Archive for August 2009

In the Works

What are we working on now?  Data. We in the midst of a making some nice upgrades in terms of the accuracy and breadth of our data.  More data and algorithm improvements.  Can’t get into too many details just yet but I will say that crunching is occuring as I type.  Stay tuned.  I am very [...]

Wicket 1.4 Released

We need to pay homage to the open source web framework that we used to build the front end to jobtitled.com.  If you haven’t decided what Java framework to use for your web app, at least give Wicket a chance.  Version 1.4 has just been released:
The Apache Wicket project is proud to announce the release of [...]

bit.ly vs. Google Analytics

Okay, something isn’t right here.  Either bit.ly is lying or Google Analytics is lying.  Or I’m missing something.  If you aren’t familiar with bit.ly it’s one of the many URL shorteners out there.  It’s very commonly used on Twitter where there is a 140 character posting limit.  It also provides stats for who clicked on [...]

The Numbers Explained: Degrees (Part II)

In addition to correlating transitions between jobs we have also mapped how people have used education to further their careers.  You can start by click on the Degree tab, select your education level and type in your degree.  For example, a search for Bachelor’s in Computer Science returns the following results:
Jobs from Bachelor’s in Computer [...]

Compare Jobs

The Compare Jobs feature is a hidden gem of a feature that you might find useful.  Simply put in two job titles you wish to compare.  JobTitled will then search the statistics database and produce a comparison of traits.  Comparison results will provide:

Usage - which job title is more commonly used and by how much
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