fear boogeyman towering over the entire effort, sitting on your shoulder screaming in your ear. The lesson we have to learn here is that the voice in your head is a liar. It is scared that you may fail so it proactively sabotages you into failure so your excuse is built in.

Step 3. Do something to move the needle this week.

Do something to advance yourself in the direction you aspire. If need be, put it into your calendar. It can be 5 minutes or 30 minutes or 2 hours. Just do something. The ideal approach is to do something daily. Think about it. If you wrote for 30 minutes daily, you would be investing 182 hours annually to writing a book. If you wrote for one hour, it is the equivalent of 2 and a half weeks invested in your book, movie or fitness regime.

Step 4. Review how you did.

I want you to do a review where you see how you did and review it without any judgement or accountability. Did you do what you set out to do or did life get in the way as it sometimes does. What could you have done differently? Did the boogeyman win this week? What tactics could you have used to get things done that you wanted to do, instead of succumbing to the boogeyman and it’s fear.

I made the point of saying to do your review without “accountability.” Accountability is something that has been weaponized by school and Getting Out of No Man's Landbusiness into something that feels like punishment.

“You didn’t finish your homework; you lose 50% of your grade on day 1. Another 50% on day 2 and get a zero on day 3.” Ouch!

You didn’t finish the project we charged you with doing (without any input from you) on time or within budget. Your salary increase, review and, perhaps, even your job are now at risk as a result of your failure. That is the corporate version of accountability.

Drop accountability from your personal vocabulary. It feels like punishment because you have been trained to think of it as sitting in a police precinct with bright lights shining in your eyes going through an inquisition that feels accusatory.

Just conduct a review and see how you did and what you learned from it. Do it both when you are doing well AND when you aren’t. You are learning something under both circumstances.

Repeat.

I promised you one optional step in the process, yet it is probably the hardest one for most adults to do. That’s why I ask you to think of it as optional

Step 5. See if you can have some fun (or introduce the spirit of play into the activity) while doing it.

From the time we got into the school system, “the fun” has been ground out of us. “This is serious! It will count for 50% of your grade! This will affect your ability to (get into college/get a good job/keep your job/avoid being fired)” Is it any wonder that many of us (particularly you men) stopped laughing years ago.

I don’t know how it was for you but when I was small and before I was beaten into submission by “The Evil Twins” (school and work), I used to laugh a lot more and feel good. I also got a lot done and learned a lot, too. Try having fun or playing while doing it each week.

Yet it starts with courage . . . the courage to change. Courage will require that you be authentic with your true nature, being of service to the world by sharing your true gifts and talents, truthful about who you really are, share your heart and be effective.

If you struggle doing this, hire a coach to help you.

A lifetime is not a long time. Time is running out for you in this life. Let’s get into the arena.

 

 

© The Big Game Hunter, Inc. Asheville, NC  2017

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked in recruiting for what seems like one hundred years. He is the head coach for Jeff Altman, The Big Game HunterNoBSCoachingAdvice.com. He is the host of “The No BS Coaching Advice Podcast,” “No BS Job Search Advice,” and “Job Search Radio.”

Are you interested in my coaching you?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

Subscribe to the “No BS Coaching Advice” podcast in iTunes or Google Play.

Connect with me on LinkedIn

For more No BS Coaching Advice & encouragement, visit my website.

Avoid Creating a Franken-Resume | Job Search Radio

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discourages you from creating “a Franken-resume.”

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

Do you have a quick question you would like me to answer? Pay $50 via PayPal to TheBigGameHunter@gmail.com  

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

Please give “Job Search Radio” a great review in iTunes. It helps other people discover the show and makes me happy!​

 

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

 

Becoming THE GOAT

I grew up in New York City, not far from the old Yankee Stadium. On the few occasions I saw a goat, it was in a children’s zoo or a petting zoo. That was what I thought of as a goat for most of my life. The Yankees were always world champions and I rooted for them with fervor. I Becoming The GOATremember pitching in the little league on the site of where the current Stadium is, hearing the roar of the fans after home runs occurred. That was the lot of New York sports fan at that time.

There is a difference between being a champion and being THE GOAT– The Greatest of All Time! I don’t know of anyone other than Ali who proclaimed himself to be The Greatest of All Time. I do know many people who play small but think they are big shots professionally. Frightened to reach for the stars, they hold themselves back. It is sad to see people who could be much bigger, happier and more successful crippled by their self-imposed limitations.  They live in cells, prisoners of their conditioning.

Are you one of them?

You see, from the time we are small and go to school, most of us are conditioned to “shut up, do what you are told, regurgitate a bunch of Becoming The GOATstaff when we tell you to do it, get good grades . . . or else.” Or else we won’t get into college

The threats continue in college where we are threatened that we won’t get a “good job.” After college or serving in the military, we are threatened that unless we behave, we will be fired. Is it any wonder that people were (and are still) shocked when they do the right thing and are fired anyway. You kept your end of the bargain but the system spit you out anyway through no fault of yours.

To become THE GOAT, you need to stop believing the lies you are told and begin to dream again. Do you remember how to do that?

Becoming THE GOAT

Let me walk you through steps to help you become THE GOAT in whatever you set out to do. To be clear, although the steps will seem easy, in practice, they are very challenging. You will need to become a different person to evolve into THE GOAT.

There is a model I learned from Lance Secretan of The Secretan Institute called “The Castle Principles.™” CASTLE is an acronym that stands The Castle Principlesfor Courage, Authenticity, Service, Truthfulness, Love and Effectiveness. Each of these will be extremely important to you on this journey . . . but it starts with courage. You will need to be courageous in ways you don’t know yet in order to become THE GOAT. After all, when you think of Ali, his courage was not simply in the ring but outside of the ring where American society HATED him and tried to crush him for not conforming to what white America demanded of black men.

Friends and family may question your sanity for wanting to make a change. “You have such a good career. You have a good job and a good paycheck!” With love being professed but behind that their fear, they are telling you that you are wrong. Don’t leave the prison cell they are also in.

To become THE GOAT, you will need to

  1. Ask yourself, “What do I want to be?” This is the dream of what you want to set out to do. I beg you to take your time to think this through and, ideally, get some help sorting this through. A coach. A husband, a wife, a partner, a really good friend or friends can all be a great source for sorting though your thoughts about this. If they are the right people, they will help you recognize your blindspots but not talk you out of your choice to change.
  2. Next, ask yourself, “Why? Why is this so important to you.” In the face of your decision being called into question, you will need to summon up your courage AND you will need important reminders for why this is so important to you. Trust me when I say that making more money isn’t that important. The money is a byproduct but not the real truth for why you want to do this and change your life. What’s the truth? What’s the real emotional reason for this change.
  3. Conduct experiments that start to move the needle toward what you want to do and who you want to become. Do something tomorrow. Do something everyday. Initially, it doesn’t need to be big and bold. It just has to be something. Don’t worry about what people think about what your are doing (unless it is something that is going to jeopardize your life, your job, your family or others). Do something.
  4. Review. Did you do what you set out to do or didn’t you? Why did you do or not do? What did you learn from this? We have all learned that being “held accountable” is a way of spotlighting flaws, failures and imperfection. It is punitive and we don’t like it. We know how to do that to ourselves too well. Consider doing a simple review without judgement or self-criticism.  Follow it up with asking what you learned from this.
  5. Ask for help. You probably don’t know what you don’t know. Sometimes, there are skills or knowledge gaps. Sometimes, you are the crazy person in the room and need help getting control of your fears. All you need to do is contract or hire help if no one is readily available. Without help, you are learning through trial and error. It takes longer and mistakes can be avoided with another’s good questions and perspectives.
  6. See if you can make this fun. Bring a spirit of play into this! I don’t know how it was for you, but when I was young, I got a lot done when it was fun! Somewhere along the line, I was conditioned to think or things as “to do’s” or “jobs” and that came with a layer of difficulty or it being hard or unpleasant. If you are and anything like me, try bringing a “spirit of play” into this. You might not be good at it the first time or the 41st time. Like everything, you’ll get better at it.

Remember, it starts with courage. The courage to re-awaken your desires and no longer succumb to a life time of conditioning.

 

© The Big Game Hunter, Inc. Asheville, NC  2017        

 

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunterwork involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Explaining Employment Gaps in Your Résumé (VIDEO)

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses how to explain how to discuss the gap in your employment history.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio” and “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” both available through iTunes and Stitcher.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

Do you have a quick question you would like me to answer? Pay $50 via PayPal to TheBigGameHunter@gmail.com  

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”

 

Looking for Remote Work

Looking for Remote Work? | Job Search Radio

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Listen to the full episode here:
http://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2017/02/08/looking-for-remote-work/

Jeff Altman,The Big Game Hunter discusses something you should not be doing when you are looking for a job where you can work remote or telecommute.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio” and “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” both available through iTunes and Stitcher.

Are you interested in executive job search coaching, leadership coaching or life coaching from me?  Email me at JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us and put the word, “Coaching” in the subject line.

Do you have a question you would like me to answer? Pay $25 via PayPal to TheBigGameHunter@gmail.com  

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle for $.99 and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.”