Guest post: Blogger Anita interviews...herself!

Hey myJambi blog readers! This week's post is a bit of a departure from our usual user interviews. I am sort of going to interview myself, which is a bit odd I realize. It's more of a long overdue introduction, but better late than never! Thanks to Kristina for suggesting I do a post from my perspective. So here it goes...

Hello. My name is Anita and this is a little bit about me.

How did you find out about myJambi?

I had been searching for job postings on Facebook, a section I have never been able to find since. (Does anyone know if they still have this feature?) During my search, myJambi popped up so I hopped over to their site to see what they were about.

What inspired you to join?

When I got to the myJambi site, I liked the visual appeal and also how easy to was to sign up. From there I keep surfing around, checking out other service providers and I learned a bit more about the company. I updated my profile with things I love to do and figured why not offer them as a service. Since I was career shifting, I figured it could help me make a little extra money.

Tell us a bit about yourself. 

Let's see. My life has been exciting in the twenty some years I've been around – well to me at least and I feel there is so much more to go! I grew up in the Midwest, went to college and majored in Biology. I didn't really like it much, so I tacked on a Sociology major, which I loved. I got an undergraduate job that really opened my eyes to the social issues on my campus and inspired me to join Teach for America. I moved out to New York City and taught Biology for the last few years. It gave me an appreciation for the sciences and for kids that I didn't have before. My post college identity has been pretty much been defined by my career as a teacher. Now that I am not in the classroom, I am trying to find a new way.

I am currently working in new media and mobile marketing. I love that it matches up with my passion for technology. All this transitioning has given me some real time to think about the future and make some long term goals. I even started a bike culture site, Brooklyn By Bike that I hope to grow into more of a collaborative bike touring site over time.  

I noticed you currently offer different services. Why did you choose these services? 

I have a lot of different hobbies and passions and I feel like I want to do hundreds of things with my life. MyJambi is great because I picked a few things that I love to do and offered them as services on the site - dog walking because I have a  shelter dog that I've been working really hard to train  and I am actually seeing progress - food guru because I love to cook and learn more about local ingredients.  

You could list your services on other website, why choose myJambi?

I love myJambi because the people who run the site really care. They are so excited about you joining and about making sure you have a great experience. Like I mentioned in a previous post, one of the first things I do when I learn about a new site is find out about the people who run it. It's important for me to have some type of relationship with the people I interact with online and I feel like myJambi provides just that.

Have or would you hire others on myJambi?

Well, I have obviously worked for the folks at myJambi and I definitely will use other providers on the site as needs arise.

 What do you think of the myJambi mascot? 

I put this question in here because the mascot is possible the cutest ever.

So that's me, Anita, in a snapshot, the person who might interview you in the future. Nice to meet you.

Want to be featured on the myJambi blog? Got a cool service you want to promote? Talk to use below in the comments! You can also just say hello. We love to hear from you. Until next time….

-Anita