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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

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!

About Mark Anthony Dyson

by Mark Anthony Dyson

Book Review: Who Says Its A Man’s World by Emily Bennington

Emily Bennington is the author of, Who Says It’s A Man’s World: The Girl’s Guide to Corporate Domination is the second book that I am reviewing that is not solely focused on job search advice and tips. In December, I outlined key points from the Leigh Branham’s book, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, that job seekers should apply to their job search. I will make the same case as well, but first address why should job seekers read a career book among the other industry related material in preparing for the next opportunity.

To answer a common question, yes, I read the book in its entirety.

I also read through the reviews of Emily Bennington’s last book, Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up in Your First Real Job. Most of the positive reviews mentioned how practical the book was acting as a guide for new graduates. Even seasoned professionals commented how the advice was so practical and precise.

As an educator, I appreciate the practitioner approach, witty, mildly caustic, and affable, with an educator’s heart in her latest offering. That makes a book an easily digestible read for me, not one inundated with statistics and learning theories.

The first chapter in Emily Bennington’s book recommends that you outline three points from each of the five sections of the book. In addition, she created some practical worksheets for the readers to use and organize thoughts (I am also ignoring that the women focus advice is as practical for us men folk). I wish more career publications would incorporate this strategy (Emily, please don’t change).

To pontificate on my random statement, no, I did not study this book. I suggest that the job seeker who desires to optimize the wisdom from these lessons is to read through it twice, absorbing a few points per section.

Out of the many reasons job seekers must embrace “…Man’s World,” I am offering five reasons this would aid all job seekers, particularly women:

Self-awareness

Bennington empathizes with the unload of the unexpected work and offers several strategies to help manage stress and expectations. As mentioned before, there are exercises to help the employee envision the type of pace and culture he or she desires. This mindset is useful for the current unemployed job seeker to manage his or her expectations of a future employer. Bennington’s suggestion is for you to control of every phase possible from the beginning.

Social skills

Bennington tackles commonly sticky subjects such as, appropriately dressing, office banter, and managing your manager in a way that is easier to swallow than most authors would. If anything she suggests that you walk in the other person’s shoes as part of a strategy that accompanies direct communication.

Personal effectiveness

As mentioned earlier, this section is workbook-like so that the reader can create target areas for improvement. More importantly, this enables to keep the reader accountable.

Team development

Bennington merges a chapter about critical thinking to help the reader think even deeper about his or her approach to knowing people on the team. This is useful as job seekers need to display his or her aptitude and abilities to solve problems. How do you engage coworkers, learn their strengths, and complement them with your abilities? Bennington provides 100 questions to engage others as either a non-management coworker, and as a manager.

Leadership

Again, the practical approach makes this book easy to follow and put in practice, especially when she discusses leadership in a “walk the walk” mantra. Bennington makes the case as trust is earned, and “…trust is built on dependability.” Although much of this is addressed to women, men can take away the approach.

I recommend “Who says…” not just as a preparedness to the office, but as intended by Bennington, an opportunity to excel in the workplace.

Oh Yes, the FREE copy!

Would you like to own a copy of Emily’s new book? To qualify, all you have to do is leave a comment below before Monday by answering this question: Which of the five areas (self-awareness, social skills, personal effectiveness, team development, leadership) mentioned in this review is your strength? The winner will be randomly picked on Monday. Good luck!