http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:45:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of weeks ago I went to Orlando for a conference.  When I got back to my office my computer was rebooting. I think it had been rebooting for days. In fact, it was stuck... and each time I tried to restart it I either almost got it to start (in ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/11/06/dont-use-outlook-as-a-crmprm/ There are lots of books on Twitter right now - I was supposed to write one of the earliest but I was in the middle of rewriting I'm on LinkedIn -- Now What??? and I wasn't sure I wanted to write another technical book that would have to be updated ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/11/05/twitter-in-the-job-search-definitely-absolutely/ It's been a while since I helped write I'm on Facebook -- Now What??? Jesse and I have been talking about getting a second edition out early next year, and I'm excited to get a more current book out (although Jesse says the book is still quite relevant, which is ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/11/04/facebook-for-executives/ Over three years ago I knew about direct competition.  I'm not talking about spreadsheets, I'm talking about companies who have websites that are very similar to JibberJobber. I haven't blogged about competition for a few reasons, but it makes sense to blog about them now. The first competitor launched the week after ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/11/03/jibberjobber-competition/ Monday I blogged about not ever allowing one person to have control over my income again.  Thom Allen has seen me go from job seeker to business owner and professional career manager over the last few years.  I was surprised to see this in the comments from him: I have seen ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/10/29/job-search-confidence-and-the-smell-of-blood/ Yesterday I blogged about my cousin who was hired in just a few days from when he found a job posting on Craigslist. I guarantee he was prepared to have the right conversation when the time came.  He was ready. Last night I dropped in on a network meeting I haven't been ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/10/28/are-you-ready/ Last week I met a cousin-in-law who I'd only known from Facebook.  He has read my blog and tweets and knows my mind is in career management and job search - and because of that he shared a cool story with me. He was working in a job that was okay ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/10/27/craigslist-in-the-job-search/ I lost my job January 2006. I lost 100% of my income the day I heard, over the phone, something to the effect of "we're going to have to let you go." I felt equally bad for the other people who were getting let go from my company.  We had all given ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/10/26/never-again/ What better way to end the week than to give someone an unsolicited LinkedIn Recommendation. On my LinkedIn Blog I just posted a critique o.f a LinkedIn Recommendation I got - you can read it at Excellent LinkedIn Recommendations – an example. I didn't ask for that Recommendation, and I wasn't expecting ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/10/23/linkedin-recommendations-give-one-today/ Another new update we did this week is so simple it barely merits a blog post. Of course, some users will love it, even though it's not a huge deal.  So I'll tell you what is was, but I want to wrap it in a concept. JibberJobber is... well, complex.  It's not ... http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/10/22/simple-changes-to-your-job-search/