Author Archive | Jon DiPietro

2012-08-25 Self-employment

Self-Employment Is On the Rise [Chart of the Week]

Each Saturday, #we publish our Chart of the Week. It presents interesting trends and data, usually related to the U.S. labor market. Entrepreneurs and solopreneurs are a special breed of #CareerGravity practitioners. There are two main reasons for this. First, their online presence is usually critical to their ability to acquire and keep customers. Second, […]

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Weekly Roundup: 19-Aug [Career Development Newsletter]

LinkedIn Is Kicking @$$ and Taking Names LinkedIn’s year-over-year growth is greatly outpacing that of other well-known high-tech companies, including Apple, Facebook and Amazon, the data in #CareerGravity’s latest Chart of the Week show. The health of LinkedIn’s books means that this social media destination is among the most stable to exploit for your #CareerGravity. […]

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Breakdown of Person's Google Results

Dominating Your Google Score [Infographic]

Here at #CareerGravity, we’ve shown you how to calculate your personal Google score. According to social recruiting software vendor Jobvite, nearly three quarters of employers either always or sometimes search online profiles of prospective job candidates. What will they find when they search your name? A large part of online personal branding is dominating the search results […]

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Weekly Roundup: 12-Aug [Career Development Newsletter]

TotalPicture Radio: Give Your Career Some Weight with Career Gravity This past Tuesday, Co-founders Jon DiPietro and Brent Skinner were guests on Peter Clayton’s “TotalPicture Radio” to discuss the concept behind #CareerGravity. To read the preview and listen to the podcast, click on the link above. Worker Skill Acquisition Over Past Five Years [Chart of the Week] […]

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Death by Presentation

Career Gravity by PowerPoint

For better or worse, PowerPoint has become the de facto business communication tool. Unfortunately, there are far too few who use it well. Take it from someone who has seen his fair share of bad PowerPoint over the years. But don’t cry for me. Instead, look on the bright side: So very many people using […]

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