No B.S. Job Search Advice Radio

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. 1h ago

    The Real AI Hiring Bias

    EP 3221 AI jobs pay an average base salary of $177,000, but the industry is shutting out experienced workers and non-traditional candidates with outdated gatekeeping. You don't need to be a machine learning engineer to cash in on this shift, but you do need to know where the market is actually heading. Here is the raw data on who is getting hired, the fatal blind spot tech companies are creating, and how to position your existing domain expertise to become indispensable. Timestamps 00:00 – The $177K AI Wage Premium Explained 00:35 – The Gatekeeping Trap: Who is Being Excluded 01:31 – Degree Filters vs. Executive Leadership Demographics 02:21 – Why Gen Z Dominates AI Engineering Roles 02:51 – The 45+ Blind Spot: Discarding Practical Business Experience 03:24 – The Fix: Skills-First Hiring and the 8x Talent Pool 04:05 – How Non-Engineers Can Cash In on the AI Shift 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 Real AI Hiring Bias

  2. 3d ago

    Escape the Commodity Trap

    EP 3220 The 40-year career sprint is dead, and relying on years of service won’t protect you from AI or cheaper labor. If you keep selling routine labor by the hour, you are setting yourself up to be replaced. Here is how to pivot from selling replaceable time to selling high-stakes judgment so you become the only logical choice in your market. Timestamps 00:00 – The death of the 40-year career sprint 00:22 – Why retirement math no longer works 00:42 – The false security of senior job titles 00:56 – How CFOs view veteran employees vs. AI 01:27 – Why technical skills are depreciating assets 01:39 – Shifting from routine labor to high-value judgment 02:10 – The flaw of trying to be "better" instead of "only" 02:25 – The 3-part framework for a personal monopoly 02:53 – Stop begging HR bots: flipping the interview script 03:22 – Employee vs. Advisor: decoupling time from income 03:45 – Achieving true intellectual sovereignty 04:04 – Career coaching and resources at JobSearch.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.

    Escape the Commodity Trap

  3. 5d ago

    The Speed Game: Why Early Resumes Win

    EP 3219 Spending days perfecting a resume is why you get ghosted; hiring is a speed game, not a skill test. In today’s AI-flooded market, recruiters fill shortlists within the first 48 hours and stop reading the pile. You’ll learn the 15-minute rule to land at the top of the stack before the door slams shut. Timestamps 00:00 - The resume black hole: Why you keep getting ghosted 00:30 - Speed vs. Skill: Why hiring is no longer a meritocracy 00:54 - The myth of the application deadline and how rolling reviews work 01:13 - The Recruiter Attention Span: Why energy plummets after 20 applicants 01:36 - The 48-hour hiring cliff (and the data behind it) 01:52 - Why waiting to reply to a recruiter kills your hiring odds 02:40 - Stop hunting on job boards: The direct company alert strategy 03:01 - The Master Resume System: How to apply in 15 minutes 03:22 - The B+ Rule: Why speed beats perfection every time 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 Speed Game: Why Early Resumes Win

  4. Aug 31

    Stop Treating LinkedIn Like a Resume (You’re Invisible)

    EP 3218 Most professionals treat LinkedIn like a dusty online resume, relying on outdated hacks that actively hurt their reach. LinkedIn's 360Brew AI system demotes engagement bait and fake metrics, rewarding authentic profiles engineered like high-converting landing pages. Fix your headline, summary, and skills today to make recruiters come to you. Timestamps 00:00 – The Death of Old LinkedIn Growth Hacks 00:23 – How the 360Brew AI Algorithm Ranks You 00:57 – Semantic Skill Graphs & "Open to Work" Signals 01:27 – Profile Photo Framework (Why AI Avatars Fail) 01:58 – The 2-Second Headline Hook 02:14 – Writing an "About" Section with the PAS Framework 02:41 – Leveraging the Underutilized Featured Section 03:01 – Beating Dwell-Time Metrics with Content 03:28 – Strategic Job Search Resources

    Stop Treating LinkedIn Like a Resume (You’re Invisible)

  5. Aug 28

    The Reference Check Trap

    EP 3217 You passed the interview, but recruiters use reference checks as a smokescreen to find red flags and kill your job offer. This episode exposes the only two trick questions hiring managers care about and gives you a three-step playbook to prep your references. Stop leaving your career to chance and learn how to secure the final offer. Timestamps 00:00 - The hidden final test of the interview process 00:48 - The biggest myth about why recruiters call your former bosses 01:34 - The recruiter's smokescreen: hunting for red flags and toxic traits 02:26 - The only two reference questions that actually matter 02:54 - The knockout punch: "Would you hire them again?" 03:14 - The psychology trap: "What should their next manager know?" 03:44 - A 3-step game plan to prepare your references and win the job 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 Reference Check Trap

  6. Aug 26

    Picking the Right Side Hustle for Your Cash Timeline

    EP 32316 Stop chasing hyped-up "$500 a day" promises that bleed your bank account and waste your time. Every legitimate gig forces a strict trade-off between payout speed and earning potential. This episode breaks down the raw math of side hustles so you can choose the exact platform that matches your cash needs without getting scammed.Timestamps00:00 – The Real Divide in the Side Hustle Market00:55 – The Baseline Rule for Spotting Upfront Fee Scams01:50 – The Math: Payout Speed vs. Earning Ceilings02:08 – Fast-Cash Gigs: Plasma, Delivery Apps, and Local Labor03:46 – Low-Friction Digital Hustles: Micro-Tasks vs. Asset Rentals04:40 – High-Income Freelancing: The Real Cost of Client Marketplaces06:03 – The Cash Timeline Decision Matrix: What to Pick Right NowABOUT 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.

    Picking the Right Side Hustle for Your Cash Timeline

  7. Aug 24

    Facing Executive Obsolescence vs The AI-Powered Executive

    EP 3215 Relying on backward-looking reports and gut instinct is no longer seasoned leadership—it is an operational bottleneck that will get you replaced. The modern executive must stop managing individual tasks and start architecting automated systems of decision-making to outpace market shifts in real time. If you want to keep your seat in the C-suite, you must learn to pilot the machine instead of competing against it. 00:00 – The Expiration Date on Traditional Executive Leadership 00:23 – Why Backward-Looking Reports Are an Operational Liability 00:59 – Case Study: Meeting-Based Pricing vs. Real-Time Algorithms 01:44 – The Reality of Speed: Why Experience Alone Loses 01:53 – Architecting Systems vs. Competing with Algorithms 02:50 – Shifting from Autopsy Reports to Forward-Looking Predictive Models 03:08 – Deploying Automated Decision Engines (Pricing, Logistics, Leads) 03:35 – Repurposing Intuition: Asking High-Value Strategic Questions 04:25 – Modernizing Your Executive Career and Skill Set 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.

    Facing Executive Obsolescence vs The AI-Powered Executive

  8. Aug 21

    How to Give Two-Week Notice When Your Boss Pushes Back

    EP 3214 You gave your two-week notice, but your boss is guilt-tripping you into staying longer. The hard truth: their staffing timeline is an operational issue for them to solve, not a personal debt you owe. Listen in to get the exact word-for-word scripts to stand your ground, protect your boundaries, and exit cleanly without burning bridges. Timestamps 00:00 – The Two-Week Notice: The Hardest Talk at Work 00:19 – When Your Boss Demands More Time 00:38 – The Two-Week Dilemma: Breaking the Guilt Trip 01:15 – The Hiring Reality (Why It Takes Months to Replace You) 02:06 – Mindset Shift: Why Staffing Isn't Your Problem 02:47 – The Pro Playbook: 3 Steps to Respond with Confidence 03:15 – The Exact Script to Hold Your Ground 03:33 – How to Handle Persistent Pushback (The Broken Record Technique) 03:49 – Offering Help Without Being Taken Advantage Of 04:26 – What to Say When They Ask Where You're Going 04:52 – Professional Standard vs. Personal Favor 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
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2K
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