BCockpit´s Android app

In our recent post, we explained how BCockpit helps job seekers. By that time, we announced its Android version. We will quickly show you how it works.

• Join BCockpit
• Read its basic Tutorial
• Insert your contacts. The more the Excel file or the form is completed, the better, mainly concerning geolocation.
• Download BCockpit´s Android app
• Register and you will see a list of contacts
• Click on the map and you will see your position on the map
• Look for a specific contact on the map. Zoom in
• Drag that "yellow man" over the exact location
• The Street View will open and the green icon will indicate that you are close
• Voilá! You reached your destination.

This app offers a number of tangible benefits:

1. Geolocalize contacts of interest (address required)
2. Organize messy contact databasis in one single point
3. Accessible via smartphone / tablets (Android version only)
4. Develop a good habit of keeping contacts updated
5. Get directions on Google Maps / Street View. This is specially important when you are in an area for the first time in life
6. Search and reach contact details promptly
7. Send emails while on the road
8. Recover all contacts in case of phone robbery/loss/damage immediately 

BCockpit will put literally your network in the palm of your hands. Enjoy it now!

BCockpit is a Geo Social SRM - Stakeholder Relationship Management platform, whose value proposition smoothly complements LinkedIN. All LinkedIN members should be on BCockpit as well. Please take a look at this simple tutorial.

Looking forward to serving you and receiving your feedback.

Thanks in advance. Best regards,

Octavio Pitaluga Neto
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
BCockpit
Tel/Whatsapp: +55 21 2235-8721 / 9 8829-4933
Skype: octaviopitaluga

BCockpit helps job seekers

BCockpit is a Geo Social SRM - Stakeholder Relationship Management platform, whose value proposition smoothly complements LinkedIN. All LinkedIN members should be on BCockpit as well. Please take a look at this simple tutorial.

It is quite hard to get a good job today. Candidates must network intensively, reshape their résumés and be lucky enough that a company of interest has a specific job opening at a certain time. If job seekers follow up on all potential leads, they might receive an invitation for a job interview.

Recruiters are always looking for the best talent. During the applicant selection process, HR professionals are constantly asking themselves whether each candidate will be able to meet the organization´s needs.

Candidates know that they have only one chance to get a big "wow", impress quickly all decision makers about their job application and show that they deserve a fair chance to prove their value to the company. 

So, what can you do to dramatically increase your perceived value in just five seconds? The answer is quite simple: from now on, you will organize all your contacts inside BCockpit and show your Contacts Map to the interviewer. My personal Contacts Map is similar to the picture above and better displayed in the presentation below.

A thriving network is a tangible asset to any company. No recruiter will deny that. If job applicants are applying for a business like position, where a large number of connections is highly welcome, their chances will increase quickly.

Of course, HR recruiters consider numerous factors. We will never state that professionals will get jobs just because they organized their connections on BCockpit. However, we can assure you that a candidate may get a "wow" from recruiters and quickly establish a dominant position into their minds that will, hopefully, accelerate the hiring process.

The good news is that BCockpit´s Android version is available today. So, job seekers, who have organized their connections on BCockpit, will literally have their network available in their hands. Besides geolocalizing their connections, BCockpit users will be able to send quick emails, make phone calls and get directions easily.

We would love to hear your story on how you managed to quickly conquer recruiters´ attention by showing your Contacts Map during job interviews. This simple fact may well accelerate the path to a new career challenge. People are just one picture away from a totally new life.

Looking forward to serving you and receiving your feedback.

Thanks in advance. Best regards,

Octavio Pitaluga Neto
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
BCockpit
Tel/Whatsapp: +55 21 2235-8721 / 9 8829-4933
Skype: octaviopitaluga

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10 Commandaments of Chief Networking Officer

10 Commandaments of CNO from Octavio Pitaluga

I. Be transparent. Transparency builds trust. People who trust in people are those who  become stakeholders around your career and / or business. 

II. Aggregate and share value constantly. Wealth Formula: Value x Acceleration. Value lies in your offering to the market. Acceleration is the ability to viralize this offering to meet the specific demands of your network. 

III. Organize yourself. Everyone has a network whether it is mapped out or not. 

IV. Expand your contacts daily. You do not relates more to an individual anymore but to his/her entire and extended network. 

V. Communicate regularly. You are responsible for managing and serving your network. 

VI. Sow good. We are all interdependent. Domino effect. Cause-Consequence.

VII. Know yourself. So you can understand others. Every individual is a series of codes, values, experiences, dreams and ambitions. 

VIII. Identify wealth. Everyone carries a potential opportunity. 

IX. Appreciate the differences. That is the commonst thing in life. 

X. Avoid conflicts to the most. If there are any, sort them out as fast as you can. If you can not build value, do not take any longer. 

Virtual CNO Coaching

We defined the responsibilities of Chief Networking Officer worldwide on Wikipedia. In order to attend a strong demand for CNOs, we have prepared the following virtual coaching program:

Program:
- Prepare CNO to lead a team- Build up a BNM - Business Networks Management team
- Social networks training
- Goals definition- Stakeholders network analysis- Existing stakeholders segmentation- Structuring of ideal network- Expansion of ideal network (constant action as a habit)- Organize solid referrals and testimonials- Register success cases- STP: Segmentation, Target e Positioning before each stakeholder- Specific communication within the network- Strategic planning (online on Internet and Social Networks & real world)- Action calendar preparation- Implementation and monitoring

Format:
- Only CNO - Chief Networking Officer or CNO and BNM key-leaders team. - Virtual (via Skype/Webconference)- Packages: 12h or 24h- Tool: Mind Map (Free Mind – download)- 1-2h/week- Flexible time schedule 

Special cortesy Dec 2012

We created a promotional campaign valid just for Dec 2012 aiming to encourage people who has the ambition to develop both professional and personal to briefly experience our coaching methodology applied to career, entrepreneurship/business and the unique, CNO - Chief Networking Officer.

This promotion is valid only to those 5 people who promptly confirm their interest in this 1h free virtual coaching session via Skype: octaviopitaluga. 

Need Coaching?

Many people need Coaching,  although, they do not have any idea on how a customized program can guide them towards their both personal and/or professional development. 

Aiming a quick self-assessment, we created a practical and effective questionnaire segmented into two categories.

Career

1. Are you happy with your existing job?
2. Do you have a compensation package compatible with your experience?
3. Do you have the expected professional recognition? 
4. Have you enjoyed good career progressing opportunities?
5. Do you feel misplaced? (position/company/city/country)
6. What is the real and unique value that you offer to your employer/market?
7. Have been thinking of a career change?
8. Do you have a solid network that will support this career change?
9. Where do you want to be within 1 year? And in 3-5 years from today?
10. Do you have a solid digital presence with site/blog and social networks?

Business

1. Is your business in the right place?
2. What is your unique value proposition?
3. What is the innovation that your product and/or service offer?
4. What is your understanding about your client needs?
5. Do you have an ideal and well organized network to prosper?
6. Do you have the required knowledge to succeed?
7. Do you have all the demanded resources in place?
8. Do you have a clear vision of your business in the next 2-3 years?
9. How much digital is your business?
10. Have you been using Internet and social networks to attract businesses?

If you are not so confident about answering these questions, we recommend you to schedule 1h free session with your trusted Coach.

Black Friday goes on

Inspired by Black Friday, we created special promotions for all our portfolio of virtual coaching (career, business and CNO - Chief Networking Officer) and social networking courses.

This promotion is valid until Nov 30 (coming friday) for sessions in Dec 2012. In order to know our special packages that may fit your specific need, please schedule a Skype call (id: octaviopitaluga) soon.

Black Friday continua

Inspirado pela Black Friday, criamos uma série de promoções especiais para todo nosso portfólio de coaching (carreira, negócios, empreendedorismo e CNO - Chief Networking Officer) e treinamentos em redes sociais.

Essa promoção é válida até 30 Nov (6a feira) para sessòes em Dez 2012. Para conhecer os pacotes especiais de acordo com sua necessidade específica, basta agendar um Skype call (id: octaviopitaluga) em breve.

Invitation to IncrediblEurope

We are very delighted to share the invitation to IncrediblEurope 2012 on June 14-15th in Vienna/Austria. 

We wonder if Brazilian companies would like to team up with us in order to leverage their presence in Europe.

Relationship Coaching

We introduce relationship coaching with practical and immediate application at one´s career, business and personal life. 

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Chief Networking Officer Coaching

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Coaching Chief Networking Officer

Torne-se um CNO - Chief Networking Officer e acelera ainda mais sua carreira e seus negócios.

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Business Coaching

Have always a seasoned coach with relevant international experience to support you in the most important business decisions.

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Career Coaching

We will activate all our large business network on behalf of our clients speeding up the placement process as much as possible. 

Interview with Carolina Ayerbe

Carolina Ayerbe is an industrial designer based in Bogotá, Colômbia. She was one of the first employees of Tetra-Pak Colômbia and remained with the company until they closed operations 6 years later. Due to her shyness and a small network, Carolina was having difficulties in finding a new job when we initiated our coaching program. Today, Carolina is the second most connected professional on LinkedIN in Colômbia.

Octavio Pitaluga: Please tell about your social networking experience (time, platforms, number of contacts etc..)

Carolina Ayerbe: I was reluctant to start this program because it would involve to do something new and really invest time. However, with the support of my coach, I slowly started it. I had commenced to use LinkedIN some years ago although not actively. Today I have more than 1.200 contacts there. I also use Ecademy, Xing and TEN - Top Executives Net.

OP: How was this learning process?

CA: My coach suggested methodologies and actions in order to expand my network. I took about 5 months in order to reach the point in which my network became active and I was contributing to it as well.

OP: How our business coaching management methodology contributed for your reaching your goal so quickly?

CA: Because it offered specific actions that could be implemented, which in turn, brought specific results.

OP: What new habits have you acquired?

CA: Answer e-mails kindly, write articles, offer help without expecting anything in return and grow my network sistematically.

OP: How do your intend to keep your network active now that you got your job?

CA: It will be hard to take time to do it but a) I intend to update my profile constantly, b) keep uploading e-mails and request contact in social networking platforms and c) keep writting about my professional experience and contributing to discussion forums.

OP: Being based in Bogotá/Colômbia and having Octavio based in Rio de Janeiro, how were your virtual coaching sessions?

CA: We used three freewares: Skype, Unyte and Free-Minds (mind maps). This way we could visualize the discussion points for each session and implement action points. Other benefits are the cost matter and the easiness to organize our agendas.

OP: What advises would you give to beginners ?

CA: Have a career coach and start working.

Interview with Aldo Mattos

It was a great pleasure have Aldo Dórea Mattos as career coaching client. He has a high caliber résumé having managed several important engineering sites in Brazil and abroad but that was not reflecting his special value proposition. We always knew he would become a quick success case as it is reflected in our interview below.

Octavio Pitaluga: How did our business networks coaching methodology contribute to reach your goals so quickly?
Aldo Mattos: The coaching process we developed allowed me to identify some weak points in my approach towards new professional challenges. Summing up, I was selling wrongly. I used little of my referrals with former co-workers and bosses, I was relating more with people below me than above (this made me reflexive for a week!). I had a boring résumé and was not organized with addresses, phones, congratulations calls and things like these. Your proposed methodology rather put light on the right place than tell me what to do.

OP: Being in Bahia state and being Octavio based in Rio, how was the virtual coaching?
AM: The basic tool was Skype, that allows the real time interaction, with áudio (and eventually image, but this was our case). We exchange files of FreeMind (mind mapping software to create diagrams as tree in order to structure our sessions, goals, etc.) through UNYTE (collaboration tool). It works well.

OP: How was this learning process?
AM: I noticed that referral is a paramount weapon in the business world. I knew it by intuition but I convince myself to networking. A good referral can be decisive, as much as a bad recommendation can tear up an apparently easy job selection process. I must highlight that in recent past times, I was rejected for a new assignment due to a not so kind statement from a former co-worker. The network is the ideal place to obtain informations of from close people: co-workers, bosses, employees. In fact, we have our family networks  (do you know where your cousins are and what they do?), high school, college/university, former jobs. In general, we do not value reconnecting, but if one decides to do so, one will see the wealth that will come from it­.

OP: Please tell about your experience with social networks (time, platforms, number of contacts etc.)
AM: I woke to networking because I was interested in change my career. What I was doing did not make me happy from a professional standpoint. Without knowing how to proceed with headhunters, résumé preparation and delivery, etc., I decided to handle LinkedIn, platform which I was connected to for 6 months but I have never used it more specifically. At first, I added some colleagues (I searched for companies I had worked for), afterwards, I invited those who bring the emails next to their names. I also disclosed my email and started receiving a lot of invitations to connect. Besides, it was through LinkedIN a headhunter contacted to send the résumé, until that after some interviews, I was hired by a Spanish company.

OP: What changed in Aldo "Networker"?
AM: I became more gentle professionally. I acquired the habit of always returning messages, sending e-mails  thanking for attention, registering business cards and enhancing the value of a network. I learnt that good manners (and good style, why not?) weigh as much as, and sometimes, even more that academic history.

OP: What advises would give to a beginner?
AM: (As Brazilian) First, learn English! Second, use web-based tools to keep on with your former classmates, relatives, neighbours, suppliers, co-workers, etc. They will potentially value your work.