From Bloomberg TV,  March 5, 2010:
Nick talks about “the jobs numbers” and shifting hiring trends
with news anchors Lori Rothman and Mark Crumpton.

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Discussion: February 23, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter
In today’s newsletter a reader takes an interview with a company that wants to “meet and talk in general,” with no indication there’s a specific opportunity on deck. No problem, I say to the reader. It’s good to meet new people. But when the company brings you back for a [...]

Discussion: February 23, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter
In today’s newsletter, a reader asks for advice:
What’s with the psychological multiple-choice questions in job applications? What are they looking for and what do I do when I don’t “test well” with these kinds of questions? I’m a great employee, but these tests mess with my brain! Are there [...]

Discussion: February 9, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter
In today’s Q&A column a reader wonders whether it’s better to be unemployed and job hunting full time, or to explain why he’s underemployed and jumping ship so quickly for the job he really wants. Do managers care? Does it make a difference?
I outline three different risks in my reply. [...]

Sometimes an idea gets a point on it when there’s a story to tell…
Chris Walker is an “ATH Regular” from Ohio. He is a Training and Placement Specialist at the Senior Employment Center in Akron. That means Chris helps seniors find jobs. He just sent me this note, which made my day:
Nick,
One of my recent grads [...]

Discussion: February 2, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter
In today’s edition a reader asks how to deal with a job offer that has a three-month starting delay. The candidate is interested in the job but cannot start work immediately. But there are risks in accepting the offer today — what if a better deal comes up in [...]

Honest, I don’t wake up every morning wondering, How can I slam TheLadders today? But TheLadders just seems to keep tripping over its own questionable practices.
I received a query from a reporter who’s working on a story about the perils of job hunting:
I am looking for job seekers, recruiters or hiring managers who can talk [...]

When I first started publishing Ask The Headhunter online in 1995, the most popular and frustrating question I’d get from readers was, How can I write a really great resume that will get me an interview?
My answer was simple: Throw your resume in the garbage. Don’t use a resume. A resume is a crutch. A dumb [...]

Discussion: January 19, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter
In today’s Q&A a reader lost a precious job offer because she let a “headhunter” get involved:
My daughter recently got a job offer from a Fortune 100 company. When her headhunter sent them a bill, the company withdrew the offer. They said their policy excludes headhunters. Something doesn’t sound [...]

Is the job market picking up? If headhunter activity is any measure (and I’m not sure it is), then maybe hiring activity is on the upswing…
A reader asks:
A recruiter I know (but have never met in person) called me about a position. I told him I was interested based on the description, reporting chain, location [...]