Comments on: JibberJobber is NOT your Job Search Silver Bullet

By: Robert Dagnall

Robert Dagnall — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:16:28 +0000

Steven, that’s probably a good suggestion for modeling one’s job search: use a form you’re familiar with.

If you’re a Project Manager, use project tools, Gantt charts, etc.
If you’re a Sales Manager, establish a lead tracking system, metrics for # of calls made daily, etc.
If you’re in Marketing, plan it as you would a campaign for a client or product.

And if you feel you’re on familiar ground by doing this, you might avoid the creeping anxiety that brings so many to a standstill in their searches.

Robert

By: Steven Savage

Steven Savage — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:25:51 +0000

Ernie, that’s actually a point Orville Pearson makes in his “The Unwritten rules of the highly effective job search” It really is a project like anything else – with timelines, goals, etc.

I’m biased of course – I’m a Project Manager.

By: Ernie Perez

Ernie Perez — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:57:11 +0000

Right on! A key to success in your job search is managing , organizing, and focusing your effort much like you would do for a project at work.

By: Steven Savage

Steven Savage — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:55:22 +0000

I’m tired of people expecting silver bullets because of two reasons
1) They expect them, which is niave.
2) They get lazy, expecting they’ll find one, which is, well lazy.

I think we’re wrong to call it a “Job Search.” We should call it a “Search Job” because finding a new job IS a job. It’s work.

By: Sophie Lagacé

Sophie Lagacé — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:46:54 +0000

Robert wrote it before I could. Rarely can you ever point to a single thing that gets you The Job. You know, something you did or had or used that was the only factor in getting you employed. That’s not going to happen. When I undertook job searches, every time, I had to do many things and do them better. For any given job search, you probably need to:

- Improve your resume
- Get up to date on the market
- Improve some professional skills
- Check with your network
- Upgrade your wardrobe
- Brush up on your interview technique
- Do a whole lot of footwork, research, comparisons, information tracking
- Get some means of covering your basic expenses
- Care for your emotional and mental health and your family’s

So you have many different tasks that require different tools. Pointing to any single one of them and expecting it is The Tool that will get you a job is downright stupid. JibberJobber won’t get you job, nor will your resume, nor LinkedIn, nor the one meet-and-greet you just attended. Your entire toolbox and a lot of work on your part (and some luck) are what will get you the job.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:47:03 +0000

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By: Robert Dagnall

Robert Dagnall — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:08:49 +0000

There are no silver bullets. Stop looking for them. Same applies to guaranteed tricks, shortcuts, and the like.

JibberJobber will not perform your job search for you.

Also, Santa Claus isn’t real.