Your resume should show business accomplishments from your work. Yet, when you sit down to figure out what those accomplishments are, your mind turns into a blank slate. Nothing there. Can’t think of anything. Yes, many of us have egos that beat ourselves up if we start to think our work is important. What does your ego need to look for?

Your resume should show business accomplishments from your work. Yet, when you sit down to figure out what those accomplishments are, your mind turns into a blank slate. Nothing there. Can’t think of anything. Yes, many of us have egos that beat ourselves up if we start to think our work is important. What does your ego need to look for?

Many people think performance reviews are all about the year-end rush — writing them, delivering them, and reviewing them. What is key about the year-end rush, though, is not the rush. It’s the content that goes into the performance review during the rush. Let’s take a look at those two types of communication. Did Mary do well?

Many people think performance reviews are all about the year-end rush — writing them, delivering them, and reviewing them. What is key about the year-end rush, though, is not the rush. It’s the content that goes into the performance review during the rush. Let’s take a look at those two types of communication. Did Mary do well?

My post on “ How to avoid office distractions and actually get work done ” is now up on Dice.com. Don’t get distracted — check it out! photo by: underminingme. Related posts: Dice.com — How to update your resume for 2012. Dice.com – The Secret to Networking. Dice.com – 5 tips for video interviews.

My post on “ How to avoid office distractions and actually get work done ” is now up on Dice.com. Don’t get distracted — check it out! photo by: underminingme. Related posts: Dice.com — How to update your resume for 2012. Dice.com – The Secret to Networking. Dice.com – 5 tips for video interviews.

It’s a long way from your performance review. But that end-of-the-year spectacle will come up quicker than you think. The killer? Most people think they have no ability to influence their performance review — even with their performance. If we don’t, well, that’s a completely different story. Great let-down, right?

It’s a long way from your performance review. But that end-of-the-year spectacle will come up quicker than you think. The killer? Most people think they have no ability to influence their performance review — even with their performance. If we don’t, well, that’s a completely different story. Great let-down, right?

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. ” Check it out! No related posts. Cube Rules Commentary

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. ” Check it out! No related posts. Cube Rules Commentary

photo credit: Darwin Bell. In a job search, we hear a lot about connections. After all, we’ve all heard the statistics about how networking can help you land a job faster, more and more job seekers are using social networking , and the list goes on. We’ve heard it all. All employers? All colleagues? The key is balance. Try looking them up online.

photo credit: Darwin Bell. In a job search, we hear a lot about connections. After all, we’ve all heard the statistics about how networking can help you land a job faster, more and more job seekers are using social networking , and the list goes on. We’ve heard it all. All employers? All colleagues? The key is balance. Try looking them up online.

photo credit: MyDigitalSLR. Goals, hard numbers, proven results — all business, all the time. That’s what counts on the performance review, right? Well, yes, usually those numbers oriented, attainment driven results matter the most on a performance review. But soft skills count as well. Business is social. It’s that people thing.

photo credit: MyDigitalSLR. Goals, hard numbers, proven results — all business, all the time. That’s what counts on the performance review, right? Well, yes, usually those numbers oriented, attainment driven results matter the most on a performance review. But soft skills count as well. Business is social. It’s that people thing.

photo credit: lumaxart. Success in business requires that you understand how to be a leader and how to be a team player. Your ability to work effectively within a group is just as valuable as your skills and expertise — because no matter how talented you are, you cannot do all the work that needs to be done alone. Be honest, but show respect.

photo credit: lumaxart. Success in business requires that you understand how to be a leader and how to be a team player. Your ability to work effectively within a group is just as valuable as your skills and expertise — because no matter how talented you are, you cannot do all the work that needs to be done alone. Be honest, but show respect.

A little trip to the zoo with a few basics and some awesome technology results in… this: Related posts: Serendipity Saturday February 11, 2012. Serendipity Saturday, February 13, 2010. Serendipity Saturday, February 20, 2010. Serendipity Saturday, February 27, 2010. Serendipity Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Serendipity Saturday

A little trip to the zoo with a few basics and some awesome technology results in… this: Related posts: Serendipity Saturday February 11, 2012. Serendipity Saturday, February 13, 2010. Serendipity Saturday, February 20, 2010. Serendipity Saturday, February 27, 2010. Serendipity Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Serendipity Saturday

photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography. If find yourself struggling with depression at work, you are certainly not alone. According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association (APA), over a third of Americans repeatedly experience stress on the job. So what should you do if your cubicle is starting to turn a shade of blue?

photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography. If find yourself struggling with depression at work, you are certainly not alone. According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association (APA), over a third of Americans repeatedly experience stress on the job. So what should you do if your cubicle is starting to turn a shade of blue?

“ 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… Related posts: How to update your resume for 2012. 30 Career Management Tips: Update your resume. ways to update a stale resume.

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). Choosing from a menu, our hero starts off the big one. The only way to win is not to play.” Simple as that.

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. Related posts: Serendipity Saturday, February 14th, 2009. Serendipity Saturday, February 21st, 2009. Serendipity Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Serendipity Saturday, February 20, 2010.

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. Practice leadership skills. Further your education. Earning a degree also indicates that you truly care about your profession.

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 performance reviews. Here’s why: 1.

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. Click here to view the embedded video. No related posts. Cube Rules Commentary

photo credit: o5com. With the current climate of unemployment ( 8.6% in November 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.  Below are some tips to get the job–even if it’s not your dream one. According to Monster.

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 year right with their performance review.

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. Always stay one step ahead (Pac-Man).

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. Here’s how. ” Okay.

photo credit: Steve-h. healthy corporate culture must ultimately be owned and championed by the CEO and his or her management team.  At the same time, a corporate culture lives and breathes by the actions front-line employees take every day.  Great cultures are built at the level of project teams and employees. The truth builds trust. see #1).

photo credit: sevgi.k. Video interviews will become more prevalent as we move forward. But video interviews are not like face-to-face interviews and as part of my work on Dice.com, I give you five tips to succeed at video interviews. Check it out by clicking here. Related posts: 3 ways to succeed at video job interviews. Job Search video interview

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. 2011, while offering greatness, was a pretty tough year for us working in cubicles. What lessons did I learn? But your raise and (perhaps) bonus depend on it.

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. That way you’ll know when they are out and you can check them out.

photo credit: muffytyrone. When you used to look around the cubicles at work, did you ever stop and wonder if this co-worker or that co-worker had ever been fired? For many workers, the pink slip has come in an unceremonious way all too often, leading them down a trip to the unemployment line. By all means, do not lie.

photo credit: slworking2. This is a guest post from Sarah Fudin. Sarah works in community relations for 2tor, Inc who partners with the University of Southern California’s Master of Arts in Teaching program, provides aspiring teachers the opportunity to earn an MAT degree online and become a teacher.  It’s all about your mindset !

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Cracking the New Job Market: The 7 Rules for Getting Hired in Any Economy , by R. William Holland, is a needed book in today’s dysfunctional job market. wouldn’t say it is needed because of the hundreds of job search tips you get from the book; rather, it is because the book comes from a viewpoint of value creation. Myths debunked.

photo credit: modelxing. This is a guest post from Evan Thomas. If your hoodie is your best friend, you survive on ramen and coffee, and The Social Network is top watched on your Netflix account, you’re getting there. But the hallmarks of a would-be Silicon Valley star alone don’t necessarily mean you’ll have a future at a startup. No related posts.

photo credit: topshampatti. Losing your job due to a layoff is tough business. No matter how much you expect a layoff to happen and no matter how well prepared, the layoff is a shock. Then, on top of it, getting your money out of the company turns into a big project right when you have to start another big project — your job search. Let them.

This is a guest post from Gerrit Hall, the CEO of RezScore. —————————————— Today, it seems like just about everyone has a blog. Darth Vader has a blog , Spiderman has a blog , even I have a blog ! Start the Conversation. Ever try to convince someone of something?

photo credit: sashafatcat. You can taste the job offer right after the job interview — sweet! Your company research , practicing interview questions , and designing interview questions for the hiring manager worked beautifully. And the best part? The perfect job! Finally! new job is right around the corner! ” Yup. Negotiating the Offer.

photo credit: Brujo+. This is a guest post from Erinn Stam. An unrecognized fact about Cube Rules: there are a tremendous number of readers in the health care industry. Thanks, Erinn! ————————— If you think I’m poking fun at doctors, you’ve got me wrong. Recognize Your Importance.

photo credit: mark sebastian. This is a guest post from Dave Thomas. ———————— Starting a new job is rarely an anxiety-free situation for most employees. Will they catch on to the new workload? Will they live up to the expectations that are placed upon them from the moment they are hired? Be patient.

photo credit: SOCIALisBETTER. photo credit: SOCIALisBETTER. This is a guest post by Gerrit Hall from RezScore…Scot. =. You’re one of the lucky ones (or a Cubicle Warrior …Scot): You have a job and are not actively looking for a new one. We hope that too.). I have a contract,” you say. I won’t need to look for a job anytime soon.

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. Related posts: Career Advice for the Older Worker. Cube Rules Commentary

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. Hell, in my current consulting gig, I’ve had four managers in one year.

photo credit: James Young Art. Your career has a harsh teacher. During the fourth quarter of the year, four events happen that impact your job, salary, promotability, and ability to continue your good job. The fourth quarter is usually one of the busiest for managers — and that is what impacts your job. Let’s take a look. Wrong.

photo credit: malloreigh. Looking for advice on how to land your next job? Want to know how to break out of long-term unemployment? Do a little searching with your favorite search engine and you’ll get hundreds of thousands of articles on the ten best ways to get your next job. Or how to answer the weakness interview question. Raises the odds.

photo credit: liber. Regular reader of Cube Rules will notice that the number of posts here have been few and far between since, oh, about August 15th. I’ve done some work over on Dice.com , but the work here has been a lot less. It all goes back to what a lot of people like to think of as “work-life balance.&# A term I despise.

photo credit: just.Luc. For those unemployed, especially those unemployed a long time, there is a dominate theme that says the job market is the employer’s fault. Employers won’t hire because you don’t have the 4,163 critical job skills for the job. Or the experience isn’t just right. Yeah, it makes for an angry crowd.

Every job has its bad parts. Whether it is a teammate on the team, the corporate culture, corporate management — or your manager — all jobs have bad components. The question isn’t how to get rid of the bad components, though if you can it is a good thing. Let’s take a look at management of your work. Know yourself. Right.

photo credit: geishaboy500. There are lots of articles about how to talk to people in higher levels of management. Most of them start with the wrong premise. For example, many writers consider an opportunity to speak to upper management more on the level of meeting royalty. Every year, a big-time CEO comes for the weekend. So tell them. Job Skills

photo credit: Johnny Vulkan. The traditional media is finally catching up to what a lot of us have seen for a while: There is a very good possibility that the United States will default on its debt on August 2nd by not raising the debt ceiling. Well, you can, but there are some concrete actions you can take now if a default happens.

photo credit: star5112. It’s one thing to deal with one manager. It’s worse dealing with another. And another. And all those stakeholders who think they can have a piece of your time to do work for them. Not only can it drive you crazy, but you can end up getting a poor performance review from too many bosses and too little time.

photo credit: Steve took it. Once in a while, you have a wealth of job interviews. Enough to make you want to start managing them. wouldn’t try. You see, you start to think one of those interviews will surely come through. You start to interpret what other jobs will do for you. You’ll compare. You’ll start to shop. Job offer first.

photo credit: [ henning ]. As a manager, it is a great relief to go through the hiring process and, after great deliberation, hire what you think is a great new person to help out your team. Once in a while, though, that great new hire walks in the door on day one and doesn’t look or sound like the great hire you thought. What to do?

photo credit: Stéfan. In a job search, you sometimes just have to laugh at management philosophy about the person they want to hire compared to the process by which they actually hire a person. You see that? Your attitude needs to be great to get hired. Great in theory. Have you looked at job descriptions lately? But, seriously? COBOL included?

photo credit: stillframe. There’s a set of interview questions out there that, in my opinion, are really trick questions. You don’t really know what the interviewer is looking to have answered (not the “correct&# answer, but what to discuss…). This one is the latest “Why are manhole covers round?&# Or iPhone?&#.

photo credit: TarikB. Twitter, on the face of it, is overwhelming. Especially to job seekers. How can you find job leads in 140 characters? Well, there are some good, workable strategies you can use to generate job leads using Twitter. Twitter won’t get you the job — but it can let you know a job is available. Twitter is worldwide.

photo credit: vissago. This interview question is seductive. We like talking about ourselves. We’d love to talk about that really cool job, how much fun we had doing it, and how great the team was to work with during that time. How that job set us up for our latest promotion. But job interviews aren’t about fun and games.

photo credit: h.koppdelaney. Whether you’ve had a long or short career, you’re proud of at least one project, one deliverable, or one great collaboration with others on the job, right? Hiring managers want to know about that peak moment. You can’t answer with just  &# Oh, it was the XYZ project.&# The call to adventure.

photo credit: ZapTheDingbat. As a job candidate, you can work in a lot of different places in this information age. You could be based in your home city, but travel to a city in a different state to do work. Or, you could work in your home city, but your manager is in a different state. All of this happens all the time. Video is coming.

photo credit: Furryscaly. This is a guest post by Leslie Williams. Did you see that story about the woman who got laid off, tweeted about it, and by the time she reached the parking lot , already had another job offer? Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Reevaluate your job hunting strategy, and be honest with yourself. Your Resume Lacks Focus.

When it comes to networking, don’t introduce yourself with a long-winded and too-obviously rehearsed list of credentials. It's obvious! To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com. Networking advice blog career expert job networking search

photo credit: svenwerk. I’ve written a lot on Cube Rules about interview questions. What I’d like to do is go through how to prepare for a face-to-face interview. Here are nine practical ways to prepare for the interview. Use the job description. Usually, the only concrete evidence you have for a job is the job description. The reason?

photo credit: mark sebastian. Job references — and the people who make them — are often overlooked in the job search. They are an afterthought, if thought of at all. But your job references support you when it counts. Let’s check the ways you can help your references help you. Keep current contact information for your references.

photo credit: Jill Clardy. Building powerful interview stories is like following the plot of a great fiction book. Just make sure your stories aren’t fiction! There are five steps to building an interview story. Let’s take a look. Step One: The story must have importance to the business. Or projects done that changed the business.

photo credit: EssjayNZ. Job interviews are tough because they are a job skill few of us use very often. Yet, job interviews are critical for successfully navigating the shoals of when jobs end and staying employed. I’ve done my share of hiring manager interviews in my career and I’m in that mode right now on my consulting gig.

photo credit: purprin. What follows is a guest post from Ripley Daniels. ——————————————————— With our current economy in a state of limbo, many companies are searching for ways to cut costs without sacrificing productivity.

photo credit: Another Pint Please… Experience, told by those with lots of experience, trumps everything. When angry, experienced people yell at clouds in the job market for not getting work, experience is the mantra. Not job skills. Not fitting in with the team. Not the motivation to do the work. Experience. Now, I have a lot of experience.

photo credit: splorp. Phone interviews are usually the first interview done when someone decides, after looking at your resume, that you could qualify for the open job. That person decides you are “worthy&# of an interview from what you have on your resume — your experience, job skills and results. These are my five rules: 1.

photo credit: EJP Photo. Workplace negotiations are central to resolving conflicts at work. We all have conflicting priorities, projects, and tasks. superior soft job skill to have is negotiating agreements to resolve conflicts. So we do. Or, we at least think we’ve negotiated a workplace agreement. Stakeholders are missing. Which will it be?

photo credit: International Monetary Fund. Imagine that you are a CEO of a large concern, a business that for the most part is successful and, like most businesses, has its share of problems and issues to solve. Sweet, right? power position, one that has leadership traits, a position where you can control much about your working environment. Not me.

photo credit: nikpawlak. Job skills are central to getting the first phone interview from your resume. People naturally assume that job skills are where one starts when considering a job. Job skills are important , of course, but I’d suggest a different starting point: your mindset. Mindset is important. So do you. And the more you hate it.

Part of what I do outside of Cube Rules to stay connected to the advice I give here is to consult at different corporations on projects. Sometimes, those projects get into the weeds — and today, everyone on the project was in the weeds. Justifiably so. To get out of the weeds, you need both control and perspective. Enjoy your weekend.

photo credit: Jackal of all trades. Okay, I can finally get to this post on interruptions on work. I’ve meant to do it for months. Now’s the time. “Hey, Scot,&# says my Cube Mate, “did you ever find out the answer to why that chart was so off?&#. “Drats. “Sorry.&# What was it again? “Sure did. See ya!&#.

photo credit: HVargas. Job skills involve an entire range of work — teaching skills for many, nursing skills, project management — the list can go on and on. If you work in a cubicle, though, all those skills won’t get used very well unless you master the critical information job skill: your technology tools. Think about it.

photo credit: mark sebastian. Over at HR Fishbowl , Charlie had a thought-provoking article on what a “ deadbeat employee &# looks like and the need to get rid of them because they suck the life out of the rest of your employees. Companies, and their management, significantly impact how employees engage in their work. Nice going. The result?

photo credit: alphadesigner. This is a guest post by Brendan Cruickshank. Hey, I know there’s a recession happening, but that doesn’t mean you have to take a job you hate. Well, it might mean you have to take a job you hate. Do you love job searching so much that you want to do it all over again? Trust me, they’ll notice.

photo credit: woodleywonderworks. This is a guest post by Theresa Boruta. When you think of feedback in the workplace, you’re likely to picture receiving advice, criticism or praise from your manager. However, it is not always a one way street. Read on to find out some of the best ways to approach these situations. Evaluate your relationship.

photo credit: BlueRobot. Wisconsin has seen protests over a so-called budget repair bill from the Governor that have not happened since the Vietnam war. Tens of thousands of protesters have descended on the capital in Madison, WI (where I live) to protest the bill and to protest its signing after having passed the Republican Senate and Assembly.

photo credit: J Wynia. If employed or not, unless you legitimately have this attitude toward your job search — you have great qualifications, deserve work that feeds your career and won’t settle — you’ll never get the employment security you deserve. Go read it. The response letter is priceless. And perfect.

photo credit: pshutterbug. Career management is boring. Seriously, for as much written about career management, people don’t act on the writing. You might read about career management, but when was the last time you did anything more than think about your career? Jobs, however, you will act on. Career management is strategy. Jobs are tactical.

photo credit: ario_. Most e-mail articles tell you to sit down and go through your e-mail several times a day. But, not every five minutes. That little pop-up message, though, telling you that another e-mail has come in (begging you to read it) is too often too tempting to ignore. Especially ignore for a while. Like anything more than five minutes.

Not all of us can escape the cubicle. But we can all recognize that our work is…our work. Not someone else’s work. Click here to view the embedded video. No related posts. Cube Rules Commentary

Word: Shockwave Flash. Related posts: Life – Work Balance Doesn’t Matter. Networking with your work life on hold. Serendipity Saturday

photo credit: Rickenbacker. Here’s the job search scenario: you apply for a job — or approached for a job — and you start going through the interview gauntlet. Back in the day, it is like kissing your sister when you were, instead, hoping for romance. You should listen to that little voice. Lots of competition for jobs.

photo credit: h.koppdelaney. Outstanding employees are talent management’s favorite focus: how can we get more outstanding employees? How can we turn our current employees into outstanding employees? Then answers are boring, the insights from the outstanding employees are not there and the talent finders discover their frustration.

Right now on my consulting gig, I’m on a business trip. One I’ll be repeating quite often for the next several months. Like most business travelers, I’m staying in a hotel frequented by other business travelers. Of course, it isn’t just reading. I’m also listening in on other conversations; one cannot help but do this.

photo credit: Simon Blackley. Keeping and tracking your work commitments is not easy to do. All of us have days where the entire day is back-to-back meetings with no time to do much else than check for emergency e-mails. But understandable. We’re not taught how to find and capture a commitment. We don’t even understand the process.

photo credit: Stuck in Customs. Many people, once they graduate from college, have a rough idea of what kind of career they want to follow. This is true especially if you are in a professional track. That is, if you went to law school, you’ll more than likely begin a career as a lawyer. you have no clear-cut career path. No related posts.

photo credit: lindsay.dee.bunny. This is a guest post from Lloyd Burrell: Why is fitness in the office so important? Is it just a question of healthy body, healthy mind? For the Tim Ferris’s of this world this might be a non issue because if you only spend 4 hours sitting at your office desk it’s not worth worrying about office wellbeing.

photo credit: topher74. When you deal with job security, your work focuses on what it takes to keep your job. Your orientation, then, is on what the company needs, what the company wants, and what it takes to keep your job. That orientation easily leads you to powerlessness, emptiness about your work, or disengagement from your work.

photo credit: kokeshi. Employment security means that you evaluate your work to keep yourself employable. Yes, you could lose your job, but you give yourself the best ways to keep your work at the top of the heap when it comes to getting your next position. It means you need professional growth to evaluate your work to do better work. Or three.

My wife, Kate, notes that the only time I’m really nervous — can’t sit down, pacing the floor, totally focused — is when I’m watching my Green Bay Packers play. I’ve been a loyal fan since I was a kid and I won’t tell you how long ago that was. Playing for another Super Bowl? A  really focused day!

photo credit: stephcarter. It is Friday and we’re all grateful to get away from the daily grind of work to do the weekly grind of the weekend. We’re unhappy at work and happy to get away from work. Understandable, of course. Temporary. Not every Friday is like that. Unless every Friday is like that. We stay unhappy. Make a small change.

photo credit: katiew. Let me make a brash, unjustified, unprovable statement: your job skills don’t match your job. You are doing your job, of course — job skills or not — but I’ll still contend your job skills don’t match your job. See, company management reorganizes all the time. The good news? You still have a job.

Job security doesn’t cut it anymore. The days of working at a company for a lifetime are long, long gone. Heck, even working for the same manager for a long time is long, long gone. It’s clear that corporate churn, corporate reorganizations, and downsizing (or, in the company viewpoint, right sizing…) is here to stay.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy. Keith Olbermann was fired from his Countdown show on MSNBC tonight. Of course, it is media and firings happen all the time. And, if you are not of his political persuasion, you might think that all of this is a good thing. None of it matters. There is no job security.