Share Target Companies With JibberJobber Users

Share Target Companies With JibberJobber Users Join Jason Alba as he spends time with Barry Groh, executive in the non-profit space, with a personal Getting Started on JibberJobber session.   Barry has not started to use JibberJobber, and this one-hour session will answer all his questions, address things such as importing from LinkedIn and Outlook, and anything else that comes up.   Simply use the same registration information and callin number you find on the Free Webinar page (even though the date is for next year, this will happen on July 29, 2008 at 9am MST (11am noon). Since the beginning of JibberJobber there was a cool little feature you may have seen when you added a target company.   At the top of the screen you would see this checkbox: Last week, in the upgrade where we introduced the new Silver level (1,000 contacts and 1,000 target companies for $5/month), we also introduced Phase II of Global Companies.   This is a very exciting enhancement for you.   Heres where the idea came from: When I got laid off, I was fairly new to Salt Lake City.   I had only lived here about 18 months, and I spent most of my time either commuting or working but no networking.   The only companies I knew about in the Salt Lake area where those I could see when I drove down the road.   In my job search I found out about more companies, specifically, those which posted openings on Monster or in the newspaper. I knew there were hundreds, maybe thousands of other companies I should know about, some of them with my next job!   But I had no idea how to find them.   How in the world do you turn over eery rock to find these companies.??? The idea for Global Companies was born, and thats where you come in.   When you check the checkbox, you are sharing certain company information with all JibberJobber users.   You wont share your private information, like how you rank them, notes, log entries, etc.   You wont even share that YOU are the one who added the company to the list of Global companies.   Youll share something like this: Simply general information.   How cool is that, that I can share this with other JibberJobber users?   Better yet, I can see with others share, based on where I am targeting (based on the address I have on my own profile): If I am searching for companies in a different location, say, Seattle, I would simply change the data in the drop down.   Or, if Im going to relocate and know that Im moving to Seattle, Ill change my home address under My Account so it always comes up with the Seattle area. From the image, you can see I can comment on the company, which can help others learn about the company (any information you want to share).   The comments will show as anonymous, but if we find trolls or abuses, well have to clean up the junk and figure out what to do with those who are trolls). I can also rank the company, and have my ranking contribute to an overall ranking for that company.   Between the comments and the rankings, this can be an excellent way to share more information about potential target companies with JibberJobber users. Notice the add icon () next to the name of the company.   When I click on that icon, I add it to MY PERSONAL list of target companies.   So if I find a company that someone else has entered into JibberJobber, and I want to store private information about it, I just click that link and it shows up in my list of Target Companies.   Thats where Ill do things like create notes, action items, log entries, tie people to the company, etc. If I want to get more comprehensive information about the company, I simply click on the name of the company and it takes me to a page with the shared information, comments, ranking, and even a Google Map with directions to MY HOUSE to the company, miles between us and estimated driving time!!   How cool is that? We encourage you to share your companies as a Global Company.   You can either do this when you first set up the company, or when you edit the company, by clicking on that checkbox at the top. Or, on the Company Detail Page, youll see a new icon: When you click on this icon, it will make that company a Global Company. Remember, no other JibberJobber user will know that you added the company as a Global Company, or how you ranked them, or what your comments were. Cool?   Powerful?   We think so!   Simply login to JibberJobber, mouse over the Companies Menu Item, and click on Global Companies at the bottom! Share Target Companies With JibberJobber Users Join Jason Alba as he spends time with Barry Groh, executive in the non-profit space, with a personal Getting Started on JibberJobber session.   Barry has not started to use JibberJobber, and this one-hour session will answer all his questions, address things such as importing from LinkedIn and Outlook, and anything else that comes up.   Simply use the same registration information and callin number you find on the Free Webinar page (even though the date is for next year, this will happen on July 29, 2008 at 9am MST (11am noon). Since the beginning of JibberJobber there was a cool little feature you may have seen when you added a target company.   At the top of the screen you would see this checkbox: Last week, in the upgrade where we introduced the new Silver level (1,000 contacts and 1,000 target companies for $5/month), we also introduced Phase II of Global Companies.   This is a very exciting enhancement for you.   Heres where the idea came from: When I got laid off, I was fairly new to Salt Lake City.   I had only lived here about 18 months, and I spent most of my time either commuting or working but no networking.   The only companies I knew about in the Salt Lake area where those I could see when I drove down the road.   In my job search I found out about more companies, specifically, those which posted openings on Monster or in the newspaper. I knew there were hundreds, maybe thousands of other companies I should know about, some of them with my next job!   But I had no idea how to find them.   How in the world do you turn over eery rock to find these companies.??? The idea for Global Companies was born, and thats where you come in.   When you check the checkbox, you are sharing certain company information with all JibberJobber users.   You wont share your private information, like how you rank them, notes, log entries, etc.   You wont even share that YOU are the one who added the company to the list of Global companies.   Youll share something like this: Simply general information.   How cool is that, that I can share this with other JibberJobber users?   Better yet, I can see with others share, based on where I am targeting (based on the address I have on my own profile): If I am searching for companies in a different location, say, Seattle, I would simply change the data in the drop down.   Or, if Im going to relocate and know that Im moving to Seattle, Ill change my home address under My Account so it always comes up with the Seattle area. From the image, you can see I can comment on the company, which can help others learn about the company (any information you want to share).   The comments will show as anonymous, but if we find trolls or abuses, well have to clean up the junk and figure out what to do with those who are trolls). I can also rank the company, and have my ranking contribute to an overall ranking for that company.   Between the comments and the rankings, this can be an excellent way to share more information about potential target companies with JibberJobber users. Notice the add icon () next to the name of the company.   When I click on that icon, I add it to MY PERSONAL list of target companies.   So if I find a company that someone else has entered into JibberJobber, and I want to store private information about it, I just click that link and it shows up in my list of Target Companies.   Thats where Ill do things like create notes, action items, log entries, tie people to the company, etc. If I want to get more comprehensive information about the company, I simply click on the name of the company and it takes me to a page with the shared information, comments, ranking, and even a Google Map with directions to MY HOUSE to the company, miles between us and estimated driving time!!   How cool is that? We encourage you to share your companies as a Global Company.   You can either do this when you first set up the company, or when you edit the company, by clicking on that checkbox at the top. Or, on the Company Detail Page, youll see a new icon: When you click on this icon, it will make that company a Global Company. Remember, no other JibberJobber user will know that you added the company as a Global Company, or how you ranked them, or what your comments were. Cool?   Powerful?   We think so!   Simply login to JibberJobber, mouse over the Companies Menu Item, and click on Global Companies at the bottom! Share Target Companies With JibberJobber Users Join Jason Alba as he spends time with Barry Groh, executive in the non-profit space, with a personal Getting Started on JibberJobber session.   Barry has not started to use JibberJobber, and this one-hour session will answer all his questions, address things such as importing from LinkedIn and Outlook, and anything else that comes up.   Simply use the same registration information and callin number you find on the Free Webinar page (even though the date is for next year, this will happen on July 29, 2008 at 9am MST (11am noon). Since the beginning of JibberJobber there was a cool little feature you may have seen when you added a target company.   At the top of the screen you would see this checkbox: Last week, in the upgrade where we introduced the new Silver level (1,000 contacts and 1,000 target companies for $5/month), we also introduced Phase II of Global Companies.   This is a very exciting enhancement for you.   Heres where the idea came from: When I got laid off, I was fairly new to Salt Lake City.   I had only lived here about 18 months, and I spent most of my time either commuting or working but no networking.   The only companies I knew about in the Salt Lake area where those I could see when I drove down the road.   In my job search I found out about more companies, specifically, those which posted openings on Monster or in the newspaper. I knew there were hundreds, maybe thousands of other companies I should know about, some of them with my next job!   But I had no idea how to find them.   How in the world do you turn over eery rock to find these companies.??? The idea for Global Companies was born, and thats where you come in.   When you check the checkbox, you are sharing certain company information with all JibberJobber users.   You wont share your private information, like how you rank them, notes, log entries, etc.   You wont even share that YOU are the one who added the company to the list of Global companies.   Youll share something like this: Simply general information.   How cool is that, that I can share this with other JibberJobber users?   Better yet, I can see with others share, based on where I am targeting (based on the address I have on my own profile): If I am searching for companies in a different location, say, Seattle, I would simply change the data in the drop down.   Or, if Im going to relocate and know that Im moving to Seattle, Ill change my home address under My Account so it always comes up with the Seattle area. From the image, you can see I can comment on the company, which can help others learn about the company (any information you want to share).   The comments will show as anonymous, but if we find trolls or abuses, well have to clean up the junk and figure out what to do with those who are trolls). I can also rank the company, and have my ranking contribute to an overall ranking for that company.   Between the comments and the rankings, this can be an excellent way to share more information about potential target companies with JibberJobber users. Notice the add icon () next to the name of the company.   When I click on that icon, I add it to MY PERSONAL list of target companies.   So if I find a company that someone else has entered into JibberJobber, and I want to store private information about it, I just click that link and it shows up in my list of Target Companies.   Thats where Ill do things like create notes, action items, log entries, tie people to the company, etc. If I want to get more comprehensive information about the company, I simply click on the name of the company and it takes me to a page with the shared information, comments, ranking, and even a Google Map with directions to MY HOUSE to the company, miles between us and estimated driving time!!   How cool is that? We encourage you to share your companies as a Global Company.   You can either do this when you first set up the company, or when you edit the company, by clicking on that checkbox at the top. Or, on the Company Detail Page, youll see a new icon: When you click on this icon, it will make that company a Global Company. Remember, no other JibberJobber user will know that you added the company as a Global Company, or how you ranked them, or what your comments were. Cool?   Powerful?   We think so!   Simply login to JibberJobber, mouse over the Companies Menu Item, and click on Global Companies at the bottom!

Entrepreneurial Spirit Ground Zero to Finding Success - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Entrepreneurial Spirit Ground Zero to Finding Success - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career The entrepreneurial spirit believes that quitting is acceptable only after success has been found but not before.  Even though a new direction may be found, the experience of the previous route remains a teacher for the new. It is the spirit and drive of the person that is bound and determined to learn from errors so that an improved plan may be developed. The plan itself, if written, is done so with a pencil. Why? Nothing remains permanent. Society, economics, and new technology change at a fairly rapid rate. Attempting to do the same, year after year, will not be fruitful. The more daring entrepreneurs take calculated risk to leap into the unknown believing there is a good chance that the new route will be well worthwhile. Although negative others may try to dissuade, the risk-taking entrepreneur is driven to make a success of her vision. For example, when the market bottomed out and business was not to be found, I chose to learn what the new social media idea was all about. Dire warnings were heard, but I remained steadfast with conviction that this was the right direction. Taking the leap of faith and with dedicated learning, I was ahead of most. As the economy improved, the education allowed me to redirect back to services offered in a bigger and bolder style. My company name became known worldwide. The question becomes, how does one formulate a vision, know which direction to begin, or get the experience that is required? The spirit side leads us to our hopes and dreams, or vision. And it is the vision that will keep the entrepreneur on track. An excellent strategy is to envision a long-term accomplishment such as how you would like to be remembered. Contemplate the happiness you will experience from the achievement. Ask yourself if it will be well worth the learning curve and possible expense to get past the hurdles enabling you to proudly say, “I did it!” Should one be truly dedicated to make that vision reality, the motivated perseverance is soon followed by the joy derived working toward the vision. When others see you in action, dedicated to make a go of your business, they want to learn more. Freely sharing online what you know draws in large audiences. They are curious, too, to know what drives you and how you are solving the mystery of what may also be holding them back. Your clientele will build as well as convert into a salesforce by reposting your posts. One element feeds into the next. Thank others for their re-posts and offer to answer questions. The key for selling more is to be of service. A long-held secret among the successful is that teaching others about the strategies you have found to work the best brings about admiration, appreciation and a larger clientele. Over-delivering on what is expected will bring about testimonials and referrals. It is your service to others that will thrust you into a leadership position serving to build your personal brand best and lead you to the Smooth Sale!

Alternative Graduate Job Formula - Part 1 Internship Formula

Alternative Graduate Job Formula - Part 1 Internship Formula What is the Internship Formula? I was looking at Dr. Paul Redmonds Graduate Job Formula and started analysing it. After a while, I thought it is debatable, and then set about plotting how I got my internship and subsequent job after graduation. I realised the key in this market is doing an internship. Anyway, this post is part 1 of 2 in my proposal of an Alternate Graduate Job Formula. Part 1 is getting an internship, and the formula to do this. This post also deals with the mathematics of assuming you have contacts in an organisation and what your success chances with them are. To read further, download this pdf version with equations and explanation in it. Sorry I couldnt post it as a blog as the equations wouldnt be ready to be written in the blog post. Click on the plus sign {filelink=6}  . Basic Internship Formula WE = D x Y x APro where , WE work experience / internship Y year of study (secret matter) APro Asset Promotion (Promoting yourself, you are the asset) where, APro = (CV Presentation) + (Applications/week) + (Project  adoption) + (Patience)   So, to be successful at an internship opportunity you need to be of a relevant degree, match the requisite of the employers year of study requirement and have the skills to promote yourself. For more detailed assessment, please download the 2 page pdf copy. Does having contacts work in getting a job/internship? It is a personal choice to bank on contacts and it is absolutely not true that “you will get an internship” if you have contacts. In fact, it is mathematically questionable how youd have more chances of getting an internship with a contact. It might be statistically proven that students get internships easier with contacts, but the student will have applied to other internships as well, so there is a statistic within a statistic that you first have to apply without contacts, to at least know where you stand. To summarise, I don’t believe you can have a successful internship , just because you found it through contacts. Mathematically, there is less chance of you getting an internship with the knowledge that you have a contact in an organization. Feel free to comment, critique, or amend the equation. A note in the comment would be good to keep track. 1

Defensive Pessimism

Defensive Pessimism Tali Sharot wrote The Optimism Bias, a book on why humans almost always view the future as hopeful and sunny.   She has studied hundreds of subjects, young and old, and found that no matter the odds, we always believe that tomorrow will be better. We’re apparently hard wired that way.   Some of us, however, fight that innate instinct.   According to Julie K. Norem, Ph.D., a professor at Wellesley College Department of Psychology, defensive pessimism is a strategy used by anxious people to help them manage their anxiety so they can work productively. Defensive pessimists lower their expectations to help prepare themselves for the worst. “Though it sounds as if it might be depressing,” reads the site, “defensive pessimism actually helps anxious people focus away from their emotions so that they can plan and act effectively.” Dr. Norem is the author of a book called The Positive Power of Negative Thinking. Her theory is that by preparing for the worst, you not only manage your own anxiety, but may also improve your performance by mentally rehearsing disasters and worst-case scenarios. Norem estimates that 30 to 35 percent of the U.S. population thinks this way. She also spends time in the book on how people with different processing styles can learn to appreciate each other and work or live together more easily. This is a big problem in business; optimists and pessimists do have a hard time working together.   Each group thinks that the other is a little crazy.   Pessimists see optimists as Pollyannas who can’t possibly understand the situation; they’re bound to be disappointed when things go wrong â€" as they inevitably will.   The optimists see the pessimists as wet blankets who prefer to prepare for failure than for victory.   The key to success is getting the right mix of pessimists and optimist on a team, and then teaching them how to appreciate each other’s strengths.   Optimists are great big picture planners; their favorite questions begin with “what if?”   What if this idea really takes off?   What if we added three more features to generate revenue?   They are good at planning for success and creating shared a vision for the team. The pessimists will spend their brainpower imagining what could go wrong. This also serves an important purpose: to help prepare for worst case scenarios that may come up (what if our presentation materials get lost in shipping?) In addition to planning for imagined disasters, pessimists excel at pointing out flaws in the plan and realistic pitfalls.   If they feel valued, they can be tremendous assets for planning.   The problem comes in when the optimists and pessimists stop listening to each other.   Optimists do tend to get worn down over time when being barraged by negative what ifs; it’s easy for them to view a pessimist’s input as simply the same old doom and gloom. When a pessimist feels that her early input is being ignored, she can resort to her most dangerous mode: sitting back and waiting for disaster to happen. “I could have told you that was going to happen, but no one ever listens to me.” Pessimists may always believe that the worst might happen, but you don’t want them to be hoping for it. They see themselves as realists; they want to help you by providing insight that you may have overlooked. You want them on your side. If you live or work with a pessimist, one thing experts agree on is that you won’t be able to change their instincts.   It doesn’t do any good to tell a pessimist to look on the bright side; they’re just not wired that way. And you might not want to change them after all; there is a place for both types in business.   The optimist invented the airplane, and the pessimist invented the parachute. Find out if you’re a defensive pessimist â€" take the quiz designed by Dr. Norem here: http://www.wellesley.edu/Psychology/Norem/Quiz/quiz.html