{"id":2990,"date":"2011-09-19T07:23:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T11:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2023-10-09T12:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:38:43","slug":"job-search-tips-from-jason-alba-of-jibberjobber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/job-search-tips-from-jason-alba-of-jibberjobber\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Search Tips From Jason Alba of JibberJobber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my continuing series of posts focusing on job search bloggers you should know about, I turned to my friend and colleague Jason Alba.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0has been on the scene since 2006 offering help through JibberJobber, a job search and career management tool, and several blogsites.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Catch up with my 3 other posts spotlighting blogging job search experts and their advice:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/career-sherpa-job-search-navigation-expert\/\">The Career Sherpa: Job Search Navigation Expert<\/a> \u2013 Hannah Morgan (@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/careersherpa\">careersherpa<\/a> on Twitter)<\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/happy-fourth-birthday-to-the-job-mob-blog\/\">Happy Fourth Birthday to the Job Mob blog!<\/a> \u2013 Jacob Share (@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jacobshare\">jacobshare<\/a> on Twitter)<\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/personal-marketing-for-job-search-expert\/\">Personal Marketing for Job Search<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Tim Tyrell Smith (@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/TimsStrategy\">TimsStrategy<\/a> on Twitter)<\/p>\n<p><em>A little background on Jason . . .<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He designed JibberJobber during his first real job search early in 2006, a so-called &#8220;job seekers market&#8221;, when he discovered there was no practical tool to help job seekers manage and organize their job search. No longer a tool just to be used during one job search, Jason transformed JibberJobber into a tool to be used to manage job transitions during your entire career.<\/p>\n<p>Jason is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/imonlinkedinnowwhat.com\/purchase\/\">I\u2019m On LinkedIn \u2013 Now What???<\/a> and the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>As with the other experts, I asked Jason for his best job search advice:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;Stop wasting time. I wasted time in my job search, as do many people. Time wasting is masked by &#8216;I&#8217;m busy doing a job search,&#8217; but really all we did was put a lot of time and effort into the easy stuff, which was not as effective as the hard stuff (like networking). You can&#8217;t hide behind job boards and LinkedIn and call it a job search, when you really don&#8217;t reach out to people. Do the hard stuff.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Also, consider other options. When I speak to executives in transition, I look out at the white hair and wrinkles and know they are scared to death about age discrimination. They should be. It&#8217;s real, and it&#8217;s rampant. It&#8217;s a shame, but it&#8217;s there. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Some of my audience will never, ever find a traditional job again. That really sucks, because it&#8217;s based on bias and stereotype, but what that means is you need to figure out a Plan B, or Plan C, or Plan Z. It might not seem as exciting or lucrative as your Plan A (corporate job), but it might end up being much more exciting and lucrative. And, you might end up with more &#8216;security&#8217; than what a corporate job could ever offer you.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Visit Jason\u2019s I\u2019m On LinkedIn \u2013 Now What??? blogsite for\u00a0the latest\u00a0LinkedIn information and advice.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related posts:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-land-an-executive-job-in-2011\/\">How To Land an Executive Job in 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/two-biggest-executive-job-search-mistakes\/\">The Two Biggest Executive Job Search Mistakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/linkedin-guide-for-executive-branding-and-job-search\/\">LinkedIn Guide for Executive Branding and Job Search<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/16-ways-to-stay-motivated-in-executive-job-search\/\">16 Ways to Stay Motivated in Executive Job Search<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice from Jason Alba, job search veteran, and social media, LinkedIn and networking expert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4,9],"tags":[42,161,166],"class_list":{"0":"post-2990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-executive-career-management","8":"category-executive-job-search","9":"category-linkedin","10":"tag-c-level-executive-job-search","11":"tag-linkedin","12":"tag-networking","13":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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