By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discuss is a Common resume mistake people make who are working in the US under an H-1b visa. This mistake causes people to anger individuals who were there to help them for jobs.
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This is Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I’m referred to as The Big Game Hunter because I’ve been hunting down leaders and staff for organizations for more than 40 years. You know, this video is for people with an H-1B visa and an encouragement to you.
Include your visa status on your resume. Let me be blunt with you. When I get a resume of someone who appears as though they’ve been in the US for only a couple of years, I already know that you’re on a visa.
However, I have to confirm it. Why? Because, very simply, my clients tell me we will or will not transfer a visa. Now, speaking to you, how many of you have ever heard of someone get hired by an employer who didn’t want to do a visa transfer, who, at the beginning of the search, said, no visa transfers, and then turn around and say, you know, this person is so extraordinary, we’ll transfer their visa? Well, it doesn’t happen.
The one miracle case may be exactly that. The one miracle case because, frankly, in my 40 years of doing search, I never heard of one. So, just put it on your resume.
Now, I understand if you don’t have a lot of time left on your visa, there’s a certain urgency that you have. I get that. But, at the same time, understand the impact is you’re wasting a lot of people’s time for no point, for no point whatsoever.
Now, I may run an ad that says, you know, that basically indicates that my clients want people with a legal right to work in the US and are unwilling to transfer a visa. Why are you sending a resume to that? Other people do their version of that. At the end of the day, make it easy for everyone because not doing that is just a huge time suck.
I’m Jeff Altman. Hope you found this helpful. If you did, share it, leave a comment, click the like button.
Do something that lets people know it was worthwhile. Then come over to TheBigGameHunter.us. Go exploring. I’ve got a lot more videos there that will help you find work more quickly.
There’s also articles you can read. There’s podcasts you can listen to to help you with your job search. Again, my website is TheBigGameHunter.us. A couple of final things.
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If we’re not connected on LinkedIn, send a connection request. And that’s true if you’ve got an H1B visa or not, whatever your residency status in the US, I’m very happy to accept a LinkedIn connection request. My one stipulation is I don’t accept them from recruiters.
I don’t accept them from profiles that look like they’re spammers or scammers. My page there is TheBigGameHunter.us. Follow my firm, The Big Game Hunter Incorporated on LinkedIn, because you get notices of jobs I’m working for, as well as new videos. If your current firm is trying to hire someone, send me an email at JeffAltman at TheBigGameHunter.us. Let me know who to contact and whether I should mention your name.
I’d love to help your firm staff positions. Final point. No matter what your residency status is, resumes and LinkedIn profiles need to be perfect these days.
I do critiques. I don’t write them from scratch. Send me a request or order a resume and or profile critique at my website, TheBigGameHunter.us. I’d love to work on your stuff and make it exquisite.
This is Jeff Altman. Have a great day.
Adapt!
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