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I am working! The firm I was working for prior to the financial crisis or bubble burst or whichever buzzwords you use to describe it (to me, it was nothing short of a life altering implosion) has hired me back! I am incredibly thankful to be working again, but I am now classified as "under-employed" by most government guidelines. My search goes un unabated! Please take a minute and continue reading!

Thanks for stopping by!

My name is Jon Kolbe and I am one member of the ~~unemployed~~ "under"-employed masses. I am also an incurable optimist, lover of ALL things technology, real estate and marketing. Oh, did I mention that I am looking for a job? I've been looking for work since December.

I am a project manager with twenty two years experience in the residential development, design and marketing side of the real estate industry. I streamlined and automated in house processes for my firm saving thousands of hours of time, and managed a client that had more than fifty million dollars per year in closings and created new revenue streams from emerging technologies.

I have expertise with business, architectural and social media applications as well as knowledge of how to best implement a social media solution. I am a hardworking, dedicated, intelligent and creative out of the box thinker, pleasant to be around and I work well with others.

If you know someone looking for someone with my skill sets, please forward my web site to them!

I am amazed by the attention my search has received. Thank you so much for the email, well wishes and ideas! Please keep them coming!

NEW! Jon Kolbe in the news:

Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel (05-22-09)

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Lemonade Stand Written by Jon Kolbe via the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel (06-19-09)

Miami Herald (07-28-09)

Newstin (Korea-English version 07-28-09)

World News Network (07-28-09)

The Palm Beach Post (07-28-09)

Rev2.org (07-28-09)

MSN Money (07-28-09)

BusinessWeek (07-28-09)

NPR (.mp3 audio - 07-29-09)

The Wall Street Journal (07-29-09)

Il Sole (Do you speak Italian? :-) (07-29-09)

My CBS TV interview (when I can find a link) (07-30-09)

The Boston Herald (08-04-09)

The Kansas City Star (08-04-09)

Philly.com (08-04-09)

The Lake Wiley Pilot (South Carolina 08-04-09)

The Modesto Bee (08-04-09)

Ft. Worth Star Telegram (08-04-09)

The Fresno Bee (08-04-09)

Belleville News Democrat (St. Louis 08-04-09)

The Macon News Telegraph (Georgia 08-04-09)

The Olympian (Olympia WA 08-04-09)

The News & Observer (Raleigh-Durham NC 08-04-09)

AT&T News (08-05-09)

The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham WA 08-05-09)

The Denver Post (08-07-09)

St. Petersburg Times (08-09-09)

Grand Forks Herald (08-11-09)

Builder Jobs.com (Hanley Wood 08-12-09)

The Star Ledger (New Jersey 08-14-09)

Yahoo Buzz (08-15-09)

A blog in Tamil (I haven't been able to translate it...hope it is flattering 08-18-09 :-)

The Boca News (08-29-09)

CBS Evening News (09-04-09)

WOW! The story that was done has been featured on hundreds of web sites and newspapers from coast to coast and around the globe too! I am amazed at the sheer number of sites that the articles are featured on!

Who is Jon Kolbe?

I have twenty one years combined experience with office administration, architectural project management, technology and corporate marketing. Please see the sites below to learn a little more about me.

LinkedIn profile (my online resume - a must read, it contains twenty one written recommendations!)

Diary of a Real Estate Junkie My blog

Twitter updates are you following me? I'll follow you back, let me know you've seen my site!

Jon Kolbe Fan Page on Facebook

I would like to thank, Answer Quest from the bottom of my heart. I am a student of their career coaching guru Rebecca Bamman and have learned more about "getting a job" in the past couple of weeks than I've learned in the previous twenty two years!

If you are looking for work, as I know a lot of people who visit my page are, consider hiring a career coach. The employment market is completely different now than it has been in decades - believe me, I know.

Take a look at their services here: http://www.aqcm.net

I'd also like to thank the guys who introduced me to social media Dan Woolley and Greg Robertson. They are long time real estate technology pros who are partners in http://wr-studios.com and really gave me some great pointers on how to get started!

They've really created a phenomenal tool for real estate buyers.

Take a look at their latest creation: Dwellicious!

jon@jonkolbe.com