After reading through a product review this morning I felt the need to post about Jason Alba’s “Candidate Empowerment” tool.

“Anybody who’s done it knows that looking for a job is a full-time job in itself. So how can you better manage all the information the process generates? One start-up, JibberJobber, is building a relationship management service for job seekers.” - Rafe Needleman WebWare

First, I wanted to do the appropriate research and read what other bloggers were saying about Jason’s vision and JibberJobber. I found myself reading through a JibberJobber post, from early October, by Dave Mendoza, which is incredibly thorough and articulate, plus I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel. Thanks Dave!

After reading Dave’s post (hint, hint) I had a few additions, which lean more toward the corporate side of the house helping their job seekers.

As companies focus more on the candidate experience, with their corporate career site, they should also think about helping candidates manage their job search by offering JibberJobber as a FREE tool, especially the rejected candidates. Why? Providing JibberJobber, to these candidates promotes goodwill, the start of a long-term relationship with a candidate you may need down the road, and it’s just good business, especially if the candidate is, or could be, a customer. Moreover, if your company is going through outplacement, this is an easy MUST!

For Job boards and job search verticals the opportunity to provide a better candidate empowerment tool, to their job seeking masses, through a partnership with JibberJobber is a no-brainer, plus I understand Jason has a pretty handsome referral program as well.

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