Keeping your job search organized - Sterling Career Concepts

Keeping your job search organized Keeping your job search organized 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. Thats where Jibber Jobber comes in. Its an online personal relationship management program for you to manage and organizeyour job search informationby 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 ofmy contacts are already entered in LinkedIn. Whats the difference? Theres a big difference. Jibber Jobber is a complimentary resource tosocial 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? Therestools, including maps,an expense tracker, and a job journal, andreports, including job posting activity, open action items, and current activity (to identify who you havent connected with recently.) Lastly, one of my favorite things about Jibber Jobber is that itconceptuallyencourages 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 haveaccepteda new position. JibberJobber is structured for continued networking through all phases of your career. Thats both smart andstrategic.