How To Organize Your Job Search (1): Contacts
In JibberJobber we intentionally put the order of the menu items like this: Notice how Network (contacts) is before job postings? Indeed, even Companies (target companies) is before job postings. …
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JobMob Guest Blogging Contest – 5 Slots Left!
I normally don’t like to post twice in one day but I have to make an exception today so you have enough time to act on this. There are 5 …
Networking is an Investment
Rita Carey, career consulting and leadership coach, left a great comment on my post about networking (does it work?) post on Friday. Her entire comment is worth reading but I …
Humanities ≠ Jobs… what?
When I was choosing my major I figured I should major in something that would help me land a job. I was pretty short-sighted and didn’t quite understand what that …
What Do Recruiters Talk About At Conferences?
I think it’s intriguing to learn about what recruiters talk, and learn, about. Understanding what they are paying money for and what they are trying to incorporate into their business …
How to Prepare for a Layoff
This is what I get in my email every day… a Google Alert on the work “layoffs”: I wonder about those 2,000 employees for the Royal Bank of Scott (RBS), …
Networking Doesn’t Work (part II) – agree?
A couple of years ago I wrote a blog post called Networking Doesn’t Work. It’s a good post 🙂 Just yesterday someone left the following comment: “Networking” is the most …
JibberJobber Testimonial: “I will continue using JibberJobber…”
Last week I got this fantabulous message from a JibberJobber user. I really appreciate the time people spend to share this type of feedback. This was out-of-the-blue, unsolicited. Hi, I …
Networking: How “The Fourth Degree” Works
On my JibberJobber user webinar I share a lot of job search, networking, branding and other career management ideas I’ve picked up along the way. One of my most favorite …
Yes Indeed, You Do Have A (Personal) Brand
Every once in a while I hear the negative about personal branding. I’ve seen blog posts from really big/influential (in their space) bloggers who say that “personal branding” is a …