Text Message Integration with Action Items (powerful!)

New Feature Cell Phone / SMS / Text Message Integration with Action Items (powerful!) In April we introduced the ability to get your Action Items sent to your cell phone via SMS / Text Message.  There were some loose ends left to tie up so I havent really blogged about it but now Im ready to introduce it to you. (this is a premium feature) To set this up, login to JibberJobber and click the Account link.  Scroll down to the Cell field and fill it out: #1: This is your cell number #2: tell us who your provider is.  I know, its kind of creepy for us to ask, but if we know the provider then we can send you SMS messages from JibberJobber.  If we dont know your provider, we cant do it (providers have different ways to interface with them, and we had to program them all in). #3: Click this link and well send you an SMS, which will have a code you then enter to verify the cell # is yours (or, that you have control over the cell number). Check your cell for for a text message.  The text message will have a code simply enter it into the box: Now you have verified you own the cell phone and can get text messages from us, click on the Preferences tab (still under the Account page).  There is a checkbox to Send Action Item reminder by SMS.  Click on the checkbox to show how many days before the Action Item is due you want a text message.  I have mine set to ZERO (0), which means I get the day it is due. This is a global preference, which means ALL of your Action Items, by default, will be sent to your phone via text messaging that many days before they are due. But, you can override this for each individual Action Item.  Heres how you use this feature: When you are in the Create Log Entry interface (there are at least 6 ways to get there), click on the Create Action Item checkbox: Directly under the Ends field is the box to send your Action Item via email.  NOTE: We recently gave you the ability to edit the email you get, so you can have a more descriptive email.  This is REALLY COOL. Directly under the get Action Item by email box is the get Action Item on your phone box. You can see below (1) that, by default, youll get the Action item on a certain date, but you can do one of two things: (a) you can uncheck the box to get the SMS, which means you WILL NOT get the SMS reminder for this particular Action Item, or (b) you can change the date just for this Action Item.  You can also (2) create the contents of the SMS, so instead of getting the Title of the Action Item, you can send something much shorter or more descriptive to your phone. (3) shows you that if you dont fill that out, youll simply get the Title. So that is it! In summary: Go to Accounts, set up your cell number and and validate that you have control over the phone with the code we send you. In Accounts, click Preferences and say how many days before the Action Item is due you want a text reminder. When you create an Action Item, you can leave it as the default (no action to take ) or you can change it for each individual Action Item. Pretty cool, huh? (remember, this is a premium feature if you are an SMS person this is worth the $9.95/month) New Feature Cell Phone / SMS / Text Message Integration with Action Items (powerful!) In April we introduced the ability to get your Action Items sent to your cell phone via SMS / Text Message.  There were some loose ends left to tie up so I havent really blogged about it but now Im ready to introduce it to you. (this is a premium feature) To set this up, login to JibberJobber and click the Account link.  Scroll down to the Cell field and fill it out: #1: This is your cell number #2: tell us who your provider is.  I know, its kind of creepy for us to ask, but if we know the provider then we can send you SMS messages from JibberJobber.  If we dont know your provider, we cant do it (providers have different ways to interface with them, and we had to program them all in). #3: Click this link and well send you an SMS, which will have a code you then enter to verify the cell # is yours (or, that you have control over the cell number). Check your cell for for a text message.  The text message will have a code simply enter it into the box: Now you have verified you own the cell phone and can get text messages from us, click on the Preferences tab (still under the Account page).  There is a checkbox to Send Action Item reminder by SMS.  Click on the checkbox to show how many days before the Action Item is due you want a text message.  I have mine set to ZERO (0), which means I get the day it is due. This is a global preference, which means ALL of your Action Items, by default, will be sent to your phone via text messaging that many days before they are due. But, you can override this for each individual Action Item.  Heres how you use this feature: When you are in the Create Log Entry interface (there are at least 6 ways to get there), click on the Create Action Item checkbox: Directly under the Ends field is the box to send your Action Item via email.  NOTE: We recently gave you the ability to edit the email you get, so you can have a more descriptive email.  This is REALLY COOL. Directly under the get Action Item by email box is the get Action Item on your phone box. You can see below (1) that, by default, youll get the Action item on a certain date, but you can do one of two things: (a) you can uncheck the box to get the SMS, which means you WILL NOT get the SMS reminder for this particular Action Item, or (b) you can change the date just for this Action Item.  You can also (2) create the contents of the SMS, so instead of getting the Title of the Action Item, you can send something much shorter or more descriptive to your phone. (3) shows you that if you dont fill that out, youll simply get the Title. So that is it! In summary: Go to Accounts, set up your cell number and and validate that you have control over the phone with the code we send you. In Accounts, click Preferences and say how many days before the Action Item is due you want a text reminder. When you create an Action Item, you can leave it as the default (no action to take ) or you can change it for each individual Action Item. Pretty cool, huh? (remember, this is a premium feature if you are an SMS person this is worth the $9.95/month) New Feature Cell Phone / SMS / Text Message Integration with Action Items (powerful!) In April we introduced the ability to get your Action Items sent to your cell phone via SMS / Text Message.  There were some loose ends left to tie up so I havent really blogged about it but now Im ready to introduce it to you. (this is a premium feature) To set this up, login to JibberJobber and click the Account link.  Scroll down to the Cell field and fill it out: #1: This is your cell number #2: tell us who your provider is.  I know, its kind of creepy for us to ask, but if we know the provider then we can send you SMS messages from JibberJobber.  If we dont know your provider, we cant do it (providers have different ways to interface with them, and we had to program them all in). #3: Click this link and well send you an SMS, which will have a code you then enter to verify the cell # is yours (or, that you have control over the cell number). Check your cell for for a text message.  The text message will have a code simply enter it into the box: Now you have verified you own the cell phone and can get text messages from us, click on the Preferences tab (still under the Account page).  There is a checkbox to Send Action Item reminder by SMS.  Click on the checkbox to show how many days before the Action Item is due you want a text message.  I have mine set to ZERO (0), which means I get the day it is due. This is a global preference, which means ALL of your Action Items, by default, will be sent to your phone via text messaging that many days before they are due. But, you can override this for each individual Action Item.  Heres how you use this feature: When you are in the Create Log Entry interface (there are at least 6 ways to get there), click on the Create Action Item checkbox: Directly under the Ends field is the box to send your Action Item via email.  NOTE: We recently gave you the ability to edit the email you get, so you can have a more descriptive email.  This is REALLY COOL. Directly under the get Action Item by email box is the get Action Item on your phone box. You can see below (1) that, by default, youll get the Action item on a certain date, but you can do one of two things: (a) you can uncheck the box to get the SMS, which means you WILL NOT get the SMS reminder for this particular Action Item, or (b) you can change the date just for this Action Item.  You can also (2) create the contents of the SMS, so instead of getting the Title of the Action Item, you can send something much shorter or more descriptive to your phone. (3) shows you that if you dont fill that out, youll simply get the Title. So that is it! In summary: Go to Accounts, set up your cell number and and validate that you have control over the phone with the code we send you. In Accounts, click Preferences and say how many days before the Action Item is due you want a text reminder. When you create an Action Item, you can leave it as the default (no action to take ) or you can change it for each individual Action Item. Pretty cool, huh? (remember, this is a premium feature if you are an SMS person this is worth the $9.95/month)

Success Story Accept a Facebook Friend Request and a New Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Success Story Accept a Facebook Friend Request and a New Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career I love hearing your personal branding success stories, so if you have one, please email me (dan.schawbel@gmail.com) and Ill post it on this blog. Todays source of inspiration comes from one of my good friends, Scott Bradley. Scott, just like Jason Alba, Ann Handley, Chris Russell, Tiffany Monhollon, Adam Salamon, Rebecca Thorman, Paul Gillin, Drew McLellan, Maria Elena Duron, Rick Mahn, and Connie Bensen, knew me before I was written about in Fast Company and my success snowballed up until what you see today. Theyve been with me still and I appreciate it. Scott is the Marketing Director for Personal Branding Magazine. Scott is a special, passionate and intelligent human being. As one of the great networkers of the millennial generation, he understands the most important rule, give before you receive. Today, Scott talks about how he scored his current job, after being a Boston College student and working full-time at Macys in New York. I know Scott quite well and told him he wouldnt last there (and that he would start his own business). I should have bet him money! In the beginning there was FACEBOOK My personal branding success story starts at Boston College my junior year. I had just taken over the Boston College Entrepreneur Society, and aside from providing an entrepreneurial voice on campus, I wanted to also bring speakers to speak with the members. Over the course of the two years I brought somewhere between 2-3 speakers a month and with each speaker I invited, they received an article in our newspaper. About 95% of the speakers that I invited came from networking on Facebook. During the beginning of my senior year, I was contacted by Mike Michalowicz, on Facebook, who invested and still invests in young entrepreneurs. He wanted to come and speak to our group about entrepreneurship and share his entrepreneurial success story. As someone who had built and sold two multi-million dollar companies, one being sold to a fortune 500, there was no way I could not invite him. After his speaking engagement, I invited him out for a beer where I got to know him further. We immediately clicked, and stayed in touch from there. Job interviews suck! Around this same time, I was interviewing for jobs for after I graduation and just recently secured an opportunity with Macy’s Home Store in NYC. As I was excited about this opportunity, I knew I would always work on my other entrepreneurial projects to eventually get out of the corporate world and on to doing my own thing helping millions of people. But wait there is hope Around December of my Senior year during my Christmas break, Mike Michalowicz approached me and told me that he was writing a book and that he needed some help. Me being the give-to-give guy that I am gladly offered to help him with feedback and making the book the best it could be. The initial title of the book was called “Launch,” and then later was changed to “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.” I read the manuscript, and then got back to him with my feedback. When I thought that was all I could contribute to the project, he then came to me during the spring time and told me, “Ok Scott, the manuscript is done, the title has been changed…now we need help figuring out our marketing strategy and how we are going to leverage social media to build our audience of hungry buyers.” Because I love marketing, social media and building relationships with people through many of the social networking sites, the marketing ideas FLEW out of me. Before I knew it I had built the entire backbone of the marketing structure for the campaign, and structured the website in a way that would foster continual engagement, provide value, and in turn sell books to spread the message! First day on the job As I started my job with Macy’s, I went into the executive training program. After I had contributed all of the time that I had to Mike’s project…I decided that I was going to be with him the entire way to reach and achieve his goal of selling 1,000,000+ books and further changing millions of peoples lives in the process. Now mind you, I was still working for free. I started my Macy’s job on June 23rd and from there my life began to get a little crazy. My days began at 6AM when I woke up, and didn’t end until 12PM at night. I would literally be coming home from work at 6:30pm and continued to work on Mikes project to make it a true success. After launching his website July 2nd it was a full blown pre-launch with the Facebook group that is 1300+ members now, and further an opt in list to boot! Escape from corporate America live your dreams [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQcxX_p6oLA] And then the day came…2 days before my graduation from the training program at Macy’s…At 8:30 AM I see that Mike is calling me. I pick up and say “Your calling quite early this morning…whats up?” First words out of his mouth… “How much is Macy’s Paying you?I say XYZ.” He then goes, “How about I give you XYZ and ABC and you start with me full time as my right hand man who manages the brand/marketing/pr to launch this book?” My jaw dropped to the floor…and to make a long story short I came to the end of the day and gladly accepted.

Relationship Links On Valentines Day Career VS. Love

Relationship Links On Valentines Day Career VS. Love Its Valentines Day and its Monday.   Those two things really dont go well together but thats ok.   Are you doing anything special tonight?   My hubby and I celebrated over the weekend so we will probably just have dinner at home and watch a movie tonight, oh and  maybe  throw some homework and studying  in too.   I am definitely looking forward to some  sweetheart candy, anyone else addicted? Here are some career  links around the web (with a love theme)  to start your week off right! In  honor of Valentines Day, make sure you read the Dos and Donts of Office Relationships. Need a good book to read on Valentines Day?   Check out these five books for Valentines Day from The Washington Post Sticking with the love theme, How to Love Your Job (even if you secretly hate it) Have a little time today?   Watch this short video of  6.2 ways to make everyone love you at work  from careerealism. An interesting Valentines Day read about picking Career vs. Love. Career vs. Love, which one would you pick?

One Word for Your Career in 2015

One Word for Your Career in 2015 Local author and speaker Jon Gordon has written several books, including The Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule, and One Word That Will Change Your Life   (with co-authors Dan Britton and Jimmy Page.) His advice for the New Year is to choose a single word that will guide your actions for the coming 12 months. He writes: “Instead of creating a New Years resolution that 87 percent of adults fail to keep, choose one word to be your inspiration and focus for the year. I have been doing this for the past four years with my family and clients and it’s one of the most significant activities I have ever done.” I have been choosing an annual virtue for a while now. I choose a practice, one that comes hard for me, to frame the way I look at the world through the entire year. The first year I chose Compassion. The second year was Patience â€" a very tough one for me. I thought I might have to repeat that one the next year as well. (When I announced it, my husband’s comment was “Good luck with that.”) This past year was Generosity. I worked at sharing as much of my time, talent and treasure as possible, giving freely with no expectation of return. Coincidentally, Adam Grant’s book Give and Take came into my life as a gift during the year, reinforcing the idea that giving brings happiness. What might you manifest in your career if you adopt a word? Here are some suggestions. Courage. With Courage as your word, you might reach out to someone who could help your career, follow up one more time after the interview, ask for a raise, or apply for that promotion. You might also speak up in meetings, take on a new challenge, or consider going back to school. Excellence. Are there things you could do better? Could you set stretch goals for yourself, instead of waiting for the company to do it for you? Could you master a new skill or enter a competitive sport? Taking on challenges helps you grow in almost every way: mentally, physically, and spiritually. Generosity. I discovered this year that giving more makes me happier. I donated more to charity, gave away good ideas in all my meetings, and donated lots of unused items from my home. After 12 months, I feel lighter, freer and have made room for more of the important things I value. Freedom. You can choose Freedom in many aspects of your working life. If you had less debt and lower living expenses, could you take a job that paid less, but was more rewarding? If you finally asked for that transfer or took a new job, could you free yourself from a tedious routine, debilitating hours, or a toxic work environment? Could you switch to part time or consulting work to spend more quality time with family? Fun. This is a word that is missing from most people’s career. Next time you can, watch young children doing chores with their parents. They’re having fun. They don’t know that grocery shopping, setting the table, or raking leaves is tedious and miserable work. All they know is that they’re doing grownup, important work alongside someone they love. Your work may not be inherently fun, but you can add fun to it. Take a break periodically to read something that amuses or enlightens you. Organize fun group activities with your team. Place something on your desk that makes you smile. If you simply can’t make work fun, add some real fun to your off hours. Laughter is good for the soul, and it’s bound to make you feel better all through the day. What will your one word be for 2015? Leave a comment.

The Ins and Outs of Encore Careers

The Ins and Outs of Encore Careers Photo Credit â€" Pixabay.comThe modern retiree isn’t all about sitting at home and watching television or hitting the beach. Many retirees find success in retirement means more work. Sometimes, your calling in life extends into retirement, and you’re ready for that second performance.Cue the encore career, where retirees seek challenging, interesting and rewarding work during retirement. Another job could help grow the retirement nest egg or make extra income to pay the bills.Often, an encore career is taken to pursue a dream placed on the backburner or contribute to something meaningful in the community, while getting paid in a challenging position that’s different from the past few decades.evalJust because you retire doesn’t mean your career is be over. One survey revealed nearly 75 percent of American workers are expecting to work for as long as they can, and 39 percent of those surveyed are doing it because they like working. Another third plan on continuing work for fina ncial need.If you’re entering retirement age and are interested in what an encore career might look like for you, take time to weigh your needs and interests.What Do You Desire From an Encore Career?What does success look like for you when taking on a second career in retirement? What do you want to feel or achieve? How important is the money factor?Balance dreams with your needs. Your goals or desires may ideally involve:Flexibility. What hours suit your new lifestyle? Are benefits a necessity? Would full time or part time be best?A New Social Life. An encore career might get you involved with interesting folks. When you are thinking, consider â€" what types of people do you work with best? What do you want to learn?More Activity. Was your first career fulfilling? If you opted for money over a dream, maybe now is time to chase that rainbow. What is fulfilling to you? Are there specific tasks you see yourself performing?It’s like asking yourself, what do you want to be when you grow up or what do you want to major in at college? Every life phase has a fresh start, and it’s important to embrace that zeal and sense of adventure when pursuing an encore career.Research Various Encore Careers: Dig Deeply Into What Calls YouEmbrace this new phase of life and research various encore careers. When an option calls you, dig deeply into the career to learn the various ins and outs.You’re not the odd ball out because nearly 4.5 million retirees aged 50 and 70 are pursuing encore careers, and 21 million have started planning theirs. Most want to pursue a second career in something meaningful with societal impact.evalIf you’re looking to give back or have an empathetic nature, consider being a caregiver where you monitor shifts in health of a client and provide companionship. Duties may require errands and assistance with basic care and household duties, among others.If interested in learning more about different types of careers, check out the Occupational Outloo k Handbook to analyze salary, job outlook, work environment and educational requirements. Stop by your local bookstore or library to acquire books about discovering your passion, such as What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles. You’ll need to make sure the career choice is a fit for your dreams, goals and needs.Talk to People to Learn MoreIt’s one thing to read about something, but it’s another to talk to the individuals living out your interests.If you still feel at a loss about a specific career choice to investigate, talk to other retirees in your community about volunteer work or encore careers they have take on. Ask relevant questions to gauge if it’s a field you’d be interested in and to get insight into factors you may have not considered, such as the need for more education or relocation.evalWhen you have your eye on a career choice, start developing your career network. Talk to people of all ages and experiences within that field. Outline questions you want to ask in an informational interview in advance:What is a typical workday like for you? What skills do you need to do this job on a daily basis?What’s the corporate culture or work environment like? What are the most challenging and rewarding aspects of your job?See if you can shadow a professional for a day to get a feel for the job. Your network will also help with the career shift and keep you alerted about job vacancies.Revisit Your Retirement Plan With an Encore Career In MindOnce you’ve conducted your research and know an encore career is right for you, revisit your retirement plan. Look back over your assets, analyzing your projected retirement income, retirement accounts and taxes, and then factor in the projections and plans for incorporating your encore career into the retirement mix.As long as you’re not overworking yourself and are meeting your needs, the implications and effects on your retirement will be primarily positive. Use retirement calculators onlin e to help you analyze the financial impact of a job in retirement on your future.Pursuing an encore career is rewarding and fulfilling for many retirees who don’t want to sit around in their golden years. Keep in mind that this career shift will have its challenges. Make sure you are willing to accommodate those within the framework of your own needs and other life goals.Let your passion lead you, and don’t get in an “I’m too old for this” funk â€" you’re not. Believe in your knowledge and experience, and that people are always learning. You’ve got much to contribute in an encore career.

A 3-Week Job Search Plan. Cut the Crap, Get a Job

A 3-Week Job Search Plan. Cut the Crap, Get a Job A Job Search 3-Week Plan Cut the Crap, Get a Job! Come on, job seekers! If you are not organized and prepared to job search, then your odds of success diminish dramatically. Here are the bad things that can happen: Youll miss a follow-up opportunity, youll forget to apply to a job you saw, youll fail at sending a thank you note in a timely manner, and, worse, youll bomb in an interview. Only the most focused, committed, active and organized job seekers are winning jobs today. Many of you get organized for other things: homework and tests in college, projects at work, and logistics for a vacation. But why is the job search any different? After meeting tens of hundreds of job-seekers, the first thing I ask them is Where is your plan and job search tracking?” I dont care if its on paper or in the computer, without a demonstration of being organized to search, I dont believe they are truly committed. The smartest thing you can do in your job search is treating the hunt for work as a job. There are a number of organization tools you need, but I prefer Microsoft Outlook Calendar. It can reside on your PC, your mobile device, shared with others. Plus, it connects to Outlook Tasks and Contacts so all of the information you need is in one application. A 3-Week Calendar Plan and a Calendar Tool You Will Follow. My assumption is that you want a job sooner rather than later. The only way to get from here to there is to master the discipline around time management for your job search. Yes, you will hear job search is a full time job but not everybody has 40 hours a week free to search. Based on the time you do have…no, the time you MAKE, you need to schedule it out and follow a program. If your goal is to have a job in 2 months, then it is really important to complete the steps in your 21-day program to get you on that path. Plan out what you will do with each hour in one-hour increments. This way, you will keep changing the activities, stay focused, and make huge progress within each hour. Some of the key activities by week: Week One: Preparing to Job Search Do NOT apply to any jobs during this week. 1. Set your goal. Research the types of industries, companies, and functions you want to hunt for. Write everything down. 2. Refresh and improve your resume. 3. Build your Job Tracking tool where you will capture every move you make 4. IF you find job postings you want to apply for, log them on your Job Tracking tool and begin researching each company…do not apply yet. 5. Sending out formal networking e-mails to key contacts, communicating your specific job search goals. Week Two: Preparing to Apply to Jobs Print 6 job descriptions you want to apply to. Do NOT apply. For each one, put the job description next to your resume and assess the skills and experiences you have that match with the job specifications called out. Write them down. Now, for each job, write a cover letter that will sit on top of your resume in the same Word/PDF file. Talk to the hiring manager in the letter…avoid the use of “I” too many times. The sole purpose of this cover letter is to outline “Mr. /Ms. Hiring Manager, you are looking for these skills and experiences, and this is why I’m the best candidate for your position.” Re-look at your resume and assess if you need to tailor it to each job. Often, when we read a job description, we remember skills and experiences we have yet they are not called out in the resume. Remove content in your resume that is not relevant to your skills and experiences. Meeting with key networking contacts, attending networking meetings, job fairs, industry events. Week 3: Applying and Tracking Every Move for Follow Up Proof all documents, correcting typos, grammatical errors. Trick: read them out loud. Apply and log the date in your job tracking tool. Put a new date in your calendar to follow up on that opportunity. Send thank you notes to all contacts you have made, either via phone, meeting or at a networking event. If you applied to a position someone made you aware of, send them a special thank you and keep them updated on your progress. In summary, you will see a direct correlation between how organized you are and the results you get. Cut the Crap, Get a Job! (pre-order my forthcoming book of the same title here)

10 Gifts Guaranteed to Make You Happy - Jane Jackson Career

10 Gifts Guaranteed to Make You Happy - Jane Jackson Career Ive been doing some self-reflection and wanted to share my musings as it may strike a chord with some of you.   We all get the miseries from time to time. If you are feeling sorry for yourself because things are not turning out the way you hoped, or you are comparing yourself to others who have oh, so much more than you do â€" more money, better job, more recognition, higher status, bigger house, bigger car, bigger and better … everything â€" then it’s time to take a step back and reassess.Now, Im not talking about clinical depression as that requires professional care, and that is not my area of expertise.   As a career transition and life coach, Im talking about that vague feeling of dissatisfaction that is stops us from being happy with our lot in life.Whats stopping you from feeling happy? Are you really that badly off? We all have the capacity to be happy but if we start to compare ourselves to others who have more, then we’ll always feel we have less. Compare ourselves to those who have less and we gain a generosity of spirit because we are in a position to help those less fortunate than ourselves.Here’s a list of the gifts Im grateful for and if you have them too, then we are blessed.Im sure if we stopped a minute to reflect, wed find so many more gifts in our lives that we can be grateful for.Id love to hear what you are grateful for in the comments below. Lets create a list that means something to all of us that will remind us why we are lucky enough in life to feel happy.Wishing you happiness and all good things in life. Im a Career Management Coach and my mission is to make careers advice accessible and affordable to all who need it.  Listen to my podcast, Jane Jackson Careers on iTunes or Stitcher.   Subscribe to listen to regular inspiration and careers advice plus interviews with professionals who have made a successful career change!Find my book, Navigating Career Crossroads in Dymocks bookstores or on Amazon