Comments on: Does your Parachute have HOLES? http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Day 2: My Blogging Secrets http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-243407 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Day 2: My Blogging Secrets Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:07:47 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-243407 [...] Last November I kind of went off-brand for a post where I felt very ranty. It was titled Does your parachute have HOLES and I kind of slammed a team member from Richard Nelson Bolles’ What Color Is Your Parachute team. [...] [...] Last November I kind of went off-brand for a post where I felt very ranty. It was titled Does your parachute have HOLES and I kind of slammed a team member from Richard Nelson Bolles’ What Color Is Your Parachute team. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 Jason Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:04:47 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1889 Thanks Scot - it really is amazing what is happening in the blogosphere. For those that don't know Scot, he recently got accepted as an author for <a target="_new" href="http://scotherrick.com/bizblog/2006/11/14/b5media-launches-business-channel/" rel="nofollow">B5Media</a>. Congrats Scot!! Thanks Scot – it really is amazing what is happening in the blogosphere. For those that don’t know Scot, he recently got accepted as an author for B5Media. Congrats Scot!!

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1888 Scot Herrick Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:52:55 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1888 And this experience tells all of us why a lot of on-the-ground thought leadership -- on a bunch of different topics, not just this one -- is happening in blogs. Too many "experts" forgot about the people actually doing the work... Nice rant, Jason. Seriously. Scot And this experience tells all of us why a lot of on-the-ground thought leadership — on a bunch of different topics, not just this one — is happening in blogs.

Too many “experts” forgot about the people actually doing the work…

Nice rant, Jason. Seriously.

Scot

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Jason Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:22:49 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1763 Rob - BoringBlahBlah.com is also available ;) Mike - let's continue to mix things up! It really has been quite fun! Carl - yes indeed, you are contributing to this, as is Rob Merrill... I guess I'm ranting more about the government folks, university counselors, and some authors :) :) etc. And I won't be so ignorant as to suggest that I'm alone in this crusade, which started for very personal reasons (perhaps because I was jobless and had nothing else to do?) - there are some excellent bloggers and champions of helping people understand and become more secure! Rob – BoringBlahBlah.com is also available ;)

Mike – let’s continue to mix things up! It really has been quite fun!

Carl – yes indeed, you are contributing to this, as is Rob Merrill… I guess I’m ranting more about the government folks, university counselors, and some authors :) :) etc.

And I won’t be so ignorant as to suggest that I’m alone in this crusade, which started for very personal reasons (perhaps because I was jobless and had nothing else to do?) – there are some excellent bloggers and champions of helping people understand and become more secure!

]]> By: Restaurant Recruiter http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Restaurant Recruiter Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:28:41 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1743 "Why is nobody helping me understand the true nature of a recruiter relationship, and how to work with recruiters? And any chance you can introduce me to your 3 favorite recruiters that can help me now and forever?" Hey Jason, I'm doing my best. Check out my series <a href="http://cecsearch.com/WordPress/2006/11/15/10-ways-to-make-recruiters-love-you-part-2/" rel="nofollow">10 Ways to Make Recruiters Love You</a>. It is sad that you meet resistance to change and innovation but it's a fact of life. 3 X 5 cards indeed. :-P “Why is nobody helping me understand the true nature of a recruiter relationship, and how to work with recruiters? And any chance you can introduce me to your 3 favorite recruiters that can help me now and forever?”

Hey Jason, I’m doing my best. Check out my series 10 Ways to Make Recruiters Love You.

It is sad that you meet resistance to change and innovation but it’s a fact of life. 3 X 5 cards indeed. :-P

]]> By: Mike Murray http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Mike Murray Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1736 It's because the "foremost leaders in this field" aren't writing for the average person getting a job - they're usually people like Ferrazzi who have a network of high-powered people. That doesn't usually lend itself to being cutting edge (though KF is quite cutting edge himself... just not many of the others). I think that the real cutting edge on a lot of this stuff is to be found in the blogs and podcasts like this one (and my own, I hope ;). I'm all for the ranting, but as I see it, I think it's our solemn duty to take the world by storm and mix things up out in that stuffy old world. It’s because the “foremost leaders in this field” aren’t writing for the average person getting a job – they’re usually people like Ferrazzi who have a network of high-powered people. That doesn’t usually lend itself to being cutting edge (though KF is quite cutting edge himself… just not many of the others).

I think that the real cutting edge on a lot of this stuff is to be found in the blogs and podcasts like this one (and my own, I hope ;) .

I’m all for the ranting, but as I see it, I think it’s our solemn duty to take the world by storm and mix things up out in that stuffy old world.

]]> By: Robert Merrill http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 Robert Merrill Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:11:27 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1735 Ooh. Here's some other new brand names: - KindaLikeLinkedIn.com - Electronic4x6cards.com - NetworkingForProfessionals.com - Stuffy-and-corporate-stuff.com - BlahblahNetworkingStuff.com - LikeAnExcelSpreadsheetForJobHunting.com You like? :) Ooh. Here’s some other new brand names:

- KindaLikeLinkedIn.com
- Electronic4x6cards.com
- NetworkingForProfessionals.com
- Stuffy-and-corporate-stuff.com
- BlahblahNetworkingStuff.com
- LikeAnExcelSpreadsheetForJobHunting.com

You like? :)

]]> By: Robert Merrill http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/11/15/does-your-parachute-have-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1733 Robert Merrill Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:03:44 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/207#comment-1733 Maybe acceptance will be higher if you rebrand jibberjobber under a stale, stuffy corporate brand like \"boringjobsearchtool.com\" That will impress academia-types :) You asked: <blockquote>Why is this? Why are the foremost leaders in this field not able to pick up on new technology? Why are they adverse to talking to companies like JibberJobber, or at least fairly assessing what is out there?</blockquote> My opinion is <em>either:</em> <ol> <li>They are not the industry-experts they claim to be, and they are simply copying what works <em>in their opinion</em> and makes enough general sense to sell books</li> <li>They are not just OK with the status-quo, they are <em>promoting it</em>... e.g. the <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"what is CYA?\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_your_ass\" rel="nofollow">C.Y.A.</a> approach to job-security: Actively <strong>Prevent</strong> innovation so that nobody can say you\'re not valuable anymore.</li> <li>They feel like (for whatever reason) you\'re just \"selling\" them something, and they\'re not perceiving value for themselves in opening up to you.</li> </ol> Maybe acceptance will be higher if you rebrand jibberjobber under a stale, stuffy corporate brand like \”boringjobsearchtool.com\” That will impress academia-types :)

You asked:

Why is this? Why are the foremost leaders in this field not able to pick up on new technology? Why are they adverse to talking to companies like JibberJobber, or at least fairly assessing what is out there?

My opinion is either:

They are not the industry-experts they claim to be, and they are simply copying what works in their opinion and makes enough general sense to sell books
They are not just OK with the status-quo, they are promoting it… e.g. the C.Y.A. approach to job-security: Actively Prevent innovation so that nobody can say you\’re not valuable anymore.
They feel like (for whatever reason) you\’re just \”selling\” them something, and they\’re not perceiving value for themselves in opening up to you.

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