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Interesting iPhone Apps for Jobs & Career Development

2010-02-03T17:26:00.007-05:00

NOTE: All links will take you to the app directory website Appolicious, where you can read more about each app, and also download directly from iTunes if you wish.

Audio Job Interview: The iPhone will audibly interview you and record your responses as if it were a prospective new employer. Choose from a library of common interview questions to build your own interview template.

myinstantCOACH™ is an application that is a revolutionary first of its kind, providing you access to your own Certified Professional Coach – delivering support, guidance and insight to help you remove the barriers that have you stopped, stuck or simply unhappy.

JobCoach helps you focus where you need help the most, shows you how to refine your search, and gives you more than 75 strategies to get your name to the top of the stack. Learn new skills and brush up on tried-and-true techniques whenever you have a free moment – on the train, in line at the store, or waiting for an appointment.

Career Patterns is an app designed to measure your interests and preferences for a variety of vocational and job skills. The underlying career interests survey measures three dimensions of personality that correspond to seven occupational dimensions, from Adventurous jobs to Helping professions.

Career Rescue was developed by Kim Thompson, a career counselor with extensive experience in the marketplace, working with job candidates in private, public and non-profit industries offering them “real time” hands-on career management information.

Indeed.com Job SearchFind jobs from your iPhone or iPod Touch with Indeed, the most comprehensive search engine for jobs. In a single search, Indeed offers free access to millions of jobs from thousands of company websites and job boards.

Beyond.com Search Jobs & Find a Career The application allows users to search thousands of jobs across more than 25 industries by location and keyword, review detailed job descriptions, save jobs to a list of favorites and share jobs with friends. In addition, users can browse valuable career articles for advice on job searching, resume writing, interviewing, networking and more.

Careerbuilder.com Jobs iPhone application offers a unique way to search nearly 2 million jobs on CareerBuilder.com, the US's largest job site. Users may search for jobs by keyword, read job descriptions and salaries, save jobs to a list of favorites, and email job links to anyone on their contact list.

Real-Time JobsIn a single search, this App allows a job seeker to search hundreds of thousands of job offers, view a job description, and apply for their ideal jobs. The TwitterJobSearch App is not just for Twitter users and makes use of proprietary QuickPitch technology to do this.

JobCompass JobCompass is the only application on the iPhone that searches millions of jobs, locating and plotting them on a map showing you exactly where the jobs are in relation to your current position. When you find a job that you are interested in you can email it to yourself, to a friend and even apply online.

LinkedInLinkedIn for iPhone puts your professional network just a touch away. Walk into any interview or client meeting with the ability to look up the details and connect with over 55 million professionals worldwide. Get the latest updates and messages from your network and keep them up-to-date with your status in real-time.

That's just a few, let us know if we overlooked any of your favorites.

Use your LinkedIn Account to instantly Sign up for Coworkers.com

2010-01-29T07:31:00.019-05:00

We're excited to announce that new website visitors can now use their LinkedIn account information to sign up instantly for a Coworkers.com account. This is made possible thanks to the recently announced LinkedIn API.

How does the sign up process work?

If you have not yet registered with Coworkers.com, you can do so quickly, without a password, by signing in to your LinkedIn account. Simply visit our Free Registration page, and click on the "Connect via LinkedIn" link at the top of the page. We will import some information from your LinkedIn profile, such as your name, location, and work experience - so you won't need to enter it again. After you have registered, you can log back in to Coworkers via LinkedIn.

What about people who already have a Coworkers.com account?

If you have already signed up with Coworkers.com but have not yet filled out your profile, you can do so quickly by clicking on the "Import from LinkedIn" link on the Account page. This will instantly transfer information such as your industry, company, and work experience from LinkedIn.

Over time, we plan to add tighter integration with LinkedIn to include features that will benefit existing Coworkers.com users. We will continue to develop simple and effective tools for analyzing and improving your work, while leveraging the networking and messaging capabilities of LinkedIn, as well as other sites. We will keep you updated as we roll out new integration features, so be sure to login in to your Account Settings and sign up for our newsletter by selecting the "Send me periodic web site announcements" option - if you haven't already done so.

What is the difference between Coworkers and LinkedIn?

We realize that professionals use a portfolio of online services and tools to advance their career. Coworkers.com and LinkedIn work well together. LinkedIn is primarily used for networking – finding and connecting with other professionals, with whom you may or may not have work experience. Coworkers is focused solely on the people you have close working relationships with.

While LinkedIn has the concept of "recommendations" which are focused on personal marketing, Coworkers greatly expands the range of collegial input you can receive and share, giving you privacy control, the option for anonymity, templates, analytics, and other features focused on professional development. Bottom line: LinkedIn and Coworkers have different missions and serve different purposes, and we think you should use both – which is why we've made it incredibly easy for you to do so!

Feature Update: Feedback Template Library

2010-01-27T16:58:00.009-05:00

We've made it even easier to browse, preview, edit, create, and share Review and Feedback templates. You'll find a number of predesign templates covering everything from in-depth 360 degree work performance reviews to simple forms for getting feedback on a meeting or presentation.

Our users can create their own templates by either modifying an existing one, or building one from scratch. If a user decides to, they can share their custom templates so that they appear in our ever-growing library. As always, our templates fall into the three major categories of:

Work Performance
Event/Milestone
Document/Deliverable

Visit our Template Library today!

Get Valuable Input, on Autopilot: Schedule Feedback Requests

2010-01-05T07:30:00.009-05:00

Have a weekly meeting that you manage or attend? How about a monthly or quarterly milestone? Do you wish you could setup an annual or quarterly review request today, that will go out on a future date?

Coworkers.com PRO users can now Schedule Feedback Requests. This is a helpful way to get into the habit of collecting ongoing comments and ratings from your colleagues. Simply use our Get Feedback wizard and include the optional scheduling information. Set it up once and you can:

Schedule a one time request to go out on a future date
Schedule a recurring request to go out: daily, weekly or monthly
As always, the feedback you receive can be private, and people do NOT need to be Coworkers.com members to respond to your requests

Find out more about Scheduled Requests and other great features included in our Professional Account.

Five tips for incorporating work feedback into your daily routine

2009-12-28T11:48:00.003-05:00

The most effective individuals and companies share a common trait. They encourage frequent, honest feedback. The key to evolving beyond the dreaded periodic performance review, is to make workplace feedback more granular, recurring, and measurable. Here are some tips for leveraging professional feedback in order to improve the work you do.

Foster a feedback-friendly work environment. Tell your colleagues that you think an ongoing, open, honest, and informal peer review process is good for everyone. Don't be afraid to get the ball rolling without a formal process. Lead by example and start off by requesting feedback on a recent meeting, project, presentation or other current bit of work you have been involved with. Something specific and timely may be an easier starting point than than requesting a general work performance evaluation. Feedback should be exchanged frequently in all directions. When asking for feedback, focus on results and quality, not just on how hard you work or how nice you are.
Anonymity is your friend. When requesting feedback, try to share your request with as many people as is relevant to the question at hand. If possible, let people know that they are not the only one being asked, and allow them to respond anonymously. This helps people open up and underscores the non-threatening nature of the process. You are looking to gather unbiased constructive input, so do what you can to make people comfortable.
Be quick and proactive. If problems are exposed, don't let them fester, deal with them early. Don't complain about coworkers behind their backs. It is better to discuss concerns with them directly and get issues out in the open. Always try to resolve problems unofficially first. Only go to HR as a last resort, because then it becomes a matter of record.
Be honest with yourself. Get in the habit of doing regular self evaluations. You will often be your most honest and thorough critic. Taking the time to reflect on your work, a few times a week or month, is a lot easier than waiting every quarter or longer. No one is perfect, and your boss(es) will appreciate that you take the time to set the bar for yourself.
Analyze and learn. You can't manage what you don't measure. Repeat the process frequently, track the results. In reviewing your feedback over time, you will be able to spot strengths and weaknesses. You can keep an eye on trends, and set personal development goals more effectively. When you have greater insight into your abilities, you can present yourself with a confidence that gives you an edge.

'Tis the Season to Give & Receive (Feedback)

2009-12-18T08:57:00.005-05:00

As 2009 draws to a close, it's important to look back and review the things that you and your colleagues have achieved. Reflecting on things that went well, or maybe not so well, can help you better understand how to make 2010 even better. If you're already sharing ongoing feedback with the people you work with - good for you! If not, make it a New Year's resolution that you will actively gather input in order to improve your career.

Give feedback to a colleague

Request feedback from the people you work with

P.S. Get 25% off your first year annual Pro subscription - only $29.95/yr while our promotion lasts (use discount code EARLY). At less than $2.50/mo for advanced workgroup features, analytics, and more, it's a great present for yourself that will last all 2010. Order Now or Compare Account Types first.

Share your feedback requests on LinkedIn

2009-12-04T08:23:00.004-05:00

You told us we should do more mashing with other sites, and we heard you. You can now share your feedback requests with your network on LinkedIn, as well as Twitter.

To try it out, just create a new feedback request (be sure to keep the "Web" option checked), and then follow the instructions on the confirmation page. Have fun networking!

NOTE: This feature is also available for your previously-created feedback requests. Just login to your account and go to "Requests" in the Feedback drop-down menu. Click to view a particular request, and you will now see the new LinkedIn sharing option in the Details screen.

Coworkers.com Announces Professional Edition

2009-11-24T10:08:00.001-05:00

Coworkers.com Releases Professional Edition of its Career Management Social Network Site; Subscription Version Provides Advanced Features, Including Tools for Workplace Collaboration

Coworkers.com today announced the launch of a subscription-based Professional service to complement its free, web-based suite of career management tools. The new enhancements give users the ability to attach documents for specific feedback, access more detailed performance analytics, and share materials and feedback within a group. They can be especially valuable to multi-site or global workgroups, virtual teams, and consultants.

“Our new Professional edition maximizes the site’s capabilities by providing Coworkers.com users with the premium experience that we've been planning for all along, including advanced and time saving features such as access to workgroup interactions, scheduling tools, and more sophisticated analytics,” explained Coworkers.com founder and president Jonathan Clay. "And of course Coworkers.com will continue to offer a powerful set of free tools that anyone can use to manage and advance their career, including the recently introduced Sharing and Network Activity features.” The Professional offering introduces the following new features:

Workgroup Feedback Requests: Professional users can send out requests to a group of people and collect feedback that allows every participant to automatically access and track incoming responses.
Scheduled Requests: Professional users can schedule recurring requests. For example, a user might schedule a feedback request to be sent out after a weekly status meeting.
Attach Files to Requests: Professional users can attach files to their requests, such as: documents, presentations, spreadsheets, images, etc.
Advanced Analytics: Professional users can access additional analytic charts and have the ability to view the underlying data used to develop the analytics.
Ad Free: While Coworkers.com subsidizes its free user accounts by displaying a modest amount of advertising, Professional users do not see any ads.

An annual subscription to the Coworkers.com Professional edition is $39.95. For a limited time, users can receive a 25% discounted rate of only $29.95 for a one-year subscription. "The Coworkers.com Professional edition comes at a price that is nominal when you consider the potential return on your investment - landing that dream job, getting a promotion, closing on a big contract, or improving the dynamics in your workplace," continued Clay.

Feature Update: Share Any Feedback You Receive

2009-11-24T08:40:00.003-05:00

Privately & Selectively Share Any Feedback
with an Individual or Group of Contacts

One of the key strengths of Coworkers.com is that it allows you to send, receive and manage both Public and Private feedback. Public feedback is usually provided in the form of testimonials or ratings that are visible to all the people who visit your public profile page. Private feedback, on the other hand, is input that you receive from others that can only be seen by you.

In speaking with users, we realize that sometimes you will receive Private feedback that you wish to share with a select person, or group of people. That's why we are happy to announce that we've added robust Sharing controls to Coworkers.com.

Want to share received feedback with your boss, a recruiter, or colleague, etc.?

Simply go to "My Feedback"
View a particular entry
At the bottom you will now see a new Sharing box that allows you to share with: a Group of contacts; and existing contact; or anyone with an email address - the people you share with will not be required to have a Coworkers.com account.

Feature Update: Network Activity, see what your colleagues are up to

2009-11-20T10:59:00.009-05:00

Coworkers.com is pleased to announce a new addition to your personal dashboard. It's an information stream called Network Activity. Now, in addition to seeing activities directly related to your own account, you can get a quick overview of updates related to your Coworkers.com contacts.

Login (or Signup) today and check it out!

Link to Feeback Requests with Custom Buttons

2009-11-19T22:05:00.000-05:00

When you request feedback using Coworkers.com, you have many options for distributing that request:

Email your request to one or more people
Link to it via simple URL - which can be pasted into email or social network etc.
Embed a Graphic Button with link on a web page or blog (shown below)
Instantly "tweet" your request on Twitter

Below is a screen capture showing the various Graphic Buttons we offer. Give it a try today, request feedback!

CNN Radio Interviews Coworkers.com CEO

2009-11-06T16:12:00.000-05:00

Take a listen to CNN Radio. Our CEO, Jonathan Clay, was interviewed today on the topic of the newly announced unemployment figures (10.2%) and what people can do to manage their careers in this environment. http://www.cnnradio.com

EmploymentDigest.net features Jonathan Clay – Founder Coworkers.com

2009-10-23T10:07:00.000-04:00

Jonathan Clay, President and founder of Coworkers.com, recently had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Vick at EmploymentDigest.

Read the in-depth article and see the video interview on the EmploymentDigest.net website. We've also included just the video below:

Read the full article here

New York Post - Jobs column highlights Coworkers.com

2009-10-02T15:06:00.000-04:00

New York Post Jobs column "The site stuff" has listed Coworkers.com among their "picks for what’s new, notable and work-related on the Web"

Here are some highlights from the article:

"By now we all know Monster.com and LinkedIn, but practically every day new Web sites launch that aim to help you find jobs, stay on top of your industry, improve your career prospects or otherwise help you along in your work life. We sifted through the latest offerings and compiled the following list of sites that are worth a click..."

"CoWorkers: This brand-new site follows the model of Ed Koch, who as mayor famously queried constituents with “How’m I doin’?” The concept is to aim that question at work colleagues, requesting feedback by forwarding various review forms for them to fill out. In addition to general reviews of your job performance, you can request feedback on your interpersonal skills or “core values,” as well as on a specific achievement such as a report or a presentation.

The site — which calls itself a “career development and reputation management” tool — offers a dizzying number of options. Feedback can be made anonymously or not, it can be requested or offered unprompted. Results can be kept private or made public for bosses and recruiters to see, and can be viewed in various formats, such as graphs and pie charts. So it takes some navigating, but it may be worth it to see how you stack up in your colleagues’ eyes."

We're excited to be included in this list of up and coming career-related websites.

Read the full column at New York Post

NY1's Employment reporter Asa Aarons features Coworkers.com

2009-09-30T14:59:00.000-04:00

We recently had the opportunity to speak with Asa Aarons of NY1, New York City's 24-Hour News Channel...

New Websites Provide Inside Look Into Jobs

"The Internet is where practically all of the good employment information is showing up these days. Two new companies are promising ways to help job seekers land their dream job...

...Staying with the idea that feedback is a good thing in the career world, check out Coworkers.com, which is based partly on the idea that successful people thrive on honest feedback...

"Coworkers.com is all about the question 'How's my work?'" says James Young of Coworkers.com. "We provide tools that let you get feedback so that you can figure out what your strengths are and promote them, and also figure out where your weaknesses are so you can improve them and advance your career."

Watch a video of the full segment on NY1.com

Self-Reviews can help you improve work performance and boost salary

2009-09-27T13:32:00.000-04:00

Coworkers.com has offered self-review tools since it's inception. A recent article on Cube Rules discusses the real world benefits of self-reviews in the workplace:

"Your performance review facts become your performance review ratings. And what you can’t tell your coworkers is this: you will write an accurate self-review while most of your coworkers will not. If they write a self-review at all...

As a manager, I looked at hundreds of self-reviews given by the people that worked for me. I can count on one hand how many people provided a complete self-review. Those that did had one of two influences on my rating: they justified my thinking on the rating by providing facts and figures. Or they showed me accomplishments that I had forgotten about and needed to include in my thinking about the rating...

You understand that only the employees, focused on their career, did this accurate self-review, right? And when I say they justified my thinking on the rating by providing facts and figures, you realize that the justification was for a higher rating, right? More pay and a larger bonus..."

Honest, accurate, and frequent self-reviews not only help you focus on improving your skills, they can have a concrete impact on your career and compensation. The article quoted above makes this point quite clear.

RiseSmart: "Coworker feedback: transparent versus confidential"

2009-09-19T15:58:00.000-04:00

We have been featured on The RiseSmart Blog

Here are some highlights: "...Transparency is great… for recommendations, which are meant to seen by strangers, and need to be trustworthy and verifiable. But for improving your current work habits, without switching jobs or involving a recruiter, isn’t confidential feedback more valuable and timely?

That is where Coworkers.com comes in. They launched about a year and a half ago, and the purpose of the site is to let you accumulate frank and private evaluations from past and current colleagues. You are evaluated in terms of your core values, your interpersonal skills, your general competence, and your productivity, and given analytical tools to help you interpret and improve your skills..."

"With this broader focus, the site is mixing private and public feedback. The site also has a paid section that is targeted at Human Resources, and aims to assist in researching candidates and managing employees...

...But I just haven’t seen anything with the scope and ambition of Coworkers, particularly with this recent drive to be used by entire teams and supplant enterprise software with a website. Very interesting, indeed."

Click here to read the full article

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"Get To Work: Take this job and love it?" Coworkers.com featured on SF Gate

2009-09-16T15:06:00.000-04:00

We've been featured in today's SF Gate,
San Francisco Chronicle, blog:

Tom Abate: "Okay, so you're in the roughly 88 percent of the California workforce that does have a job. At this time of skyrocketing unemployment, what can you do to preserve and protect it?

One possibility is to tap into a new genre of Web sites, like Coworkers.com, that let you get frank and confidential assessments of your work performance from current and former associates.

"You no longer have to wait for your boss to tell you how you're doing, or what you need to do to address any issues," Coworkers founder Jonathan Clay says in a promo.

It's a new site and a new concept, so if anyone has experience to share, it would be helpful to know if there is a payback for inviting criticism -- and whether it is constructive or destructive..."

Read on at SFGate.com

Performance Review Software For the Rest of Us

2009-09-04T12:27:00.000-04:00

Are you still emailing around Office documents, or (gasp!) using paper forms, to facilitate periodic performance reviews?

If you have been wary of moving to a costly or cumbersome enterprise-level performance management software solution, you'll be pleased to see how Coworkers.com can make review management flexible and affordable.

Use our template builder to easily create & save web-based versions of your existing internal review and feedback forms
Leverage our growing library of existing review templates - use them as-is, or modify to suit you needs
Your entire company or distributed work-group can choose to adopt Coworkers.com as your platform for ongoing reviews and feedback - at the fraction of cost of traditional enterprise packages
Our privacy controls allow users to request and respond to reviews within a closed loop, or share with others if desired
Our service is web-based and secure, so you can be up and running quickly

Take advantage of Coworkers.com templates and other features today...

Data-Driven Feedback: Analytics For The Work You Do

2009-09-01T13:40:00.000-04:00

With our unique analytical capabilities, you can get immediate, quantifiable and chart-able feedback on a report, presentation, campaign, or other work event or milestone, gaining an assessment of your effectiveness while building a comprehensive dossier of career accomplishments and marketable skills.

As you accumulate feedback (both private, and shared), you will be able to quickly visualize and identify aspects of your work that need improvement.

Our basic account has 8 distinctive chart types:

Breakdown By Feedback Type
Breakdown By Attribution
Visibility (private vs. public)
Score Distribution
Overall Performance Over Time
Category Performance Over Time (work performance, document, event, etc.)
Breakdown By Subject Type, Visibility
Breakdown By Group (grouped by respondents the user categorizes)

Gain greater insight into your career.
Get started with Coworkers.com Analytics today...

Coworkers.Com Launches Career-Managing Site For Competitive Times

2009-08-26T08:35:00.000-04:00

We're out of beta and officially launching!

Flexibility, Honest Feedback And Performance Analytics Put Pro-Active Tools In Users’ Hands

"New York, NY, August 26, 2009 – A new web-based career development and reputation management solution, Coworkers.com (http://www.coworkers.com/), launches today with fresh, innovative features that enable users to build a powerful, authentic professional profile grounded in honest feedback, performance analytics, and focused networking. The analytical approach is a more practical and reliable career enhancement tool than periodic reviews or sporadic feedback.

Coworkers.com gives professionals at any level, those in transition, consultants, and small businesses, the tools to instantly create a personal dashboard to manage their work, analyze their performance, gain feedback on overall performance and get reaction to specific deliverables, events, and job milestones. Companies can use the site to monitor and analyze employee performance, and recruiters can gain access to detailed candidate profiles. Businesses with virtual teams or multiple offices will find a complete suite of tools to communicate, share feedback, and monitor workgroup performance without costly enterprise software..." Full press release below.
Coworkers Com PR 2009-08-26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COWORKERS.COM LAUNCHES CAREER-MANAGING SITE FOR COMPETITIVE TIMES: FLEXIBILITY, HONEST FEEDBACK AND PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS PUT PRO-ACTIVE TOOLS IN USERS’ HANDS New York, NY, August 26, 2009 – A new web-based career development and reputation management solution, Coworkers.com (http://www.coworkers.com/), launches today with fresh, innovative features that enable users to build a powerful, authentic professional profile grounded in honest feedback, performance analytics, and focused networking. The analytical approach is a more practical and reliable career enhancement tool than periodic reviews or sporadic feedback. Coworkers.com gives professionals at any level, those in transition, consultants, and small businesses, the tools to instantly create a personal dashboard to manage their work, analyze their performance, gain feedback on overall performance and get reaction to specific deliverables, events, and job milestones. Companies can use the site to monitor and analyze employee performance, and recruiters can gain access to detailed candidate profiles. Businesses with virtual teams or multiple offices will find a complete suite of tools to communicate, share feedback, and monitor workgroup performance without costly enterprise software. “The current environment demands a more robust and authentic solution to career and reputation management,” said founder Jonathan Clay. “Coworkers.com puts career advancement into the user’s hands. You no longer have to wait for your boss to tell you how you’re doing, or what you need to do to address any issues. With Coworkers.com you can find out quickly and painlessly, straight from the people who know you best – the colleagues that you interact with every day.” The easy-to-navigate, intuitive home page features four built-in tools including Get Feedback, where users can tailor a survey to get honest, anonymous feedback from colleagues and coworkers (requests can be sent via email or links embedded in social networks, blogs, etc.); Give Feedback, which lets users give fellow employees or colleagues public kudos or private viewpoints on their work; and Improve and Share, which analyzes feedback data, and offers unique, and powerful graphics tools to generate analytic charts and graphs that visually map and measure performance. “For a generation of professionals that has learned to build careers using social networking tools like LinkedIn®, Coworkers.com opens an important channel of communication between coworkers and potential employers,” noted Jason Whaley, COO of Fitzgerald Analytics, an IT/strategy consulting firm. “Coworkers could become an indispensable tool for managing the 21st century career.” During its Beta period, Coworkers.com responded to market demand by evolving from a simple performance rating system to a customizable assessment and feedback tool that helps individuals take greater control of their career development. “We’ve made the site truly flexible and adaptable to individual needs,” said Clay. “Both public and private data can be managed throughout a person’s career. Social networking can be as much or little as you want. The depth of feedback can be quick and top-line, or in-depth depending on the project. Do you want a quick assessment of your presentation, or a comprehensive take on your at-work image? The site was designed to meet your work needs regardless of the matter at hand or the stage you’re in.” About Coworkers.com Founded in 2008, Coworkers.com Inc. is a privately funded company based in New York City focused on creating on-line solutions that apply web 2.0 and social technologies to facilitate career development and enhancement. # # # Contact: Suzanne Mannion Newsmaker Group Office 201-445-8451 Mobile 201-725-0471 smannion@newsmakergroup.com

Visit our Coworkers.com Press Kit Page for additional media information.

Private or Public Feedback?Using both to learn and share.

2009-08-25T08:27:00.001-04:00

With Coworkers.com, you can proactively send work evaluation (aka Feedback) requests to colleagues on an ad hoc basis. A key feature of our feedback tool, is that it allows you to manage both Private and Public feedback. Managing everything from critical input on your work, to praise from your peers - in one central place - allows you to gain greater insight into your work.

Here's an explanation of each type, and why/when you might choose one over the other.

Private Feedback

Private feedback is ideal for situations where you are looking to get an extra edge in the workplace by learning where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and monitoring your performance with actionable metrics.

The recipients of your feedback request will know that your request is private, and you can also choose to have it be anonymous as well. These assurances, that the feedback is just between you and the respondent, will generally lead to more honest input.

Users typically send out private feedback request for things like:

Overall work performance on a periodic basis
Feedback on a recent meeting or presentation
Iterative or final input on a proposal or other document

Create a request for Private Feedback

Public Feedback

Public feedback is ideal for those looking to promote themselves by validating their skills and sharing recommendations.

The recipients of your feedback request will know that you wish to share their responses publicly. This will generally lead to testimonials, from your colleagues, that are appropriate for use in promoting yourself.

Users typically send out public feedback request for things like:

Recommendation for internal promotion, or job search
Validation of a job well done on an event or milestone
Praise for a document or other work product

Create a request for Public Feedback

See Who's Using Coworkers.com

2009-08-24T13:24:00.000-04:00

Coworkers.com gives professionals at any level, those in transition, consultants, and small businesses, the tools to instantly create a personal dashboard to manage their work, analyze their performance, gain feedback on overall performance and get reaction to specific deliverables, events, and job milestones.

Motivated Individuals:
Job Seekers, Movers and Shakers, Learn more...

Smart Workgroups:
Consultants, SMB's, Virtual Teams, Learn more...

Innovative Enterprises:
Managers Who Think Outside the Box, Learn more...

Modern Talent Management:
Recruiters & Human Resources, Learn more...

Busy Bees at Coworkers.com

2009-08-19T15:59:00.000-04:00

August has been great so far. We're working on a bunch of site refinements, so we haven't had a chance to post to our blog. However, we come up for air long enough to update our Twitter account more frequently. Keep an eye on both our blog and twitter as the month winds down. We'll have a batch of interesting stuff to buzz about.

Image credit: kathryn_rotondo

Here’s the deal: you tell us your story, we give you a t-shirt

2009-07-24T08:11:00.000-04:00

We are performing some market research, and want to know how people are using our site. We know you are busy, so we want to sweeten the deal: tell us how you are using Coworkers.com, or why you are considering using it, and we will send you one of our cool new Coworkers.com t-shirts!*

To claim yours, just go to our contact page and send us a short message letting us know how and why you use, or intend to use, the site. Be sure to include your name and mailing address. If you would like to speak with us directly, please include your phone number and/or email. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose than this offer.

* Hurry up, because the t-shirts are first come first served, and supplies are limited. Sizes and styles may vary - please indicate your gender and size preference.

UPDATE: Thanks to those who responded. Please keep your eye on our blog for future promotions.