Comparing JibberJobber to Salesforce to Microsoft Dynamics, etc.

Comparing JibberJobber to Salesforce to Microsoft Dynamics, etc. Last week I got an email from someone who is evaluating JibberJobber with a list of issues that is unsettling. One of them was this: 5) No comparison of your product with Microsofts CRM products Yes, I have not done a comparison of JibberJobber with Microsofts products.  So Ill do that now.  I might as well do a comparison of other CRMs, while Im at it. Im not going to do fancy graphs or anything, and my comparison will be non-tradition, so brace yourself. How does JibberJobber compare to Microsoft Dynamics?  The same way an elephant compares to a giraffe.  They are completely different beasts. Let me pause on my comparison real quick and just state what JibberJobber is/does. JibberJobber is a website (with a widget and mobile apps) to help (mostly) job seekers organize and manage their job search. Some people who are not job seekers use JibberJobber to organize and manage personal and professional relationships, and help them network for when they might be in transition. Or, they use it to help them manage their freelance gigs, prospects, etc.  Some companies use JibberJobber, but thats not the standard, nor is it or has it ever been our audience. We need to get this job search audience taken care of before we get crazy and compete with the probably thousands of CRM offerings out there. No other CRM that you have heard of does that. CRMs came about to help salespeople manage the sales cycle, including prospects and customers. JibberJobber was designed for job seekers, based on CRM concepts (relationship management, etc.). But no CRM company sees any money in the job seeker to care about them. They care about charging lots of money to companies and hope their users (salespeople) actually use, and get hooked on, their systems. Back to the comparison money: Microsoft Dynamics (365 Enterprise) I dont know for sure. But a google search shows this (click this image to go to the search results page): Cool.  $40 to $190 a month or I guess Plan 1 is $115/user/month. JibberJobber pricing is $60 a year (heres the math: that is like paying $5/month, but we just charge it all upfront). It also includes the video library. So, lets say that Microsoft will be $480 on the low end, to maybe $1,380 per year. Okay, I lied. I am going to include a chart that I spent exactly 3 minutes to make (2.5 to get Excel to open, and 30 seconds to make this comparison). In column 1 you have the annual cost of JibberJobber ($60). In column 2 and 3 you have different levels of Microsoft Dynamics: Comparison of features:  Look, we already talked about this. The question should start with who is this for? JibberJobber is for the individual job seeker.  Their purpose is to get a job.  Microsoft and other CRM packages is for salespeople, or business owners, or sales organizations. Their purpose is to increase sales close more deals, upsell.  Elephants and giraffes.  Doing a comparison based on features is simply unfair. Since you asked for it, heres a customer review (the most negative review) can you guess which software suite this was for? If you guessed Microsoft Dynamics, you are RIGHT!  But hey, Im not daft.  Plenty of JibberJobber users have said similar things overly complicated, and hard to navigate around, and other things like that.  Others have jumped in, learned it, figured out what they need, and get value out of it. I know we have plenty of design issues, which we are addressing one by one. Im not going to hide from that, or ignore it. Its true. But we are working on it. Should you use Salesforce, or Dynamics, or any other CRM? Use the tool you want to. I hope that if you are a job seeker, you use, love, and recommend JibberJobber.  If you choose another system, great! I hope that whatever you choose helps you in your job search and career management. If you need more comparison ideas, just go google compare _____ to _____ in Google, and youll get nice pretty graphs and information that might delight you. In the end, your job search success will not be positively impacted by spending weeks comparing all of these things.  Its time to network, pick up the phone, reach out to people, message them, etc. Comparing JibberJobber to Salesforce to Microsoft Dynamics, etc. Last week I got an email from someone who is evaluating JibberJobber with a list of issues that is unsettling. One of them was this: 5) No comparison of your product with Microsofts CRM products Yes, I have not done a comparison of JibberJobber with Microsofts products.  So Ill do that now.  I might as well do a comparison of other CRMs, while Im at it. Im not going to do fancy graphs or anything, and my comparison will be non-tradition, so brace yourself. How does JibberJobber compare to Microsoft Dynamics?  The same way an elephant compares to a giraffe.  They are completely different beasts. Let me pause on my comparison real quick and just state what JibberJobber is/does. JibberJobber is a website (with a widget and mobile apps) to help (mostly) job seekers organize and manage their job search. Some people who are not job seekers use JibberJobber to organize and manage personal and professional relationships, and help them network for when they might be in transition. Or, they use it to help them manage their freelance gigs, prospects, etc.  Some companies use JibberJobber, but thats not the standard, nor is it or has it ever been our audience. We need to get this job search audience taken care of before we get crazy and compete with the probably thousands of CRM offerings out there. No other CRM that you have heard of does that. CRMs came about to help salespeople manage the sales cycle, including prospects and customers. JibberJobber was designed for job seekers, based on CRM concepts (relationship management, etc.). But no CRM company sees any money in the job seeker to care about them. They care about charging lots of money to companies and hope their users (salespeople) actually use, and get hooked on, their systems. Back to the comparison money: Microsoft Dynamics (365 Enterprise) I dont know for sure. But a google search shows this (click this image to go to the search results page): Cool.  $40 to $190 a month or I guess Plan 1 is $115/user/month. JibberJobber pricing is $60 a year (heres the math: that is like paying $5/month, but we just charge it all upfront). It also includes the video library. So, lets say that Microsoft will be $480 on the low end, to maybe $1,380 per year. Okay, I lied. I am going to include a chart that I spent exactly 3 minutes to make (2.5 to get Excel to open, and 30 seconds to make this comparison). In column 1 you have the annual cost of JibberJobber ($60). In column 2 and 3 you have different levels of Microsoft Dynamics: Comparison of features:  Look, we already talked about this. The question should start with who is this for? JibberJobber is for the individual job seeker.  Their purpose is to get a job.  Microsoft and other CRM packages is for salespeople, or business owners, or sales organizations. Their purpose is to increase sales close more deals, upsell.  Elephants and giraffes.  Doing a comparison based on features is simply unfair. Since you asked for it, heres a customer review (the most negative review) can you guess which software suite this was for? If you guessed Microsoft Dynamics, you are RIGHT!  But hey, Im not daft.  Plenty of JibberJobber users have said similar things overly complicated, and hard to navigate around, and other things like that.  Others have jumped in, learned it, figured out what they need, and get value out of it. I know we have plenty of design issues, which we are addressing one by one. Im not going to hide from that, or ignore it. Its true. But we are working on it. Should you use Salesforce, or Dynamics, or any other CRM? Use the tool you want to. I hope that if you are a job seeker, you use, love, and recommend JibberJobber.  If you choose another system, great! I hope that whatever you choose helps you in your job search and career management. If you need more comparison ideas, just go google compare _____ to _____ in Google, and youll get nice pretty graphs and information that might delight you. In the end, your job search success will not be positively impacted by spending weeks comparing all of these things.  Its time to network, pick up the phone, reach out to people, message them, etc.

Deal with Annoying Colleague in 1 Day

Deal with Annoying Colleague in 1 Day Lets admit it weve all been there. If you work with people, and you almost can not not work with people, chances are there has been someone getting you frustrated. The feeling is horrible it is not enough that you are in between your managers and your clients, but now this too! For better or worse, nowhere in the Labour law or your contract does it say that whoever annoys people will be fired or punished. So naturally, you are a little confused about your options: should you go in direct confrontation; talk to your boss or somehow find a way to vote this person out of the company. Luckily, there is a way to deal with annoying colleagues and if you follow the instructions, it will only take you a day to shift your mindset. Based on my personal experience, as well as many conversations with friends and clients, I can confidently separate all annoying colleagues in the world into two distinct groups: Group 1: Work-related annoying These are the people who annoy you by directly affecting your work process. They are avoiding work whenever they can; constantly complain; always note what is their job and what is not (and it is usually not). They are ready to suck up to the managers at all times and will steal any good idea they can in a blink of an eye. Group 2: Habit-related annoying They crack their fingers; tap on the desk; listen to loud music on their headphones; have a squeaky or loud voice and it seems like they are doing it all just to annoy you. It is difficult to say which group is worse for Group 1, there are a bit more formal options; but Group 2 at least doesnt affect your career development. How to deal with those groups In order to deal with this little hell on earth, you need to develop and then put into action a very powerful mind tool focus. To increase your focus means to improve your ability to direct your attention and dismiss interruptions. Great ways to enhance your focus are: Yoga. By flexing your body in all unusual ways and focusing on nothing but your breath and your pose, you develop the quality of staying in the present and excluding external irritants. You also learn to be kind and patient with yourself, which is easily projected onto others. Meditation. There is more to meditation than just breathing in and out. A great metaphor is used in meditation when you fail to stay calm and have many thoughts running through your head: you are a mountain and your thoughts are clouds. You can let them be come and go and still be peaceful and focused on what you want to be focused on. Now, after you have enhanced your focus capabilities, the first thing to use them for is how you see your colleague. Right now your conscious is fixated on your colleague being stupid, lazy, improvident, slow and all other adjectives you use to describe why she is annoying you. Instead, try to see your colleague in another way the person, who is raised to believe they have no good ideas of their own and the only way to grow is to steal yours. The person, who is forced to work a job they hate, because they need the money. The person with so low emotional intelligence, that they will probably never be happy. The person, avoided by everyone, who feels like a loser. Regardless of which annoying group your colleague is in, they are also that person. And they only deserve one emotion from you pity. You should pity them, for they dont know how to be as successful, friendly, happy as you are. And there is a good chance they will never learn. You should pity them, because you will move on w ith your life, with your career, but they will always be that an annoying colleague to someone. How shifting your feelings towards them to pity will change things When you qualified a person, or anything else for that matter, as annoying, your mind automatically focuses on eliminating that factor. So if your loud colleague is on the phone again, you need to get up your desk and go somewhere else, because if you dont, all you would do is sit there listening to her. By focusing on eliminating the annoying factor, you choose to focus on the annoying factor and now its all you can think about. It is like that with everything if you focus on I shouldnt eat, you want to eat. If you focus on I shouldnt smoke, you want to smoke. If you focus on I have to avoid my annoying colleague, you only think about your annoying colleague. It is physiology your mind seeks her loud voice out in order to eliminate it, so you can not not hear it. Ever. Same thing with her complaining you can not not hear it. By shifting your feelings to pity, your mind will put your annoying colleague and her habits in the It doesnt directly affect you folder. So when you pity someone, you may go out of your way to help, or you may not. In any case, your mind wont seek this out, because it is not as important as something annoying. So you will slowly stop noticing everything your colleague does. This is as far as internal work goes. After you have done this, it will be easier for you to apply the following actions. Actions to take Group 1 Work-related annoying: Validate her. Obviously this person feels like they can not do their job as well as you. Giving her a compliment or trying to help her with her work may not change who she is, but it will change how she works, and especially how she works with you. It may sounds hypocritical, but it helps you, her and the business. Group 2 Habit-related annoying : Grab the bull by the horns or make the bull a kitten   I dont mean that in an aggressive way. But if you think about it, aggression is actually born when youve tried to keep it quiet for so long. So dont. If there is something consistently annoying that can be changed like she can take personal calls outside the office, or speak more quite tell her. In a nice way, use please, thank you, and tell her. However, you can not ask someone to stop cracking their fingers and sometimes finger-crackers create a horrible noise. Yuk! Here is where you make the bull a kitten. In one of Tony Robbins earlier seminars, held in a building near train station, an unusual problem occurred. People were extremely annoyed and distracted every time a train passed by, because for a few seconds, they couldnt hear anything. Tony had to shut up and the whole room had to wait for the train to pass. Seeing how this affects people, Tony suggested that every time they hear a train (which happened about every hour), everybody in the room get up and start clapping. By the time the talk was over, people couldnt wait for a train to pass. It created such a positive emotion, and now, that it was associated with a positive emotion, they looked forward to it. So every time your colleague cracks her fingers, smile. Or play a favorite song. Or play a level of Candy Crush. I guarantee it will take less of your time and ef ficiency than if you roll your eyes and keep it inside. So there you have it. Wake up, do 15 min of yoga and 5 min of meditation. On your way to work, consider how much you pity that poor person, for being so miserable and with such low self-esteem. At work, pay her a compliment and offer to help. Ask her to speak a bit more quiet and create a positive association. By the end of the day, your annoying colleague will be forgotten. Which will give you more time and energy to read other useful articles here or on my personal blog  http://blizzardtoabreeze.com/blog/ .

Personal Branding Weekly - We Want What You Have - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Weekly - We Want What You Have - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career As a small business owner, that’s what you want to hear from your target market (the specific audience that you provide service or products to). That does require that you’re visible to your target and that know who you are, that they like you enough to do business with you and that they trust who you are and believe that you’re a credible provider in your industry. I realize that today everyone in the U.S. is coming back or recovering from the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and are delving in head first to Cyber Monday. For some small business owner, this seasons is “make or break time” for profit in their business. Do you know if your target market wants what you have? Do you know if they even know what you have?   Since we just finished a holiday that many families gather at, does your family even know what you have?   (Read more about networking at family events here.) Whether you’re a small business owner, solopreneur, entrepreneur, or employee, the personal branding lessons we share here can help: Why I Wont Interview You by Kevin Monahan Become an Industry Rock Star with Twitter and Instagram by Crystal Washington Job Interview: Are You Willing to Run Errands by Nance Rosen Why Saying Thank You is Good for Your Brand  by Heather Huhman Looking Backward to Move Forward by Elinor Stutz Inexpensive Resources to Help You Build a Polished Brand by Crystal Washington Save Time and Money When Interviewing Candidates by Ceren Cubukcu Tell Me About Yourself Revisited by Richard Kirby Freelancers, Stop Accepting Low Pay by Erik Deckers Are You Missing Important Steps in Making Connections? by Maria Elena Duron Gratitude is Contagious by Jeff Shuey How to Embrace the Holidays if Youre a Humbug by Chamber of Commerce Your USP Goes Hand in Hand with Building Brand Awareness by Susan Gilbert Branding vs. Positioning: Whats the Difference? by Leslie Truex Passion May Come After a Zig Zag Career Path by Beth Kuhel How to Get Rich After College Graduation by Ken Sundheim Negotiating for What You Want by Marc Miller How Young Professionals Should Prep For An Interview by Glassdoor.com Some of the key takeaways that you can easily tweet and share with your network are: Recruiters often approach the initial review of resumes trying to find reasons why not to interview an applicant. http://ow.ly/r8eQ  [tweet this] One of the easiest ways to grow your following as an industry expert quickly is through leveraging social networks. http://ow.ly/r8f0C  [tweet this] More than 90% of consumers make purchases based on trusted recommendations, mainly from social media outlets.  http://ow.ly/rjOOm  [tweet this] An employer can better identify exceptional candidates in video interviews since it’s a visual, not just a voice. http://ow.ly/r8fiq  [tweet this] Saying “thank you” to everyone who impacts your life, personally and professionally, can do wonders for your reputation. http://ow.ly/r8fDr  [tweet this] Make the time to observe what you have accomplished as this will add to the fuel you need to drive further. http://ow.ly/r8fNn  [tweet this] When we create vivid mental pictures of the future, success doesnt seem like so much of a pipe dream. http://ow.ly/rjOAd  [tweet this] Create a list of intangible/non-financial requirements so that you are prepared when an offer letter comes. http://ow.ly/rjPiL  [tweet this] Don’t get so caught up in finding your passion that you miss out on learning experiences that ultimately lead to it. http://ow.ly/rjPxb  [tweet this] This week we’ll provide insights on: Job interviews and the question about where you see yourself in five years Smarts, luck and hard work Leveraging the holiday season Avoiding interview blunders Reading people through their web presence Which four conversations are prevalent in your work place and how they affect your personal brand As always, we want, appreciate and look forward to your comments!

A Day in the Life of a Modern Travel Agent

A Day in the Life of a Modern Travel Agent Think travel agents are a dying breed? Think again. Travel is more complicated than ever, and with many Millennials competing to find the most Instagram-worthy destination, travel agents are becoming the go-to professionals for booking memorable getaways. Travel agents are at the forefront of the industry, and they have access to some of the most exclusive tour packages and events. If you love all things travel and enjoy helping people, you might consider becoming a travel agent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for a travel agent is $38,700. Those in the top percentile earn more than $66,000 per year. Theres money to be made in the industry, but what exactly do travel agents do? With online booking services becoming increasingly popular, you may be wondering what a travel agent’s job entails. Here’s a look at a day in the life of a travel agent. Calls and Emails A travel agent’s day usually starts with emails and phone calls. Many agents communicate with their clients through email, so they may have dozens of messages to read and answer each morning. To stay on track and avoid complete chaos, many travel agents designate certain hours of the day to email checking/responding and phone calls. For example, they may take or return calls between 10 am and 12 pm, or 6 pm and 7 pm. Having designated times for phone calls means that agents don’t have to spend their entire day on the phone. The same idea applies to emails. It’s easy to get distracted and sidetracked by every email that pops up in your inbox. Having designated hours for checking and responding to messages leaves agents with more time to focus on their core job: trip planning. Trip Planning Travel agents create and book trips for clients. They do more than just take client orders; they actually design and create experiences for travelers. It’s their job to ensure that clients have an unforgettable trip. Along with designing and coordinating travel plans, agents also scour their networks and the Internet to score the best deals on flights, hotels and experiences. They also search for one-of-a-kind experiences to add to the itinerary. Trip planning is the fun part, but it requires complete focus and dedication. For this reason, many agents prefer to save the planning for the evening hours â€" when the world quiets down and the phone stops ringing. Blogging and Social Media Many modern travel agents say that they spend more time writing than anything else. Marketing plays a big part in an agent’s success. Blogging and social media are two important ways to promote their personal brand and get more clients. Along with blogging and social media, travel agents also create email newsletters promoting their services and vacation packages they create. To keep up with industry trends and network with other industry professionals, agents may attend webinars, workshops and conferences. Oh, and let’s not forget the paperwork. Travel agents have a fun job. Every day, there is something new and different on the agenda. They get the privilege of planning unforgettable experiences for individuals, couples, friends and families. While it’s hard work, the rewards are worth the effort.

7 Factors Involved in Forming a Good Company CareerMetis.com

7 Factors Involved in Forming a Good Companyâ€" CareerMetis.com Company formation is not an easy task as many see it, it is composed of an extensive process. When directors are ready to build a company, there is a couple of factors they need to consider.Company formation is a broad field that involves a lot of things. For directors forming a company, they need to know what type of company they are developing and come up with a good company name. Limited companies are expensive to start as compared to enterprise companies.evalThese are the fundamental factors, but there exist many factors they ought to consider before getting into company formation. The following factors are worth considering;1. Company Name and Products OfferedevalWhen planning to start a good company, you need to have a good name that can market the company. The name of the company will help you in registering the company. The company should also have a logo; it is essential that it quickly identified with the company name. A good name is a name that is related to the products y ou offer, and it necessitates considerable thought.Also, you should have the products the company will be offering; this should be the first thing you should think of as directors. The nature of the products and services that a company offers will name the company. For instance, if it is a technology firm the name should define the firm I relation to technology. A good name gives ease during marketing and launching, and it can also attract many customers to the company.2. LocationLocation is the most crucial factor in the formation of a company. A company should have a strategic location; it will give easy access to customers. As directors, you can choose an area that has excellent infrastructure to provide you with ease in transporting the products.A good location should be secure, that way your customers won’t feel like they have anything to worry about. After getting the location, you should look for the required money and register the name of the company.3. CapitalCapital is t he most important thing after having a strong company name and choosing a convenient location. For you to start a company, you need to know how much it will cost to start and run. As directors, the main question is whether the company will give a return on investment capital. Capital will allow you to know how big or small you can start your company.It will also help you in predicting the number of employees you will need for you to form a company. In many cases when the directors lack enough capital, they call investors to provide a certain percentage for a given equity share. If the directors are well prepared with the money, they will have an easy time as they will not be looking for investors.4. Management and EmployeesevalWhen it comes to control, you should be extra careful as this is where most of the companies fail. A good company should have a well-written memorandum of association and articles of association which should explain everything about the company. The directors should explicit everything about the companies, defining the role of every employee in the firm.The structure from the Chief Executive Officer to the technical and social workers should be well organized and also the position of every manager at a given department. The employee’s salary must be well defined to enable you to have the best employees. When starting the company, the salary scales should not be too high as they will bring you down. It should instead be increasing as you progress.eval5. Product Branding and PricingMarketing directors play a vital role in product branding. They should conduct research that will enable them to brand their products. When banding your products, you need to consider the nature of the products. The products the company offers will determine how the directors will have them branded.The kind of the market will determine the price of the products; the products will be expensive in urban areas as compared to the rural regions due to the cost of o peration. The products’ price should be able to pay all the expenses and give the company the profit. The cost of production is inclusive of all the fees till the product or services arrive at the required destination.6. Marketing and AdvertisingevalThe directors should determine the company’s market first before doing advertisements. It is crucial to segment the market such that you can be able to establish potential markets. It is also vital to know the markets that require certain products or services as it will help you to avoid overlap during supplies.The nature of the market determines the advertising methods to use, for example, the rural areas will much need personal selling as a method of advertising your brand. It will help you in reducing the expenses required in advertising as the regions that require personal selling will not need much capital.7. SWOT AnalysisAddressing strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats is critical to company success. The company’s d irectors have to do this analysis to enable them to determine the viability of the company.StrengthsThey should identify the advantages of the company they are forming; the strengths will help them know how to deal with competitors in the marketWeaknessesNo company will ever miss weaknesses. The directors forming a company must define the shortcomings of the company they are trying to develop. Gaps will help the company on how to deal with complex situations that arise.OpportunitiesEvery company has openings; they are the one that leads to the formation of the company. The directors should determine the available opportunities in the market so that the company will fill the necessary gaps that exist.ThreatsThreats exist in any market as sometimes there exist the monopolistic businesses in the market. They are the critical factors of consideration before starting a company. The directors must define the ways to deal with those firms for the company to exist.The SWOT analysis is the c rucial component towards establishing the viability of a company before its formation. It should be analyzed well to avoid realizing opportunities or threats later.In a nutshell, directors play a dynamic role in company formation. As directors, you should follow the due process and factors to form a company. The company formed should be able to fill or solve the existing challenges in the market.evalThe company should implement the current trends in business, and this will help the company stand out from the competition. For instance, the present technology in business should be incorporated into the company and the legal process.