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
Category Archives: Cube Rules Commentary
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 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
3 career lessons from 2011
photo credit: TC Morgan Photography Pundits will have their best and worst of 2011 articles out there. The best and worst needs noting, of course, but, to me, neither of them are actionable. Instead, I like to look at the experiences we’ve had over the year and then determine what lessons we can learn from… Continue Reading
Dice.com – The Secret to Networking
One of the great privileges I’ve had over the last year or so is to write for Dice.com’s career advice area. In fact, I’m part of the Dice blogger network and my role, along with a few others, is to provide great career advice for potential job seekers. Now, what I write there will be familiar to… Continue Reading
The collapse of public education — and the impact on jobs
Via: Online Universities Blog… Continue Reading
The Modern American Worker – Infographic
Infographics are the rage — here is one relating to the modern American worker. It doesn’t take long to understand the frustration of the American worker about not getting ahead… Via: Business Insurance Hub… Continue Reading
Careers are over
photo credit: Alex E. Proimos Most of us realize that just having a job does not make it a career. But there are a lot of us out there that think the goal in our adult working life is to have a career, not just a job. Unfortunately, careers are over. Think about it. In… Continue Reading
Dice.com – To Contract or Not to Contract
My latest at Dice.com blogger’s network: To Contract or Not to Contract. “Contract positions can be appealing due to increased flexibility, higher pay (at times) and as a foot in the door at a company, among other reasons. Before making the jump to contract, there are significant differences you should be aware of between being a… Continue Reading