This is your invitation to join Jason Alba, author of I’m On LinkedIn, Now What? at Job Re-Joov Monday, June 22nd at 2:00 PM EST! Job Re-Joov is hosting a FREE Webinar with Jason Alba as their guest speaker. There are still seats available! Click here to sign-up>>>
Job Re-Joov is a service that has been designed to encourage job seekers. Have you been in your job search for an extended time? If so, check out Job Re-Joov. You will find other job seekers there who are in the same situation you are in. If you are in Santa Maria, …read more

I was reading an article over at JibberJobber called, Showing Compassion To A Jobseeker. It got me thinking about how hiring managers can show compassion to jobseekers during the interview process. Here’s my list:
1. Give each candidate your full attention when you are interviewing. Turn off cell phones, forward calls and focus.
2. Be clear about the job expectations and qualifications.
3. Identify core competencies for your job opening. Know what you are looking for so that you don’t waste your time or the time of jobseekers.
4. Create an interview plan. Ask consistent questions between candidates so that you measure qualifications consistently …read more

Some Assembly Required, a blog I found tonight over at JibberJobber. Jason Alba suggested his readers read Thom Singer’s blog post, so I clicked the link, LinkedIn Rant – And A Challenge to Bloggers.
Here is a portion of Thom’s rant: “My point is that I want my connections on LinkedIn to actually be people I know personally. I want to feel I can freely call on them to make a legitimate introduction to another person in my network should the need arise. I do not want to have some arbitrary link to a stranger. I feel these links undermine the …read more

What is a Community Employment Scheme? I had no idea. I was visiting JibberJobber tonight, Communicating With An Interviewer After You Are Rejected and there was a comment asking about Community Employment Scheme.
Here is the comment from Ailish:
I was just wondering, how would I answer the ‘Why did you leave your job’ question when the job was a Community Employment Scheme and the maximum time allowed to work on them is four years. Is it appropriate to state that you did a CE Scheme or do you make something else up as to why you left. I heard somebody …read more

How do you prepare for a job interview?
1. Do you review the job description or job posting?
2. Do you read any books?
3. Do you write down specific examples you want to use in the interview?
4. Do you do a mock interview – out loud?
5. Do you visualize yourself in the interview?
6. Do you write down answers to potential questions?
I was over at JibberJobber going through the site. I initially went over there a couple of weeks ago to begin to type in my network, but I started surfing the site. There is an interview Preparation portion to the site. …read more

Good Morning to all of you!! I want to say that I had a PHENOMENAL interview with Jason Alba on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, because of technical difficulties the interview was not taped, nor were you able to hear the show on air!!
Here are a few highlights from the interview:
1. The genesis of JibberJobber came as a result of Jason finding himself in the job market, and unable to find a job. He had an epiphany while opening his laptop to record information on his job search in an excel spreadsheet. JibberJobber was birthed out of his own need to manage …read more