JibberJobber Is Relationships Job Search, Gig Economy CRM, Just Networking

JibberJobber Is Relationships Job Search, Gig Economy CRM, Just Networking Liz sent an email this morning to JibberJobber users quoting my blog post from 2016. This was from an email that Steve Krum wrote with feedback about JibberJobber. You can read it here. The point of Lizs email was this part of that post: JibberJobber is a versatile tool that helps you with career and relationship management where you are. Right now it might be in job search, tomorrow it might be in contact management. Heres what I see: College students use JibberJobber to keep track of important people they come across in their school career. Professors who have industry contacts (believe it or not, some professors have very healthy consulting side hustles), students who are going somewhere and have parents who are hiring managers or business owners, and guest speakers who come and share their time with the school. Students might not necessarily be in a heavy job search, but they should certainly be serious about real and long-term networking. Job seekers, of course. Job seekers should be collecting too much data and feel confused and overwhelmed. Theres no way around that. But JibberJobber, the job search CRM, helps alleviate a lot of the confusion and feelings of overwhelmed. Gig economy and side hustle people use JibberJobber for the three main components: Networking, because you get your next customer through people. Target Companies, because consultants need to network with multiple people in their target companies, and Jobs because they might come and go, but tracking the actual jobs and contracts you get in JibberJobber is as key as tracking contacts. Let me propose a bit of a stretch here this might show you how crazy I am: I think JibberJobber is great for a grandma or grandpa who wants to track kids, grand kids, grand-nieces and nephews, cousins, etc. with important information like birthdays and when you communicated with them last, and when you should reach out to them again. A stretch, I know My point is, JibberJobber is about relationships and networking and opportunities. The idea is that you are tracking information instead of relying on your memory. The idea is that you are networking, and dont want to forget about or miss opportunities to stay in touch. The idea is that you are on top of what amounts to a full-time job. That is JibberJobber. Thats what we are all about, and why people, since 2006, have used JibberJobber. Regardless of whether you are in a job search today or building your side hustle, do networking on purpose! JibberJobber Is Relationships Job Search, Gig Economy CRM, Just Networking Liz sent an email this morning to JibberJobber users quoting my blog post from 2016. This was from an email that Steve Krum wrote with feedback about JibberJobber. You can read it here. The point of Lizs email was this part of that post: JibberJobber is a versatile tool that helps you with career and relationship management where you are. Right now it might be in job search, tomorrow it might be in contact management. Heres what I see: College students use JibberJobber to keep track of important people they come across in their school career. Professors who have industry contacts (believe it or not, some professors have very healthy consulting side hustles), students who are going somewhere and have parents who are hiring managers or business owners, and guest speakers who come and share their time with the school. Students might not necessarily be in a heavy job search, but they should certainly be serious about real and long-term networking. Job seekers, of course. Job seekers should be collecting too much data and feel confused and overwhelmed. Theres no way around that. But JibberJobber, the job search CRM, helps alleviate a lot of the confusion and feelings of overwhelmed. Gig economy and side hustle people use JibberJobber for the three main components: Networking, because you get your next customer through people. Target Companies, because consultants need to network with multiple people in their target companies, and Jobs because they might come and go, but tracking the actual jobs and contracts you get in JibberJobber is as key as tracking contacts. Let me propose a bit of a stretch here this might show you how crazy I am: I think JibberJobber is great for a grandma or grandpa who wants to track kids, grand kids, grand-nieces and nephews, cousins, etc. with important information like birthdays and when you communicated with them last, and when you should reach out to them again. A stretch, I know My point is, JibberJobber is about relationships and networking and opportunities. The idea is that you are tracking information instead of relying on your memory. The idea is that you are networking, and dont want to forget about or miss opportunities to stay in touch. The idea is that you are on top of what amounts to a full-time job. That is JibberJobber. Thats what we are all about, and why people, since 2006, have used JibberJobber. Regardless of whether you are in a job search today or building your side hustle, do networking on purpose!

3 Ways to Create Passive Income - Classy Career Girl

3 Ways to Create Passive Income Passive income  is a strategy to use after you have steady income coming in and you are feeling comfortable and not as worried about just paying the bills. I do not recommend starting with trying to get passive income when you are building a business because it really takes a lot of work first to define your market and really understand what your market needs. You need to hustle and network  and do nothing close to being passive when you are starting a business. Passive income is an income received on a regular basis, with little effort required to maintain it. It is closely related to the concept of unearned income. Its a reward for all your hard work when you start building a business. You will know when the time is right to start adding this into your business model.  Your market will tell you. Normally, if you are a service provider, they will tell you they cant afford your rate for your services or programs to work with you directly. Thats a big sign that you need to add in a passive income stream so they can get your knowledge in one of the below ways instead. Note: If you want to learn how to put these passive income streams to work in your business, make sure you download our insanely simple business budgeting template! Generating passive income is not easy and still takes a lot of work to get it set up and to track. It does not happen overnight and you can’t count on it to survive. But, you can count  on it to ADD to your revenue and help you reach your goals faster.  Your business can run on autopilot and you don’t have to be totally involved in every dollar that comes in. Here are three ways to create passive income: 1.  Evergreen Online Courses When you  first launch your  online course, I challenge you to get out there and create a live program. (No, this is not passive!!) I recommended starting with a discount, getting people in and getting feedback to improve the program. That is the number one step. But after you do it once, why not make the videos and worksheets evergreen so that it happens automatically and customers go through it now as a self-study online course. Then, you can start focusing on creating and marketing the upsell and higher level product or program next. My Dream Career Launchpad course is my completely evergreen online course. I get people purchasing many of them every single day. P.S. I created this self-study course fast in less than a week. I realized all of the information was in my head and I just needed to get it out. There were lots of late nights during that week but I think it was totally worth it now that it just runs and I can focus on other parts of my business instead. Just set your passive income goal, make a commitment and do it! 2. Ebook If you have been blogging or writing, you probably have enough information already to sell an ebook. But don’t worry, you do NOT need a publisher! As long as you have a laptop, you can easily start selling ebooks. Just create a word document or google document, and PDF it. Then you have your first ebook! You do not even need to have it professionally designed but,  of course, you can probably charge a little more for it if you do (and it will probably sell much better!)  We also recommend checking out this article about how to find a virtual assistant to help you. I LOVE teaching and training so I have not focused on ebooks as much.  But, you can still find one of my guides in my Business Plan Template. I do have an ebook on Amazon that is available if people want it. When I sell ebooks I feel like I am not providing enough value and I can’t charge as much so that is why I have chosen online training as my passive income focus in my business. 3. Membership Programs This is an incredible  cash flow model  that you should definitely consider adding to your business at some point. I love this passive income model because you get recurring revenue from the same customers over and over again automatically. An example of this is a membership site where you can find new healthy recipes and workouts each month or a site that offers new tips and strategies each month on a topic that your customers REALLY want. The most important thing here though is that they can take a lot of time to run and you definitely need an assistant to deal with credit cards and client questions. You also need to have A LOT of members  to earn a solid amount of income if you are charging a lower price. I have a failure/success story with membership programs myself (because all failures are successes in my book).    A few years back, I created the Get Ahead Club and I charged $10/month. I eventually had to close it because I didn’t have the foundation set up in my business yet, so this was just not worth all my time. I hit a plateau because I was still working my day job and just didnt have the team in place yet to bring this to a mass amount of people. The same number of people were signing up every month as the same amount of people were canceling their membership. This mean no growth! But, I think we have moved onto bigger and better things these days in our membership communities  so its a failure to a success that I can now share with you! So remember, a membership site is not the first place to start usually but it can be an excellent addition to your business once you have a solid foundation. P.S. Make sure you download our insanely simple budgeting template to help you grow your small business. Which option are you going to explore to add passive income to your business?

Warning! The Telephone Job Interview Can be a Trap! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Warning! The Telephone Job Interview Can be a Trap! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Great news! All your job search activities have paid off and you’ve landed a telephone interview with a prospective employer. This is an opportunity, correct? Well, yes and no. You have made it all the way to “round one,” and that’s certainly something positive, something to celebrate. But wait! You still have to go into “round two,” either a subsequent phone interview, or it is hoped, the all-important “face-to-face” interview, which, of course, is the only goal you should have for the outcome of a phone interview. You should be aware, however, that the telephone interview can sometimes be a “trap”! As discussed in a previous blog (“How Do You Get Hired? First, Don’t Lose!”), it’s important to keep in mind that most interviewers, at virtually every single step along the way in the hiring process, are looking for every possible reason to eliminate you as quickly as possible. Just because something in your brand caught someone’s attentionâ€"your degree, the company you currently work for, the school you went to, your experience, your accomplishments and achievements, etc.â€"does NOT mean they are looking for reasons to hire you . . . at least not yet. It is important to be aware that the larger the company, the more you should definitely be “on your toes” during the telephone interview, too. Many times these initial calls come from screeners who are specifically trained to sound upbeat, enthusiastic and friendly.  Their disarming nature can easily cause you to “let your guard down” and say things you shouldn’t say and come across as “unprepared.” The fact of the matter is, it is their job to exclude as many candidates as possible as quickly as possible! Remember, a large company will oftentimes receive over 1,000 résumés for any posted position in today’s tight job market. Even if the screeners speak on the phone to just % of the applicants, they still will be speaking to about 0 people. (Also note: While you the job hunter will probably call it a phone interview, companies usually refer to it as a “phone screen,” and there is a good reason for that!) Oftentimes the initial call from a screener is positioned as, “I simply want to have a brief preliminary conversation with you.” Thus, you go ahead and acquiesce because it seems rude not to speak. After all, it is just a “preliminary” phone call and you certainly want to have a shot at the opportunity. This is exactly what the phone screeners are hoping you will do! When caught unprepared, it is easy to slip up and say things you shouldn’t, be in an environment where you can’t focus and most likely not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the company or the opportunity. In these five minutes, the first impression you make has a high degree of probability of not being the “winning” impression you critically need to make.   And, guess what? The phone screeners get to knock another candidate off their  list and now they only have 99 more people they have to talk to! This is why, in “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets, we coach you to take one of two approaches: Let calls from unfamiliar numbers go into voice mail so you can appropriately listen, prepare and call them back, promptly of course, on your own terms; or, If you do answer the call and it is someone who wants to have a “preliminary conversation,” state, “I would love to speak with you. However, I am not in a position to speak freely at the moment. When may we schedule a time to speak?” Either way, you empower yourself not to be pushed into a conversation you are not yet prepared to have. And believe me, you can’t ever afford to “wing” a phone interview/phone screen. You must be prepared! So now the phone screen is scheduled. And whether it is with a screener, or you are one of the fortunate ones to actually have the phone screen with a hiring manager, adequately armed with the information in this blog, you can take steps to avoid the trap because. . . You will have avoided being pushed into a conversation you are not ready to have; and, You will know that their primary goal is to eliminate you at this stage. How to avoid being eliminated during the telephone interview Eighty percent of human communication is body languageâ€"eye contact, facial expressions, the way you move your hands, your behaviors, the way you sit or stand, etc.â€"and all of this is missing during the phone conversation. Though these “body language” signals are missing, you still have these three powerful tools at your disposal: Vocality; Tonality; and Content. Vocality: The quality and structure of your language. This includes such things as your choice of words and sentence structure and your ability to demonstrate a solid, consistent thought process. Tonality:   Your enthusiasm, energy level and word enunciation. A technique often overlooked in both the telephone and the face-to-face interviews is mirroring. While you  unequivocally must demonstrate enthusiasm and a high energy level, you also want to pattern the rhythm and tone of your communication to that of the interviewer. If the interviewer is slow and soft in his/her speech, you should mirror that. If he/she is fast and/or loud, pick up your pace and volume. Content:   You only get one shot to avoid exclusion and the opportunity to move to round two, and that is why you don’t want to get forced into an interview you are not yet  prepared to have. Here is how to adequately prepare for the telephone interview, as well as how to respond/react during the interview: By scheduling the call, you now have time to research the company and the position. Learn the employer’s “hot buttons” and then sell them what you know they need, i.e., tell them how you can either make ‘em money, save ‘em money, or both. Review news releases and other public information about the company, as well as quarterly and annual reports. Pay particular attention to such communications as the CEO letter to shareholders. Learn about any new product releases, any awards or special recognition received by the company, etc. By scheduling the call, you know whom you will be speaking with and can check for that person’s LinkedIn profile and/or ZoomInfo profile. You can also  Google them to learn more information. Do not bring up compensation, benefits or vacation! If you are asked your current salary or what salary you expect, state something along these lines: “Susan, the most important goal is the opportunity. If I am the right person for this job from your perspective, and indeed your company is the right company for me, then I know an offer will be more than fair.” Have powerful questions written down that you can ask when provided the chance. (See “THE Question you MUST get Right in an Interview”) Use strong, positive phrases, such as “I know,” and avoid weak  phrases such as “I think.” Never speak negatively of anyone or anythingâ€"a former boss, co-worker or company. Always emphasize why you want to go to work for the company you are interviewing with and not why you want to leave your current employer. Do not try to evade any question. If you don’t know the answer to any particular question, say so, and then say you’ll get the answer and call back. If things sound good to you, say so! Don’t play “poker.” Remember, the interviewer can’t SEE you, so verbalize your reactions/feelings. If something doesn’t sound good to you, take note of it. Do NOT confront the interviewer! “Close” at the end of the interview. Here is how: “Jim, I really appreciate your time today, and I am genuinely excited about and interested in this opportunity. Based upon our conversation, is there anything that will keep us from moving to the next step?” Avoid mention of anything personal, e.g., marital status, sexual orientation, state of your health (or even the state of health of any of your family members), etc. As you can see, there is significantly more involved in the telephone interview than what the typical job hunter supposes or expects. If you will follow the advice in this blog, as well as do the necessary “homework” to adequately prepare for the telephone interview, you will brand yourself as being considerably more than just another applicant.” You’ll certainly be perceived as more than just another person to be excluded as quickly as possible during this initial stage of the hiring process. Indeed, you will be just that much farther along toward turning your job search into a job FOUND! Editor’s Note: This blog is an adaptation of the chapter entitled, “The Telephone Interview: Be on High Alert!,” in “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . .Forever!, the international best-selling job hunting book by professional “headhunter” Skip Freeman. Author: Skip Freeman is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired.

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese Is Massive Student Debt Really Worth It

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese Is Massive Student Debt Really Worth It Miriam Salpeter at Keppie Careers responded to my last post about working too much with the observation that those leaving school these days with huge student loans to repay ($80,000-$200,000) may be part of the reason people work so hard. I have to admit that with that kind of debt dogging me, I'd probably work too many hours, too.While some top tier schools are reducing the cost for low- and middle-income students, the fact remains that many families feel pressured to get their children into expensive universities in order to give that child a headstart on a career. But with tough economic times comes the reality that there are fewer loans for those willing to go into such debt.Still, there are a number of successful people who don't go to Ivy League schools, or even attend a university. Look at Harvard dropout Bill Gates.So, I guess I have a few questions: Do young people today really need to put themselves in a financial sinkhole to attend a top university? Can they be successful attending a less prestigious school? Or, is a college education even really necessary for success anymore? Will the day come when companies don't care about a university degree? del.icio.us

Why Use PowerPoint For Resume Writing?

Why Use PowerPoint For Resume Writing?PowerPoint for resume writing is not only a fantastic tool for effective presentation, but it is also one of the most accessible. Most of us have a Windows computer at home and office, and we can do this from our computers with little or no hardware or software required. So, without having to carry bulky machines, PowerPoint is the best way to present your resume.However, PowerPoint isn't just for presentations. It is also useful in an interview where you want to give a nice introduction. With an introduction, you can set the stage, as well as setting the scene with how you're going to conduct yourself, but you also need to introduce yourself as a person, and that is where PowerPoint for resume writing can come in handy.Using PowerPoint for resume writing can help you present yourself as a good candidate. PowerPoint can be a really helpful tool, but PowerPoint for resume writing can be used for more than simply the job opening itself. You can als o use PowerPoint for resume writing when you need to introduce yourself to others. After all, that is who you are, even if you have never met them before.Often the best way to start off a job interview is to show that you can speak clearly and that you understand the topic you are being interviewed about. This will give you an edge over other applicants and give you a leg up on getting the job. By introducing yourself in the beginning of a job interview, you will make a better impression on the interviewer. In turn, they will want to give you a chance to prove yourself in front of them.Another great way to use PowerPoint for resume writing is when you need to organize and sort information. In the situation where you have so many files or tasks to accomplish, but you don't know what to do, PowerPoint can provide you with the right tool to organize everything and put everything in its place. After all, many people find themselves in situations where it is so important to know what the files are, they simply can't keep up.When you need to organize the files in the right way, you can use the file format that you prefer. The best thing about using this format is that you can use it at home and then bring it to the job interview with you. Then, if you change your mind, you can simply delete the presentation. It can even be printed out and stored somewhere else so that you can change the file format at a later time.There are many other uses for PowerPoint for resume writing. Of course, there are jobs where you will need to present your resume to a number of different people. There are many different presentations that can be created with PowerPoint for resume writing to include such things as the objective, the content of the resume, as well as other sample applications.Resume writing is not difficult, but it does require some training and knowledge about how to create a presentation that will impress the interviewer. With PowerPoint for resume writing, you can be su re that your resume will be a compelling and well-presented document. It's easy to use and can get the interview process moving.

Look what I got - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Look what I got - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog There are good clients and then there are GREAT clients. And LEGO definitely falls in the latter category. I gave a presentation to 200 people at their Corporate Center today on better meetings, which they really liked. And afterwards they had a present for me. Here I am with the director: Yes, thats the Star Wars Death Star kit. It has 3,800 parts shows 14 scenes from the movies and contains 21 minifigs. Wooo-hoooooo :o) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

How to get out of an unhappy job - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

How to get out of an unhappy job - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I just got this amazing email from Lauren whos been stuck in an unhappy job: Just wanted to send a note to say THANK YOU for your teams wonderful work. It has inspired me greatly over the years, and last week I finally did something about my crappy job, with the goal of having it settled before International Quit Your Crappy Job Day! I have the usual range of excuses for keeping the job way too long: Its not THAT bad, is it? Maybe Im just oversensitive. Its stable for the most part, and this economy is crappy. Really, who needs passion or purpose when theres stability? Im afraid it will wreck my career if I deliberately leave a management position. The pay is pretty good. I love my coworkers too much to ditch them. I should be able to tough it out! I am a warrior, descended from Celts and Vikings! I have lived through far worse than this! Weakness is not an option! RAAA!! Blah blah blah. To add to that list: my job, despite all of its down sides, has offered a great deal of schedule flexibility and I get to work from home often. This is pretty powerful; I have a young family, and I have been very grateful for the ability to stay close and cultivate a beautiful home life for so long while still working. Because of this, I was more than willing to keep shouldering a lot of responsibility and work hard at odd hours, and I kept that balance pretty successfully for several years. But things took a big turn downhill a couple of years ago in the job. In a nutshell, there are bad ethics going on in the levels above me, and I am not able to make peace with that. Ive also got a seriously passive-aggressive boss who finds it easy to disregard people who dont agree with him. There is simply nowhere for this job to go but backward, no matter how hard I work. Its all been tearing me apart for too long, and straddling two worlds one gorgeous, one awful has exhausted me beyond my limit at last. My partner told me a few weeks ago that he doesnt want me to cry at dinner anymore when we chat about our work days. (I hadnt even realized I was doing it.) Hes been so patient and so awesome through all of my angst; it finally opened my eyes to the fact that no matter how well I think Im hiding it, my stress DOES affect my family (duh!), and it is not fair to them. That did the trick. I told my boss last week that I want to step down from management and join the team Ive been leading, and asked for conditions that are yet MORE flexible and amount to fewer hours. Negotiations are still under way, but it looks like this will go through, because I have many skills that are unique in the organization. There will be less money, but Ill be able to stay close to my family, and Ill still earn a paycheck and get back to building my creative portfolio. Ill also have more bandwidth to look for my next job, if the new arrangement doesnt work out better for me. (I had been looking lightly for a while, but just couldnt drum up enough energy to do it for real, along with being a good manager and a good mom and a good partner and everything else it contributed to the feeling that I was trapped in this dead-end work situation.) Now I am navigating stages of grief as I prepare to step down after many years at this company. Theres a lot of relief, but theres also fear of what will happen to the people Ive been looking out for. Im also feeling that the bulk of my efforts not to mention my ethics have been unappreciated all this time, and that I sorely overestimated what this job could really be. Naturally, I feel a bit foolish, even though I thought I had good reasons for investing as much as I did for so long. Anyway: all of these things confirm that its absolutely time to make this move, and Im having no second thoughts, but in some ways its still a little more painful than I thought it would be. Anyway thank you again. Things are going to get better. Spring is here, and there are so many adventures ahead. If any part of my tale of woe might help inspire others, you are very welcome to share it; I ask that you stick a fake name on it, if you dont mind. I would be delighted if some of my coworkers read your website, but would rather not be found out personally :) Thank you again! Kudos to Lauren on having the guts to get out of an unhappy work situation! Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related