http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog advocacy for the job seeker Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently the JibberJobber One Thing focused on developing multiple streams of income (which was a significant factor in me going out on my own, and moving forward with JibberJobber).  Here's what it was: Can You Make $1,000 Extra This Year? Today! Tell me how you could make an additional $1,000 this year, ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/12/01/making-an-extra-thousand-bucks/ Last weekend I got an email from a longtime virtual blog buddy that he was going full-time with his social media consulting business.  Here's the email from Ari: In response to recent questions about my new venture, I'd like to share with you what I'm doing – and ask for your ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/28/sometimes-you-just-need-guts-ari-herzog/ Every once in a while I take time out to participate in a blogger meme... since I wasn't planning on writing today I figured I would share this with you - enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday if you are the U.S.! I have a scar on my head, from ear-to-ear. When I ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/27/7-things-about-me-meme/ Someone asked me to include a worksheet they could use to track their LinkedIn efforts.  Here's what we created... the page numbers coincide with the pages in the book.  Please download this LinkedIn worksheet and feel free to share it with your friends! Wow, I am SO glad to have this ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/26/im-on-linkedin-now-what-second-edition/ I wrote this for some Yahoo Groups I'm on, and thought it would be a great resource for you.  If you have any resources to add, please leave a comment. Here are 10 resources I'd offer up to those in a job search RIGHT NOW, and those who are concerned about ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/25/10-resources-for-job-seekers-right-now/ Last week I blogged that whether this is a technical recession or not, it sure feels like a recession.  I knew WaMu was letting a bunch of people go at their Seattle HQ, but didn't think about the people across the world that would be impacted by their downsizing. Cheezhead, and ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/24/are-you-feeling-all-doom-and-gloom-or-is-the-time-ripe-with-opportunity/ You may remember a post I did a while back about Scot Herrick, creator of Cube Rules.  It was titled Surviving Layoffs - when you aren't laid-off!... Scot and his wife got laid off THE SAME DAY, along with a ton of other people, from a bank corporate headquarters up ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/21/career-training-resource-spotlight-cube-rules/ It was funny to hear debates on whether we were in a recession or not.  For many people, this is a real recession. Not a recession for you?  Great.  Good for you. A few days ago I heard a radio ad that said "if this feels like a recession for ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/20/this-sure-feels-like-a-recession/ Here's an opportunity to subscribe to an HR though leadership resource at a discount and get some money (in the form of a rebate) in return... first the summary, then the full email I got from them.  If you are in HR I'd recommend you check it out, especially during ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/19/hr-professionals-and-business-managers-resources-for-you/ Many of you know my story, and why I started JibberJobber.  I got let go from a company where I was the general manager and couldn't get a job, tried to figure out the job search, and eventually came up with JibberJobber, which is an awesome job search organizational tool, ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/11/18/kicked-in-the-teeth-heres-some-therapy-we-got-fired/