Career Coach Office Hours: January 9, 2024

I answered questions about #jobsearch.

You can also message me on Linkedin at www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter before a show and I will answer them, too.

00:00 Introduction
01:57 The job market
05:58 If I am asked for references only 1 hour after my in-person interview, is that a good sign?
09:24 Tips on finding jobs for PMP-certified project managers.
11:44 How should a job applicant handle traveling to multiple on-site interviews in the same city?
14:57 How do you leverage your relationship with people who work at your target firm so they send you job openings in the field you are looking for?
16:14 When a firm wants you in person and you are not where they are, what can you do or ask so you don't have to do it in person . . . or if they insist, do you ask for help getting there?
20:34 When I apply for a job and I'm asked to do an assignment, should I ask about the salary first before wasting my time and energy just to find out that the salary is very low?
22:02 JobSearch.Community
24.31 Is it polite to ask about salary in a job interview? Why or why not?
26:32 I have to complete a screening form before they agree to interview me. One question says, "And this is an entry-level position and with that in mind, what salary would you consider?
28:54 What is your biggest weaknesses when it comes to communication? Why?
30:54 They ask your desired salary in a job interview, you mention a figure. Later on you realize what you mentioned was below average. How can you go about it in the 2nd interview?
34:04 Outro

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS Career Advice globally because he makes many things in peoples' careers easier. Those things can involve job search, hiring more effectively, managing and leading better, career transition, as well as advice about resolving workplace issues.

He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 2800 episodes.

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