Get That Job!

A sort-of reunion

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:00:00 -0400

It's been about two years since I last posted anything over here. I had decided to post somewhere else for awhile and had basically left this web property up for historical reference.

After these years, people find this site worthwhile.

So let's consider this a sort-of reunion! I've got some content I've been looking to share, and this is a great place for it.

If you'd like to reach out, you can connect on Google+ through my profile.

I look forward to what we're about to do together.

Make it a great day!

Daniel

This blog has moved!

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:43:00 -0400

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI recently moved Get That Job! to WordPress. Please update your bookmarks accordingly: http://getthatjobonline.com . I will keep this blog here to provide continuity for historical posts and linking.

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JobVent - Read Job Reviews and Rate Your Job

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:10:00 -0400

Have you ever wanted to tell folks how you really feel about your job?

Have you ever wondered what people working for a company you're looking to join feel about it?

JobVent shares anonymous stories from people who love their jobs and from people who hate their jobs.

There are rules for posting experiences, as indicated in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page: individuals must enter enough comments to justify the ratings, and they must indicate the real city and state where they work.

If you're thinking of applying to a particular company, it might be worthwhile to see if it is on this list and read what other employees have had to say.

Hat-tip to Kevin Dugan and Jennifer McClure for pointing this out on Twitter!

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On LinkedIn? Do this Right NOW (before it's too late)

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:08:00 -0400

Jason recently mentioned a case of someone having her ENTIRE LinkedIn profile DELETED.

STOP what you're doing, read his post, and follow the instructions. Then come back and chat if you want.

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Utterz from the Road-Podcamp Ohio and me

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:10:00 -0400

Podcamp Ohio and my next career?

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Blue Sky Thinking

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:18:00 -0400

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JibberJobber Premium Special - Ends Tonight!

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:47:00 -0400

If you, like me, have been using JibberJobber to help manage your job search and networking, then you'll be glad to know that Jason and the crew have extended their premium special for one more day. $99 for the premium features is well worth the price you pay.

I've been using this tool since 2006, and I really love the way it helps me track the minutiae tasks that I really have had trouble with. I especially love the email alerts feature. In addition, Jason Alba has done a really great job supporting the tool with the blog, webinars, and videos on how to use it.

Check out JibberJobber, and let me know what you think. When you sign up, be sure to connect with me over there, too.

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Utterz from the Road - Making your own opportunities

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:21:00 -0400

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How much does the jobless rate affect your job search?

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:39:00 -0400

The Cincinnati Business Courier recently reported that the Ohio jobless (Why they don't just say unemployment?) rate fell in February. When I first started this blog back in 2002, I often wondered about the unemployment rate.

It's really a bit of an inaccurate number, when you consider that it's the number of people filing for unemployment each week. It doesn't count those who are still unemployed yet have either stopped meeting the reporting requirements or have had their unemployment benefits expire.

The rate describes a macroeconomic condition; i.e., a condition of unemployment as a whole. More importantly, I also found, at least for me, that I began using the unemployment rate as an excuse for not keeping up with my job search as intensely as I could have been.

So the jobless rate is falling or rising... whatever.

The statewide/national jobless rate shouldn't affect your own job search and career management. Stay focused on your own job search. Companies still have positions to be filled. Your industry (also known as "vertical" by some) may have high demand for labor. Don't use the rate as an excuse.

Am I off base here? Does any of this make sense? What do you think?

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7 easy ways to get fired

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:57:00 -0400

Inc.com produced a slide show listing 7 Easy Ways to Get Fired.

Be careful, folks.

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Using Top Business Lists for market research and lead generation?

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:04:00 -0400

When I was looking for my first job out of college, and in many of my subsequent job searches, I've often looked at the top business lists for the area where I was looking.

The print editions of the Cincinnati Business Courier and Dayton Business Journal, for example, contain top 25 lists of various companies and individuals in various categories. It looks like these lists can be ordered online, too: here's the link for Cincinnati Business Lists. From this link you can search other markets and categories, too.

As a job seeker, I've personally preferred to spend some time at my public library, searching their archived lists, instead of spending money on these lists.

Have you found these lists to be helpful?

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Any success in getting jobs through Craigslist?

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 6 Mar 2008 08:51:00 -0500

Have any of you reading this blog had any experience using Craigslist to get a job? I know that the posts show an email address with which you can reply, but it's a Craigslist email address. Usually company names are omitted in these postings.

I did see that you can subscribe to an RSS feed of search results in Google Reader or some other feed reader, which is pretty cool.

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daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:40:00 -0500

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Talk about HowIGotMyJob.com

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How I Got My Job!

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:23:00 -0500

Maybe you're currently out of work, underemployed, or are simply looking for some guidance on how you can improve your situation. Chances are you've struggled with losing hope. You may even be depressed. I know I have been.

That is why one of my favorite topics/labels on this blog has been success stories. These stories have encouraged and inspired me to have a fresh outlook and have even given hope when it has been lost.

Throughout 2008 I am aggressively looking for more success stories to share with others. To that end, I'm launching a new project entitled "How I Got My Job", in which I record 15-20 minute phone interviews where my guests share how they got one of their jobs and release them to the internet as a podcast. Think of it as Inside the Actor's Studio, but for job searching instead of acting.

Here's the basic premise: If you are currently employed or have ever been employed, you have been successful in getting a job. Just as there are certain common threads to each job hunting success story, there are bound to be some unique aspects as well. I look forward to capturing both kinds.

I will most probably record the calls via one of the live conferencing tools that are available and will give out the phone number and other information prior to the set time and date of the interviews. Because the guest will share about one job only, each episode will last about 20 minutes. If it looks like this idea creates an audience, I may look at doing a live show where I take calls. Let's cross that bridge when we come to it, as they say.

I hope that these interviews will encourage and inspire those who may have lost hope or need a fresh outlook. Maybe something heard during one of these interviews will help someone else in their own search.

So, what do you say? I know you've got some stories. Please email me so we can set up a time for one of your interviews: danieljohnsonjr [at] gmail [dot] com

I (and many others) look forward to hearing from you.

Make it a great day!

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Baby Steps to a New Job

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:31:00 -0500

... at Google.

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How to show compassion to a job seeker

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:28:00 -0500

Not much time to blog right now, but I do want to make sure you read Jason's post aon Showing Compassion to a Job Seeker.

I've got another announcement coming in the next week or so about a project I'll be doing that I hope will further enhance this blog's usefulness.

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Use JobMaps to find jobs where you want them

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:02:00 -0500

Here's a nice mashup of Google Maps and several job boards, powered by Indeed: JobMaps.us

Enter what kind of job you're looking for and where you're looking.
Mouseover the results and the map will show its location.
Click on a job listing for more information on the job and how to apply and email the job listing to yourself if you want.

Note that the locations are approximate. For example, if the job location says "San Francisco", then the pin in the map will point to the center of San Francisco - it's actual location might be elsewhere.

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Show confidence without being arrogant

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:07:00 -0500

I was motivated to write this post from reading an article on Monster about Ten Tech Interview Errors. Specifically, I noticed the following passage from the article:

Too many techies come across as arrogant in interviews, says Sean Chou, CTO of Fieldglass, a software technology company. "A lot of techies are very talented, but what comes out is arrogance," he says.

Confidence is desirable, not arrogance. Arrogance suggests "they can't be a team player," Chou notes.

So I posed the following question on Twitter earlier:

What ways can you show confidence without it coming across as arrogance?

I could have clarified that I was looking with respect to an interview situation, but I preferred asking an open-ended question (i.e., without context), just to see what the responses would have been. Here are some of the responses so far, again to my open-ended question:

matthewebel Not breaking into a cold sweat when some director asks you to make a pass at iJustine.
mindofandre I always like to attribute my knowledge due to the fact that others have helped me learn. You haven't come this far without others.
TheSatch I think a key for me is being willing to point to and discuss my own flaws, sometimes seriously and sometimes with humor.
CollinDouma Best way to show confidence over arrgnc. Listen first, ask 3 questions for each of theirs + Hold your cool when "they" are proved wrong.
jasonalba research the word "assertive" ... that might have what you are looking for. very powerful.
tonysteward 1. Never offer criticism without a prepared solution 2. Arrogance makes someone unreasonable - be reasonable. 3. Confidence doesn't need everyone to agree - arrogance demands it or villianizes.
fairminder state your opinion as fact and support it with an example from your experience. Quote other experts - birds of a feather...
steveames One way is to be quiet - in other words, don't try to show confidence. Just exude it...
markbaars You need to KNOW that you're confident, that people like you and that you can do whatever you want + KNOW that you're NICE
Sourcerer be the one to greet and make others comfortable at meeting/event, also witty self-deprecation goes a long way
RichBecker Relevant stories play better than laundry lists.

What do you think? What are some ways to show confidence, or as Jason Alba put it, assertiveness, without it being perceived as arrogance?

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Tech Job Aggregator on Twitter

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:51:00 -0500

Do you use Twitter? You might know that I'm an avid user of it. I just noticed this tech job aggregator, which has a presence on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Joblighted

Also, if you're into Ruby on Rails, you might want to consider following http://twitter.com/rornews

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South of Dayton keepin it real

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Wed, 2 Jan 2008 09:51:00 -0500

wanna talk? call 513 373 4442

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Celebrating the past present and future

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:23:00 -0500

Thoughts from the commute

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How do you face intimidating opportunities?

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:27:00 -0500

Do you run toward or away opportunities that you know would require a change in your character? What I talk about here could be applied not only to job searching, but to life in general.

Links mentioned:

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One Week Job

daniel@getthatjobonline.com (Daniel Johnson Jr and Jazzmania Productions) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:00:00 -0500

Have you heard that you'll have many jobs during your worklife? This guy's working on one different job every week for a year: One Week Job

Hat tip to Shea Gunther via Twitter

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