Happy Anniversary JibberJobber! 3 Amazing Years!

Happy Anniversary JibberJobber! 3 Amazing Years! May is turning out to be quite a month.   Last week my fifth child was born (pictures are forthcoming, but you can see results from a super-cool social networking experiment on my Jason Alba blog).   Next week is my wedding anniversary.   This week is a JibberJobber anniversary/birthday! Three years ago, on May 15th, JibberJobber.com was born.   My team and I had spent about 3 months working on it, and it was so exciting I knew I had to be away from my computer or my brain would pop from the anticipation. You can read about that night in this post from last year, titled Two Years Ago Today, A Website Was Born. As is the custom, we are offering specials for those who upgrade any time this week heres how it works: Upgrade for one year ($99) this week and you get: an additional 12 months of premium.   In other words, buy-one-year, get-one-year free, AND the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD mailed to you, AND your choice of Write Your Book or Blog Marketing 201 501 (downloadable recorded webinars) _____________________ (if I get other gifts to offer, Ill give them to anyone who upgrades this entire week) If you already have an upgrade that isnt lifetime, we just add the additional 24 months of premium onto your account this is a sweet deal with just the extra premium throw in the DVD and other stuff and its an AWESOME special you dont want to miss out on! To take advantage of this special, login to your JibberJobber account, click on the Upgrade link from the bottom of your page (in the footer), and do a one year upgrade. Can you do me a favor? Blog about this, tweet about it, tell your buddies about it, share this with your job ministry and networking groups hitting three years is a big deal for any company, and were proud to be here! Happy Anniversary JibberJobber! 3 Amazing Years! May is turning out to be quite a month.   Last week my fifth child was born (pictures are forthcoming, but you can see results from a super-cool social networking experiment on my Jason Alba blog).   Next week is my wedding anniversary.   This week is a JibberJobber anniversary/birthday! Three years ago, on May 15th, JibberJobber.com was born.   My team and I had spent about 3 months working on it, and it was so exciting I knew I had to be away from my computer or my brain would pop from the anticipation. You can read about that night in this post from last year, titled Two Years Ago Today, A Website Was Born. As is the custom, we are offering specials for those who upgrade any time this week heres how it works: Upgrade for one year ($99) this week and you get: an additional 12 months of premium.   In other words, buy-one-year, get-one-year free, AND the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD mailed to you, AND your choice of Write Your Book or Blog Marketing 201 501 (downloadable recorded webinars) _____________________ (if I get other gifts to offer, Ill give them to anyone who upgrades this entire week) If you already have an upgrade that isnt lifetime, we just add the additional 24 months of premium onto your account this is a sweet deal with just the extra premium throw in the DVD and other stuff and its an AWESOME special you dont want to miss out on! To take advantage of this special, login to your JibberJobber account, click on the Upgrade link from the bottom of your page (in the footer), and do a one year upgrade. Can you do me a favor? Blog about this, tweet about it, tell your buddies about it, share this with your job ministry and networking groups hitting three years is a big deal for any company, and were proud to be here! Happy Anniversary JibberJobber! 3 Amazing Years! May is turning out to be quite a month.   Last week my fifth child was born (pictures are forthcoming, but you can see results from a super-cool social networking experiment on my Jason Alba blog).   Next week is my wedding anniversary.   This week is a JibberJobber anniversary/birthday! Three years ago, on May 15th, JibberJobber.com was born.   My team and I had spent about 3 months working on it, and it was so exciting I knew I had to be away from my computer or my brain would pop from the anticipation. You can read about that night in this post from last year, titled Two Years Ago Today, A Website Was Born. As is the custom, we are offering specials for those who upgrade any time this week heres how it works: Upgrade for one year ($99) this week and you get: an additional 12 months of premium.   In other words, buy-one-year, get-one-year free, AND the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD mailed to you, AND your choice of Write Your Book or Blog Marketing 201 501 (downloadable recorded webinars) _____________________ (if I get other gifts to offer, Ill give them to anyone who upgrades this entire week) If you already have an upgrade that isnt lifetime, we just add the additional 24 months of premium onto your account this is a sweet deal with just the extra premium throw in the DVD and other stuff and its an AWESOME special you dont want to miss out on! To take advantage of this special, login to your JibberJobber account, click on the Upgrade link from the bottom of your page (in the footer), and do a one year upgrade. Can you do me a favor? Blog about this, tweet about it, tell your buddies about it, share this with your job ministry and networking groups hitting three years is a big deal for any company, and were proud to be here!

My Job Search Formula 25 Job Applications, 5 Interviews and 1 Job Offer

My Job Search Formula 25 Job Applications, 5 Interviews and 1 Job Offer This post has been in the works for two months and I am so excited to finally be able to share it with you! Two months ago, after teaching my Get Unstuck Course and helping others get unstuck, I realized I was very stuck myself. This is part of the reason that you haven’t heard too much from me on this blog over the last few months, because I have been relying much more heavily on guest posts. I felt like I lost my voice because I wasn’t practicing what I preached. The whole Get Unstuck course was about doing what you are interested in and motivated by according to your purpose and mission in life. I also started teaching a new course at my company called Navigate Your Career, where I taught others about how to use things they learned in their assessments to their current jobs. How could I teach these things and not do what I felt like I was called to do? So, I asked for some changes at work, which are happening, and I am much happier. And as I said in yesterdays post about what I learned about my summer job search experience, my bosses are aware of how frustrated I was over the last couple of months and things are working out much better now.  Although I am much happier now, I have been doing some job searching over the summer and learned a lot that I just had to share with you! My Job Search Formula Set a Deadline When I realized I needed a change, I set a deadline for three months to give myself before I would be moving on. After I set a deadline, that entire weekend I was motivated and I did even one of the biggest mistakes people make when applying to jobs over and over again online. But actually, it worked even though I know I say networking is the key to finding a job. For me,  networking was the way that I realized what I wanted to do with my life.   I networked for two years and finally, I knew what I wanted to do. Here are the steps that I took to get 5 job interviews and an offer: Self-Awareness Networking and informational interviews helped me determine what my interests and motivations are and to narrow down my top interest in what I wanted to apply in. You will be relieved once you figure this out because then you have a direction to head in.   This part takes the most time.   For me it took 2 years.   Don’t just apply to any old job on the Internet without self-reflection. And don’t go for your backup plan because you think your dream job will be too hard to get.   Start with your dream job, you might be surprised at what you find! Keywords From what you narrowed down by networking, make a list of 5-10 keywords that match your dream job.   If you wanted to be in the career development field, here are some keywords you could use:  Career manager,  Career Advisor,  Corporate Trainer,  Adjunct Faculty,  Professor,  Career Coach,  Trainer, or  Faculty Search Go to your preferred job search site.   I chose indeed.com since it compiles job openings from many different job search sites so I only need to look at one. I found it very easy to use and it remembered my previous searches so I didn’t need to type in the keyword each time. It also has an app so you can job search anywhere. I also used Linkedin because it allowed me to see who is already in my network that worked at a company if I found a job that I liked.   Remember never to tell anyone you work with that you are on the job hunt.   You don’t know how long this job search will take so always stay on the safe side!  (And of course, you might need them as references remember my tips about references in my post yesterday?) Email Yourself Opportunities and Be Efficient Search each keyword and when you find a job description you like, DONT read every word and apply right then and there. This needs to be an efficient job search. If you think it might be a good fit, just email it to yourself, that way you can review it later. Try to find 20-30 jobs that are potential fits like this before even applying to any of them. Once you start applying is when you really start wasting time answering stupid questions that take forever.   Many people find one job and spend an hour applying and then they are done. They miss out on so many potential opportunities! So skip that part and focus on gathering as many potential opportunities as you can, emailing yourself and applying later all at once in the next step.  Now take a little break.   You have done a lot of hard work already! Create Resumes  Cover Letters Now that you are rested and ready to job hunt again, create a resume and cover letter for each of the keywords.   You can use the same resume for each keyword but you will have to change your cover letter in a few areas for the job name and name of the company. So, if you are searching for the career field, you could start with Career Manager and create one awesome resume for all Career Manager job openings. Then create an awesome cover letter that would fit all openings with this keyword.  Focus only on all Career Manager job openings at one time and apply, apply and apply.   Remember to always re-save and change the name of the company and the job title on each cover letter before hitting submit.   And then the next day, go to your next keyword, Adjunct Professor and change your resume and cover letter to match that opportunity by using keywords that you found in the job descriptions for these opportunities.   And then hit submit, submit, submit! Be Patient This is when I got frustrated with the job search. Because of the large number of opportunities I applied to using this method, I got a lot of automatic rejections right away. I honestly doubt they even looked at my resume. Maybe they had the position already filled. Maybe they didn’t like my name. Who knows. But it was frustrating. But I learned that I shouldnt get frustrated because the good opportunities that actually still have the opening are just reviewing your resume and waiting for that time when they can close the opening and start interviewing all the applicants. That is when you get a callback.   I didn’t start getting calls back until two to four weeks after I submitted my resumes.   The timing could not have worked out better because not only was I interviewing for similar jobs (same interview questions were even used!) but I was in the interview mindset and it made it really easy.   Another plus is that this way all the offers will hopefully come at the same time so you will be able to pick with all your options on the table. Organize Your Job Search I really this job search formula helps you organize your job search better and give you the efficiency that you need to find and apply to the perfect job for you.   There really is no perfect way to conduct a job search but the key is that the more jobs you apply to, the better your chances! So put in the time and you might be surprised where you  end up!

How men can improve work for women

How men can improve work for women Throughout my career, men have helped me every step of the way. Sometimes it was when I asked for help. Sometimes they saw I needed help even before I did, and they were there. So you might think this is December-is-full-of-good-cheer-post you know, me thanking men for all theyve done for me at work. But no. Its me asking for even more. Its my wish list for what else men could be doing. This is not grand stuff. Okay. I mean, women are doing better in school than men, outearning men, and look, now even Time magazine says women dont need marriage as much as men do. So its not like women are in trouble. But still, men could do some stuff to make life better for women at work. Here are some suggestions: 1. Buy flowers. Women are happier when there are flowers in the room. Dont send red roses, because that means I love you. And dont send pink roses, because that means I wish I could sleep with you and then send red roses. Send a fun bouquet. If you think this is not what goes on in the upper echelons of the workplace, then read my post about Mark Benioff sending me flowers. It was great. We both got what we wanted, which is what the workplace is really about. 2. Take leave when you have a child. Companies that have paternity leave policies rarely have to pay for them because men dont use paternity leave. Maybe its because taking leave kills your career. We all know that. We also know that the arrival of children is the genesis of salary disparity between men and women. But it is still essential for women to take leave. (Confession: I did not take time off and I lost my mind.) If men took leave, they would effectively change how the workplace deals with taking leave. If everyone took leave when they had a kid it would be too much trouble to penalize people. Its sort of like job hopping. When the whole generation does it, no one is penalized. And, heres a great little piece of research for you last few doubters: Taking maternity leave is better for your baby.) 3. Dont look at porn at work. Dont tell me you dont do it, okay? Porn sites get the majority of their traffic during the workday. The opportunity here is that men do a better job of working with women if the men dont look at porn during the day. So, if you want to be a non-collaborative grouch to the women around you, you should do your porn at night, when youre home with your significant other. She can take you to task on it more effectively than your co-workers. 4. Show your forearms. If you are going to insist on making the workplace sexual, at least do it in a way that appeals to women. Women like to look at mens forearms. Thats right. In the same way that men like to look at womens cleavage. It must be from the days when women were looking to mate with a guy who was strong enough to kill a lion. Or something. 5. Encourage women to break rules. Women follow rules better than men do, so the women do better in school. But, there is no correlation between doing well in school and doing well in adult life. And there might be a reverse correlation, because school is about doing what youre told, but strong performers in business make their own rules. Maybe this is why most big law firms have no women in their top 10 rainmakers. This is because its an ill-defined, outside-the-rules-of-what-you-learn-in-law-school kind of job. But these are the people who make the money and have the flexibility to have a lifestyle they want outside of workone not so hours-bound. So for women to really get the kind of workplace they want flexible, responsive, and engaging, the women are going to need to break some rules. And the men can help by encouraging women to do that.

How to Network Meeting People at Networking Events

How to Network Meeting People at Networking Events Today we have tips to help you expand your network by Classy Career Girl reader, Maranda Gibson.  Maranda is the head writer for AccuConference, a conference call company located in Fort Worth, Texas. Maranda gives advice on public speaking, leadership, and all things communications at her blog,  AccuConference Blog. I’m still pretty young in the business world â€" at the age of (almost) 28, there are a lot of things that I have yet to do. I’m still learning about so many things â€" writing, business, and everything in between. As an introvert, networking events can sometimes overwhelm me.   The thought of saying the wrong thing or looking like a fool can sometimes hold me back from reaching out and making great connections.   It’s approaching a person that intimidates me. Considering how much I tweet, for both myself and my company, I would think I’d be  great  at networking events, but many times I’m not.   I’ve been going to more conferences and local events lately, and I’ve learned a few things about myself and how I can reach out to more people. Here are a few tips I have learned about how to network at networking events: Find a conference buddy.   If you can reach out and make just  one  connection at an event, you’d be surprised how much easier that can make things.   You’ll have a person to sit with during lunch breaks and someone to wave hello to at the mixers. It’s not necessary to follow this person around the entire event, but once you can prove yourself and make one connection, I’ve found that the others follow right behind. Look for common interests.   Are you currently stalking the cheesecake tray with another person? Spy someone reading a book that you also enjoy on break? Curiously watching someone play Fruit Ninja or Angry Birds? Ask them what their high score is or their favorite level? If commenting on a book, tell them what a great read it is (but don’t spoil the ending). You can find ways to break the ice with people and that way you can start getting to know them on a business platform. Smile.  This one is pretty simple â€" if you’re hiding against the wall, scowling with your arms crossed over your chest, you’re not making yourself look very approachable or friendly. Smile and look as casual as you can and it’s like an open door for someone to walk up to  you  and start the conversation. Follow the Twitter stream.  Most events or conferences will have a hashtag that will allow you to send tweets that will be grouped together with the other attendees.   If you see a Tweet that you really like, retweet it and send the person a reply to let them know you thought it was a great observation.   If you’re introverted like me, sometimes it helps to break the ice within the safety of social media. Now I’m not saying these will work all of the time, much of how well you do at a networking event depends on what your mindset is when you arrive.   If you have the feeling that you’re going to meet people and have a great time, then in my opinion you will. What are your tips for someone new to networking?

How to Manage Your Anxiety Before and During Job Interviews CareerMetis.com

How to Manage Your Anxiety Before and During Job Interviews Photo Credit â€" Pexels.comAnxiety can have a significant impact on important moments in your life. It can cause you to believe that the worst possible scenario will always happen, which can leave you feeling demotivated, overly cautious and with low self-esteem.If you are currently searching for a new job and the thought of going to interviews is filling you with dread, there are ways in which you can control this anxiety.Lauren Povey, a therapist at Priory Hospital Chelmsford who uses cognitive behavioral therapy CBT is a form of therapy that helps people to become aware of their dysfunctional thoughts, and the impact that these thoughts are having on them.Before an interview, you may have previously thought and believed that “I’m going to be terrible” or “my interviewers are going to hate me.” CBT can help you to recognize that these thoughts, which you convince yourself to be true, are just your opinions and are causing you to feel anxious. It also helps you to see how these thoughts and feelings negatively influence how you behave in the run-up to and during interviews, acting as a self-fulfilling prophecy.CBT then gives you the opportunity to challenge these negative thoughts and teaches you how to swap them for something more realistic and positive, so that you can feel driven as opposed to discouraged when heading into future interviews.Strategy one â€"Learn to recognize and reframe your negative thoughtsevalYou can teach yourself to swap negative thoughts for ones that are more positive and helpful.You will need to practice this technique to master it. Every evening, focus on any moments during that day when you became anxious. Pinpoint what you thought at the time, how you felt and how you went onto behave. Then look at how you can change the initial thought into something more encouraging.To help you to complete this exercise, try writing down answers to the following questions:What caused you to become anxious?Was it when you started to th ink about an upcoming interview? Was it when you were reading through your portfolio or CV?What did you think at the time? evalWere you convinced that you weren’t going to get the job, or that you were going to be the worst interviewee that the company would have seen?What will happen if you continue to think like this? Could this anxiousness stop you from performing at your best during your interview? Could it prevent you from progressing properly in your career?How could you challenge the initial thoughts you had?If you are sure you’re doing a lousy job during the interview, remember times when you have performed well in meetings and interviews before. And, if you think you aren’t going to get the job, where is the evidence for this? You meet the job criteria and have the right skills and experience. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been brought in for an interview.What would be a healthier way of thinking about the situation?It is understandable to think about job interviews as high-pressure situations, but instead of thinking “I’m going to do terribly,” try thinking “this is going to be difficult, but it is an excellent opportunity, and I am a good candidate for the role.”What can you do next time you start to think negatively about yourself?evalWhen you next catch yourself thinking negatively about possible scenarios, make an effort to challenge these thoughts so that you can quell your anxieties.Once you have spent time practicing this technique, you will be able to pause and redirect yourself away from negative thoughts the moment they arise, so that they don’t go on to impact your feelings and how you act during upcoming interviews.Strategy two â€"Visualize your success rather than failureVisualization can help you to put a stop to imagining everything that could go wrong in interviews, as you actively have to picture it going well instead.By regularly imagining yourself acting poised, confident and professional in future interviews, th is can train you to behave this way during actual talks with potential employers.To help you to do this, try the following:Find a space that is calm, private and quiet, where you can make yourself comfortable. Take a few slow and deep breaths to calm yourself, and close your eyesTake time to set the scene of the interview. What will you be wearing on the day? Who will be in the room? What willthe spacelook like? What can you expect to hear, see and even smell?If you have been worrying about the interviewers asking you a particular question, imagine yourself answering it confidentlyIf you are anxious about the entire process, take the time to walk through the event. Imagine everything from when you enter the building to when you shake the interviewers’ hands as you leave, where you act confidently and professionally throughoutRemain in this moment for 5 or 10 minutesBy regularly practicing this technique while on your job search, you can calm yourself down before interviews. You ca n also train yourself to be poised, professional and confident during these meetings, as you focus on what you can achieve as opposed to what could go wrong.Strategy threePractice positive self-talkDo you find that your inner critic becomes very loud before interviews, telling you that you’re incompetent and that you won’t land the job?Rather than putting yourself down, you should make a conscious effort to practice positive self-talk throughout the interview process. If you think you will struggle to do so at the moment, prepare phrases beforehand which you can then recite when you’re in the high-pressure situation.Before your interview, recite statements like “I will impress the interviewers” or “I am perfect for this ”During the interview, make sure that you stay positive, using short affirmations like “calm and confident” or “stay ”After your interview, make sure you don’t instantly become critical. Instead, tell yourself “I’m proud of what I’ve ” Even if things don’t quite go to plan, take the time to think about what you did achieve. Any small step that you make can be progress.When to get help for anxietyAnxiety can make even the smallest of tasks seem impossible, and can sometimes prevent people from accessing the treatment and help that they need. If you feel like your anxiety is becoming worse, and is having a detrimental effect on your daily life, it is vital for you to seek support.evalYou should visit your doctor to talk about your symptoms and the impact that they are having on you. Your GP will be able to offer you any support that you need and refer you for specialist anxiety treatment so that you can tackle any underlying causes, reduce your symptoms and take steps towards an anxiety-free life.

10 Job Boards That Are Social Media Enabled - CareerEnlightenment.com

TweetMyJobs.comTweetMyJobs.com  leads the way in bringing the job market to Twitter. The site has been reviewed in  The Wall Street Journal,  on CNN, and inBusinessWeek.  Even if you don’t plan to be very active on Twitter, having a TweetMyJobs account to stay up-to-date is certainly worthwhile.As a job seeker, you need to engage in three primary activities on TweetMyJobs:Subscribe to a Twitter Job Channel.  A Job Channel is simply a Twitter feed that’s specific to your location and industry.Upload your social resume  and tweet it  to TweetMyJobs’s @TweetMyResume account.@TweetMyResume has more than 16,000 followers who are instantly alerted every time a new resume is posted.Sign up for alerts.  TweetMyJobs can notify you of new job postings that match your profile in many different ways. If you don’t want to receive tweets of job postings, TweetMyJobs can send you an SMS text message or an e-mail with relevant jobs.TweetMyJobs also helps you in finding referrals through your social graph, mobile apps for job searching using geolocation services, and augmented reality.Bright.comAfter a study of over 2.3 million resumes, a team of data engineers and computer scientists from  Bright.com  found a way to grade your resume to predict if it’s going to help you get the job you are applying for.After you upload your resume to the site and do a searching for jobs, Bright tells you which jobs you’re more likely to stand out for based on your resume, which can help you decide which jobs to apply for.Jobfox.comJobfox.com  sends you an e-mail every time a new job is posted with your location and title criteria. It’s that simple!JackalopeJobs.comJackalopejobs.com  analyzes your LinkedIn and Facebook network connections to provide search results not based on keyword but based on the number of connections you have. After all, why not just tell you what companies you’re better connected to?After linking your LinkedIn and Facebook accounts, simply use JackalopeJo bs like a normal job board and see which jobs have more connections. And even more powerful, you can see what connections have more jobs! Just click on the name of one of your connections and see how many jobs are open at his or her current company.Cachinko.comBy leveraging your Facebook network,  Cachinko.com  tells you who in your network may be a good connection to the opportunity you are looking at. So before you apply, you can reach out and network first. Because Cachinko is fully integrated with Facebook, you can send messages to any of your Friends directly from its system.Cachinko lets you indicate which jobs you prefer by starring them, and it gradually begins to customize search results for you. After you’ve done a few searches and starred a few jobs, click on Jobs You’ll Love to get an automatically generated list of jobs delivered based on your past preferences.

CareerBuilder Resume Writing Service - Finding the Right One for Your Needs

CareerBuilder Resume Writing Service - Finding the Right One for Your NeedsIf you are looking for a career builder resume writing service, then you are in the right place. When you find a resume writing service, you need to have at least three things in mind when you are making your choice.First, you need to understand that choosing a writing service that offers a free trial for its services is very common these days. But you need to know what the deal is with it before you go into it. If you don't know what the service is, you will never know if it will work for you or not.Once you sign up for the free trial, you will get one-on-one help from the professional resume writers for about eight weeks. After this period, you will be able to compare their work and services. If you are satisfied with the job the service has done for you, you can proceed to a full-fledged resume writing service.Another way to find a resume writing service is by looking in the phone book. However, it is impor tant that you don't rely on these services just because they are in the phone book. This is because most of them use copywriting software and adverts to attract potential clients. However, if you are reliable, then you will never get scammed by the company.A good resume writing service would give you a sample resume. This way, you will be able to learn more about the kind of service they offer. You can choose your ideal resume service based on the level of quality that you desire. The best career builder resume writing service can really help you in your career goals.One of the best ways to find out about a service's professionalism is to see how they would present your resume to the employer. Resumewriting service companies usually offer resume templates for use with the employer. Most of the times, these templates are designed with the help of experts. This means that you can save a lot of time when choosing your template.Once you know more about how they present your resume to th e employer, you will be able to pick the resume template that fits your career expectations. It is best to make use of a template that you feel comfortable using. You can also use a sample resume. It can give you a good idea about how the resume will look.If you are just starting a career, you can always choose to use a resume writing service for some guidance and advice. At times, you might not know much about the job and hence a good career builder resume writing service can help you better and more confidently get the job.