Five Parts of the JibberJobber Vision for Career Management

Five Parts of the JibberJobber Vision for Career Management Last week I shared five parts of my vision, and how JibberJobber helps people in a job search, and with career management and professional networking.  They are: To level the playing field its not just HR and recruiters that should have powerful technology to manage and organize this stuff To help organize your job search (you collect lots of data/information during your job search this is how you organize it) To help you manage your job search (you have data, now what do you do with it? What do you do with your time? You need a tool to help manage this complex process) To help you with your follow-up, a critical part of the job search To empower you, the job seeker, and make you feel like you are a first class citizen again Thats my past vision, which we are still working on, and have been for ten years.  The vision for the next ten years is more empowering wont you join us? You can support this vision by:   Using JibberJobber, whether you are employed or not, own your own business or even retired Tell others about JibberJobber Upgrade its very optional, but every upgrade supports the execution of this vision Join us lets do this together! Five Parts of the JibberJobber Vision for Career Management Last week I shared five parts of my vision, and how JibberJobber helps people in a job search, and with career management and professional networking.  They are: To level the playing field its not just HR and recruiters that should have powerful technology to manage and organize this stuff To help organize your job search (you collect lots of data/information during your job search this is how you organize it) To help you manage your job search (you have data, now what do you do with it? What do you do with your time? You need a tool to help manage this complex process) To help you with your follow-up, a critical part of the job search To empower you, the job seeker, and make you feel like you are a first class citizen again Thats my past vision, which we are still working on, and have been for ten years.  The vision for the next ten years is more empowering wont you join us? You can support this vision by:   Using JibberJobber, whether you are employed or not, own your own business or even retired Tell others about JibberJobber Upgrade its very optional, but every upgrade supports the execution of this vision Join us lets do this together! Five Parts of the JibberJobber Vision for Career Management Last week I shared five parts of my vision, and how JibberJobber helps people in a job search, and with career management and professional networking.  They are: To level the playing field its not just HR and recruiters that should have powerful technology to manage and organize this stuff To help organize your job search (you collect lots of data/information during your job search this is how you organize it) To help you manage your job search (you have data, now what do you do with it? What do you do with your time? You need a tool to help manage this complex process) To help you with your follow-up, a critical part of the job search To empower you, the job seeker, and make you feel like you are a first class citizen again Thats my past vision, which we are still working on, and have been for ten years.  The vision for the next ten years is more empowering wont you join us? You can support this vision by:   Using JibberJobber, whether you are employed or not, own your own business or even retired Tell others about JibberJobber Upgrade its very optional, but every upgrade supports the execution of this vision Join us lets do this together!

When Risks Go Wrong...Reward Them (Heres Why)

When Risks Go Wrong...Reward Them (Heres Why) When Carol heard she was going to be conducting a team workshop for senior executives, her heart raced. Normally, team workshops consisted of leaders, managers, and individual contributors, groups that carried patience and understanding.   She could afford having slower moments and down time, but not with senior leaders. How was she going to keep a group of busy, powerful, and strong-willed leaders engaged for a whole day as she helped them understand how to apply their behavior and motivator styles with their teams? Carol knew she had to take a risk. Instead of her normal routine of having everyone wear name tags that noted what behavior style they were and then talk about them, she made them get up and sit according to their style; D, I, S, and C.     She then arranged them in a circle, facing the behavior style most opposite their own, introverts facing extroverts, thinking oriented facing feeling oriented, and so on.   Then she asked, Hey Ds, how are you going to work with the Ss?   You Cs! How will you carry a conversation with the Is The groups looked at each other and some commented, I knew they were different from me, but never knew why. They saw their peers in new light.   They recognized people have different ways they preferred to be spoken to, worked with, challenged, and more.   They realized that there were effective strategies to work with each of these groups. The rest of the day the energy carried forward. The group was engaged and excited about what they were learning about themselves and their peers. Carols plan could have blown up in her face. They could have dragged themselves to their new seats like a second-grade school boy forced to sit by a girl, as they sat thinking how pointless the next several hours would be.   Or they could have looked at Carol silently as she asked them to interact with their peers.   Any number of things could have happened, but Carol took the right risk and had a successful event because of it. Measuring When to Take Risks Not all risks result in success. HP recently made a big risk when they developed their tablet that came with their proprietary operating system.   The result was a failed product that didnt sell.   They then made a subsequent risk deciding to put the tablet on a firesale which ended up selling out and gaining them many new customers.   One risk failed while the other succeeded. Research shows innovations are often accompanied by a high rate of failure.   Dr. Simonton, an author of more than 500 studies and articles and 12 books on creativity and innovation found The most successful people tend to be those with the most failures.   I thought that was fascinating. The Wall Street Journal published an article recently, Better Ideas Through Failure which talked about how companies are now rewarding employees for trying new methods, that are considered edgier or risky.   The idea is to reward innovation and creativity, with the hopes that some of the ideas will bring excellent success. Risking it With Kitty Litter This story from the article was an excellent example. To pitch a prospective client for her ad agency, Amanda Zolten knew she a had to take a risk. But the clients productâ€"kitty litterâ€"posed a unique challenge. Lucy Belle, Ms. Zoltens cat, furnished the answer. Before she and her team met with six of the companys executives, Ms. Zolten buried Lucy Belles mess in a box of the companys litter and pushed it under the conference-room table. No one noticed until Ms. Zolten pointed it outâ€"and the fact that no one had smelled it. Shocked, several executives pushed back from the table. Two left the room. After a pause, those who remained started laughing, says Ms. Zolten, a senior vice president with Grey New York. We achieved what we hoped, which was creating a memorable experience, she says. She wont know for a few weeks whether Grey won the business. But her boss, Tor Myhren, has already named Ms. Zolten the winner of his first quarterly Heroic Failure awardâ€"for taking a big, edgy risk. Are We Playing it Too Safe? I think this reward system is great.   People often play it safe because thats the way its always been done. My friend and I were driving by an old Blockbuster and couldnt help commenting about how easily they could have avoided their failure.   They once were synonymous with renting movies, but now they play second fiddle to Netflix and Red Box. How could a company with the perfect entertainment connections end up losing out to a couple of start-ups? They were too slow to take the risks that their competitors took.   They werent first to streaming or vending and when they finally did shift, it was too late. What Do You Say? Is it time to take risks, or is it to dangerous in this economy?   Whats your decision process for whether you take a risk or not? Image courtesy of Smoosh

How To Unfriend on LinkedIn When How, Updated for 2020

How To Unfriend on LinkedIn â€" When How, Updated for 2020 How do you unfriend someone on LinkedIn? But first â€" when should you unfriend someone on LinkedIn? Answer: Almost never. I have only had cause to remove a few people since I joined LinkedIn several years ago. LinkedIn is a form of social media, so its usually good to stay social. And think about it, youve worked hard to build your network. Dont shrink it by anyone and their first and second-level connections unless their behavior harms you or drives you nuts.Who to Unfriend WhyBy way of example, one person I removed was a US national who kept sending me messages about finding him jobs in the Middle East. Over and over. I don’t recruit for any clients in the Middle East, and I don’t recruit in his field or industry. I told him this. The messages continued.I wrote a snarky blog post about someone who behaved just like him. However, I started feeling bad about having written a snarky post and took it down.I disconnected from him. He stopped sending me messages.Another was a perso n who was scraping my content and reposting it online. I asked him to stop scraping. He didn’t. I removed my LinkedIn connection to him.So, its a judgment call. Just know that you give up the persons first and second-level networks when you delete a LinkedIn connection.How to Unfriend on LinkedInGo to the persons profile.Click the three dots to the right of their photo.Then, click Remove Connection.Blocking on Linked â€" A New Category as of 2017!I wrote the first version of this post in 2014. Now its 2019. I go beyond disconnecting and block people who market to me via LinkedIn messages and InMail.Heres how:Click the three dots in the top right corner of their message.Next, click, Its spam or a scam.Then click, Its promotional or spam.Finally, click, Block.If LinkedIn gets enough of these reports about someone, theyll shut the account down.You can also use the How to Unfriend on LinkedIn procedure above and click, Report/Block.One More Option â€" How To Hide Someone on LinkedInI alsohidepeople from my feed if I don’t find their posts useful.They don’t know I’ve hidden them. I keep my stream interesting to me.We both benefit from being able to contact each other through LinkedIn and from sharing our networks.If you want to remain in mutual contact, its often a better option than disconnecting.Let’s Connect on LinkedInPlease don’t hesitate to invite me to connect on LinkedInhere:Donna Svei, Executive Resume Writer.The more I know about my readers, the better I can make my blog.Image: Fotolia/halfbottle Updated November 2019 2014 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale , Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or email Donna for more information. LinkedIn â€" Connections (6 Posts)

Trend watch HR, texting, needlepoint

Trend watch HR, texting, needlepoint I am in NYC with no money. This used to happen all the time. When my company was running out of money, I would go to San Diego to give a speech and stay at a four-star hotel and not have a cent. And no credit card, of course. I would fly first class, stash all the extra treats they offered, and eat them until I could charge room service to the organization I was speaking to. I am an ace at traveling without any money, but Im sick of it. I thought it would never happen again. After all, I have a company credit card. But I think Ryan Healy canceled my card. Or put a hold on it. I think this is maybe because I charged a ton of garden supplies on the card last weekend. I couldnt find my own card, so I thought Id just charge a few things and then write the company a check. But then I charged a bunch of roses. Twenty. I mean, the farmer can just dump a bunch of dirt in a pile and dump a bunch of stones around the pile, and voila I have a huge garden plot. So now I have a sun garden that needs a little more spunk. I discovered the credit card problem while innocently buying a Bluetooth headset in NYC so I could do the gazillion conference calls we do at Brazen Careerist with a CEO in DC and me on a farm and Ryan and Ryan in Madison. I mean, every meeting is a conference call and Im getting a neck ache. Also, Im getting fat. The conference calls are hard for me. They bore me. I like big ideas, I like hypothesizing and predicting and synthesizing. The job of actually getting stuff done is not that interesting to me. But we are in execution mode at the company, and I need to stay focused. So I eat when Im on the conference calls. On a good day, I eat ten apples. Cut into halves, then quarters, then cookie cutter shapes like stars. On a bad day its one apple and ten apple pies. So I am needlepointing, to stay focused on execution instead of food. I remembered about needlepointing from when I was a kid, bored out of my mind in Miami with my grandma, when I spent summers at the Doral, where every evening was black tie, and kids ate dinner alone, in pajamas. I learned to needlepoint there. In between getting sunburned and getting spanked. And the needlepoint was the highlight of my trips. Well that, and my diary, featuring entries like, Granma hayts me. I hayt Auntie. I want to dye. So I thought, maybe I should needlepoint to calm myself down now, so I dont have outbursts on the phone. I am trying to be a more amicable co-worker. I am not sure if its possible, but I know that to achieve my goal of amicability, I have to stop getting angry on the phone, which comes not out of passion but rather out of boredom. So now I needlepoint. And then it was so effective that I started needlepointing everywhere. I did it while I had dinner with my mom. She told me I was crazy. I did not say pot calling the kettle black. I stopped following the color pattern exactly by the time I was so addicted that I was needlepointing while getting a Brazilian. And by the time I was doing needlepoint in the board meeting, I was disregarding the whole pattern in favor of a completely free-form approach, (which, by the way, strikes me as the future of all needlepoint less rigidity). Now Im convinced I need beads for my needlepoint, and Im actually super happy thinking of spending my days threading beads. The problem is that I dont have any beads. There is a bead store near the farm, but they are not interesting beads, and I knew I was going to New York City, which must be home to many amazing beads. I was thinking that even though I dont know where my bank card is, I have the company card. And now that Ive charged garden stuff, the beads wont get anyone any more annoyed. But now Im cut off from the credit card. Im going to have to ask Ryan Healy, or even Ed, our CEO, why. They will say, Have you been using it for anything weird? They will ask innocently maybe, although they constantly worry about me and weird. They worry that weird will overshadow all the good about me. But just because I am not able to charge beads while Im in NYC with no money does not mean that I am out of good ideas. Dont underestimate my workplace trends genius. Like, Im thinking that the future of all writing is short, twitter-like stuff, based on traits we see in Generation Z. This group only uses phones, and very few use phones for email. For Generation Z, email is for diatribes and texting is for communication. There are few laptops in our future. Laptops will be for dorks, and keyboards will be too small for big typing sessions, so only dorks will write long form. Heres another idea: The future of human resources is death. Good managers will do their own recruiting by having their own great network. (Great article from ERE about how Brazen Careerist will be a part of this revolution.) And RPO companies will take over the legal part of HR. So there wont be a reason for HR. Which is good because its a cost center, which means there are no line manager positions in HR, so its a dangerous career move for everyone. One more trend. This one is for all the investors that my CEO will be worrying about when they read this post. Bloggers will rule the world. They will own advertising, because its so effective to target audiences through blogs. And blogs have the best content, because if someone writes great content, why would they do it for someone else? They should build their own brand. Okay. So, look. My career as a workplace genius is not over. And anyway, my career was never built on me being conventional. I think my company is going to have a fit over the gardening charges. I wish I were scared about what will happen. But I am feeling fearless, thinking that if I am simply honest about whats happening, Ill be fine. Or, at least Ill have a blog post.

5 Tips for New Freelancers When Working With Small Business - CareerMetis.com

5 Tips for New Freelancers When Working With Small Business I started my online wine club, called Uncorked Ventures about Many of my experiences with freelancers have been positive. A few of them though were frustrating because I felt like the freelancer didn’t have realistic expectations for my small business.Likewise, I’m sure there’s plenty of freelancing that I could be more understanding about, which is largely how I found this blog in the first place.I’d like to try and lessen the chances that some of those same frustrations occur for others because small business and freelancers should go together hand in hand.We should be able to understand where each other is coming from and have a realistic set of expectations for each other.To that end, here’s some tips for freelancers when working with small business.1. Understand the Scope of Small BusinessevalAccording to QuickbooksSmall businesses are often, much, much smaller than most people realize.In fact only 1 in 11 small businesses has 6 figures in revenue in any given year. Th at’s something that I realized a while back, I switched shipping companies from Fedex to UPS because of pricing Ask yourself, if you’re a small business owner would you be willing to accept those same terms? Would you pay 50% before any work at all had been delivered? From someone that you found on a random website â€" On a website that you had never done any work with before? Doesn’t sound quite so appealing right?I don’t know exactly how to structure payments so that they make sense for both sides. I think it’s pretty clear that paying a significant percentage up front is awesome for freelancers, but not as interesting for a small business owner.If you’re looking for a long term project, then setting up a series of milestones that correspond to dates of delivery and then payments makes sense. If it’s a smaller project than someone is going to have to take on the risk. This becomes easier as both the freelancer and the small business owner starts to build a reputation for themselves. But, asking for everything all at once, on either side, seems far fetched at best.3. You Need a Website, With Pricing and Yes, With a BlogI get it. Not everyone likes to write. There’s a ton of useful advice out there that says, you should never, ever share your rates publicly. But, think about the small business owner that we talked about at the beginning. They’re desperate to grow their business, but they’re seriously low on time and money. What do you think the chances are that if you have a 1 page website, without prices, that they’re going to reach out to you?Pretty much zero.Instead, picture a freelancer website, with full pricing transparency, samples of your work, links to independent websites with reviews and a blog showing the freelancer’s work, but also something about the freelancer him/herself.Who do you think gets the business most of the time? Who will the small business owner feel more comfortable with especially given that they literally a re taking money out of their savings to pay your rate?4. You’ll Both Be Working From Home: Be Honest About ItevalIf you’re a new freelancer, you’re likely to be working from home. You’re also likely to be making some trade offs because you gave up a guaranteed salary to begin your freelancing career. You might have child care issues on a daily basis, or at least when the kids are sick. There’s sometimes going to be some noise in the background. Pretty much all of those caveats hold true for the average small business owner as well. That’s ok. If we’re honest about it on both sides, we should be able to have a level of care and concern for each other because we understand what the other is likely going through.eval5. Communication is Important and Can Be DifficultOne Freelancer whom didn’t work out so well for me, wanted to chat on the phone. He also had a specific time of day he was accustomed to taking these calls. 10am. Except he was on Eastern time and I’m on Pa cific….so that made for a requested 7am weekly call. Don’t get me wrong, I’m awake, I have young kids. But, my mornings around that time normally involve building puzzles, heating up bagels, trying to control a tricycle being ridden around the house, packing lunches, stopping them from playing in the mud outside, figuring out what to make for lunches, etc etc.evalWhile I would have much, much preferred email as a way to communicate, I can understand the want and need for a phone call. That being said, having a specific time schedule didn’t make the small business owner and freelancer relationship a possibility over the longer term. Communication is both paramount, but also difficult. Finding a way to handle it that makes it work for both sides, is essential.I hope you’ve enjoyed some of my tips and stories. I really do believe that small business and freelancing should be able to go hand in hand. It’s hard, but if we set up reasonable expectations for each other and reme mber that we’re in largely similar situations, things should go more smoothly.

Still Need a Good New Years Resolution Get a New Job!

Still Need a Good New Year’s Resolution Get a New Job! 9 Flares 9 Flares The start of a new year gives us time to reflect on the year gone by and make plans for the year to come. For many of us, this includes assessing our career prospects. Little wonder January often sees a rise in the number of people looking for a new job once the mince pies and hangovers have worn off. And there’s nothing to suggest this year will be any different. Time to move on? Many years ago, professional growth was something you did within a company, working your way up from mailroom to boardroom. Today, professional growth and career progression relies more on moving from one employer to another, never standing for too long on a single career rung but always looking for the next step up. The average person changes their job every 4.4 years, and that number is halved when talking about the younger ‘Millennial’ workforce. The average Australian will also completely change career three times in their working life. Loyalty to a single employer is now outweighed by loyalty to one’s own career. Of course, too much job-hopping can be bad for your career too. Employers are naturally skeptical of resumes that list a series of short attachments. How can one grow and develop in such a short period of time to warrant that next step up the ladder? Genuine experience doesn’t happen in short, disconnected bursts. So when assessing whether the time is right to move on, be honest about whether you’ve gained everything you can from your current role. And be careful not to let your ambition run faster than your experience. Knowing what needs to change Also, do you know what it is about your current role that has caused you to seek change? Maybe it isn’t your role or job description, but the industry or environment you’re working within that has lost its gloss. A secretary for a trucking firm can be a very different role to a secretary in a hospital. Just the personal interactions alone could cause discomfort or dissatisfaction in one more than the other. Yet both roles require the same skills. Instead of deciding to change careers â€" leaving your secretarial skills behind and retraining â€" it could be that you just need to apply your existing skills and experience in a different scenario, bringing you greater satisfaction. What sort of environment do you want to work within? What industries have more interest to you? Which skills do you enjoy using and which would you like to use less? Be careful to avoid throwing away valuable skills and experience for the sake of factors that may be unique to your old job. A change is as good as a holiday Sometimes the attraction of a new job is merely to revitalize your day with fresh and new experiences. There’s much to be said for making a change to keep yourself motivated. One such change is to earn a new advanced degree through an online university. Going this route allows you to stay at your current job for the moment and take classes in your spare time. Then, once you have completed your degree, you can move directly into a new career, even in an entirely different industry. An advanced degree can open up new doors and allow you to move into a management position, rather than maintaining the status quo on your current path. If you want the new you to grow in the New Year, you have to visualize your goals, put together a plan, and push yourself to  take the first step. Whatever your reasons for considering a new job in 2014, take some time to assess exactly what it is you want and plan solid goals to help you achieve it. For more recruitment advice, visit Robert Half Melbourne.  

The Tips to Creating an is Resume Now Free

The Tips to Creating an is Resume Now FreeIf you are looking for information about how to create an id resume now, you should understand that the process is actually quite simple. All you have to do is to find a certain online service and register. Then once you are registered, you will then be provided with instructions and a sample resume.This is one of the easiest ways of applying for a job today. In order to make your resume now free, you can simply apply for the service and that will be all. Once you have completed your application, it will be reviewed by the professionals who will determine whether or not it meets all the requirements. At this point, you can choose to download the original resume, if you wish, or edit the resume to fit the needs of the service.This is a great way to have a resume ready for possible employers who are willing to pay for an application. Since an is resume now free service usually charges a small fee, you will not regret purchasing the service. Not only that, but there are other benefits to having your resume review and approved as well.Most of the time, the online service will provide you with additional features and documentation if you are not satisfied with the one they provide. For example, some services will provide a sample cover letter, recommendation letters, etc. In addition, there will be assistance for completing your personal background and information such as your date of birth, social security number, etc.In addition, some online services will give you more feedback and information regarding the resume review job qualifications and the information requested by the employer. This is an excellent service and one that you will definitely enjoy. It will give you a clear picture of how the hiring manager will use your resume to help them decide whether or not to hire you.The advice provided to you through your online service will help you avoid overusing your resume. Remember, you are getting paid to submit your res ume. If you do not utilize it properly, you may not get the job.So when you are considering is resume now free, remember to ensure that you understand all the information that is provided. The information provided will help you select the correct program that best fits your needs.