I had the privilege of attending a presentation by Jason Alba of JibberJobber fame at the JobDig offices yesterday evening. For a guy working on four hours of sleep and doing the fourth of four presentations in one day, he was great. Actually, he was great compared to the vast majority of speakers so someday I'll need to see him when he is totally fresh. He must be amazing.

As indicated by a review posted at Staffing Software Talk shortly after the event, Jason did a great job explaining social media like LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, blogs, articles, Twitter, etc. and how they all fit together. He explained how honesty and transparency are critical in today's job market. And he wasn't above poking fun at himself or friends of his in the audience.

JibberJobber is a great tool for job seekers. Employers can think of it as an applicant tracking system for candidates in that it enables them to easily track which jobs they've considered, applied to, been interviewed for, received offers, etc. There's a great free version and also an inexpensive paid version that offers even better functionality. It is truly a gift to candidates and therefore the recruiting community.