What They're Saying...

“UpMo is a dynamic concept that effectively sets out to bring together the various activities necessary to conduct a successful job search.”

- Amber Hill, Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business & Management Alumnus (2009)

"We are pleased to be the first university to provide select MBA second-year students and alumni free access to UpMo's advanced online career service, comprehensive career assessments, and MBA-related content."

- Linda A. Livingstone, Dean of Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business & Management

UpMo in the News

Research: Haphazard Networking, Neglect of Mentors Plagues Job Seekers

Coming on the heels of a study revealing inadequate time spent networking by job seekers, UpMo released a follow-on study showing that the time job seekers actually do spend networking is often wasted.

According to new research from UpMo.com, an online career service based in Palo Alto, Calif., job seekers' haphazard networking means that they often devalue their most important relationships.

Research: Job seekers doom chances through poor networking

Poor networking habits are dooming short-term job prospects for active job seekers, according to new research from Upwardly Mobile, Inc. (UpMo), an online career management service based in Palo Alto, Calif.

"Job seekers focus on all the wrong areas," says Allyn Horne, senior director of research and methodology at UpMo. "They are spending all of their time on job boards, but nearly 8-in-10 jobs are landed through someone you know—and, disturbingly, today's job seekers are neglecting their connections.