I just came across this article over at PC MAG entitled “The Best iPhone Apps for the Unemployed” and thought it would be helpful to all the reliability engineers and predictive maintenance professionals who are looking for jobs.  We saw plenty of iPhones at the RCM show so we know that a lot of you are using the phone.  Personally, I’m waiting until the 3.0 version comes out in June; I’m counting the days because I really want one!

Of the applications that the article mentions, not all can be classified as job hunting tools.  I love using Mint, but I don’t consider a personal money management tool to be a tool for job hunting  However, being able to get Careerbuilder listings while your out and about is certainly helpful, and having access to your LinkedIn is also great since you never know when someone in your network will post a job.

For those of you waiting for NextUp Careers to become live, your wait is nearing and end.  We are putting the final touches on the first career portal dedicated to reliability engineering and predicitve maintanence professionals who are looking for jobs or to manage their careers.  We hope to have a beta version of the site ready to run next week.  We will be looking for your feedback and participation.