By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter If you are an information worker or laptop professional aggressively hunting for a role in today’s oversupplied market, your biggest enemy isn’t the economy — it is your own visibility strategy. When desperation peaks, most professionals default to a defensive, low-leverage posture: they toggle the “Open to Work” …
By Tony Restell A recruitment founder with an engaged group of relevant followers and a clear point of view will usually outperform one with 20,000 passive connections and no positioning. That is the real starting point for how to build a recruitment founder brand on LinkedIn. Not more content for the sake of it. Not …
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a question from a viewer about letting a firm know how committed he or she should be to them. Hi, I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. And I received another question from from someone um looking for some advice. So …
By Tony Restell If you’re asking how to choose a B2B social media agency, you’re probably already past the point of wanting more impressions for the sake of it. You want social media to contribute to pipeline, visibility with the right buyers, and a steady flow of commercially relevant conversations. That changes what good looks …
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Connectors have many advantages, not simply in their job search but in their career overall. Michelle Tillis-Ledderman, the author of The Connector’s Advantage discusses how to become a connector and using it throughout your search and your career. BTW, she offers a bonus at the end of the …
By Social-Hire If you are a Partner or Founder at an accountancy practice, this is the question that matters: what should you actually post if you want to win new advisory clients? Most firms are posting regularly. That is not the same as posting strategically. We see plenty of accountancy firms sharing deadline reminders, office …
Thirty years. Three decades of people, partnerships, placements, conversations, celebrations, challenges, and growth. As we celebrate 30 years of About Staffing, we’ve been reflecting on the incredible journey that brought us here — and most importantly, the people who walked alongside us every step of the way. This milestone is not just about business longevity. …
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter For decades, job search relied on a universally accepted currency: the text-based resume. People listed their past responsibilities using action verbs, bullet points, and high-level summaries of their responsibilities. Recruiters skimmed these documents for keywords, and applicant tracking systems (ATS) parsed the text to find a match. But …
By Tony Restell A busy managing director does not need more impressions. They need more conversations with the right buyers. That is why meeting generation from social media matters far more than follower counts, post likes, or vague brand awareness. If social activity is not creating qualified calls, consultation enquiries, demo requests, or event registrations, …
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers this and more. (From the archives) Hi, I’m Jeff Altman, the Big Game Hunter, and I coach people in organizations to play big. Now, the Olympics are on right now. Yay! And athletes from all over the world are competing for …