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Jonathan Clay – Founder Coworkers.com

Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 posted by Bill in Videos

Jonathan Clay founded Coworkers.com, Inc. in 2008 with a focus on creating on-line solutions that apply web 2.0 and social technologies to facilitate career development and enhancement.

Jonathan Clay is an Internet entrepreneur and former IT consultant for Bank of America, Time Warner, Delta Airlines and Harvard University, he is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with degrees in cognitive science and mathematics.

He says” Coworkers is and honest, unbiased, specific professional feedback between coworkers – that’s the idea behind Coworkers.com. By applying web 2.0 and social technologies to the coworker-colleague environment this unique website helps people:

– Become more marketable and hirable by validating their skills;

– Take control of their professional reputation by gathering genuine, in-depth, sometimes anonymous, feedback from coworkers throughout their career;

– Get ahead by learning where their strengths and weaknesses lie, and monitoring their performance with actionable metrics;

– Set and analyze goals to improve their effectiveness on the job.

Unlike other feedback tools that focus on a company’s internal processes, Coworkers.com’s unique approach allows the user to manage public and private feedback throughout their career. By selectively displaying reviews and ratings via their public profiles, users can proactively bolster their professional reputations, making Coworkers.com a valuable resource for companies that are considering job candidates.

Website Features Coworkers.com is built around the question “how’s my work?”SM. Users connect with current and former colleagues for honest and, if desired, anonymous feedback on their professional profile, their overall work performance, and the quality and effectiveness of deliverables or specific milestones.

– Users can customize a review template to specific industries, companies, or projects;

– Requested feedback can range from simple commentary to detailed critique;

– Requests are sent via email and/or links that are easy to embed in social networks, blogs, etc.

With a single click, users can receive empirical and statistical details that address questions such as: “how am I doing at work over time?”, “how are my interpersonal skills vs. my productivity?”, or “how am I seen by subordinates vs. supervisors?” This ongoing, analytical approach to work performance puts more practical information in the hands of the worker than is usually provided via traditional annual reviews, sporadic bursts of feedback via email or water cooler chat, or online business networking sites.

With Coworkers.com, users can proactively send work evaluations to colleagues via email on an ad hoc basis. The anonymous response and public/private features encourage candor. Typical Users Coworkers.com has identified three common usage patterns:

1. People looking for a job or who are eager to move up within their current organization: They use Coworkers.com to solicit feedback, providing a more complete and genuine dossier than is possible by traditional review formats.

2. Self-motivated individuals looking to improve their work and gain greater on-the-job satisfaction: They use Coworkers.com to methodically collect feedback about specific aspects of their performance, and analyze the results to monitor their career development progress, identify and correct problem areas, and gain a better understanding of how they are perceived by peers.

3. Consultants, freelancers, and virtual teams: They use Coworkers.com to exchange frequent feedback with work associates, partners, and even customers, taking advantage of the ease with which they can get, give, manage and analyze an ongoing stream of input, and tailor their work appropriately.”

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