Mark Hoven, Executive Leader in Melbourne, Australia, on JibberJobber and Empowerment

Mark Hoven, Executive Leader in Melbourne, Australia, on JibberJobber and Empowerment Mark Hoven is a sharp senior level executive based in Australia.  Heres part of an email he recently sent me: JibberJobber has been a very helpful organisational tool for me over the past 3 years I have been using it. Your tool is a great reference, forces a discipline to my search and documentation efforts, and provides a small sense of control over proceedings which can make a big difference in those dark moments when you wonder if anyone values your professional skills any longer. I love how he says JibberJobber forces a discipline to his job search and documentation efforts. Many professionals who start a job search are frustrated by the lack of systems and accountability in their job search, wonder if they are doing the right things, and get lost in all of the freedom and choices they have to make.  JibberJobber helps alleviate this a bit with structure and tools to accommodate the job search system that works for you.  (this means that some people are extremely structured, some have aggressive metrics, others have less time and less data to manage JibberJobber accommodates any job search system) I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how he talks about the dark moments, which Ive blogged about repeatedly, and especially this statement: JibberJobber provides a small sense of control over As a job seeker we feel like we have little-to-no control.  Many times we feel like we are spinning out of control.  Do this (network) but dont do that (apply online).  Oh wait, someone just applied online and they got the job that we are more qualified for ?  I dont get it!  Im confused! Going from a JOB where you are in control of so many things (you might not realize this until you dont have a job anymore), to unemployed and looking where you are at the mercy of so many things (peoples vacation schedules, the economy, weather, your ability to pay for help/services, etc.), you feel out of control. When I started JibberJobber, eight years ago, I knew I wanted to EMPOWER job seekers and professionals.  I wanted to make this bigger than just a spreadsheet-like tool.  I wanted to make the features much richer than what you would get in your homemade spreadsheet.  I wanted to give you stuff you didnt even think about, but stuff that first class citizens (that is, people who have jobs) would expect. I want to take away your sense of being out of control and replace it with a sense of EMPOWERMENT. If you dare to use JibberJobber, thats just what youll get.  Empowerment.  Control.  A peace of mind.  No more am I forgetting something??? What a difference that would have made in my own job search! Thanks for sharing, Mark! Mark Hoven, Executive Leader in Melbourne, Australia, on JibberJobber and Empowerment Mark Hoven is a sharp senior level executive based in Australia.  Heres part of an email he recently sent me: JibberJobber has been a very helpful organisational tool for me over the past 3 years I have been using it. Your tool is a great reference, forces a discipline to my search and documentation efforts, and provides a small sense of control over proceedings which can make a big difference in those dark moments when you wonder if anyone values your professional skills any longer. I love how he says JibberJobber forces a discipline to his job search and documentation efforts. Many professionals who start a job search are frustrated by the lack of systems and accountability in their job search, wonder if they are doing the right things, and get lost in all of the freedom and choices they have to make.  JibberJobber helps alleviate this a bit with structure and tools to accommodate the job search system that works for you.  (this means that some people are extremely structured, some have aggressive metrics, others have less time and less data to manage JibberJobber accommodates any job search system) I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how he talks about the dark moments, which Ive blogged about repeatedly, and especially this statement: JibberJobber provides a small sense of control over As a job seeker we feel like we have little-to-no control.  Many times we feel like we are spinning out of control.  Do this (network) but dont do that (apply online).  Oh wait, someone just applied online and they got the job that we are more qualified for ?  I dont get it!  Im confused! Going from a JOB where you are in control of so many things (you might not realize this until you dont have a job anymore), to unemployed and looking where you are at the mercy of so many things (peoples vacation schedules, the economy, weather, your ability to pay for help/services, etc.), you feel out of control. When I started JibberJobber, eight years ago, I knew I wanted to EMPOWER job seekers and professionals.  I wanted to make this bigger than just a spreadsheet-like tool.  I wanted to make the features much richer than what you would get in your homemade spreadsheet.  I wanted to give you stuff you didnt even think about, but stuff that first class citizens (that is, people who have jobs) would expect. I want to take away your sense of being out of control and replace it with a sense of EMPOWERMENT. If you dare to use JibberJobber, thats just what youll get.  Empowerment.  Control.  A peace of mind.  No more am I forgetting something??? What a difference that would have made in my own job search! Thanks for sharing, Mark!