Networking Concept Flogged to Death, but for a Reason
If you read anything about the job search process, career management, etc., you’ve undoubtedly heard the advice to “network.” It’s pretty much the one thing that every single person in the industry agrees on – you have to network to most effectively manage your career. I read a recent blog post entitled “Networking, networking, networking” and wondered – why only three iterations? OK, Ok, I didn’t really think that, but I could have, right? I mean, if you want to sum up the entire job search process in a few phrases, one of them would certainly have to include networking,… [Continue Reading]
Some New Stuff in the Job Search World
First off, I always hesitate to label anything as “merely” job search when I write about anything that Jason Alba is doing. It’s funny, because I work sqarely in the job search space. I own job boards. People search for and apply to jobs on them. But Jason, you see, is about “career management,” and that’s a bigger topic (and a bigger undertaking). Now, of course, on the blog here I’ll occasionally delve into that larger and not-mutually-exclusive topic of career management. Primarily, however, we’re all about the job search here. Now that I’ve got that off my chest, I… [Continue Reading]
JibberJobber Still “the” Career Management Tool
Having made my way (virtually) around the job search/career management/employment space online, I’ve come into casual contact with a number of job boarders, recruiters, employment bloggers and others. But what struck me several years ago as a unique concept – an online “career management” tool – remains of interest even as other unique networking and job search tools are growing up on the Web each day. Jason Alba, the creator of JibberJobber, is an interesting story himself. Having found himself without a job, then subsequently registering disgust (or at least disenchantment) with the job search process, Jason redefined how he… [Continue Reading]