JibberJobber Website Updates

JibberJobber Website Updates Its been TOO long since Ive posted about updates to JibberJobber we have had a number of releases since the last whats new post, but they seemed to be kind of minor but now that Im going over this list I think its pretty cool stuff! You can now associate Documents to Contacts and Companies. Previously you could just associate documents to job postings doesnt this make much more sense? Degrees of Separation. When you add a new contact you can say who the person is referred by.   Aside from constructing the Tree View (where you can see your network graphically), you can now see the Degree of Separation on the contacts detail page. You can upload your own image on My Account. Down the road we have some very cool stuff coming out where YOU can share more stuff with other JibberJobber users and to let them know more about you are are slowly making your account more into a profile. Regular users have over a meg available for Documents whatever we had before just wasnt enough, even for the free folks. We redesigned the main JibberJobber.com page. Enough about us, and how great we are, and more lets get down to business.   Hope you dont miss all the stuff we used to have there. Users can   delete their own accounts. Letting your account sit idle for years is, in my opinion, much better than deleting your account especially if you have entered any data.   Dont ask me why, but it happens, and now its self-serve On the List Panel, if you see the country column, youll see a flag of the country instead of the country name.   Simply cool. Regular expressions in the search box. I thought I blogged about this before but check this out: you can do a search like this in the List Panel search box: company:trugreen Ill have another post about how this works, and what the keywords are.   Pretty powerful. New multi-action on the Network List Panel. If you want to get the email addresses, formated to copy-and-paste into an email message, you can do that from the List Panel. In the main search, if there is just one record, we automatically take you to that record saving you a click. Doesnt sound like a big deal but it sure is cool to have it automatically go to the only record that matches. Email reminders of birthdays coming up include the email address of the birthday boy (or girl). You used to get a message that said Jasons birthday is coming up! now it says Jasons birthday is coming up (mm/dd/yyyy) so you dont even have to login to JibberJobber to get necessary information to send an email to them. Various minor bug fixes wed list them here but it doesnt matter, just know we are constantly working on fixing this tool up for you! Were always interested in feedback while we have a dev list a mile long, we want to know what you think, and what you want! JibberJobber Website Updates Its been TOO long since Ive posted about updates to JibberJobber we have had a number of releases since the last whats new post, but they seemed to be kind of minor but now that Im going over this list I think its pretty cool stuff! You can now associate Documents to Contacts and Companies. Previously you could just associate documents to job postings doesnt this make much more sense? Degrees of Separation. When you add a new contact you can say who the person is referred by.   Aside from constructing the Tree View (where you can see your network graphically), you can now see the Degree of Separation on the contacts detail page. You can upload your own image on My Account. Down the road we have some very cool stuff coming out where YOU can share more stuff with other JibberJobber users and to let them know more about you are are slowly making your account more into a profile. Regular users have over a meg available for Documents whatever we had before just wasnt enough, even for the free folks. We redesigned the main JibberJobber.com page. Enough about us, and how great we are, and more lets get down to business.   Hope you dont miss all the stuff we used to have there. Users can   delete their own accounts. Letting your account sit idle for years is, in my opinion, much better than deleting your account especially if you have entered any data.   Dont ask me why, but it happens, and now its self-serve On the List Panel, if you see the country column, youll see a flag of the country instead of the country name.   Simply cool. Regular expressions in the search box. I thought I blogged about this before but check this out: you can do a search like this in the List Panel search box: company:trugreen Ill have another post about how this works, and what the keywords are.   Pretty powerful. New multi-action on the Network List Panel. If you want to get the email addresses, formated to copy-and-paste into an email message, you can do that from the List Panel. In the main search, if there is just one record, we automatically take you to that record saving you a click. Doesnt sound like a big deal but it sure is cool to have it automatically go to the only record that matches. Email reminders of birthdays coming up include the email address of the birthday boy (or girl). You used to get a message that said Jasons birthday is coming up! now it says Jasons birthday is coming up (mm/dd/yyyy) so you dont even have to login to JibberJobber to get necessary information to send an email to them. Various minor bug fixes wed list them here but it doesnt matter, just know we are constantly working on fixing this tool up for you! Were always interested in feedback while we have a dev list a mile long, we want to know what you think, and what you want! JibberJobber Website Updates Its been TOO long since Ive posted about updates to JibberJobber we have had a number of releases since the last whats new post, but they seemed to be kind of minor but now that Im going over this list I think its pretty cool stuff! You can now associate Documents to Contacts and Companies. Previously you could just associate documents to job postings doesnt this make much more sense? Degrees of Separation. When you add a new contact you can say who the person is referred by.   Aside from constructing the Tree View (where you can see your network graphically), you can now see the Degree of Separation on the contacts detail page. You can upload your own image on My Account. Down the road we have some very cool stuff coming out where YOU can share more stuff with other JibberJobber users and to let them know more about you are are slowly making your account more into a profile. Regular users have over a meg available for Documents whatever we had before just wasnt enough, even for the free folks. We redesigned the main JibberJobber.com page. Enough about us, and how great we are, and more lets get down to business.   Hope you dont miss all the stuff we used to have there. Users can   delete their own accounts. Letting your account sit idle for years is, in my opinion, much better than deleting your account especially if you have entered any data.   Dont ask me why, but it happens, and now its self-serve On the List Panel, if you see the country column, youll see a flag of the country instead of the country name.   Simply cool. Regular expressions in the search box. I thought I blogged about this before but check this out: you can do a search like this in the List Panel search box: company:trugreen Ill have another post about how this works, and what the keywords are.   Pretty powerful. New multi-action on the Network List Panel. If you want to get the email addresses, formated to copy-and-paste into an email message, you can do that from the List Panel. In the main search, if there is just one record, we automatically take you to that record saving you a click. Doesnt sound like a big deal but it sure is cool to have it automatically go to the only record that matches. Email reminders of birthdays coming up include the email address of the birthday boy (or girl). You used to get a message that said Jasons birthday is coming up! now it says Jasons birthday is coming up (mm/dd/yyyy) so you dont even have to login to JibberJobber to get necessary information to send an email to them. Various minor bug fixes wed list them here but it doesnt matter, just know we are constantly working on fixing this tool up for you! Were always interested in feedback while we have a dev list a mile long, we want to know what you think, and what you want!

Recruitment - Chemistry or Alchemy

Recruitment - Chemistry or Alchemy As an in-house recruiter, you want the successful candidate to be a good match to the role profile and up to the job-challenges but, more than that, the hiring line manager will want them to be a good fit. Surveys have regularly indicated that previous hires proved to be sub-optimal in 60% or more of cases and that same basic problem has been endemic for decades. Managers find it easy to gauge existing employees for fit, but it’s seen as challenging to assess interviewees. They often talk about ‘our unique culture’ and ‘getting the chemistry right’ but, without an objective assessment framework for that, decisions will be subjective and based on alchemy, not chemistry. In fact, culture is measurable and fit is definable. The curse of personality To gauge fit for a role, personality is commonly seized upon. The opinions and desires of hiring managers usually take preference, but is that correct? What about the opinions of the team, other departments, senior management, departmental customers and wider stakeholders? They may all have conflicting requirements. If you’re recruiting for a funeral director, it might seem obvious that the last person on earth you want is that openly jolly, thigh-slapping candidate who is listing ‘stand-up comedian’ as their primary hobby. They’re obviously going to be a lousy fit, right? However, such simplistic thinking can easily exclude otherwise stellar candidates with potential to add significant value. If the funeral director in question can successfully maintain a professional demeanour with clients, at other times their ability to raise the spirits of near-dead colleagues might be a real boon to team building, productivity and reducing labour turnover. Apart from the risk of internal conflict, subjective hiring decisions can also leave scope for unsuccessful candidates to claim discrimination. Organisations focus on managing their employer brand value to drive attraction but many neglect to actually assess candidates against it, to drive selection more positively. It’s tragic to see the waste for both sides when successful brand value campaigns end up transforming golden candidates into lead-balloon employees via a subjective selection process. Selecting for fit needs to be a level playing field for all. Building a framework To be clear, the role profile and person specification, and the usual assessment of candidates’ qualifications, experience and achievements, are all still vital and competency and strength frameworks are commonly used. However, The starting focus to then additionally build a fit-assessment framework should initially be on the organisation, not the candidates. It’s vital to define what ‘fit’ means and here’s the first, and usually fatal, hurdle. Hiring managers often insist, “We can’t define it, I’ll know the right person when I see them,” and they fall back on personality as a selection tool. As we’ve seen, this is at best risky and the full range of stakeholders need to engage in working to define what it is that a top candidate needs to be a good fit to. They have three topics centred on the organisation that they can start with. Departmental challenges â€" These tend to be relatively near-term. Is the main priority productivity? Or perhaps the need to drive up customer service? There may be other priorities, and several of them, but they need to be identified and ordered. Each can be given a relative priority score out of 10, between unimportant and vital. Organisational goals â€" Depending on the seniority of the hire, these may be of more or less importance to the candidate selection process than the challenges above. Is the focus on turnaround and profitability, or perhaps opportunity and growth? Might it be on new technology or product initiatives? A takeover and integration? Whatever, goals can be listed, prioritized and scored. Environmental issues â€" These often drive the longer term culture and may or may not be of over-riding importance, depending upon the individual organisation. Is innovation a priority? Or transparency? Perhaps it’s essential to comply with highly demanding legal or methodological procedures? Maybe the whole sector is in a period of decline and consolidation and that’s a priority? Perhaps the organisation is in gold-rush territory? Again, priorities need to be clear and ordered. Defining a scope of responsibility for a role can be fairly straightforward, but It can take significant internal effort to debate and bottom out the priorities relative to that role. Not everything can legitimately score a ten. Those three headings provide starting points but, whatever the challenges and goals within them, it then becomes possible to construct a set of scales with which to measure a candidate’s fit to the challenges the organisation faces. As a simple example, all line managers want someone creative who is a great communicator and a marvellous team player (check out the ads) but is any of that truly important and relevant if what’s required for the organisation is a vicious bastard who can ruthlessly cut costs within six months, or everyone’s dead? Opinions about fit suddenly become easier for the team to objectively assess, despite an opinionated incumbent line manager, determined to get ‘the best’ for his or her department. Even the smallest organisations can easily take such an approach and accepting the engagement of wider stakeholders towards this process can save owner-managers huge amounts of sometimes terminal grief. Assessing against the framework Having a meaningful framework means that candidates can be legitimately and objectively assessed for chemistry, fit and cultural match, as well as for the usual competency or strengths. Context becomes vital to understand and assess, when considering a candidate’s qualifications, experience and achievements. They can be objectively assessed against what is actually most important for the department or the organisation, not what’s judged by the hiring manager to be most important. After selection, the latter’s job is then to manage the resource they end up with. That’s no different to the challenge they’ve already faced when they started in their role and had to work with inherited people. If they’re unable to cope with that idea, perhaps they’re not a good fit for what the organisation really needs in the future? That might provoke a sharp intake of breath, but HR have a vital role to play in driving a recruitment transformation which could see the proportion of successful hires markedly increase, for the benefit of everyone. About the author: Jon Gregory an experienced management consultant, re-organisation specialist and recruitment professional. He currently works with both organisations and individuals, helping to get the right people working effectively in the right jobs.. He’s also the editor of www.win-that- job.com.

Avoiding common mistakes when applying for Summer Internships University of Manchester Careers Blog

Avoiding common mistakes when applying for Summer Internships University of Manchester Careers Blog As part of my role with the Summer Internships team I provide support to students with their CVs   and Covering Letters   for a number of summer internship applications from CareersLink. I thought I would share with you some tips and advice to avoid making some of the most common mistakes that I noticed made with last year’s applications, so that I hope will help you if you are applying for an internship this year: Tailoring your CV and Covering Letter By far the top mistake made last year was not enough attention given to tailoring a CV and Covering Letter to the role you are applying to. It is essential to show clearly your skills and experience relevant to the role and making it easy for the employer to spot throughout your application. Just to clear up any misunderstanding, do not send off a ‘general’ CV or Covering Letter, this shows lack of attention to details, effort to meet the requirements of the employer and enthusiasm to work for them. Keep text concise with use of succinct bullet points/sentences Be specific in describing the skills you gained, within the context of the tasks/ experience you achieved. A block of text puts off the reader and appears unfocused. Are the most important details at the beginning or the end of the sentence? Don’t just make statements of skills you have, but it is vital to explain how and where you have developed skills. Give an example/ context to back up your statements. See our CV and Covering Letter guides for examples of how to do this. Explaining how and where will still need to be brief in your CV, but you can then expand in more detail with examples most relevant to the role to highlight key points Make sure the examples you mention in your Covering Letter are still in your CV and vice versa. Be consistent. Don’t just assume the employer can read into what you did. You must be clear and spell this out. Make it easy for them to spot. Always check back at the vacancy details to see if you have covered all   the skills the employer requires. Give attention to detail and think of where you have the skills/ experience throughout all of your CV   including: paid/ unpaid work education/training courses and your degree student societies, hobbies, interests and commitments awards and achievements. Use the   words that the job description or vacancy advert uses to describe skills for the role and make it easy for the employer to navigate through your CV and covering letter to find what they want. Other tips to remember in avoiding making mistakes made from last summer’s applications: Include a Covering Letter that is also targeted for the job along with your CV and attach to an email with your CV In covering letters, be clear and specific in your first paragraph about why you are applying Make your CV/ Covering letter easy to read through with a consistent and clear layout and format. See our Covering letter and CV guides for examples. Give attention to detail in correcting errors to your spelling, grammar, as well as proof reading your CV/ covering Letter Be careful how you use a Personal Profile in being short punchy and targeted to the point, otherwise don’t use it. See advice in the Writing a CV from Scratch guide. Use bullet points that are succinct to describe points on your CV. Avoid mini paragraphs (2-3 lines) but also don’t leave it so short that you have no context of ‘where’ or ‘how’ No need to use the words ‘Curriculum Vitae’ , instead make you name stand out at the top of your CV No need to include your photo, date of birth, nationality, gender, or National Insurance number on a standard UK CV. On chronological CVs: include your most recent education first with the name of the organisation, qualification/ grade and date. Include in date order backwards. Make the dates clear on one side or the other so it’s easy to read down the page. Be careful with use of language/ phrases:   Be positive, address the reader and sign off the covering letter correctly. End your covering letter being polite and enthusiastic, but without stating an assumption   of getting an interview. Be more concise with your Hobbies and Interests section on your CV, but still tailor with appropriate skills for the role Include 2 referees details at the end of your CV if there is room, otherwise state references are available upon request It is really recommended to read the Writing a CV from Scratch and Writing a Covering Letter from Scratch guides available to pick up in the Careers Resource Centre and in our Starting Point guides online. Also look on our website about help with finding work. Undergraduate Applications and interviews CV summer internships work experience

Tools for Your Online Personal Brand Website, Blog Podcasting Equipment - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Tools for Your Online Personal Brand Website, Blog Podcasting Equipment - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Years ago, hiring technical programmers to develop websites was required. Businesses were forced to outsource to graphic designers, website consultants and few saw the power in personal branding. People that couldnt afford these services lost the opportunity to showcase their personal brand online or even a new e-commerce website. The words JavaScript, HTML, Pearl, C++ and Visual Basic confused the majority and came naturally to the minority. Today, thanks to technological advancements in web software, platforms and overall development, not only can everyone have their own website in seconds, but they can have a voice. Podcasting has emerged as a great way to demonstrate your talents or create buzz. For all of you that dont have a website, a podcast or a clue on how to step into this new world of freedom, expression and opportunity, here is the equipment youll need: Website Equipment For Blogs WordPress.com This blog is crafted and hosted on wordpress.com, which is a free hosting site that provides you with all the tools to jump start your blog in seconds. All you have to do is register your blog, choose a template, configure your widgets, add links to your blogroll and write your first entry. WordPress.org Instead of letting wordpress host your blog, you can register your domain at Godaddy.com for $6.95 (Promo code = OYH3). After purchasing your domain and space on their system (Promo code = BTPS7 to save 20%), you can upload the wordpress.com template you choose to the server via FTP. Once you complete that, its the same functionality of wordpress.com. TypePad I rarely recommend this platform, but I have a lot of friends that use it and Seth Godin uses it. Basically, it will cost you $50 a year for a single blog, but the templates and format are professional, easy to update and manipulate comments. For traditional websites Microsoft Expression Web If youve ever used Microsoft FrontPage, then this application will be even easier to use. Basically, instead of typing HTML or any other script, you can work in an environment like Word or notepad and then upload the files to your hosting site. Google Pages If you dont want a blog nor have funds to purchase Expression Web, you can create a page on Googles platform. They give you the template and you can type and insert media onto it with ease. Podcasting Equipment Digital Video Camera For just over $300, you can purchase your own Sony video camera, that also takes stills. I had a GE camera and let me tell you, Sonys brand is worth the extra money. Microphone $10 can get you your own microphone. Plug the microphone into your digital video camera and youre ready to start recording interviews, whether your in a public or private area. Video Editing Software Vegas Movie Studio by Sony is a $90 application that lets you create custom podcasts. You can see the wavelengths and video, and add in graphics and animations over video. Additional Some podcasters use amplifiers or synthesizers, but for the beginner these are just extra and require some technical know-how. YouTube.com Once you have a file in .wmv format, you can upload that file (under 10 minutes) to YouTube. Decide to share it with the public or just your friends and embed the video on your blog or website for further exposure. Build your brand online by leveraging the power of these tools. No longer will you have to rely on others to engineer a website or a podcast. The future and your brand lies in your hands! Subscribe to this blog

6 ways to turn the student union into your secret careers weapon - Debut

6 ways to turn the student union into your secret careers weapon - Debut This post was written by an external contributor. Your student union is more than just a hangout. Alice Barnett tells you how you can make it into the spring board for your career. Your student union is a hub of student activity organised for your benefit. It is dedicated to make your time at university as social and active as possible as well as providing you with all the support you need. There are so many fun advantages in becoming active within the SU, and it is also a really great way to boost your CV. The student union is the secret weapon to your career success, and here is why. Network, network, network! Both staff and students make up the force behind your university’s Student Union and it is a great way to network, create contacts, and build professional and personal relationships with peers and staff members. Furthermore, getting to know your SU staff by attending SU events and making yourself known, could also lead to potentially reference opportunities for your CV. Emotional support   Becoming involved within your student union is a wonderful way to boost your confidence as you begin to start building a career portfolio. Confidence is needed in any job, whether it is confidence in applying for your dream job or having the confidence in putting yourself out there in a professional environment. We all need people to encourage us, believe in us, support us, and remind us that we are not alone. For students, this is the support the Student Union provides through careers advice and employability help, to name a few. This help can make a huge difference in your career prospects, as self-confidence is crucial. Societies Your SU will provide you with opportunities to take a well-deserved break from your studies, and offer a broad range of societies, some that will surprise you! If there isn’t a society you wish to join, then you can always start your own! Did someone say wine and cheese society? The great thing about societies, other than making friends, is that SU affiliated societies offer positions such as President, Treasurer, Social Media Manager and many more that cover a wide set of skills and interests. This is a fantastic way to stand out to potential employees, showing off your leadership skills and proving that you are dedicated and trustworthy. Need to earn some extra cash? As stated before, the SU is a combined force of students and staff, and there are job positions available in your SU at the desk, at the campus coffee shop, and at the campus bar. These roles require a diverse set of skills that will be transferable to work life situations. Not only are transferable skills pivotal to kick-starting your career, but many employees will recognise the skill of balancing university life with a job as an advantage. Sporting success to working success One of the most popular things about most Student Unions’ is their sports teams. Not only do sport teams such as football, rugby and netball have great night’s out, but they help to encourage teamwork and communication skills, critical to career success. You are also guaranteed to make friends and release endorphins, forgetting the stress that comes with university life, if only, for a short while. Volunteering Lastly, the SU encourage students to volunteer, which can be one of the most rewarding experiences. As well as the personal gains, it shows good initiative and highlights certain characteristics that are desired by employers. You can volunteer as little or as much as you like in places such as your local food bank or at a kids after-school club and trust me, you will feel greater for it. Your SU, as great as it is for drinks and for the cheeky night out to your campus club, also provides a lot more that can be crucial to advancing your career and boosting your CV. Every university has a Student Union and it is your job as a student to take full of advantage of everything that it has to offer and make it into your secret career weapon. Connect with Debut on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for more careers insights.

Vacation - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Vacation - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Im enjoying a weeks wonderful vacation in Greece. Were talking warm weather, lots of sights, great beaches and time with my family and wonderful girlfriend. Wooo-hoooo! In the meantime, why not check out the happy links collection, where you can: Find great links, stories and blogposts about happiness at work Vote on the stories you like Submit your own stories or links about happiness at work There are lots of great stories on there already and more are always welcome :o) Go to the Happy At Work Link Collection. 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 Vacation - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog The weather in Denmark right now is so good, I just cant believe. Danish summers can easily be three weeks of rain, distinguishable from spring, autumn and winter only becaus the rain is not quite as cold. But right now were having real, genuine summer weather, which is perfect timing, because Im going on vacation for a week which Ill be spending with my family and wonderful girlfriend in a summer home near the beach. Yay! But dont worry, Ive blogged ahead, so new posts will appear next week. Ill be back the week after, ready to finish the Happy at Work Book. With the speed Ive been going, that shouldnt take more than a couple of weeks :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

Owens Community College Resume Writing

Owens Community College Resume WritingIf you're an applicant for a job at one of the largest hospitals in the world, such as a nursing position, there are certain things that you should include on your 'Owens Community College Resume Writing' resume. It's important to remember that these are the types of people who will be reviewing your resume, and if you don't make them feel like it's relevant and your resume doesn't have the necessary information that you think it should, they may not choose to hire you. Remember, employers are going to be reading your resume and often they're going to read through several pages before deciding if they should hire you or not.You want to make sure that you list exactly what you have done at the school as well as in a specific position within the hospital, if applicable, and include the dates when this occurred. Doing this will give the employer an idea of the scope of your previous employment, and it will also give you a chance to show how long you 've been working in your field. Showing that you've been employed at the school for many years demonstrates to them that you're a more viable candidate for the position than someone who only has a few months of experience in the field.Add any courses you took that relate to the position you're applying for as well as any other classes that may be relevant to the position. These should be listed on a separate page and be able to link back to your 'Owens Community College Resume Writing' resume. It's easy to forget these things, but make sure that you write down all of the information you can about yourself when filling out the application.Most people are perfectly content with a job with a paycheck, but that doesn't mean they won't need to upgrade their skills or gain experience. Don't hesitate to add these things to your resume as well. Providing these items can be helpful in showing an employer that you've worked hard to get where you are now, and may even prove to be useful as a r eference in the future.The Hospital or Clinics that you work in is another part of the resume that should reflect your experience. Show how you accomplished this on a section entitled 'Experience at Hospital'. Being specific about your experiences at the hospital, and how long you've been employed there, will prove to be beneficial in the interview process.Your degree from the Owens Community College should be included on the 'Experience at Hospital' section. Some employers won't view this as a serious factor in determining your hiring decision, but it will help you stand out from the other applicants who don't have a college degree. That being said, it's important to remember that a college degree doesn't make you more qualified than one without one.You should include the names of all of your supervisors when possible, as well as any instructors that you taught under, and students you have in your classes. This is helpful in showing that you've worked as a team and that you're a we ll-rounded individual. Showing your history at the school will demonstrate that you've put in the time and effort required to become successful in your chosen field.Online application submission services allow you to have your resume submitted quickly and securely to a large number of employers. By having your resume and cover letter submitted online, you can eliminate the waiting time required for submitting these items to employers, making it possible to quickly begin moving up the ladder of opportunity. Don't let yourself get caught in the routine of submitting resumes to all of the companies you apply to, put these tips to work and start improving your chances for an interview!