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We’re Giving You the Keys to Upward Mobility. Are You In?
February 16, 2009 | Author: Jessica Howard | Filed under: Setting Goals
Today, we’re handing over the keys to the car.
We’re launching UpMo’s public beta and inviting you to test-drive the first ever career GPS. Our site also has a different look and some new features, including the 90-second demo video above.
As job losses mount and economic uncertainty spreads, the tendency is to let fear drive career decisions. We retreat and shelve our goals.
But UpMo wants to keep you on the road to upward mobility.
Our career management tool allows you to plot a career map that emulates a proven route to success. Our growing roster of UpModels provides those “proven paths”, illustrating the kinds of steps, habits and contacts you need to reach your destination.
Here’s how our new features put career control within reach:
It now takes about five minutes to get a snapshot of your networking habits and ways to improve them, using our abridged Network Readiness Evaluator. After answering a few questions, you receive a personalized “state of your network” report. It will make concrete suggestions that suit your networking style. No code is necessary - everyone’s welcome.
Our database of UpModels continues to grow, including elite professionals and visionaries like Chris Shipley, John Hagedorn and Joel Dreyfuss. We’ve interviewed and researched their paths to success, analyzing their career paths for actions that others can emulate.
Our relationship newsfeed helps you share relevant, interesting information that’s tailored to the people in your network. No more wondering how to approach important contacts. We want to help you get those conversations started and keep them going.
The addition of vCards will expedite the process of adding contacts to “My Network”. Our new referral feature will allow you to easily share UpMo with members of your network and help your contacts get on the road to career control.
You’ll be able to network and discuss career issues with other empowered professionals in our forum. This is also a great venue for suggesting new UpMo features.
We’ll save you time by adding more resources to our toolbox, like email templates for introductions and letter-of-reference requests.
Please cruise the site - which is optimized for Internet Explorer and Safari - and let us know what you think.
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Very unique and timely application. It is a way to leverage participation in social networking sites like LinkedIn & Facebook. Along with personel branding, networking is increasingly a major part of both a job search and ongoing career management. Good Luck!