By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
– Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report about new jobs created was +139000. Higher than anticipated but lower than what was occurring in the last year of the Biden Administration. The difference is not tariffs or anything else you may be fed. It is because government hiring has stopped. When I would read these reports in the past, it was common to see +40000 or so government jobs. Add those in, and the report is +179000. In fact there was -22000 government jobs.
Healthcare jobs increased by 62000, leisure and hospitality was $48000, and social services was +16000. Add it up, and we are at 126000 of the 139000 new jobs. Leisure and hospitality was +30000 for restaurants and drinking establishments, which means the rest may be camp counselors. It also means LinkedIn users continue to find it difficult to find work.
My current services are designed to help people find their next role more quickly than they might otherwise. Whether it is the information I freely share here or elsewhere, the video courses, books and guides I offer inexpensively, the podcast I continue to deliver (launched in November 2010, No BS Job Search Advice Radio has more than 3000 episodes), my YouTube channel, the course presentations I do, or the coaching I continue to do, people need help with finding work and succeeding at it.
People need help. The layoff notices are still coming through the feed. I encourage you to do something simple. Share their posts to your feed without expectation. Share mine for the information may help someone turn a corner and help them land. Subscribe if you haven’t already. Click the like button. Comment. Do things to help others in need of finding work like tagging people you know when you see a job that may fit them.
Last week, I released new content including:
Determination and Satisfaction https://wp.me/p4aIk1-fLc
Why Are You Putting Up With It? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-2P3
Everything Works in Job Search https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lAk
6 Ways to Know It’s Time to Go https://wp.me/p4aIk1-ezV
What Recruiters Know That You Don’t: Make Your Resume ATS Friendly https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lIH
What Recruiters Know That You Don’t: The Importance of Tailoring https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lId
Commitment and Second Chances https://wp.me/p4aIk1-fBH
10 Remote Tech Jobs You Can Do From Home https://youtu.be/G_rmMYH2_e8
Exercise and Diet While Unemployed https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lDv
The Looming White-Collar AI Bloodbath https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n2R
Would You Interview You? Check Your Socials https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n2z
Signals an Executive Should Explore a Job Change or Career Pivot https://wp.me/p4aIk1-7T7
Tips To Help You Nail Your Next Interview https://wp.me/p4aIk1-l7S
Interview Questions: Give Me an Example of a Time You Took a Risk & Failed https://youtu.be/WSDR2HyDG8s
It May Be Time for You to Leave If https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lAI
Focus Interview Answers on Employer Needs, Not Yours https://wp.me/p4aIk1-f1t
3 Feet from Gold … with a Twist https://wp.me/p4aIk1-fLe
Graduating? The One Thing You Need to Practice https://wp.me/p4aIk1-4tL
A Bird in the Hand . . . https://wp.me/p4aIk1-2MD
Quantify Your Value https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lAM
The Warren Buffet Quote of the Day https://wp.me/p4aIk1-h9j
LinkedIn Mistakes: The Skimpy Profile https://youtu.be/Q5oQk8bEI3A
If You Practice Answering No Other interview Question, Practice This One https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lAU
No BS Career Advice: June 1, 2025 https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n4i
Giving Up Is Easy. Success? That’s Earned. https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n3O
Why Are You Making So Much Money? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-HR
Don’t Forget These Groups for Networking https://wp.me/p4aIk1-2Gh
Another Job Search Lesson from “The Godfather” https://youtu.be/0xWdocHyhMc
Interviewing? Do You Wear Glasses? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-fdJ
Common Job Interview Mistakes https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n5f
How to Find the Hiring Manager https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n5p
A Cute Salary Negotiation Tip https://wp.me/p4aIk1-2MB
Tough Interview Questions: What Interests You About This Job? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-d6O
Getting Past the No’s https://youtu.be/bbCwJ9eWig0
They Offered That? What Really Offended You About Their Offer. https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n4u
The Importance Of Personal Branding In The Workplace https://wp.me/p4aIk1-hzg
You Don’t Set Your Worth. The Brutal Truth. https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n5F
How to Land a Job in Your Dream Location | Ideas and Insider Stories https://wp.me/p4aIk1-d4C
What Recruiters Look for in a Resume https://wp.me/p4aIk1-k75
Tough Interview Questions: What Interests You About This Job? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-d6O
“You Don’t Have a Lot of Experience With . . . https://youtu.be/lAvFkeVmby4
A Summary of The ADP Jobs Report for May 2025 https://wp.me/p4aIk1-nbH
Why Personal Branding Matters https://wp.me/p4aIk1-lK8
How Do You Make Time For an Interview When You Already Have a Job? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-n5S
How to Find Any Email Address FAST! https://wp.me/p4aIk1-d4C
What Interests You About This Job? (The Second Way to Answer) https://wp.me/p4aIk1-d6R
Tough Interview Questions: What Interests You About This Job? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-d6O
The Job Interview Over Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner https://wp.me/p4aIk1-5y
Give Endorsements to Get Endorsements on LinkedIn https://youtu.be/sc-iboipp9I
The skills needed to find a job are different from those needed to do a job. You may be great at what you do, but job hunting, especially during difficult times is very different than being a good employee.
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