Quick Pitch: UpMo is a next-generation career management and advancement platform that accelerates professionals to their career goals.
Genius Idea: If you're looking for career guidance in these lay-off ridden times, UpMo hopes to help shape your success with their career management tool. UpMo takes thousands of data points on top-earning professionals, compares your current status and path, and churns out a custom action plan to get you back on track to reach your professional best.
You start by completing the Network Readiness Evaluator to help UpMo hone in on your networking style and provide you with detailed personalized recommendations in a report format. Once you absorb that knowledge, UpMo asks you to select a professional role model, which will help tailor the action items on your path. UpModels, as they're called, are high-earning professionals who've shared everything from books they've read to networking secrets, and UpMo harnesses this information so you can follow in their footsteps.
The next step is to use the Career Mapper to set professional, educational, and financial goals. You can even use the Career Mapper to view your role model's map, in case you need added inspiration for your upward climb.
The Career Action Plan is the final piece of the puzzle with step-by-step instructions for staying on track. Milestones and tasks are provided for daily, weekly, and monthly completion based on your network readiness score. The action plan can be accessed online, through Microsoft Outlook or iGoogle, and on your desktop.
UpMo won't work for everyone, but if you need a little inspiration or extra guidance when it comes to successful networking and building professional relationships, UpMo can help you put your goals on paper and practically work each day at becoming more suited for success.
Sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark