JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn

JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn I got a PS in an email to me a few weeks ago that made me grin: P.S. Your website (JibberJobber.com) is incredibly useful for jobseekers, perhaps even more so that LinkedIn. Im surprised they LinkedIn hasnt made you an offer to buy the company yet! This came from someone who was on the JibberJobber user webinar, where the secrets of optimizing JibberJobber were unveiled :p JibberJobber is incredibly useful for job seekers even though not everyone gets it.   People going into a job search are looking for what Monster once was the place to go to find a job or be found by a recruiter.   It doesnt work that way anymore. Perhaps the job search today is like the gold rush of yesteryear more people coming to California didnt mean more people were going to get rich many died dirt poor looking, looking, looking.   Im not suggesting youll die dirt poor, but chasing the crowd, and doing the easy stuff in a job search, is not lonely youll be accompanied by millions who are also looking at that same freaking awesome job posting you just found. JibberJobber is different.   You take initiative to fill in information on who you are networking with, the target companies you are tracking, etc.   Its not necessarily easy or sexy, but its sure important. Regarding being more valuable than LinkedIn, I can see that for some people.   LinkedIn offers value that well never offer access to 40 million professionals, and their networks.   That is really, really powerful.   But so many dont know what to do with it -thats why I created LinkedIn for Job Seekers, the DVD. Regarding LinkedIn not making an offer yet, who says they havent? Just kidding they havent.   Im not sure where I am at on their radar. At one point they thought I was in competition with them, which is far from the truth.   LinkedIn and JibberJobber are complementary tools for people who are into relationships (whether job seekers, salespeople or entrepreneurs). The thing Id LOVE is to have a JibberJobber application on LinkedIn but its a very closed process right now, and they are doing things with CRM features that will probably mean I wont get an application. Oh well. How about instead of thinking JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn, its more of a JibberJobber + LinkedIn? JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn I got a PS in an email to me a few weeks ago that made me grin: P.S. Your website (JibberJobber.com) is incredibly useful for jobseekers, perhaps even more so that LinkedIn. Im surprised they LinkedIn hasnt made you an offer to buy the company yet! This came from someone who was on the JibberJobber user webinar, where the secrets of optimizing JibberJobber were unveiled :p JibberJobber is incredibly useful for job seekers even though not everyone gets it.   People going into a job search are looking for what Monster once was the place to go to find a job or be found by a recruiter.   It doesnt work that way anymore. Perhaps the job search today is like the gold rush of yesteryear more people coming to California didnt mean more people were going to get rich many died dirt poor looking, looking, looking.   Im not suggesting youll die dirt poor, but chasing the crowd, and doing the easy stuff in a job search, is not lonely youll be accompanied by millions who are also looking at that same freaking awesome job posting you just found. JibberJobber is different.   You take initiative to fill in information on who you are networking with, the target companies you are tracking, etc.   Its not necessarily easy or sexy, but its sure important. Regarding being more valuable than LinkedIn, I can see that for some people.   LinkedIn offers value that well never offer access to 40 million professionals, and their networks.   That is really, really powerful.   But so many dont know what to do with it -thats why I created LinkedIn for Job Seekers, the DVD. Regarding LinkedIn not making an offer yet, who says they havent? Just kidding they havent.   Im not sure where I am at on their radar. At one point they thought I was in competition with them, which is far from the truth.   LinkedIn and JibberJobber are complementary tools for people who are into relationships (whether job seekers, salespeople or entrepreneurs). The thing Id LOVE is to have a JibberJobber application on LinkedIn but its a very closed process right now, and they are doing things with CRM features that will probably mean I wont get an application. Oh well. How about instead of thinking JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn, its more of a JibberJobber + LinkedIn? JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn I got a PS in an email to me a few weeks ago that made me grin: P.S. Your website (JibberJobber.com) is incredibly useful for jobseekers, perhaps even more so that LinkedIn. Im surprised they LinkedIn hasnt made you an offer to buy the company yet! This came from someone who was on the JibberJobber user webinar, where the secrets of optimizing JibberJobber were unveiled :p JibberJobber is incredibly useful for job seekers even though not everyone gets it.   People going into a job search are looking for what Monster once was the place to go to find a job or be found by a recruiter.   It doesnt work that way anymore. Perhaps the job search today is like the gold rush of yesteryear more people coming to California didnt mean more people were going to get rich many died dirt poor looking, looking, looking.   Im not suggesting youll die dirt poor, but chasing the crowd, and doing the easy stuff in a job search, is not lonely youll be accompanied by millions who are also looking at that same freaking awesome job posting you just found. JibberJobber is different.   You take initiative to fill in information on who you are networking with, the target companies you are tracking, etc.   Its not necessarily easy or sexy, but its sure important. Regarding being more valuable than LinkedIn, I can see that for some people.   LinkedIn offers value that well never offer access to 40 million professionals, and their networks.   That is really, really powerful.   But so many dont know what to do with it -thats why I created LinkedIn for Job Seekers, the DVD. Regarding LinkedIn not making an offer yet, who says they havent? Just kidding they havent.   Im not sure where I am at on their radar. At one point they thought I was in competition with them, which is far from the truth.   LinkedIn and JibberJobber are complementary tools for people who are into relationships (whether job seekers, salespeople or entrepreneurs). The thing Id LOVE is to have a JibberJobber application on LinkedIn but its a very closed process right now, and they are doing things with CRM features that will probably mean I wont get an application. Oh well. How about instead of thinking JibberJobber vs. LinkedIn, its more of a JibberJobber + LinkedIn?