LinkedIn (again) blew the doors off of its earnings expectations yesterday. Their net income rose 66% thanks to a 81% revenue increase, fueling a 10% after-hours pop in its stock price. LinkedIn earns revenue from three sources; recruiting tools (Talent Solutions), advertising (Marketing Solutions) and premium membership accounts. Talent Solutions revenue increased 90% to $161M. […]
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. […]
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] […]
Each Sunday, #CareerGravity sends our heaviest articles of the week to our newsletter subscribers. Here’s our newsletter for the week of 29-July: Most Common Resume Mistakes (Chart of the Week) Typos top the list. Doh! Your resume should have no mistakes whatsoever, let alone typos. It’s a competitive job market, more so than in the […]
Each Sunday, #CareerGravity sends our heaviest articles of the week to our newsletter subscribers. Here’s our newsletter for the week of 22-July: Radio Interview on Friends of Kevin Early last week, #CareerGravity Co-founders Jon DiPietro and Brent Skinner appeared on “Friends of Kevin Radio,” which airs on WSMN 1590 AM in Nashua, NH. Kevin Willett, […]
The Success Reporter at The Citizen compiled a list of the first 10 things you should do after losing your job. It’s hard to get geared up for a job search after getting kicked in the gut, no doubt. But this article contains some practical advice and we throw in two bonus tips for good […]
Did you miss the webinar we presented on Thursday, May 10, “The Web Host with the Most”? In it, we showed those aspiring to generate #CareerGravity how to get WordPress in sync with a Web hosting provider. Here’s a recap of it, “Web Hosting with Real Intelligence.” Follow our tweets @CareerGravity for information on how […]
These days, there are countless people making the plea, “Help me find a job!” There is no shortage of websites where you can search for jobs. Most LinkedIn groups have a constant stream of job listings. Still, with so many unemployed and underemployed professionals seeking jobs there simply aren’t enough. It’s hard to find the […]
Best read on a lazy weekend morning, this blog entry is a pep talk for your career development. We’ve even provided a YouTube clip of appropriate background music. But don’t click on play just yet. Go grab a cup of coffee or tea first. If you want, snag a blueberry muffin, too. When you get […]
[nonmember]The economy isn’t exactly going gangbusters, but the online environment is, and that’s what #CareerGravity is all about—you, going gangbusters online, creating a loud, disruptive, impressive and effective digital footprint. Those who attended Thursday’s presentation heard Jon DiPietro and yours truly, #CareerGravity’s co-founders, discussing all that. We used the terms “online footprint” and “digital footprint” […]
