I’ve been Googling tips on carpooling and found a couple lists but wanted to compile a comprehensive list of top ten:

1. Agree on the route, pickup point(s), and times. A single pick-up point is recommended for simplicity and efficiency.

 

2. Be punctual.
• Agree on how long the driver should wait if someone is late. 5 minutes is a good rule of thumb.
• If you are running late, let the driver or passenger(s) know when they can expect you to be there with a call or text message.
3. Agree on a schedule for driving responsibilities.
• Find out which members of the carpool will be driving and how often. Will you rotate on a daily, weekly, or monthy basis? Weekly is a good starting point.
• Appoint a backup for each driver.
4. Determine how driving expenses will be reimbursed.
• If there will be non-driver(s), figure out how costs will be shared and when payment is expected. (per day or per mile contribution)
5. Establish a chain of communication.
• Exchange phone numbers and email addresses.
• Let members know ahead of time when you will be away on business or vacation.
• If a driver can’t carpool one day, an alternate driver should be notified as soon as possible.
• If a passenger won’t be carpooling one day, the driver should be notified as soon as possible.
6. Be flexible.
• There will be days that someone will be sick, need to drive in on their own, or will telework and won’t be able to participate in the car pool.
• Let members know ahead of time when you will be away on business or vacation.
7. Be considerate of your fellow carpooler(s)
• Fill your gas tank before you leave. Don’t waste everyone’s time at the gas station during the carpool.
• Adjust the cabin temperature for maximum comfort for all passengers.
• Make sure your car is clean.
• Avoid strong scents that may be irritating to others.
8. Establish guidelines from the start.
• Smoking or nonsmoking
• Food and drinks
• Music, station, volume. (Tastes may differ so you may want to suggest members to bring headphones.)
• Coffee runs
9. Be Safe.
• Maintain your car. Make sure your car is in good repair.
• Drive safely and drive defensively.
10. Give your carpool some time to work. It may take a few weeks to fine tune the details and for everyone to adjust to the new routine. You can also start off on a trial basis for a month or two.

Hope these help you!

Geriatric1927 has 100+ videos to YouTube and has received many comments on his videos. In fact his first video logs in almost 3 million views and 12,000+ comments.

He says in his first video:

… I really am as old as I look and therefore I think I’m in a unique position. What I hope I’ll be able to do is just to bitch and grumble about life in general from the perspective of an old person who’s been there and done that. And hopefully you will respond in some way by your comments and then I might be able to do other videos to follow-up your comments.

Geriatric1927 has a blog if you’d like to check it out.

Love it! If know of any similar blogs or videos filled with wisdom please post in the comments!

Not a surprise as Windows users will be exposed to Safari on the iPhone and now on their PCs as well!

This is going to be exciting to see how much of the market share Safari will take over and if this will force IE to become more web standards compliant and less bloated.

Read the menu or taste the food? (Read: read the job description or watch a video about the job?)

Text vs. Video (Pictures are worth a thousand words.)

Job Candidates: “See Us and See You” (It’s more personal and exciting.)

You can also play these videos using the playlist.

Not a surprise as broadband connections, webcams, and Apple computers with built in iSight cameras and video editing software are becoming commonplace.

Jobster has even enabled embedding of YouTube videos into Jobster profiles. So I could post my video resume on YouTube, embed it into my Jobster profile, and include the url of my jobster profile on my resume and in an email to a recruiter. Here and here are some other examples of how users have used the video feature in Jobster.

So here’s the challenge, how are recruiters going to handle video resumes and remain compliant with their EEO policies. What if someone sends an email with a link to their video resume on YouTube? Will they be judged on their appearance? Their clothing? The way they speak? It’s almost like a first-round interview. So how do Recruiters handle in-person interviews now?

The other question is, how can recruiters use video to get their companies exposure? Here’s one example of a recruiting video posted on a recruiter’s Jobster profile page. For more, check out Video resumes are emerging, so what about videos about your company?

Now that’s a great way for your company to get to know the applicants before meeting them but do the applicants really know your company? Work environment, culture, benefits, perks, career growth, opportunities within the company… not things that are easily communicated via the company’s career website.

And with the baby boomer generation entering retiring age, hiring quality workers to fill the gap will become increasingly competitive. So how do you get the message out especially to the Gen Y’s that are entering the workforce?

Now imagine if your company had an “inside look/testimonial” video and it was posted on YouTube.

You as the happily employeed employee can show off what a great company you work for by embedding that YouTube video in your Jobster profile. For example, here’s Jake Carter’s Jobster profile where he’s embedded a YouTube video that shows a clip of the Today Show talking about his company (Google) as Fortune’s Top Place to Work. How cool is that?!

And if I wanted to know more I could leave him a note on Jobster or read more about his experience at Google on his Jobster profile. It would help if Jake answered some questions though. (Umm, Jake, how about posting some answers about Google? We want to know what it’s like to work there!)

Well to give you an example, here’s my Jobster profile where I’ve answered some questions about my current company. Go ahead and take a look. Do you come away gaining a tidbit of information that you wouldn’t have gotten from the company website? Probably. (If not, you’re probably one of my co-workers.) Most importantly, you’ve just received insight into a company from someone that actually works there versus a polished marketing message on the the company’s career website.

Now imagine you’re a recruiter at Google and you have the same video or perhaps Google’s recruiting video embedded into your Jobster profile. Well, if someone were to do a search on Jobster for people tagged with “Google”, you’re profile would come up in the results… are you getting it? Are you seeing the power of video?

One more thing, I’ve embedded a really cool video about web2.0 on my Jobster profile. Check it out! And no, I didn’t create that video.

Here are some similar tools for your browser. I’m currently using Cooliris.

I tried to play one of the sample videos on the site but it took a long time to load. It’s in beta right now so they’re probably working out the bugs. But I think GiggedUp could do a better job of communicating what the site can do and for whom on the homepage which states:

We’ve got video! GiggedUp is the job posting site with a big difference: we’ve got video. So jobs posted on GiggedUp.com don’t tell you what employers want…they show you. Get started today!

Employers: Post your jobs for FREE during our beta! Using GiggedUp you can increase your chances of finding the ideal candidate by including a video to accompany your job posting. Discover 5 ways video can help improve your hiring process. Get an employer account now.

For the job seeker, after you click on the “Get started today!” link, you are presented with a form to fill out so you can become a member. But it doesn’t tell the job seeker what specifically they can do on the site. I think the ability for job seekers to post their interview videos for free is something they should be highlighting! I found Mashable’s explanation to be much clearer.

Jason Goldburg mentions in a recent blog post, a WSJ article where Baker Tee, a job hunter created and posted (I’m not sure if it was to YouTube or not) a video resume, received four job offers and accepted one of them. Mmm, perhaps Baker Tee is the creater of GiggedUp?