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This is what Ask The Headhunter is all about! Real questions submitted by real job seekers (and employers) about real, daunting problems and challenges they face, answered by Ask The Headhunter host Nick Corcodilos. Don’t miss each column’s Comments section, where the entire ATH community piles on for lively debate and to share insights, stories and advice that’s often better than Nick’s! Got a Q? Submit it to Nick!


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Manager talked a blue streak in my interview

Question What do you think of managers who interview by talking a blue streak? I interviewed with the VP of Technology in a good company. I followed your advice about…

over-worked

Over-worked, about to crash & burn

Question I am extremely valuable to my employer, working 55-60 hours a week and too close to burn-out for comfort. I’m curious what else is out there, but don’t have…

not hired

I was not hired, and I love it

Question I want to share a wonderful story about how I didn’t get a job. I interviewed and was not hired. Although the job was through a recruiter and my…

wrong-job

I took the wrong job. What now?

Question I just started a new job that might be the wrong job. My new employer lured me away from a very good job at a very good company, and…

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Fired 6 times. I need help

Question My question is about my recent inability to keep a job. I have over 20 years’ experience in corporate management. I was with a great company for 9 years…

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How do I know what jobs I want?

Question I’m enjoying reading How Can I Change Careers? and I have a question. How do I know what jobs I want? A big part of your book is finding…

hot jobs

Beware the hot jobs of 2024

Question Normally there’s a question from a reader here, but this week’s column was stimulated by a news reporter who’s doing an article about hot jobs in 2024. She asked…

top execs

Are top execs different?

Question I’ve read your Fearless Job Hunting books and I think you make a lot of good points that I believe will help the majority of people — but I’m…

backstabbing co-worker

My backstabbing co-worker

Question I’ve made lateral moves to align my interests and strengths with the emerging needs of my employer. It requires concerted effort in an environment that lacks any real professional…

time to quit your job

6 signs it’s time to quit your job

Question I’m feeling very “bleh” about my job but I can’t put my finger on the problem. I think I want to quit and move on. But I don’t want…

blacklisted

Have I been blacklisted in my job search?

Question I work in legal compliance in a growing industry. My skills are in demand and up to date. But I’m struggling to get anyone’s attention and I remain unemployed…

when hiring

When hiring, don’t send in the clowns

Question It happened again last week. We brought in a candidate for a senior marketing position that pays very well. The candidate showed up, met with our personnel office for…

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Maybe you shouldn’t hire me?

Question So we all know the “What’s your salary expectation?” question. I was talking to a very nice recruiter who asked me that on our first call. I said $X….

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Enthusiasm, Persistence & Intelligence

Question The prevalence of the “keyword approach” to selecting job candidates to interview seems to leave a gaping hole in how companies recruit — and it certainly doesn’t reveal the…

job-offer fallacy

The job-offer fallacy: A deadly assumption

Question A friend ignored my advice and fell into the job-offer fallacy. He was so thrilled to get a job offer he wanted that he cancelled two other interviews. I…

getting in the door

Getting in the door and past HR

Question I have changed my approach to employers. I know I’m taking a risk, but I really believe what you teach, that succumbing to “the HR screen” almost always diminishes…

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Top 5 Job Search Questions & Advice

Hello, All! The Ask The Headhunter website and weekly newsletter have been on hiatus since the end of April because I couldn’t type. Surgery for a torn rotator cuff (shoulder)…

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