Make Simple Changes To Your Job Search

Make Simple Changes To Your Job Search Another new update we did this week is so simple it barely merits a blog post. Of course, some users will love it, even though its not a huge deal.   So Ill tell you what is was, but I want to wrap it in a concept. JibberJobber is well, complex.   Its not simple.   Its very powerful, but the complexity kind of scares some people off. I bet your job search, or career management, or personal branding management, is also complex.   There are tons of books, articles and blog posts about the stuff it has to be complex. Sometimes in the complexity we miss opportunities to simplify, while doing something that will have a significant impact on what we are doing. Check out the first time I wrote about this in one of my favorite blog posts titled I Hated My Lawnmower.   One tiny change made a huge (significant) difference in my lawn mowing experience.   And my neighbors couldnt laugh at me anymore (for that, anyway :)). The second time I referred to this was another favorite post titled Permission to Manage Your Career.   As someone whos serious about CEO of Me, Inc, this was a significant epiphany for me. My message to you is this: perhaps there is one simple thing you can change which will produce significantly different results.   Perhaps its a job search tactic or perhaps its where you work (messy office vs. clean room or coffee shop) or perhaps its what you wear when you start your day or perhaps whether you smile when you are on the phone or not. One simple thing might change a lot. Find that one simple thing, and then I challenge you to make the change. Ok, having said that, heres the simple change we made (thanks to a few users who have suggested this): On the List Panel one of the columns you can see is the Next Action Item Date.   This is now a hyperlink you can drill down and go to that log entry/action item. So simple, but a real enhancement for those who navigate a lot through the List Panel view. There ya go, another cool enhancement, and an analogy of how you can relate the concept to your career management Make Simple Changes To Your Job Search Another new update we did this week is so simple it barely merits a blog post. Of course, some users will love it, even though its not a huge deal.   So Ill tell you what is was, but I want to wrap it in a concept. JibberJobber is well, complex.   Its not simple.   Its very powerful, but the complexity kind of scares some people off. I bet your job search, or career management, or personal branding management, is also complex.   There are tons of books, articles and blog posts about the stuff it has to be complex. Sometimes in the complexity we miss opportunities to simplify, while doing something that will have a significant impact on what we are doing. Check out the first time I wrote about this in one of my favorite blog posts titled I Hated My Lawnmower.   One tiny change made a huge (significant) difference in my lawn mowing experience.   And my neighbors couldnt laugh at me anymore (for that, anyway :)). The second time I referred to this was another favorite post titled Permission to Manage Your Career.   As someone whos serious about CEO of Me, Inc, this was a significant epiphany for me. My message to you is this: perhaps there is one simple thing you can change which will produce significantly different results.   Perhaps its a job search tactic or perhaps its where you work (messy office vs. clean room or coffee shop) or perhaps its what you wear when you start your day or perhaps whether you smile when you are on the phone or not. One simple thing might change a lot. Find that one simple thing, and then I challenge you to make the change. Ok, having said that, heres the simple change we made (thanks to a few users who have suggested this): On the List Panel one of the columns you can see is the Next Action Item Date.   This is now a hyperlink you can drill down and go to that log entry/action item. So simple, but a real enhancement for those who navigate a lot through the List Panel view. There ya go, another cool enhancement, and an analogy of how you can relate the concept to your career management Make Simple Changes To Your Job Search Another new update we did this week is so simple it barely merits a blog post. Of course, some users will love it, even though its not a huge deal.   So Ill tell you what is was, but I want to wrap it in a concept. JibberJobber is well, complex.   Its not simple.   Its very powerful, but the complexity kind of scares some people off. I bet your job search, or career management, or personal branding management, is also complex.   There are tons of books, articles and blog posts about the stuff it has to be complex. Sometimes in the complexity we miss opportunities to simplify, while doing something that will have a significant impact on what we are doing. Check out the first time I wrote about this in one of my favorite blog posts titled I Hated My Lawnmower.   One tiny change made a huge (significant) difference in my lawn mowing experience.   And my neighbors couldnt laugh at me anymore (for that, anyway :)). The second time I referred to this was another favorite post titled Permission to Manage Your Career.   As someone whos serious about CEO of Me, Inc, this was a significant epiphany for me. My message to you is this: perhaps there is one simple thing you can change which will produce significantly different results.   Perhaps its a job search tactic or perhaps its where you work (messy office vs. clean room or coffee shop) or perhaps its what you wear when you start your day or perhaps whether you smile when you are on the phone or not. One simple thing might change a lot. Find that one simple thing, and then I challenge you to make the change. Ok, having said that, heres the simple change we made (thanks to a few users who have suggested this): On the List Panel one of the columns you can see is the Next Action Item Date.   This is now a hyperlink you can drill down and go to that log entry/action item. So simple, but a real enhancement for those who navigate a lot through the List Panel view. There ya go, another cool enhancement, and an analogy of how you can relate the concept to your career management