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Dice.com — How to update your resume for 2012

“How to update your resume for 2012” is my latest post over on Dice.com. Don’t let 2011 get too far in the rear view mirror before getting your resume updated. Here’s what to do…… Continue Reading

The only way to win is not to play

photo credit: ste3ve Have you seen the movie War Games? Back in the day of 2400 baud modems, our slacker hero tries to hack into the company putting out the hottest new game on the planet (hacking has been going on a long, long time). Instead of getting into the game company, our innocent hacker,… Continue Reading

Serendipity Saturday February 11, 2012

The Civil Wars are nominated for a Grammy for “Barton Hollow” and are performing it Sunday during the Grammys. Here’s the official music video.  … Continue Reading

4 Non-Scheming Steps to Help Advance Your Career

photo credit: phill.d When searching for the best ways to advance in your current job, you’re likely to come across plenty of books and articles that advocate scheming and shortcuts to make it to the top more quickly. Although these texts may appeal to your eagerness to graduate from the cubicle, they usually aren’t the… Continue Reading

How your goals impact your performance review

photo credit: duncan Business goals are the holy grail of performance reviews. Or, at least they should be. After all, the business goals we work to achieve should be the most important work we can do to help the business achieve its goals for the year. Goals, though, are a slippery slope when it comes to… Continue Reading

The Day the LOLcats Died

There is current legislation in the Senate that will try and restrict sites like Cube Rules from providing content. You can take action to call your Senator to stop these bills…. Continue Reading

How to land a job when you are overqualified

photo credit: o5com With the current climate of unemployment (8.6% inNovember 2011, although it’s expected to rise closer to 9% once holiday retail workers are no longer needed), many workers are taking jobs for which they are overqualified.  Whether it’s the young college graduate with a master’s degree taking a part-time retail job to an… Continue Reading

How to Start Your 2012 Performance Review Off Right

photo credit: CodeFin Performance reviews are those things that happen at the end of the year, right? So, not much to worry about until much later. Time to sit back and relax a bit, easing into the new year. Cubicle Warriors, though, know that starting the year off right means the probability of ending the… Continue Reading

4 Job Search Lessons Learned from Our Favorite Video Games

Last year, Jane McGonigal, a game designer and researcher gave a TED Talk about the gaming industry’s contributions to the world. McGonigal speculated that committed gamers are equipped with an “epic win” passion that gives them a sense of purpose and focus. McGonigal’s theory can be extended to job seekers. After all, if job seekers… Continue Reading

How to update your resume for 2012

photo credit: sir_watkyn It’s 2012 — and time to update your resume with your 2011 business results. Most people won’t, you know. Then, when it comes time to pull out that resume, blow away the dust, and update it, those same people won’t remember what they did in 2011 to put on their resume. Or,… Continue Reading