Comments for JibberJobber Blog http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog advocacy for the job seeker Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:58:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by Nancy B http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336209 Nancy B Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:26:48 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336209 Great followup on a great post... looks like you have a blossoming career in corporate social profile management! Great followup on a great post… looks like you have a blossoming career in corporate social profile management!

]]> Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by The Simple Job Search » Blog Archive » Blog and Twitter Job Search Tip http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336130 The Simple Job Search » Blog Archive » Blog and Twitter Job Search Tip Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:57:54 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336130 [...] Read Jason’s blog post here, then come back and get my tips on how to adapt it to your job search. [...] [...] Read Jason’s blog post here, then come back and get my tips on how to adapt it to your job search. [...]

]]> Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by Kevin Donlin http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336128 Kevin Donlin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:46:04 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336128 Jason, Very cool! This can be adapted to almost any smart person's job search as follows: 1) Find a decision maker at a firm you want to work for; this is easier with smaller companies, obviously. Begin at Linkedin, since almost everybody is there. 2) "Start work before you're hired" by doing something that showcases ths skills/expertise you'd get paid to use if you were an employee. In your case, you displayed your expert knowledge of Linkedin. 3) Blog about it. 4) Give away the information to the target employer. Start by Tweeting to someone at the firm; email a few hours later. Call if you're gutsy. Snail mail without fail, just to be sure. 5) If you can't have a conversation that leads to an interview after 3 tries, email me, because I'd love to help with what you're doing -- kevin at thesimplejobsearch.com :-) Jason,

Very cool! This can be adapted to almost any smart person’s job search as follows:

1) Find a decision maker at a firm you want to work for; this is easier with smaller companies, obviously. Begin at Linkedin, since almost everybody is there.

2) “Start work before you’re hired” by doing something that showcases ths skills/expertise you’d get paid to use if you were an employee. In your case, you displayed your expert knowledge of Linkedin.

3) Blog about it.

4) Give away the information to the target employer. Start by Tweeting to someone at the firm; email a few hours later. Call if you’re gutsy. Snail mail without fail, just to be sure.

5) If you can’t have a conversation that leads to an interview after 3 tries, email me, because I’d love to help with what you’re doing — kevin at thesimplejobsearch.com :-)

]]> Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by Steve Levy http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336115 Steve Levy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:11:16 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336115 J, the underlying issue here is whether the culture of an organization is receptive to non-standard channels of communication. I posted on my RBC blog this simple question: Do the companies on Forbes' 200 Best Small Companies to Work list also have better than average recruiting functions? Same question would hold for larger companies - my guess is that the recruiting strategy DOES NOT factor into the equation... You found one that really does take employment brand seriously AND is using some of the latest technology to manage the brand. Great for you! J, the underlying issue here is whether the culture of an organization is receptive to non-standard channels of communication. I posted on my RBC blog this simple question: Do the companies on Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies to Work list also have better than average recruiting functions? Same question would hold for larger companies - my guess is that the recruiting strategy DOES NOT factor into the equation…

You found one that really does take employment brand seriously AND is using some of the latest technology to manage the brand. Great for you!

]]> Comment on When You Have No More Money, What Do You Do? by Helen Clement http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/09/when-you-have-no-more-money-what-do-you-do/#comment-336111 Helen Clement Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:17 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1626#comment-336111 Most communities have one or more food banks. In my experience they are privately run by volunteers, sometimes churches but not always. Often you don't need to fill out forms but just go there and ask, or show up at the weekly time and place, in order to receive one or more bags of groceries. The groceries will vary in quality and usability, but they can be very, very helpful, especially when you have kids. By the way, sometimes you don't even need to be out of work, but only out of money -- we were helped once when my then-husband was freelancing regularly but his client was delaying payment. Most communities have one or more food banks. In my experience they are privately run by volunteers, sometimes churches but not always. Often you don’t need to fill out forms but just go there and ask, or show up at the weekly time and place, in order to receive one or more bags of groceries. The groceries will vary in quality and usability, but they can be very, very helpful, especially when you have kids. By the way, sometimes you don’t even need to be out of work, but only out of money — we were helped once when my then-husband was freelancing regularly but his client was delaying payment.

]]> Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by Daniel Johnson, Jr. http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336108 Daniel Johnson, Jr. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:49:50 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336108 Twitter has enabled me to have some really great connections with others. I wound up founding a group in Cincinnati where we meet once a month to talk about new and social media technologies and have some face-to-face networking. Just one of the many great things of value that I've obtained from Twitter. Twitter has enabled me to have some really great connections with others. I wound up founding a group in Cincinnati where we meet once a month to talk about new and social media technologies and have some face-to-face networking.

Just one of the many great things of value that I’ve obtained from Twitter.

]]> Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by Thom Allen http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336107 Thom Allen Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:41:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336107 Jason, great post. I guess this goes to show, you can get in front of anyone with a little effort. I'm glad to see more and more companies embrace platforms like Twitter to engage with their customers. It's a topic I'm going to cover at length in my presentation at the <a href="http://www.wasatchbusinessconference.com">Wasatch Business Conference</a> in a few weeks. Get out from behind the counter and shake some hands. Thom Allen Jason, great post. I guess this goes to show, you can get in front of anyone with a little effort.

I’m glad to see more and more companies embrace platforms like Twitter to engage with their customers. It’s a topic I’m going to cover at length in my presentation at the Wasatch Business Conference in a few weeks. Get out from behind the counter and shake some hands.

Thom Allen

]]> Comment on Yesterday My Blog Post Went To The Southwest Airlines CEO by Ash http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/10/yesterday-my-blog-post-went-to-the-southwest-airlines-ceo/#comment-336104 Ash Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:32:22 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1635#comment-336104 That's a great example of how to use Twitter or any social media site. So many people are talking about the theory of using social media (including myself at times) and you've created a perfect scenario through example. Nice job! I realized, yesterday, that Twitter is my Facebook/Myspace. You know, the place where you hang out all day and spend time following links, stories, ideas, etc. I encourage anyone on my blog, Facebook, Myspace, etc. to come follow me on Twitter because that's where I am. That's where I interact. That's where I can respond whether I'm at the computer or in the car (but not while driving, of course). Um. Yeah. So Twitter it up. That’s a great example of how to use Twitter or any social media site. So many people are talking about the theory of using social media (including myself at times) and you’ve created a perfect scenario through example. Nice job!

I realized, yesterday, that Twitter is my Facebook/Myspace. You know, the place where you hang out all day and spend time following links, stories, ideas, etc. I encourage anyone on my blog, Facebook, Myspace, etc. to come follow me on Twitter because that’s where I am. That’s where I interact. That’s where I can respond whether I’m at the computer or in the car (but not while driving, of course). Um. Yeah. So Twitter it up.

]]> Comment on Building Your Personal Brand Without A Blog - 1 of 3 by social media monitoring http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2007/08/16/building-your-personal-brand-without-a-blog-1-of-3/#comment-335955 social media monitoring Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:03:43 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/838#comment-335955 I think getting an article published on someone elses site adds more credibility to the article and in turn the branding image you wish to portray. I think getting an article published on someone elses site adds more credibility to the article and in turn the branding image you wish to portray.

]]> Comment on How To Find A Job In A Recession by Erika with Qvisory http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/07/how-to-find-a-job-in-a-recession/#comment-335861 Erika with Qvisory Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:30:18 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1617#comment-335861 Figure out where to look for job postings! A lot of people consider their work done if they spend a few hours on Monster but that's not a very good selection of the jobs that are out there. Find smaller job postings sites, like Craigslist or JobFox, that have job postings from more companies. Figure out where to look for job postings! A lot of people consider their work done if they spend a few hours on Monster but that’s not a very good selection of the jobs that are out there. Find smaller job postings sites, like Craigslist or JobFox, that have job postings from more companies.

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