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Using Jobbook.com for Career Matching (PODCAST Episode #5)

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Today’s interview is with Antoine de Brabant (Bra-bon) Antoine de Brabant is a web entrepreneur (around Jobbook I hear they call him a “wexpert”). Antoine created his first successful web venture at the age of 21. He was compelled to apply his skills towards a project that would help others in their quest for success and happiness. He now dedicates his energy towards Jobbook.com; a project he believes has the potential to change the world by helping find his or her desired job.

Jobbook is a free career-matching site dedicated to pairing job seekers with reputable employers across the world.

Their newest feature, the Jobbook Wiki allow users to contribute and learn from a user-generated platform of industry specific discussion and interaction. Wiki users can learn how to excel in their education and career by exploring the dynamic range of field-specific topics, ranging from notable people working in the field, schools to attend, top industry companies and more.

Here is an outline of what we discussed:

Listen to how he went from political science graduate to leading a start-up with a couple of years
He shows how he is passionate about making tools available to provide opportunities for connections with employers
He tells his story and how he came away with the idea for Jobbook from his Dad
I asked him about the uniqueness of using Gmail and Facebook to initiate logging in and building an account
How they encourage users to get search results from the job they want, not just what users qualify for
In addition, Antoine talks about how users can find out more information on targeting the job he or she wants

Did you know that all interviews on the blog (including this one) are downloadable to your phone? It is easy with or without the SoundCloud app, but I do recommend using the app. You don’t want the app? No worries, download it through the link on the player.

I’m through now. Please enjoy our conversation!

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About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

by Mark Anthony Dyson

Career Services, a More Dynamic Approach (AUDIO) with David Nicola

David Nicola (@capt_careerist) is the Director of Career Services at Laurus College. He advocates for students to use social media in his or her job search. His professional passion is in Human Services with a “Whatever it takes!” attitude. His infectious enthusiasm to help job seekers is demonstrated through his tweets and other other social media updates.

We first connected on Linked In, Twitter, then Google Plus. He often shares in his updates and forums about his student activities and workshops using social media. He also shares about some of his progressive ideas to increase student engagement on campus and desires to do more. I asked him to spend a few minutes with us to share his dynamic approach and strategy to prepare students for a successful job search.

Want to know more about David Nicola, you can email him at [email protected] or his Twitter handle.

Here is the outline of our discussion:

We discussed his journey to his current position including his career in Human Services

David talks to us about his discovery of the usefulness of social media while conducting his own job search

He shares about his challenges in his first year as Director of Career Services at Laurus College and the unprecedented growth the college is experiencing

David also talks about the strategies used to engage the student population through workshops and classes that direct assists students in his or her job search

Please, enjoy our conversation.

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About Mark Anthony Dyson

by Mark Anthony Dyson

Careers, Your Brain, and Fulfillment: Josh Gibson, M.D.(AUDIO)

Josh Gibson, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in San Francisco and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His clinical work focuses on the neurobiology of relationships. Prior to becoming a psychiatrist, he was a senior consultant for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), specializing for nearly five years in process re-engineering, organization development, and education design and delivery. He consulted to multiple Fortune 500 companies in the retail, financial services, and healthcare industries and now works directly with executives regarding relationship issues in the workplace.

Dr. Gibson approached me to review Careers–A Brainwise Guide to Finding Fulfillment at Work as it would fit this blog for job seekers. I was intrigued by what five psychiatrists would have to say about careers. The book is published by the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, a non-profit organization I found the book to give sound career advice with a good balance of how we think and what would apply. It is also entertaining as the photos associated with each section had to swig of mirth. It made it much more palatable inspiring me to give away a couple of copies (thanks Dr. Gibson) at random to commenters who listened to our conversation. If you don’t get a copy, no worries, it is only 99 cents on Amazon.

Here is an outline of our conversation:

Dr. Gibson shared how the projecting cam about and the goal with this offering this perspective
A significant section of the book I thought was at risk. In the book, he said, “Fulfilled people seem to intuitively understand that “happiness” shares a common root with the words hapless” and “haphazard.” Is there a difference between an unfulfilled person’s attitude toward his or her career versus a fulfilled person? He gave us specific examples of this.
I shared that in my coaching sessions with job seekers, I try to purge the desperation out of the search. I asked, “Perhaps defining where people are in life as far as fulfillment will tell me how far they go in finding a job?”
I asked, “Does our brain decide how much risk we can handle, or whether we are fulfilled enough to risk rejection or the unknown?”
We talked about the connection between fulfillment and failure and whether it was necessary and why

If you wish to know more about Dr. Gibson’s work, you can contact him through http://www.careersthebook.com/ or http://www.joshgibsonmd.com/

Please, enjoy our conversation!