Keeping Track of Your Career, Your Network, Your Relationships Can Lead to New Opportunities.

Repeat after me... Your Job is Not Your Career.

Jason Alba

JibberJobber just celebrated its second birthday, and we wanted to find out what cool new things Jason has dreamed up!

Questions Peter Clayton asked Jason Alba
(We did our first interview two years ago when JibberJobber launched -- and I still get buckets of referral links from Jason’s site — so gang, that should tell you something)...

Jason, I know you’ve made lots of improvements to JibberJobber since it launched - but let’s start with the elevator pitch - for those unfamiliar with JibberJobber, what is it and why would I use it?

Well Jason, sounds good but I’m already on LinkedIn and use a contact management system, why would I need JibberJobber?

What’s the difference between the free and the premium service on JibberJobber?

Since this is a web-based application, how is my privacy protected?

I want to talk about the networking tool built into JibberJobber.

What is the peer library?

Okay, so you’ve written a couple of books one on LinkedIn and one on Facebook. Why?

One of the LinkedIn things we’ve discussed a great deal is the open networking debate. What’s your opinion?

When someone sends you an invitation with LION in their name, what does that mean?

Who do you network with?

What’s the best way to use LinkedIn if you’re an active job candidate?

What are some of the common mistakes?

Personal LinkedIn Story: Dave Mendoza recommendation. “Six Degrees blogger” associate of Shally Steckerl’s - Top 10 list. 100’s of invitations. All from professionals, mainly recruiters.

Tell us a about your webinars and CEO Training Series.

Jason, we’ll just have to have you back on to talk about your Facebook book!
 

Jason's LinkedIn Profile

About Jason Alba
I've worked for about10 years in internet/intranet environments as a developer and manager of sophisticated custom on-line applications. Sites have including eCommerce, intranet applications interfacing with legacy servers for HR, Finance and Accounting, operational quality control systems in building maintenance, online communities for higher education, and many smaller custom sites.

Currently I work at designing, supporting and marketing JibberJobber which is a CRM + Career Management website for people interested in managing their own careers, especially the job transitions that are happening every 3 - 5 years.

About JibberJobber
JibberJobber was designed by Jason Alba during his first real job search beginning January 2006. After having a successful career in IT and business strategy, Jason found himself in the job market, which was supposedly a "job seeker's market."

Jason quickly found that a job seeker's market does not mean the job search will be easy or short. Frustrated by the lack of real tools for job seekers, he decided to move forward on a tool that allowed a job seeker to manage and organize a job search.

As the months passed, and as Jason learned the importance of networking, he incorporated a major networking piece into JibberJobber. This has shifted its focus from a tool just to be used during one job search into a tool to be used to manage job transitions during your entire career.

So what is JibberJobber? Is it a job search tool? Is it a networking tool? It is more like a personal relationship manager that allows you to do everything you need to do to manage a job search and optimize your network relationships - for the duration of your career!

The JibberJobber team has grown and includes experts that are dedicated to helping you make the most of your career.

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