When I began my job search it quickly became obvious that there were useful ideas… and lots of noise. I read articles and listened to counselors and realized that there are certain principles that job seekers subscribe to. It was good to learn these things, but it became apparent that there was something missing for the job seeker.

There were no real tools readily accessible for me as a job seeker. Even CareerBuilder’s “Tools” section had…. more articles.

So, I created JibberJobber. JibberJobber is light on the advice and heavy on the tools. It provides, for free, the same types of tools that HR, salespeople and recruiters have to do their jobs effectively. JibberJobber takes all of the advice and allows you to put it into practice.

Further, JibberJobber’s value to you grows as you use it. For example, when I entered my job search I said “I don’t know anyone.” I had just moved to this town two years ago and spent the entire time being loyal to my employer. I didn’t even know where the big company’s headquarters were!

I hear this a lot. If you don’t know anyone, one of the first things you’ll start in your job search is listing out people in your network (and adding to this list) and companies you want to apply to. Right now that list is pretty sparse. But let’s say you use JibberJobber to put all of the new contacts in. Within a month you can have over 100 new contacts or prospective companies.

Let’s say you get a job after a month. Of course in 2.8 years you’ll be back in the job search, but this time you won’t say “I don’t know anyone” – you’ll say – I have over 100 contacts in JibberJobber, with phone numbers and even notes of the last conversations I had with them.

What a difference! If you keep adding during your employment, you could have a very rich network – not just a list of contacts but strong relationships with many of them!

I’m offering the premium version of JibberJobber for deployed troops during the entire time they are deployed, and twelve months after they get back. This should help alleviate some stress about what they’ll be doing when they get back.

Please spread the word about this special offer for the troops. Just have a soldier go to http://jibberjobber.com/affiliate.php?id=8 to begin… e-mail this to whoever you want, or if you have a blog, please blog on it.

No strings attached – this offer is valued at over $300 per soldier (if they are deployed for 18 months). And since it is web-based, a spouse or loved-one can work on the system (i.e., put prospective employers in) while the soldier is serving.