Happy Birthday JibberJobber!

Happy Birthday JibberJobber! Yesterday was JibberJobbers 5 year birthday celebration Whew we made it!  They say most businesses fail in the first five years, and were still here! This week, any one-year upgrade (or $99+ bundle) will get another year upgrade included its like buy-one-get-one-free.  It is as simple as this: Buy a one year upgrade (tell us which bundle you want) and get a bonus year free. If you dont have a lifetime upgrade, now is the time to get a great value for your dollar.  Youll get 24 months of JibberJobber for about $4/month, plus you get either the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD OR some other streaming videos. Start here. The bonus year will be applied after payment is made. (If you have a lifetime upgrade, consider buying this for your friends/family) Happy Birthday JibberJobber! My little baby is all grown up and in second grade now! Congratulations to JibberJobber, a little side gig that gave me hope during a long, depressing job search. I hope that you continue to grow and in another seven years youll be a responsible teenager. (I know, I know, that was  weird.  Happy birthday to JibberJobber anyway!) Happy Birthday JibberJobber! Yesterday was JibberJobbers 5 year birthday celebration Whew we made it!  They say most businesses fail in the first five years, and were still here! This week, any one-year upgrade (or $99+ bundle) will get another year upgrade included its like buy-one-get-one-free.  It is as simple as this: Buy a one year upgrade (tell us which bundle you want) and get a bonus year free. If you dont have a lifetime upgrade, now is the time to get a great value for your dollar.  Youll get 24 months of JibberJobber for about $4/month, plus you get either the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD OR some other streaming videos. Start here. The bonus year will be applied after payment is made. (If you have a lifetime upgrade, consider buying this for your friends/family) Happy Birthday JibberJobber! My little baby is all grown up and in second grade now! Congratulations to JibberJobber, a little side gig that gave me hope during a long, depressing job search. I hope that you continue to grow and in another seven years youll be a responsible teenager. (I know, I know, that was  weird.  Happy birthday to JibberJobber anyway!)

Writing a Personal Summary For a Resume

Writing a Personal Summary For a ResumeWriting a personal summary for a resume is also referred to as a resume. It is designed to highlight you and your achievements. This is also designed to get your resume seen by an employer when you submit yours for application. It is the first thing they will see when they are looking at your resume.Writing a summary for a resume does not have to be difficult. You just need to write in such a way that it can be read easily. The first thing you should do is gather a list of your accomplishments. List down all of your degrees, awards, certifications, volunteer work, and any other accomplishments you may have. Try to put them in order of your graduation and professional life.The next step is to write a summary of your job history. List down all of the jobs you have held and the titles. List down all of the positions you have held. You will be able to start writing a summary for a resume that is similar to what your other resumes have written about you.When you are ready to start writing your summary for a resume you must keep in mind that it must match the other accomplishments you have written about on your other resumes. If you already have some experience in a certain position, you might want to put it at the top of your summary. This will make it easier for you to finish writing.When you are writing a personal summary for a resume you must never use the resume you used previously to write your summary. Instead, you should just rewrite the resume from scratch. You can do this if you have the person's permission. If they have not given you permission to do this then it is something you should not do.There are many formats that you can use to write a summary for a resume. However, there are only a few that are right for resumes. You can either use a table or a chart. Table format usually has a header row and columns at the bottom. The table column will usually have different colored text that will indicate the accomplishment s of each title.You can use either a table or a chart when you are writing a summary for a resume. Each time you write your summary you will know where you have left off in the table or the chart. If you start at the top of the chart and go to the bottom you will know exactly where you should begin writing your summary. This is much easier to remember than doing it backwards. Also, if you just have the table format written for you and want to create a summary for a resume then you just need to keep in mind the best format for the title of your summary.Summary for a resume are very important and must be remembered by the person you are writing the summary for. When you write one, you must make sure that it is done properly so that it will be taken the right way by your employer. If it is not done properly then you may not get the job at all.

Overcoming Office Politics Tame the Animals!

Overcoming Office Politics Tame the Animals! Office politics: Love them or hate them, they are part of our reality at work. If you want to succeed, you must play the political game. At work, people with different goals compete for the same insufficient resources to reach them. This creates stress and pressure. Pressure and personalities create the behavior that we call politics. Which Political Animal Are You? Your personality drives much of how you play the political game. I like to think of the personalities as animals. In one framework, political behavior is evaluated on 2 dimensions â€" personal and positional power. Your junior colleague who loves every idea is a Golden Retriever. That unpopular, unreliable coworker who says one thing and does another? That’s the Sly Fox. And the senior manager with plenty of influence and little patience is a powerful Tigress who can be your best ally or your worst blocker. From the Snake in the Grass to the Wise Owl, your office is a political jungle. Learn to spot the animals and you can predict, and manage, their behavior.  You can tame your jungle! In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. Franklin D. Roosevelt Mastering Politics Means Taming the Animals You can use a simple 4-step plan to master office politics. The four steps are Know, Analyze, Plan and Act. Know Before you can tame the other animals, you need to know yourself. What animal do you become under pressure?   What are your own strengths and weaknesses, and how do they affect the way you work with colleagues? This is the  foundation of the approach, so be sure to get it right. Ask some trusted co-workers about how they perceive your behavior. Most importantly, think about how you behave and feel in tense moments. Next, be very clear about your goal and its real benefits. Know your must-haves, your nice-to-haves, and the points you don’t really care about. Analyze Now that you truly understand yourself and what you are trying to accomplish, do the same analysis for potential allies and people who may try to block you. What are their animal tendencies? Are they Changeable Kitties or Yipping Lap Dogs? What are their goals? Are there  topics that will matter more or less to them? Analyze your work culture, too. It’s important to clearly understand the limits of what your company will tolerate, and the behaviors that are acceptable. In some companies, confrontations and aggressive behavior are encouraged, which can bring out the Shark in almost anyone. In other companies, disagreement is subtler; Snakes in the Grass are far more common there.  So be sure you understand your context as well as your competition and colleagues. Plan Use the results of your analysis. Now that you know what other people want, and where it complements, or at least does not interfere with, your goal, you can find ways to help them. Helping others is one of the best ways to get them to help you. Map out a plan for how to get what you need while helping others reach their goals too. Use your understanding of their animal tendencies to neutralize bad behaviors; if you’re dealing with a Sly Fox, focus your discussion on actions that everyone can see to keep them accountable. If some goals seem to oppose yours, remember the famous orange negotiation exercise; prepare a list of questions that will help you find solutions together. Try not to block anyone else more than necessary. Act Put your plan into action. Speak to potential allies and blockers in a way that appeals to their animal selves. Stay calm and factual. Be willing to make trade-offs in areas that really don’t affect your goal. Adapt your strategy as you learn new facts. Reading people and analyzing the situation takes practice. Keep working at it. Becoming a master politician at the office is neither a positive nor a negative. It’s a necessity, if you want to get things done. Learn  to read people and work with them, and you can tame your own office jungle.