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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
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Three times per week, 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

  1. 2d ago

    10 More Part-Time Retirement Jobs That Pay

    EP 3232 Doing zero work in retirement breeds boredom, isolation, and rapid financial anxiety as inflation chips away at your savings. Chasing high-dollar corporate gigs throws you back into the rat race and triggers aggressive federal benefit clawbacks if you are under full retirement age. Here are 10 tactical part-time setups designed to maximize your lifestyle, keep your mind sharp, and protect your hard-earned benefits. **** The Total Leisure Myth: Why Isolation and Inflation Derail Early Retirement **** The Outdated Nest Egg Model vs. The Modern Part-Time Cash Buffer **** Return on Lifestyle: Why Maximizing Hourly Wages Sabotages Your Freedom **** The 3 Retirement Personality Profiles: Outdoor, Community, and Intellectual **** The 2-Axis Job Matrix: Mapping Physical Strain Against Social Energy **** Category 1: The Outdoors Monetizer (Park Work, Golf Courses, and Pet Care) **** Category 2: The Community Connector (Museum Guides, Local Retail, and Libraries) **** Category 3: The Intellectual Mentor (Consulting, Online Tutoring, and Craft Sales) **** The $24,480 Clawback: The Hard Math Behind the Social Security Earnings Penalty **** Medicare Surcharges and Tax Bracket Creep for Working Seniors **** The Post-Career Decision Matrix: Structuring Meaningful Weekly Routines ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. If you'd like to thank me for my advice and/or content, buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/JobSearchTV Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    10 More Part-Time Retirement Jobs That Pay

  2. 4d ago

    The Advisory Board Illusion: How to Actually Get the Equity

    EP 3231 Landing a legitimate startup advisory role builds long-term equity without the operational hazard of quitting your executive career, but falling for pay-to-play recruitment schemes guarantees zero return. True equity requires bypassing predatory job databases, understanding FAST agreement math, and executing strategic proof-of-work upfront. This briefing dismantles the corporate vanity traps so you can protect your personal liability, retain your equity, and negotiate on merit. **** Corporate Salary + Fractional Ownership: The Advisor Math **** Unmasking the $1,000 "Pay-to-Play" Recruitment Scheme **** Retained Search vs. Predatory Job Boards: Where Capital Really Flows **** Advisory Board vs. Board of Directors: The Fiduciary Trap and Personal Liability **** The FAST Agreement: Equity Percentages by Company Stage **** Vesting Realities: 24-Month Schedules and the 90-Day Cliff **** Proof of Work: Audits, Micro-Projects, and Securing Founder Trust **** Public Visibility vs. Corporate Friction: Protecting Your Day Job **** Who Should Walk Away: Identifying Misalignment and Vanity Traps ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. If you'd like to thank me for my advice and/or content, buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/JobSearchTV Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    The Advisory Board Illusion: How to Actually Get the Equity

  3. 6d ago

    Master the Internal Referral

    EP 3230 Cold submitting resumes online yields abysmal response rates because internal referrals account for over 40% of all hires. This episode breaks down the exact 4-part framework needed to structure high-converting referral requests to acquaintances and alumni without sounding desperate. Master the mechanics of mining weak ties and engineering under-150-word outreach messages that actually get answered. [00:00] Master the Internal Referral: Introduction & Core Concept [00:22] Networking Is Communication Engineering: The 40% Hiring Reality [01:08] The 5-Step Internal Referral Playbook Overview [01:21] Step 1: Power of Referrals — Why Referrals Win [01:50] Step 2: Preparing Your Ask — Evaluating Career Goals & Timing [02:21] Step 3: Mining Weak Ties — Leveraging Casual Connections [02:52] Step 4: Message Templates — The 4-C Framework (Clarity, Context, Conciseness, Consideration) [03:15] Actionable Outreach Strategy: What to Actually Say [03:55] Cold vs. Warm Outreach Mechanics & Building Trust [04:27] Levering Shared Backgrounds & Alma Maters [04:53] Step 5: Follow-Up Strategy & Referral Do's vs. Don'ts ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. If you'd like to thank me for my advice and/or content, buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/JobSearchTV Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    Master the Internal Referral

  4. Sep 25

    Reference Checks Are Not Routine Skill Audits

    EP 3229 Most people assume reference checks are a routine formality to confirm work history, but hiring managers use them as the ultimate risk-elimination tool before extending an offer. This episode exposes the exact questions recruiters ask to uncover hidden red flags and provides the strategic framework needed to weaponize your references. Learn how to actively brief your contacts so they frame your past performance as an undeniable asset for your next role. [00:00] Introduction: The Final Test in Executive Hiring [00:48] Part 1: The Reference Check Myth Exposed [01:34] Part 2: Recruiter's Smokescreen & Spotting Red Flags [02:26] Part 3: The Decisive Questions That Decide Your Offer [02:54] The Elimination Question: "Would You Hire Them Again?" [03:14] The Management Fit Question: Next Manager Compatibility [03:44] Part 4: Putting This to Work – Your Strategic Game Plan [04:00] The 3-Step Blueprint: Choose Wisely, Prep Them, Craft the Story [04:32] Final Audit: Are Your References Ready? ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    Reference Checks Are Not Routine Skill Audits

  5. Sep 23

    The Mindset of a Forward Deployed Engineer

    EP 3228 Most software deployments crash because engineering teams solve standard platform problems while completely ignoring operational reality. This breakdown exposes how Forward Deployed Engineers operate on the frontlines to fix broken workflows, prevent catastrophic system failure, and salvage enterprise execution. If your engineering strategy stops at clean code and test environments, your systems are already failing where it counts most. TIMESTAMPS [00:00] The Broken Interface: Legacy Software vs. Modern Infrastructure [00:28] The Last-Mile Value Ratio: Why 20% of the Workflow Unlocks 80% of Value [00:49] The New Reality of Developer Job Requirements and Field Execution [01:06] Architecture Failure: The Phoenix System and Fatal Memory Crashes [02:04] Operational Chaos: Data Corruption on the Trading Desk [02:41] The Forward Deployed Engineer: Stepping into the Gap [03:39] Slashing Execution Time from 17 Hours Down to 2 [03:57] Tactical Deployments: Hard Lessons from High-Stakes Combat Zones [04:18] The Danger of Production Hotfixes and Undocumented Code [04:55] System Cleanup, Governance, and Long-Term Technical Risk ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    The Mindset of a Forward Deployed Engineer

  6. Sep 21

    Hack the Hiring Funnel

    EP 3227 The standard job application process is a rigged numbers game designed to ghost you and guarantee burnout. Bypassing the ATS with a high-intent outreach strategy forces human decision-makers to evaluate your actual worth. Execute this playbook to secure internal referrals, anchor salary negotiations at the top of your market value, and dictate your total compensation package.ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    Hack the Hiring Funnel

  7. Sep 18

    Decoding the AI Hiring Black Box

    EP 3226 Applicant tracking systems process thousands of resumes in minutes, but compressing a career into a single match score creates dangerous proxy bias and discards qualified candidates. Outsourcing hiring logic to black-box algorithms without mandatory human audit trails turns recruiters into passive rubber stamps. Discover why real candidate evaluation demands clear assessment criteria, documented rejection rationales, and continuous oversight. 00:00 The Resume Deluge: Why Companies Turned to AI Screening 00:27 The Compression Trap: How Match Scores Flatten Human Careers 00:37 The Rubber Stamp Recruiter: The Blind Spot of Black-Box Scoring 01:00 Outsourcing Hiring Logic to Tools Nobody Understands 01:14 Proxy Bias Exposed: How Historic Data Replaces Real Qualifications 01:47 Over-Indexing on the Wrong Traits: The Extrovert Bias Trap 02:07 The Fix: Forcing Systems into Total Visibility and Audit Logs 02:32 The Upfront Work: Defining Strict Assessment Criteria Before Posting 02:45 Shifting Recruiters from Passive Approvers to Active Orchestrators 03:04 Mandatory Written Justifications: Ending the "Click-to-Reject" Era 03:26 Candidate Transparency: Giving Real Feedback Instead of Generic Rejections 03:55 Battling Model Drift: Why Launch-Day Bias Testing Is Never Enough 04:32 Who Is Accountable? Reclaiming Decision-Making Authority from the Machine 04:55 Executive Resources & The Job Search Community ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

    Decoding the AI Hiring Black Box

  8. Sep 16

    The Skills First Fallacy: Engineering a Career You Actually Love

    EP 3225 You are drained because you confuse professional proficiency with fulfillment, trapping yourself in a role that kills your daily energy. Stop chasing the myth of loving your work every minute and map the biological drivers that actually sustain high performance. This episode delivers a pragmatic framework to audit your capabilities and execute a safe, calculated career pivot based on your hard life constraints. ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.  Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us.  You will also find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at ⁠⁠JobSearch.Community⁠⁠ You can get free copies of 25 Interview Questions and Answers, How to Craft a Compelling Elevator Pitch in 20 Seconds or Less, Get Ready for the Job Jungle, Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems, No BS Resume Advice, and Prove Your Worth First, Then Negotiate. Receive free weekly suggestions and more. Subscribe to No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the #1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 3200 episodes. Follow me on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/T⁠⁠heBigGameHunter⁠  We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to ⁠www.TheBigGameHunter.us⁠ makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.

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Three times per week, 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

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  • Creator
    Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2K
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
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