Social Networking vs. UnSocial Networking
Many years ago, when I was setting up the categories for this blog, I created a category called “UNsocial Networking.” I’m sure I giggled when I put it into the …
UNsocial Networking
What can a poor job seeker give?
When I was in transition (the classy way of saying I was out of work) I felt like my hands were tied. The experts talked about giving to our network, …
I triple-dog dare you to pick up the phone TODAY
I somehow got turned on to Ari’s Take, an awesome blog of Ari Herstand. Ari is a musician who blogs about how to make money as an indie musician. I’ve …
Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare?
I’ve run JibberJobber since 2006 and have found that January through March or April is the time when most people are (finally!) really serious about their own career management. December …
Never again say: “I lost my job.” Instead, say this:
A few years ago I was inspired to write a post suggesting we don’t talk about or refer to “job security.” The idea was that there is no such thing …
How to make me really, really want to help you (awesome networking tip)
This is something I’ve blogged about and talked about quite a bit, but yesterday I got an email that reminded me of how powerful this technique is. And when I …
Psychology of Job Hunting: The Recruiting Animal – Free all day today
The Recruiting Animal told me this would be free all day today, as a follow-up to yesterday’s Ask The Expert call with him: The Psychology of Job Hunting If you miss …
Informational Interviews can be SO VERY effective
I am a huge, huge, huge fan of informational interviews. If you don’t believe in them I’m guessing you don’t know how to do them right (there is more than …
JibberJobber Features in Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies (again)
I got the 2nd Edition of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies. JibberJobber moved from page 34 to page 31! Woot! Actually, that is coincidental, not by merit. But …
Two Success Tips from Aaron Pitman (millionaire before 30)
On Mashable you can read How I Became Rich Before 30 and How You Can Too. I love his two tips. Read the article for context and to hear it …