Well, the results were quite clear: Nobody wants a tool to keep track of job prospects.
Yesterday I launched a survey to try to gauge the interest in a new tool that would help job seekers keep track of all the jobs they are applying for.
I wanted to keep the survey small, so I only posted it to my Facebook friends and here, asking that if someone was working, to just send it on to friends who may be looking for work.
Nobody did.
Either I have really rotten friends, or something else is going on. I think now I understand it.
What friend would send an unemployed friend this tracking tool? I mean, what would you say?
Hey friend!
I just found this great new tool for people who are out of work, and may be for months and months to come! People just like you!!!
Isn't it great that I thought about you when I thought about this crappy economy and how super duper hard it will be for you to find a job!!
Well, see you later.
Your friend.
I don't know why I didn't think that through before.
I was a bit bummed about this, thinking about how quickly dashed was my idea to create a great tool that would be widely used and much appreciated. My wife, always the clever one, took this as great news.
Better to find out after a few hours of work that the idea won't fly. Imagine if you'd spent a few months working on it, she said.
She's right, of course, so on to the next thing.
