Last July, I wrote a post about the Best Online Résumé Ever. It was the online résumé of an online marketing manager who constructed it to look exactly like Google’s free Analytics tool. There were a number of reasons why this was a fantastic online CV, including the facts that it was relevant, demonstrative, fascinating and optimized for […]
“TotalPicture Radio” Host Peter Clayton Interviews #CareerGravity Recently, human capital expert Peter Clayton interviewed #CareerGravity’s co-founders, Jon DiPietro and Brent Skinner, for “TotalPicture Radio.” You may recall us mentioning so in a previous Weekly Roundup. The podcast is now embedded at our website. To listen, click on the link above. Self-Employment Is On the Rise […]
Chart of the Week: Employment Impact of Recent U.S. Olympic Games For this week’s chart, #CareerGravity Co-founder Jon DiPietro explored data on employment spikes associated with the most recent Olympic games to occur in the United States: the 1992 games, which took place in Atlanta, and the 2002 games, which were in Salt Lake City. […]
Newsday recently published a list of 16 job search mistakes you’re probably making: You don’t keep your options open. Don’t put all your eggs in one job basket or approach them serially. Instead, keep multiple irons in the fire. You turn up your nose at job descriptions. Whether it’s because you believe you’re not qualified […]
In CareerBuilder’s annual survey, they asked 2,298 hiring managers a series of questions about job applicants. One of those questions asked them to share the most memorable and unusual resume mistakes that came across their desk. Candidate called himself a genius and invited the hiring manager to interview him at his apartment. Candidate’s cover letter talked about […]
In CareerBuilder’s annual survey, they asked 2,298 hiring managers a series of questions about job applicants. One of those questions asked them to recount the most creative resumes that stood out in their memories. Here are their top 6: Candidate sent his resume in the form of an oversized Rubik’s Cube, where you had to push […]
Having an effective website – whether you’re a business, organization or individual – depends on your definition of “effective.” Unfortunately, most website owners skip this fundamental step of defining success. If you don’t know what success looks like, how can you build something to help you get there? If you’re currently in the process of […]
