This Is Just Between You And Me

This Is Just Between You And Me… Sunday I got a call from one of my best friends from my high school days. He happens to be a JibberJobber user and had a great question for me he started with this is just between you and me and something like I promise, no matter what the answer is, I wont tell anyone. He asked me: With all of the contacts and relationships you have, do you ever feel overwhelmed? Does JibberJobber help with that at all? Ah, what a great question! This is like asking the Coke driver if he drinks Pepsi, or the preacher if he sins I appreciated the question because Ive frequently wondered how many CEOs are in touch with their own products, and familiar enough to actually do a tech support call. I recently had lunch with Twelve Horses president Steve Spencer who said that he can field a tech support call with no problem and that most times people dont know that they are talking to the president. I think that is an awesome example and I worry about the day I might lose touch with JibberJobber reality (I see it frequently with software and wonder does anyone at that company even use their own product??). My answer to do I ever feel overwhelmed is yes, absolutely. While I have a team behind me I do feel like a lone ranger with marketing and some other things (Im sure many of you feel like that also). I have easily had contact with more than 1,000 people in the last year talking about JibberJobber from career experts to bloggers to newspaper editors to professionals. Its hard to keep it all straight a lot of my business is based around networking. That is, relationships. I really try and form relationships as best I can, which means that Im not just gathering business cards, rather, having significant discussion. This takes a lot of work! My answer to does JibberJobber help with all that is very simple. I have logged into JibberJobber more than anyone else (well, perhaps my dev team has logged in more, but not on the live server!). I use JibberJobber at least 5 to 10 times a day I will add new users, put a log entry in (from an e-mail or phone call), create an action item, or something like that, during the day. I have over 800 contacts that I have put in, almost one-by-one, and have ranked and/or tagged each of them. I love the birthday reminder to let me know who has a birthday coming up, and depend on getting action items e-mailed to me. If I didnt have JibberJobber I would have to have Goldmine, ACT! or SalesForce.com to manage it all. So thanks for the question heres my question to YOU. You know you should be doing all this stuff but really, are you actually doing it? I wasnt before I got laid off, even though I knew I should. Heres a quick checklist for you: Are you networking in person, face-to-face? I dont care how introverted you are, you can have the pain of getting over it now or have the pain of long-term unemployment later. Are you developing a personal brand that is googleable? If you search on your name, do you find awesome, on-brand stuff? Do you have a google alert set up for your own name or company? Are you really following up with relationships that you form, online or offline? After you meet someone, is there a real follow-up that allows you to develop a real relationship? Im talking about more than the canned it was nice to meet you heres what I do e-mail. Are you using something like JibberJobber to see and manage your relationships? Look, CRM-fanatics say that software cant manage a relationship and I agree. But you need something, from sticky notes to a notebook to free JibberJobber to really, really manage the details around relationships. Whats stopping you? I dont care if you are president of a college, a career coach, resume writer, or recruiter. Relationships are key, you preach it do you practice what you preach? I didnt practice what I preached 20 months ago. And I came to regret it. However, I do now (with regard to this stuff :p). How are you doing? This Is Just Between You And Me… Sunday I got a call from one of my best friends from my high school days. He happens to be a JibberJobber user and had a great question for me he started with this is just between you and me and something like I promise, no matter what the answer is, I wont tell anyone. He asked me: With all of the contacts and relationships you have, do you ever feel overwhelmed? Does JibberJobber help with that at all? Ah, what a great question! This is like asking the Coke driver if he drinks Pepsi, or the preacher if he sins I appreciated the question because Ive frequently wondered how many CEOs are in touch with their own products, and familiar enough to actually do a tech support call. I recently had lunch with Twelve Horses president Steve Spencer who said that he can field a tech support call with no problem and that most times people dont know that they are talking to the president. I think that is an awesome example and I worry about the day I might lose touch with JibberJobber reality (I see it frequently with software and wonder does anyone at that company even use their own product??). My answer to do I ever feel overwhelmed is yes, absolutely. While I have a team behind me I do feel like a lone ranger with marketing and some other things (Im sure many of you feel like that also). I have easily had contact with more than 1,000 people in the last year talking about JibberJobber from career experts to bloggers to newspaper editors to professionals. Its hard to keep it all straight a lot of my business is based around networking. That is, relationships. I really try and form relationships as best I can, which means that Im not just gathering business cards, rather, having significant discussion. This takes a lot of work! My answer to does JibberJobber help with all that is very simple. I have logged into JibberJobber more than anyone else (well, perhaps my dev team has logged in more, but not on the live server!). I use JibberJobber at least 5 to 10 times a day I will add new users, put a log entry in (from an e-mail or phone call), create an action item, or something like that, during the day. I have over 800 contacts that I have put in, almost one-by-one, and have ranked and/or tagged each of them. I love the birthday reminder to let me know who has a birthday coming up, and depend on getting action items e-mailed to me. If I didnt have JibberJobber I would have to have Goldmine, ACT! or SalesForce.com to manage it all. So thanks for the question heres my question to YOU. You know you should be doing all this stuff but really, are you actually doing it? I wasnt before I got laid off, even though I knew I should. Heres a quick checklist for you: Are you networking in person, face-to-face? I dont care how introverted you are, you can have the pain of getting over it now or have the pain of long-term unemployment later. Are you developing a personal brand that is googleable? If you search on your name, do you find awesome, on-brand stuff? Do you have a google alert set up for your own name or company? Are you really following up with relationships that you form, online or offline? After you meet someone, is there a real follow-up that allows you to develop a real relationship? Im talking about more than the canned it was nice to meet you heres what I do e-mail. Are you using something like JibberJobber to see and manage your relationships? Look, CRM-fanatics say that software cant manage a relationship and I agree. But you need something, from sticky notes to a notebook to free JibberJobber to really, really manage the details around relationships. Whats stopping you? I dont care if you are president of a college, a career coach, resume writer, or recruiter. Relationships are key, you preach it do you practice what you preach? I didnt practice what I preached 20 months ago. And I came to regret it. However, I do now (with regard to this stuff :p). How are you doing?

Easy Resume Writing

Easy Resume WritingWriting an easy resume is essential in today's job market. The fast paced world of the 21st century has no room for sloppy work ethics. For the sake of staying competitive, you must be able to create an effective resume, and it begins with the right mindset.For beginners, creating an easy resume can seem like a daunting task. After all, it has a lot to do with your personal qualities. After all, everyone has their own individual preferences. In other words, the resume that impresses the employer depends on how you present yourself.Therefore, if you intend to write your own resume, first you need to become aware of what kind of resume works best for you. The first thing you should know is that not all resumes are created equal. There are numerous styles and formats available to suit the needs of each person. Each resume is unique, and each resume has a story to tell.You might be asking yourself why you should attempt to create an easy resume for yourself. In fact, m ost people do not consider this as an important step in their job hunting. Many people simply will accept a resume that has been presented to them without taking into consideration the possibilities they will have in it.Employers and recruiters want to see and hear about your abilities to do your job and show your ability to meet the requirements of the position. So, if you only give a generic-looking resume with one or two pages, you are not doing yourself any favors. Create an easy resume that is tailored to suit your specific needs and personality.Once you are clear on what type of resume you need, you can begin by learning the basic format of a resume. By this point, you should already have a general idea of what kind of job you hope to get. You will then need to know what type of information you will be putting in your resume.From here, you should create sections on the material you are including, to make it easier to read. You should be honest and use the proper grammar and sp ellings. By this point, you have a general idea of what you would like to include in your resume, and now you just need to organize your resume material.There are many programs that can help you organize your resume material. Some programs are even able to do all of the work for you, which can save you time and money. Another important step in creating an easy resume is to ensure that you have correctly formatted your resume. By this point, you should be able to use software to organize your resume and use the proper spelling and grammar when creating your job application.