Finally JibberJobber Gets a New Dress! (design makeover)

Finally JibberJobber Gets a New Dress! (design makeover) Well, after months of meetings, chats, work, more work, and then more work, we have put on the new dress for JibberJobber. What do I mean by dress?  I go back to my post from February when I said: I was on the phone with a savvy investor a few weeks ago and he said “JibberJobber is like a beautiful woman in an ugly dress. You really need to change the dress!” Im guessing about 50% of the people will like this, some will hate it, and some will not care. Personally, Ill need a few weeks to get used to it.  Im slow like that ?? What does the redesign mean?  One thing it will mean is that people wont wonder if we are an ancient website, designed in 2006 by a non-designer.  In fact, that is part of our history, and Ill miss the old dress.  But its time to look like the other cool kids on the web. Do you know whats out?  Home links.  There is no more link labeled HOME.  Yesterday someone emailed saying argh! I need to get to the home page!  How do I do that??  (Im paraphrasing) To get home, simply click the LOGO in the top right corner.  Its not intuitive, but neither is Steve Jobs ipod how do you turn that off?  YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE PLAY BUTTON DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS. Seriously, how intuitive is that?  Well, we think its great because Steve tells us its great. And Im sure Steve would tell us that removing the home link is great, because we should all just know to click on the logo right?  Right! Ive already gotten some very complimentary emails from people on the new design.  So it was a good move.  Much needed move.  And now, to other (more important) projects Tomorrow, a post on a super cool feature we just released (with the new design) Finally JibberJobber Gets a New Dress! (design makeover) Well, after months of meetings, chats, work, more work, and then more work, we have put on the new dress for JibberJobber. What do I mean by dress?  I go back to my post from February when I said: I was on the phone with a savvy investor a few weeks ago and he said “JibberJobber is like a beautiful woman in an ugly dress. You really need to change the dress!” Im guessing about 50% of the people will like this, some will hate it, and some will not care. Personally, Ill need a few weeks to get used to it.  Im slow like that ?? What does the redesign mean?  One thing it will mean is that people wont wonder if we are an ancient website, designed in 2006 by a non-designer.  In fact, that is part of our history, and Ill miss the old dress.  But its time to look like the other cool kids on the web. Do you know whats out?  Home links.  There is no more link labeled HOME.  Yesterday someone emailed saying argh! I need to get to the home page!  How do I do that??  (Im paraphrasing) To get home, simply click the LOGO in the top right corner.  Its not intuitive, but neither is Steve Jobs ipod how do you turn that off?  YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE PLAY BUTTON DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS. Seriously, how intuitive is that?  Well, we think its great because Steve tells us its great. And Im sure Steve would tell us that removing the home link is great, because we should all just know to click on the logo right?  Right! Ive already gotten some very complimentary emails from people on the new design.  So it was a good move.  Much needed move.  And now, to other (more important) projects Tomorrow, a post on a super cool feature we just released (with the new design) Finally JibberJobber Gets a New Dress! (design makeover) Well, after months of meetings, chats, work, more work, and then more work, we have put on the new dress for JibberJobber. What do I mean by dress?  I go back to my post from February when I said: I was on the phone with a savvy investor a few weeks ago and he said “JibberJobber is like a beautiful woman in an ugly dress. You really need to change the dress!” Im guessing about 50% of the people will like this, some will hate it, and some will not care. Personally, Ill need a few weeks to get used to it.  Im slow like that ?? What does the redesign mean?  One thing it will mean is that people wont wonder if we are an ancient website, designed in 2006 by a non-designer.  In fact, that is part of our history, and Ill miss the old dress.  But its time to look like the other cool kids on the web. Do you know whats out?  Home links.  There is no more link labeled HOME.  Yesterday someone emailed saying argh! I need to get to the home page!  How do I do that??  (Im paraphrasing) To get home, simply click the LOGO in the top right corner.  Its not intuitive, but neither is Steve Jobs ipod how do you turn that off?  YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE PLAY BUTTON DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS. Seriously, how intuitive is that?  Well, we think its great because Steve tells us its great. And Im sure Steve would tell us that removing the home link is great, because we should all just know to click on the logo right?  Right! Ive already gotten some very complimentary emails from people on the new design.  So it was a good move.  Much needed move.  And now, to other (more important) projects Tomorrow, a post on a super cool feature we just released (with the new design)

Should You Consider Reinventing Yourself Today For Tomorrows Jobs - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Should You Consider ‘Reinventing’ Yourself Today For Tomorrow’s Jobs - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career As we enter yet another very challenging year for the overall job market, with “official” unemployment still stubbornly hovering in the nine percent range and no real relief in sight, many job huntersâ€"perhaps you included!â€"are seriously wondering if they should begin “reinventing” themselves today in preparation for the jobs of tomorrow. Here is the short answer to that question: As a long-term strategy, “reinventing” yourself in the job market, through schooling or other training, can indeed pay huge dividends, particularly if you are in one of the hard-hit, high-risk job sectors, e.g., financial services, the building trades, real estate, manufacturing, etc. As a short-term strategy? Not so much. The fact of the matter is, many of the jobs that have been washed out of the economy during the last four or five years simply are never coming backâ€"ever. So, if you are in one of the particularly hard-hit, high-risk employment sectors and have already lost your job (or fear that you soon may), whether or not you should consider acquiring new job skills actually becomes somewhat of a rhetorical question, doesn’t it? In the long run you may have little choice if you want to stay gainfully employed in the future. However, if you currently find yourself in the situation that so many job hunter find themselves in, i.e., I need a job NOW!, it generally is not a good idea to expect any kind of an immediate (or nearly immediate) pay-off from refocusing your career, i.e., “reinventing” yourself. Let me tell you why that’s true. In virtually any job market, including the extremely challenging one of today, of course, the ideal job candidate is someone who is . . . Currently employed. Has demonstrated  stability in his/her job/career. Has a proven track record of accomplishments and achievements in which he/she has  made a company money or saved a company money (or both). Has current, relevant experience. Is fairly priced in terms of salaryâ€"and  doesn’t scare off the hiring manager during the interview process! Admittedly, in the current job market, these criteria constitute a very steep hill to climb, and to be honest about it, not many candidates today can easily meet them. While there is at least some leeway in the current job market for most of these criteriaâ€"and I am fully aware of how some hiring companies today unfairly discriminate against candidates who have lost their jobs through no fault of their ownâ€"there is virtually no leeway for the criterion of “current, relevant experience.” Almost without exception, hiring managers today demand that, in order to even be considered for a position, the candidate must have current and relevant experience. Hiring managers say that, when they have so many fully qualified, experienced candidates to choose from today, they simply don’t have the time, the money or the patience to take a chance on someone who doesn’t have a proven track record and current experience doing what their companies need done. In other words, if you can’t “hit the deck running” for a job today, you stand virtually no chance of even being considered for most open positions. So where does this leave those of you who have already seen (or may soon see) “the handwriting on the wall,” if you are in one of the high-risk, hard-hit job segments? If you are still employed, you may have the time and opportunity to begin refocusing your career through retraining, further education, etc., in order to capitalize on one of the more stable jobs of the future without significant financial loss and/or career interruption. (This presupposes, of course, that you have firmly branded yourself, and continue to brand yourself, as an employee who is virtually indispensable” to your current employer.) Unfortunately, if you have already lost your job in one of the high-risk, hard-hit job segments, and as I’ve already indicated, trying to “reinvent” yourself at this point generally will  benefit you little, if any, in the current job market. Which job segments seem to hold the most future promise? If, for whatever reason (or reasons), you do decide to redirect your career to take advantage of the expected “hot” job segments of the future, that sort of begs the question about which segments, specifically, are indeed expected to be (or continue to be) “hot.” The answer to this question is not quite as simple as it might first appear. Because of the inherent, ever-changing definition of what constitutes new, “hot” jobs, the “target” tends to become a moving one! Still, I believe we now know enough about the general demographic makeup of America (as well as much of the rest of the industrialized world) and the overall economic landscape to make some educated guesses about what future job segments seem to offer the most potential for greater stability and continued career opportunity. Based upon my own research, as well as nearly a decade of experience as a professional “headhunter,” here is what my “crystal ball” seems to suggest as being just a few of the more promising future job segments (by no means an exhaustive list!): Healthcare (X-ray  technicians, dental assistants, physician assistants, et al.) With an ever-aging population,  as well as one that tends to live far longer than has ever been the case  historically, virtually any job  having to do with providing for the health care and treatment of our (and  other countries’) aging citizenry is currently “hot” and is highly likely  to remain that way. Energy  (oil,  gas, hydro-electric, wind, solar, nuclear, etc.). While this field has  traditionally been somewhat characterized by “boom-bust” cycles, the fact  remains that we in America, as well as in other industrialized nations, have  an ongoing need for affordable, viable, predictable, reliable sources of  energy. With such an apparently insatiable appetite for energy, it’s  logical to assume that this field will continue to offer multiple,  significant career opportunities for well-trained, industrious candidates  well into the foreseeable future. Engineering  (all  types, e.g., chemical, mechanical, software, etc.). While it is true that  a significant portion of manufacturing has already moved (or is rapidly moving)  â€œoffshore,” the invention and development of the vast majority of   manufactured products, particularly high-tech products, still can  legitimately lay claim to being “Invented in America.” No other  countryâ€"noneâ€"can even come  close to matching the innovative nature and  character of  our citizens.  Engineers, of course, are integrally involved in the invention and  technical development of these products. As I see it, that means a  continued bright future for engineers of all kinds, as well as the  non-engineering staffs needed to support them. Accounting/Auditing. Whether we are  in an “up” economy or a “down” economy, businesses always have needed and will continue to  need  â€œbean-counters” on the payroll to watch over the money. Even  during the Great Recession accountants and auditors continued to enjoy  rather stable employment opportunities. Nothing now on the horizon is  expected to change that. While, of course, the very top positions in each of these job segments, e.g., doctors, dentists, engineers, accountants, et al., require extensive education and training, it is significant to note, though, that there is also an abundance of entry level and support positions within each of these segments which can require far less education and training  in order to prepare and qualify for them. Still, successfully “reinventing” yourself in the job market involves considerably more than simply being “retrained” or completing an additional course (or courses) of education. You must also have the basic aptitude and general qualifications for any new professional calling you might choose. In addition, you must have both  the  predisposition for and a genuine commitment to the chosen profession.  If, for example, just the mere sight of blood makes you nauseous, you might not want to seriously consider becoming, say, a lab technician whose job is to take blood specimens all day! Or, if the idea of sitting behind a desk all day, every day is your idea of a living nightmare, you probably will want to avoid the accounting/auditing profession. I’m sure you get the idea. This, then, brings us full circle, back to the original question at the top of this blog: Should you consider “reinventing” yourself today in order to capitalize on one of the jobs of the future? Only you, of course, can answer that question for yourself. I’ve tried to lay out, in broad, general terms, both the pros and the cons of this strategy for you. If you are in one of the (apparently) “dying” job segments . . . well, your decision becomes somewhat easier, I would think. Nonetheless, only you can ultimately make the call. And finally, regardless of which profession you currently are involved in, or should become involved in at some point in the future, one thing remains certain and unchanged: Unless you brand yourself as being an exceptional candidate, as someone who can immediately contribute to the bottom line of a hiring company, and not just another person looking for a job, you are at a distinct disadvantage in this and future job markets. As I point out in “‘Headhunter’ Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!, the “rules” of the hiring game have indeed changedâ€"forever! No longer is anyone simply going to “give” you a job. Be assured that you will have to earn any job in this and the foreseeable future job markets! 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.

How to Develop Your Brand (PODCAST) - Classy Career Girl

How to Develop Your Brand (PODCAST) If you think branding is about website colors and pretty fonts, well I disagree and I have something to say about that. Today on our mini-podcast episode I am going to answer a listeners question and teach you a different way to think about developing your brand messaging. Its time to stand out from your competition! How to Develop Your Brand Subscribe  on  your favorite platform below: iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher Radio TuneIn iHeartRadio Sound Cloud  The Foundation of Your Brand in 4 Questions I want you to passionately share your brand messaging. No sugar coating. Dive in deep to figure out what you and your company care about. If I could only say one more thing to my audience, what would it be? Shut out the online noise and just speak to your ideal client. 4 questions to help you create your brand messaging: If you didn’t care what anyone else thought, what would you say to your fans or followers? What are you sick of in your industry? What are other people teaching that is false? What do your potential clients need to stop doing right now? What are they doing right now that drives you nuts? What do your potential clients need to start doing right now? You may also like these episodes: 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016 at Classy Career Girl 3 Things You Need to Stop Thinking Right Now Thanks for listening to the Classy Career Girl podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes. Thank you! If you want to learn exactly how I have grown my business, you must learn from my mentor Stu McLaren. He just released a video workshop that’s completely free with so much good information on how to turn your knowledge, influence, or passion into a low-stress, high-profit business. You can register and get started today watching his videos at  https://www.classycareergirl.com/tribeworkshop. This workshop absolutely changed everything for my life and business when I watched it in 2016. It turned my life around and that’s why I am a huge fan of what his workshops. So I will be taking the workshop and I hope you join me!  https://www.classycareergirl.com/tribeworkshop  See you there!

Choosing the next company you work for Leverage research about how Gen Y is parenting

Choosing the next company you work for Leverage research about how Gen Y is parenting One of the hardest parts of managing your career is getting clear on whats most important to you in the work you do. And its ironic that the true-but-cliched exclamation from new parents the kids force me to see what is really important in my life comes after we have navigated a big chunk of our careers. So a great strategy to find out what you should be doing in your career is to look at research about how you are likely to parent. To this end, I am happy to report on the first few studies Ive seen about what Generation Y is like as parents. The best part about generational research is that you can see yourself from a different perspective, and in a larger context. Your generation is never a perfect mirror of you, but its usually fairly accurate. Otherwise people wouldnt continue to pay for the research, right? Parenting styles reveal ones true values, so reading this research is like giving yourself a jump-start on self-knowledge that usually comes after youve slogged through your twenties. Based on research about values that guide new millennium parenting, here are three things to seek out in new millennium work. 1. Look for good flow of information. Generation Y sees information as a personal differentiator. As parents, Gen Y does not hesitate to give advice, and they feel confident that they have the right information at hand to make the right decisions for their kids. And as employees, having access to premium information in their field, and being able to share it in a productive way, is very important to feeling fulfilled. This is a hard nut to crack in the workplace because other generations conspire against you. For example, it is much more important to Gen Y than Gen X to be perceived as someone who gives good advice. Gen X is skeptical of all expert advice. And Baby Boomers think good advice comes only with age. So stay away from offices that have hierarchy as a way to make people feel useful and importantit will mean a constipated flow of information. Companies that are truly good at creating team environments will probably provide rich information environments because not only do these companies encourage sharing ideas, but they value the flow of information enough to have shifted away from the focus on individualism of earlier generations. 2. Make sure you can customize your environment. While Generation X is largely cynical about consumerism, Generation Y is known for fitting in by standing out and using consumer products as a means of self-expression. This generation has been choosing the color and style of their phones forever, and they have been customizing the colors on their Nikes. Gen Y brings these values to their kids in the form of products like Webkinz. These infinitely customizable toys allow Gen Ys kids to express themselves through kid-friendly consumerism. And the studies about Gen Y found that Moms admitted to logging onto their childrens Webkinz accounts after their kids went to bed to help them earn more virtual currency and give them more fuel to further customize their virtual pets rooms. In the workplace, customization is a must in order to feel like you are being recognized for your authentic self by co-workers. The most common request in this arena is flexible hours, but you should also look for a company that focuses on playing to your individual strengths. For example, ask someone to match you with the perfect mentor, or to help figure out what training you need and find you the right coach to do it. You wont feel like you are making an authentic connection with your workplace if the workplace does not make an effort to address what is different about you. 3. Surround yourself with people who have faith in the future. Members of Gen Y are optimistic parents. They worry much less about the future than their Gen X counterparts; Gen Y deals with the uncertainty of the future by living more in the present. For example, while Gen Y has less tolerance for debt than other generations, they are saving less for college and retirement, figuring that the money will take care of itself. Another example is that Gen X parents care a lot about what their kids eat on a daily basis in order to establish good eating habits in the future. But Gen Y parents figure that the eating habits will work themselves out later on, and they dont pay as much attention to daily food choices. Gen Y also have more trust in kids abilities to learn all the time than other parents. For example, when it comes to media, Gen Xers want everything to be labeled officially educational, but Gen Y believes more in invisible learning the idea that kids can learn from any media they use (with a caveat for violence). In the workplace, these values play out in the quest for lifelong learning. Paying dues is out because the reliance on the certainty of pay-off in the future does not make sense in todays workplace. Instead, focus on finding work that has payoff on a daily basis since you can never know what will come next in your work life. Make each day one where you learn and have fun because putting that off for some maybe-payoff (like making partner at a law firm, or getting a fat paycheck) will make you feel like youre not being true to yourself. Also, dont be derailed by the cynicism of older generations. There is no rule that says they see the world more clearly than you do.

How to Choose a Servers Resume Example

How to Choose a Servers Resume ExampleWhen searching for servers resume example you want to make sure you find one that is not too generic. The more generic the better. Try to find one that lets your creativity flow. It can be quite difficult to find one that will let you express yourself on.There are some great example resumes out there but they are very generic. If you are looking for a server resume example that will fit the bill, look for a service where you can customize it to match your requirements. Many companies also offer many different styles of covers so that you can get the cover you want. There are many custom service options and they are not hard to find.What about using resume examples with no previous experience? This might be a good idea for some people. It is definitely worth a try and you should find what works best for you.If you have any experience whatsoever in servers, you should consider using this cover letter as a template. You can choose the best style for your needs and customize it.If you do not have any server experience but would like to try to use it to your advantage, you should first visit a resume service that has many examples for you to use. This can help you see if you have any knowledge that you could use.Then your company needs to write a very professional and unique cover letter for the employee. Many of these services also offer coaching to help you. Your coach should be able to help you develop your cover letter and your skills.Make sure you focus on what you want to convey in your cover letter. Many of these services are here to help you develop your skills so the cover letter should convey the same things.A professionally written cover letter can help to get your resume noticed and not lost in the pile of other applications.Keep in mind that when you are searching for the top resume examples and cover letters, you should not settle for just anyone. Look for something that will help you express yourself and then get a custom cover letter developed that tells your story.

Managing Perceptions - The Secret Ingredient to Getting Hired

Managing Perceptions - The Secret Ingredient to Getting Hired Managing Perceptions The Secret Ingredient to Getting Hired Managing Perceptions The Secret Ingredient to Getting Hired April 2, 2009 by Career Coach Sherri Thomas Leave a Comment Hi Everyone!What Ive learned in my career about getting hired is the art of managing perceptions.   Every step in the hiring process is filled with other people outside of my influence making quick decisions and snap judgments about my skills, experience, and more personally, about me.   So the more aware you are of the messages that youre sending out to others, the more you can shape and manage those perceptions to showcase your best assets and greatest qualities.Below are four strategies to help you master the art of managing perceptions and speed up the hiring process so that you can get into a new job quickly. 1.       Perceptions are real.   You influence people through your actions and your words.   As wrong as it may be, its human nature to make very quick judgments about people, and those judgments are accelerated by warp speed during the hiring process.   With hundreds of potential candidates for each job opening, hiring managers and HR professionals have to assess and determine very, very quickly the right job candidates from the wrong candidates. So the key is to send clear, positive messages through your networking, resume, and interviews that you consistently add value to an organization.   2.       Shaping perceptions.   The really important question is, What are the perceptions that you want people to have about you?   When youre in the job market, you need to be sending a crystal clear message that focuses on the value that you consistently deliver to a company or client. Your value is a unique blend of your strengths, successes, and the results youve achieved for an organization.   Also, be passionate about the kind of work you enjoy doing.   Your value and your passion will make you truly unique from a crowd of colleagues, business associates, and even job applicants. 3.       Resume Power.   Companies will only interview the top 1 to 3-percent of job candidates, so if you think the look of your resume is good enough think again.   The truth is that companies dont always interview the best qualified they interview those with the best resume.     Dont write your resume yourself.   Instead, if you want to position yourself as a top candidate then have your resume written by a professional. A professionally polished resume sends the message that youre serious about your career, as well as the job youre going after. 4.       Interviewing Perceptions.   Driving perceptions during a job interview is about the way you dress, the way you interact, and largely about your attitude.   Be prepared, organized, confident and passionate. Last week, I interviewed three consultants to do some project work for me.   When I asked each of them whether they could do the work successfully, one candidate responded, Yes, this is my bread and butter.   And not only can I do this work successfully, but I like doing this kind of work.     Calm.   Confident.   Passionate.   He gave me peace of mind in knowing that hiring him would bring little, if any, risk.   I hired him on the spot.   Job candidates who get hired give clear and consistent messages about the value they bring to an organization, and a passion for the work they enjoy doing.   When youre able to successfully manage and shape perceptions through your networking, resume, and interviews, youre much more likely to stand above your competition and get hired.

Enter for a chance to win the 2017 Out of Office World Championship - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Enter for a chance to win the 2017 Out of Office World Championship - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Help us find the best out of office auto replies in the world! Do you have a really good, funny or creative auto reply for your e-mail when youre off on Summer vacation? Or what is the best ?Out of office? reply you have received this summer? Submit the best auto reply message for a chance to win glory and fun prizes at the 2017 Out of Office World Championship. 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