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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!
Is this employer a Mickey Mouse operation?
How can you figure out whether a company is a Mickey Mouse operation before you start working there? A reader wants to know, in the November 17, 2020 Ask The…
Do LinkedIn recommendations, endorsements & connections matter?
A reader admits there’s fake stuff in LinkedIn Recommendations and asks whether these “networking” tools really work, in the November 10, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question How important are…
Before you risk your references
A reader wonders whether it’s right that employers demand references before the employer even talks to the candidate, in the November 3, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question After I…
We don’t need any stinking cover letters
A reader dreads having to write a cover letter for an employer, and asks what to do in the October 20, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question I hate cover…
Ghosting: Hard lessons about recruiters & employers
Two readers frustrated about ghosting by recruiters and employers learn how to apply two tests, in the October 13, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question #1 Twice in the last…
What education does the employer want?
A reader isn’t sure a new college degree or other education is going to guarantee a career or a job, in the October 6, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question…
How can I negotiate for this job?
A reader doesn’t know how much is too much to negotiate for, in the September 29, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question I’m on the cusp of getting a job…
You mean the recruiter isn’t the hiring manager?
A reader wants to hear from the hiring manager, not from a recruiter, in the September 22, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question I need to change employers after almost…
2 magic questions to ask every interviewer
A reader asks for help dealing with an interviewer’s questions over video, in the September 15, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question After I passed a phone screen with an…
Career advice for high school kids
A reader asks for help giving career advice to a high school kid who is about to enter the real world, in the September 1, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter.…
Am I underpaid?
A reader may be underpaid but doesn’t really know. Let’s explore how to find out in the August 25, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question I want to change jobs…
Can they find out I was fired from my last job?
A reader worries that getting fired means not being able to get a new job, in the August 18, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question If a person has been…
Another exploding job offer
A reader’s entire family gets seriously hurt by the fallout from an exploding job offer in the August 11, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question A few weeks ago my…
Am I good enough for a higher-level job?
A reader faces a crisis of self-confidence when considering a higher-level job in the August 4, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question How can a programmer know that they’re good…
Do I need the job offer in writing?
A reader needs a reality check about job offers, in the July 28, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question How important is getting the job offer in writing? And specifically…
Get feedback from your boss early and often
A reader has gotten no feedback at work and wonders what will happen at a performance review, in the July 21, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question I’ve been at…
Over-Worked: Boss is killing us softly
A reader who manages a shrinking team asks how much extra work the remaining workers can possibly do, in the July 14, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question My boss…
Predictions for post-pandemic job market
A reader asks what will be different in the job market in the June 30, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question The coronavirus pandemic is a game-changer for the job…
I stopped shortchanging myself and my career
A reader who’s been shortchanging their potential has an epiphany in the June 23, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question You get a lot of questions. I thought you might…
Headhunter demands I quit my job before his client will interview me
In the June 16, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter an executive gets an ultimatum from a headhunter. Question I am an executive at a large U.S. bank. I was approached…
Which managers hire the best?
In the June 9, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter a manager asks how managers hire. Question When you’re hiring, how do you know who you want to hire? By that…
Too busy to hunt for a job
In the June 2, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter a reader worries about being too busy to find a new job. Question Before this coronavirus thing hit I had decided…
A Top 10 Stupid Interview Question: What’s your biggest weakness?
In the May 19, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter a reader grapples with the biggest weakness and with trick questions. Question It just happened again. An interviewer asked me one…
Guest Voices: The bogus-ness of employment at-will
SPECIAL EDITION In the May 12, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter we launch the new Guest Voices section and get a lawyer’s view of employment at-will. Top executives don’t often…
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