Break Down Expert Job Search Advice (say NO to the ATS!)
Let’s dig into the post from yesterday, and dissect some of Louise Kursmark’s advice. It’s a short article, but there’s simple stuff that every job seeker needs to be doing. …
Job Seeker Advocates
What Is an ATS? Should You Care? #jobsearch #resume
For a few years the new buzz word in training for resume writers is how to write a resume to get through the ATS system. ATS is “applicant tracking system,” …
Ask The Experts: Who Do You Want To Hear From?
The monthly Ask The Experts calls were some of the funnest interviews I’ve done since I started JibberJobber. Below is a list of past interviews – I know there is …
How To: Use a Contact Manager (JibberJobber is a Contact Manager)
I’m reading David Bradford’s book Up Your Game, and on page 41 he talks about using a contact manager. David is the consummate networker who has also had a terrific …
How to Explain a Sabbatical If You Were Taking Care of an Ailing Parent or Loved One
Last week I was doing a LinkedIn consultation with a professional who had taken time (a couple of years?) off to care for her father. She has had a fantastic, …
Find a Career You Love Webinar (Anna Runyan)
Yesterday TheMuse.com author and career coach Anna Runyan included JibberJobber in her 10 Job Search Tricks That Will Change Everything You’ve Been Doing article. She said to “use JibberJobber to …
An Interview with Jeff Browning (Austin Ventures) and Liz Handlin (Ultimate Resumes)
I get Liz Handlin’s newsletter. She gave me permission to post this from her newsletter… I thought it was interesting. Liz says these are her questions and his answers over …
Venture Capitalists Are Like Job Seekers: Looking, Networking, Following-Up
And guess what they use to do all of that? A relationship management tool. Not JibberJobber, because JibberJobber is not optimized for what they need to do (many people in …
Interview Follow-up Checklist (Mary Elizabeth Bradford)
Here’s an article on the Careerealism site by my friend Mary Elizabeth Bradford: The Best Interview Follow Up Checklist Her points (read the article because she has more details): Find …
Why Veterans Aren’t Getting Hired
I saw this blog post somewhere… I thought it was going to be a junky, unqualified article written by an entry level writer or someone who was writing nine points …