How do you keep track of your information during a job search?
Post-it notes and loose pieces of paper?
Excel spreadsheet?
And my next question – how happy are you with your organizational method? The spiral notebook with the best of intentions of capturing every fact and phone number often ends up stuffed with random scraps of paper or confusing, scribbled notes. The spreadsheet that is initially well laid out ends up losing functionality – or worse yet, becomes corrupt or is lost in a computer crash.
Names of recruiters and hiring managers, phone numbers, email addresses, company names, addresses, websites, dates, interview notes and follow up, titles, job leads…. there is quite a bit to track in even the simplest of job searches. That’s where Jibber Jobber comes in. It’s an online personal relationship management program for you to manage and organize your job search information by contact name, company, and job. And the best part? The site offers a free basic account that will either meet your needs or wet your appetite for the premium services.
“But all of my contacts are already entered in LinkedIn. What’s the difference?”
There’s a big difference. Jibber Jobber is a complimentary resource to social networking sites. LinkedIn and Facebook allow you to connect with people. Jibber Jobber gives you the tools to track, notate, and follow-up those networking efforts.
Not convinced yet? There’s tools, including maps, an expense tracker, and a job journal, and reports, including job posting activity, open action items, and current activity (to identify who you haven’t connected with recently.) Lastly, one of my favorite things about Jibber Jobber is that it conceptually encourages you to continue staying in touch with your contacts even once your current search winds down. The ABCs of networking – Always Be Connecting – are often overlooked by professionals relieved to have accepted a new position. JibberJobber is structured for continued networking through all phases of your career. That’s both smart and strategic.
