A few months back I was introduced to Jason Alba, creator of JibberJobber, and the JibberJobber blog. For those unfamiliar with JibberJobber, it is a very cool CRM tool Jason created (initially) to keep track of his job hunt. It's an excellent personal relationship tool, with endless possibilities. I've only begun to explore the full potential of it.
Some of the other things Jason offers are some tips on creating elevator speeches, some power statements, and some questions and answers about the hard questions interviewers ask in the "Interview Preparation" section that is customized to your needs.
Anyway, the reason I like Jason is because he serves others' needs first, and he is a budding relationship geek. He's got big dreams, and with his attitude, I know he'll achieve them. I'm not looking for a job, I'm looking for ways to learn more about people, and learn more about ways to help more people. Jason's a great thinker, and he's helped me with some of this with his writing and his e-mails.
Recently I had a chance to ask him 3 questions that I think do a great job of telling who Jason is, and why you should get to know him more. I hope you enjoy the quick interview.
PHIL: Who is Jason Alba (please share what makes you unique)?
JASON: Nothing makes me unique. I’m just a regular guy. I have a this degree and a that degree, I speak two languages and have programmed in 2+ languages, I’ve lived outside of “the states” for more than two years, I come from a relatively big family, I’ve enjoyed my professional career … but I don’t see this as unique as I’ve come to realize that while everything has neat stuff about them, we’re all human and want to be loved, respected and accepted.
PHIL: What's the best advice you've ever gotten?
JASON: This is a hard one as I get advice all the time! Off the top of my head, I love the cartoon of the stork eating the frog, and the frog is choking the stork, at the bottom it says Never Give Up (or some rendition of that). Other frogs would be on the slippery slope to doom ;) but this one is doing all he can to keep on keeping on.
PHIL: Complete this sentence: Jason Alba is passionate about...
JASON: helping others. I get this from my parents, always wanting to help, teach and share.
You can learn more about Jason Alba on the JibberJobber blog.
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