Who Cares About You

Who Cares About You Weird experiences in the last few months. As Ive worked to let people know about JibberJobber since April, Ive gotten very interesting responses. It has really helped me understand what resources the job seeker can have access to, at least according to the sponsoring agency. Of course, everything that Ill write will have a pro-JibberJobber slant a big slant ?? But that is because I have seen how helpful this tool is for people to help themselves. I personally think that there are thousands and thousands of people out there that are looking for something like JibberJobber to help them in their job search and to prepare for a job search. So theres my bias. Ive loved calling people (career counselors, and those that work with job seekers) and showing them the system the response is always positive. I love it when I talk with someone and they say I want my brother/son/boyfriend to use this this is perfect for them! What an endorsement. But Ive been somewhat surprised by some other responses mostly from government. One common response comes from government agencies state and federal. They love it! But, they say they cant put a link on their website, or put flyers in their offices because it is endorsing a private entity. Hm. Im confused for a couple of reasons. First, isnt employment a huge issue everywhere? Even when the unemployment rate is low (like now) it still costs tons of money. They say they cant endorse something by an um American citizen. Interesting. I like our government but there are some weird, unfortunate things going on here. I thought that the government was here to help us, and be fiscally responsible (I know, I can hear you snicker as you read this). Do you know who is funding Americas Job Bank? Why in the world does the govt feel that they need to spend money to create and maintain one of the 40,000 job boards available? And why, if they find out about a great services/tool for the citizens, cant they tell the citizens?? So, let me sum this up, without sounding like a dunce. As a job seeker I expect that resources that I pay for (taxes) to help me in any way that I can. I am disappointed that state and federal orgs are not more helpful, sharing really good resources. Instead, they focus on spending money on things that I can get elsewhere (so they are competing with the private industry), and keep resources like JibberJobber a secret. In all fairness, there is one exception the state of Maryland has a great resource page to help people find jobs, and have links to helpful non-govt resources. Go figure. P.S. any exception to govt sites will be big news in this blog just let me know. Who Cares About You Weird experiences in the last few months. As Ive worked to let people know about JibberJobber since April, Ive gotten very interesting responses. It has really helped me understand what resources the job seeker can have access to, at least according to the sponsoring agency. Of course, everything that Ill write will have a pro-JibberJobber slant a big slant ?? But that is because I have seen how helpful this tool is for people to help themselves. I personally think that there are thousands and thousands of people out there that are looking for something like JibberJobber to help them in their job search and to prepare for a job search. So theres my bias. Ive loved calling people (career counselors, and those that work with job seekers) and showing them the system the response is always positive. I love it when I talk with someone and they say I want my brother/son/boyfriend to use this this is perfect for them! What an endorsement. But Ive been somewhat surprised by some other responses mostly from government. One common response comes from government agencies state and federal. They love it! But, they say they cant put a link on their website, or put flyers in their offices because it is endorsing a private entity. Hm. Im confused for a couple of reasons. First, isnt employment a huge issue everywhere? Even when the unemployment rate is low (like now) it still costs tons of money. They say they cant endorse something by an um American citizen. Interesting. I like our government but there are some weird, unfortunate things going on here. I thought that the government was here to help us, and be fiscally responsible (I know, I can hear you snicker as you read this). Do you know who is funding Americas Job Bank? Why in the world does the govt feel that they need to spend money to create and maintain one of the 40,000 job boards available? And why, if they find out about a great services/tool for the citizens, cant they tell the citizens?? So, let me sum this up, without sounding like a dunce. As a job seeker I expect that resources that I pay for (taxes) to help me in any way that I can. I am disappointed that state and federal orgs are not more helpful, sharing really good resources. Instead, they focus on spending money on things that I can get elsewhere (so they are competing with the private industry), and keep resources like JibberJobber a secret. In all fairness, there is one exception the state of Maryland has a great resource page to help people find jobs, and have links to helpful non-govt resources. Go figure. P.S. any exception to govt sites will be big news in this blog just let me know.