Since the beginning of JibberJobber there was a cool little feature you may have seen when you added a target company. At the top of the screen you would see this checkbox:
Last week, in the upgrade where we introduced the new Silver level (1,000 contacts and 1,000 target companies for $5/month), we also introduced Phase II of Global Companies. This is a very exciting enhancement for you. Here’s where the idea came from:
When I got laid off, I was fairly new to Salt Lake City. I had only lived here about 18 months, and I spent most of my time either commuting or working… but no networking. The only companies I knew about in the Salt Lake area where those I could see when I drove down the road. In my job search I found out about more companies, specifically, those which posted openings on Monster or in the newspaper.
I knew there were hundreds, maybe thousands of other companies I should know about, some of them with my next job! But I had no idea how to find them. How in the world do you turn over eery rock to find these companies….???
The idea for Global Companies was born, and that’s where you come in. When you check the checkbox, you are sharing certain company information with all JibberJobber users. You won’t share your private information, like how you rank them, notes, log entries, etc. You won’t even share that YOU are the one who added the company to the list of Global companies. You’ll share something like this:
Simply general information. How cool is that, that I can share this with other JibberJobber users? Better yet, I can see with others share, based on where I am targeting (based on the address I have on my own profile):
If I am searching for companies in a different location, say, Seattle, I would simply change the data in the drop down. Or, if I’m going to relocate and know that I’m moving to Seattle, I’ll change my home address under My Account so it always comes up with the Seattle area.
From the image, you can see I can comment on the company, which can help others learn about the company (any information you want to share). The comments will show as anonymous, but if we find trolls or abuses, we’ll have to clean up the junk and figure out what to do with those who are trolls).
I can also rank the company, and have my ranking contribute to an overall ranking for that company. Between the comments and the rankings, this can be an excellent way to share more information about potential target companies with JibberJobber users.
Notice the add icon (
) next to the name of the company. When I click on that icon, I add it to MY PERSONAL list of target companies. So if I find a company that someone else has entered into JibberJobber, and I want to store private information about it, I just click that link and it shows up in my list of Target Companies. That’s where I’ll do things like create notes, action items, log entries, tie people to the company, etc.
If I want to get more comprehensive information about the company, I simply click on the name of the company and it takes me to a page with the shared information, comments, ranking, and even a Google Map with directions to MY HOUSE to the company, miles between us and estimated driving time!! How cool is that?
We encourage you to share your companies as a Global Company. You can either do this when you first set up the company, or when you edit the company, by clicking on that checkbox at the top.
Or, on the Company Detail Page, you’ll see a new icon:
When you click on this icon, it will make that company a Global Company.
Remember, no other JibberJobber user will know that you added the company as a Global Company, or how you ranked them, or what your comments were.
Cool? Powerful? We think so! Simply login to JibberJobber, mouse over the Companies Menu Item, and click on Global Companies at the bottom!
Jason this is a great feature!
Although I’m not in a job search, I did try this new feature and found a number of innovative technology companies that I always assumed were in Silicon Valley and not in my home state of New Jersey!
This feature has really helped me to expand my list of future target companies.
Thanks!
This was a really useful feature as I tried it while searching for some part time work. My friends and I were looking out for part time jobs in accounting and MIS .We could use this feature to share and exchange info while we were all logged in to jibber jobber.